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VOLUME XXXVII.
NUMBER 39
HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, AUG. 1, 1922
FIVE CENTS COPY
Restraining Injunction
Ties Up Commissioners
Restraining Injunction Prevents
Commissioners Spending Bond
Iisue Money.
Upon the complaint of K. G. Mor
ris, J. T. Beason, S. Maxwell, S. Y.
Bryson and other citizens and tax
payers of Henderson county, the
board of commissioners of this coun
ty, of which W. P. Bane is the chair
man, and J. F. Staton and G. B. Hill
members of the board of road trus
tees for Henderson county and the
Citizens National bank, treasurer,
have been temporarily enjoined and
restrained from paying out or spend
ing in any way the balance of the
$590,000 that was derived from the
sale of bonds a little more than a
year ago.
This action for a restraining order
was commenced Monday in the Su
perior court of Henderson county
and the restraining order was signed
the same day by T. H. Calvert, of
Brevard, and made returnable before
Judge Thad D. Bryson, of Burnsville,
Yancey county on the 10th day of
August, 1922.
The orders cites the defendants to
appear and show cause, if any, why
the injunction should not be made
permanent.
The petition asking for the injunc
tion relates that at the solicitation
and request of the citizens of Hen
derson county it was determined that
it was necessary to the progress of
this county that the highway leading
from the Greenville county line to
the Buncombe county line be con
structed and hard surfaced. That as
a result of the agreement and con
clusion reached, the board of com
missioners something over a year
ago, authorized and issued the sale of
$590,000 of the bonds of Henderson
county, for the purpose of raising
monsy to build bridges and construct
roads in the county, which bonds
were sold by the commissioners at
par, under the arrangements that
certain citizens and taxpayers of the
county would make up the difference
between what the bonds would bring
on the market, and notes were
given by a number of citi
zens to raise the difference be
tween what the bonds would bring
and their par value, with the under
standing between the makers of said
notes and the board of county road
trustees and the commissioners that
the highway above mentioned would
be constructed before any of the
said money was spent elsewhere. The
complaint further recites that the
bonds were sold for par and the
plaintiffs and other citizens executed
their notes to enable the said coun
ty to obtain par for its bonds, and I
that shortly thereafter, W. P. Bane, j
chairman, negotiated with the state j
Hignway commission as to wnai
would be right for the board of road
trustees to do in order to co-perate
with the State Highway Commission,
to 'the end that Henderson county
would get credit for the amount of
money expended in the construction
of the above highway, either in
money or in the building of other
hard surfaced roads. The plaintiffs
say that they are informed and be
lieve that the State Highway Com
mission informed the road trustees
that if they would construct- and
fully complete the hard surfaced
road from Buncombe county to the
Greenville county line that the state
would undertake to build a hard sur
faced road from Bat Cave to Hen
dersonville, and would also under
take to build a gravel road from
Hendersonville to the Transylvania
county line, and that under the pro
posal which the plaintiffs say they are
informed and believe was required
for the proposition of allowing the
Henderson county road trustees to
build the above road with the per
mission and aid of the state authori
ties in locating same, and in deter
mining the specificaions for the con
struction of the road, and that there
upon the board of road trustees f
this county, through its chairman, W.
P. Bane, refused to comply with the
State Highway Commission, in letters
to its chairman informing him that
Henderson county would build her
own roads, with her own money with
out any suggestions from the State
Highway Commission, and requested
not to be interferred with in carry
ing out its program. The plaintiffs
say in the complaint, that the un
called for and unnecessary request
of the Henderson county road trus
tees was acceded to by the chairman
of the State Highway Commission and
he determined not to intrude where he
was not wanted. The plaintiffs fur
ther say upon information and belief
that the reckless, malicious and wan
ton disregard of the rights of the
tax payers of Henderson eounty, ex
ercised by the chairman of the board
of road trustees, W. P. Bane, caused
the State Highway Commission to
withdraw from Henderson county
and abandon its project of construct
ing the road between Bat Cave and
Hendersonville, and that except for
the action of many citizens of the
county, acting under the distress of
the situation, the State Highway
Commission would not have agreed
to have entered Henderson county
to construct the highways under the
state's system.
The plaintiffs further contend that
they and others have been Irrepar
ably injured by the action of the
county road trmstees to the extent
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GROVEST.CHURCH
IS INEDPENDENT
Grove Street Church I Made
denominational And
Non-sectarian.
Un.
(Contributed)
Grove Street Baptist church of this
city Sunday morning became Grove
Street Church, non-sectarian in
spirit and undenominational in form.
This action was taken at a cpngre-
gational meeting at the 11 o'clock
hour, by practically a unanimous vote
of the membership, who propose thus
to take an independent position in
religious matters. Leaders of the
church declared that this step, which
was the consummation of a move
ment pending for several months, was
taken after much consideration and
prayer, with all love for those who
may not see the necessity or ad
visability of it. They stated further
that it has become a matter of deep
conviction with this congregation.
As to the general policies of the in
dependent church formed, it will con
tinue to maintain the ordinances
of baptism by immersion and the
Lord's supper, the latter being open
to all believers. Its financial support
and gifts are to be purely on the
free-will offering basis, and the con
gregation registers its protests
against all fairs, bazaars, suppers,
drives, and other worldly and com
pulsory methods of raising money
for the Lord's work. The individual
Chrisitian is regarded as the Stewart
of the Lord, and responsible to
know what his money is to support,
and this church will transmit
through its regular channels the of
ferings of its members to any
evangelical Christian work which
the giver shall designate.
A brief summary of the articles of
faith covering the. fundamental
truths taught in the Bible was adopt
ed, and will be signed in ink by each
one becoming a member. The import
of these articles is a definite stand
taken against what is known as
"modernism," human rationalism as
applied to the Bible, destructive
sriticism, evolution and all skeptical
tendencies that usually go with
these. The object of the church, it
is stated, shall ever be to proclaim
the old-time truths of the Bible for
the saving of lost sinners, the proper
teaching of the Bible for the up
building of the saved, and in effec
tive ways at home and abroad to
propagate the vital facts of the gos
pel of Christ by prayer and testimony
in humble dependence upon the Holy
Spirit.
The name of the church will be
simply Grove Street Church (Unde
nominational) of Hendersonville,
N. C. While placing themselves out
side of any denominational control,
the congregation rejoices in all the
work of the Lord being done every
where, and recognizes spiritual unity
with all members of the great Body
Of Christ, according to the constitu
tion and rules. The latter, which
were recommended by elders of the
church, will be printed so that any
one interested in knowing exactly
the stand of the church can thus be
informed.
Before the action was taken in the
congregational meeting a short mes
sage was given by Rev. R. V. Miller,
the acting pastor, on the "Govern
ment of God over His people." He
preached also at night, on the sub
ject, "Confession."
Summer Camps Will
Meet In Contests
During this week some time, it is
planned to have the contests be
tween the various camps around
Hendersonville. Letters have been
sent to the heads of these camps
requesting that representatives be
sent to take part, and it is explained
that the- exhibitions will be clean and
well supervised. The several that
have taken place in the past have
been good exhibitions of sportsman
ship and have received general ap
proval. The contests that will be engaged
in are wrestling and boxing, and the
gate receipts will go towards the pur
chasing of new equipment for' the
gymnasium. Some of this equipment
has already arrived, and is being used
by the young men. In a short time
there will be some horizontal bars
and some horses in the gymnasium.
The camps entering the contests
will first engage in a preliminary
contest, to be followed by a cham
pionship contest to decide to which
camp the championship goes.
Mr. Buford, of Buford's book store,
is the athletic director.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
RALLY A SUCCESS
The Mount Gilead Sunday School
rally met with great success last Sun
day. There were a number of in
teresting speakers on the program,
and there was an. unusual atten-danced
" Ninety-Nine Miles From Anywhere
fOonmihi
BOOSTERS DEFEAT
CANTON 6 TO 1
John Bell Houston Allows But One
Hit to the Cantonites
The Boosters pulled a little out of
the slump into which they fell after
giving the Skylanders several severe
thrashings, and won from Canton to
the tune of 6 to 1. John Bell Hous
ton pitched for the locals, and allow
ed but one hit, and that was merely
a scratch, made in the fifth inning.
The Booster fielders were on the
job at this game, and it was Shuford.
and corn in ngnt ana iert neia wno
featured the game. Had there been
a less reliable man than Shuford in
right field, the Cantonites would
have scored several men on drives
that looked as if they were sure run
getters.
Corn made a shoe string catch in
the fifth inning, when the Canton
crew made their lone hit which was
spectacular to say the least.
The first 'inning saw enough runs
on the Booster register to cinch the
game, but they continued the good
work all through the game.
In the first, some errors and at
tempted double plays on the part of
Canton allowed three men to score.
Canton scored in the fifth when
Shuford errored on a hard chance
Hendersonville opened the sixth
inning with a long one from the bat
of Shuford, Corn singled and Smith
and Lance sacrificed. The final tally
of the game came in the next in
ning. The score: R. H. E
H'ville 6 5 2
Canton 1 1 4
Batteries: Hendersonville, Hous-
ton and Lance;
Canton, Brewton
and Hatcher.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
Hendersonville is creeping up to
wards her recently relinquished place
at the head of the League. Several
slumps have thrown her back, but
she .is now settling into her game
winning stride, the stride that won
the first half of the League race for
her, and will win the second, most
likely.
Club Won Lost
Waynesville 6 2
Canton 4 3
Hendersonville .4 4
Asheville ..2 7
Pet.
.750
.571
.500
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A BIG APPLE
W. B. Pettett, farmer, who lives
on Route one from Hendersonville,
was here last Saturday with a load of
exceptionally nice apples for the
market, which he sold readily owing
to the fine quality of the fruit.
Mr. Pettett is one of the success
ful fruit growers of this county, and
has fold several hundred bushels on
the local market this year at very
satisfactory prices.
While here Saturday he presented
The Times office with one fine apple,
the Maiden's Blush variety, jwhich
weighed 19 ounces.
We placed this big apple on the
mantle in our home, there to remain
till it becomes mellow, when we will
take it down, butcher it and divide
it equally among all the members of
our family.
CONTRACT NOT LET.
The Henderson county Commis
sioners were to have made a contract
for the laying of the top pavement
on the Greenville highway today, but
as this would have involved the in
curring of a debt, they were pre
vented from so doing, on account of
the ; recent restraining injunction
which; prevents them spending any
of the remainder of the $590,000
raised by the issuance of bonds about
a year ago. , . ,
State Editors Met
At Chimney Rock!
Thursday of this week, the mem
bers of the North Carolina Press
association met at Chimney Rock,
aid enjoyed a day there. They had
been meeting for three days at Shel
by piior to the trip to Chimney
Rock, and consequently were able to
dispense with a great deal of the
oratory that is generally abundant.
The address of welcome by Colonel
irkpatnek was the only real
eW'the- dnyY and- although itfmusic -with the balls.
was a good one, the editors were too
entranced wih the scenery to know
what was going on
ur. Li. a. Morse entertained tne i
visitors, and welcomed them to
Chimnev Rock in a few words
The trip of the editors to Chim-
ney Rock will result in some good
auvtu using lur mat. lamuus piave.
The newspaper men were furnished
with cuts of the rock with which to
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illustrate articles they may write
reeardine the trip.
On the trip to the rock from
Shelby, the editors stopped to view
the new radium outfit at Ruther
fordton, valued at $100,000.
Registration Service
At Chamber Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce has in
augurated a registration service for
Hendersonville's visitors. The first
person to register was Miss Hatte
Poe Hunter, of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
who is visiting her sister at 312
Sixth avenue west.
This service will enable visitprs
to find among the other visitors their
friends and home town folks.
MR. BUTTS DEAD
W. B. Butts, aged about 50, died
at his home in Roanoke, Va., the
latter part of last week. His wife,
before her marriage, was Miss Delia
Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Davis of this city. Mrs. Butts,
we understand, is in a hospital in
Roanoke, having suffered a nervous
breakdown following the death of
her husband.
.
MR. AND MRS. SCOTT HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Scott, and little son
Billie, of New Smyrna, Fla., arrived
here by motor Monday, and will
spend two or three weeks in Hender-1
nonville. Mr. Scott is in the news-
paper business in his home town.
FLAT ROCK ROUTE 1 NEWS
G. B. Davis, spent Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell.
The friends of F. M. Livery will be
plad to learn that he is improving
after his recent iddness.
Miss Inez Pace, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Pace, is spending a
few days with Mr. and Mrs. Bessie
Blackwell.
An all day singing was enjoyed at
Edneyville last Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Blackwell, her son, Hugh,
and little daughter, spent the week
end with Mrs. James Stepp and Mrs.
James Hyder.
Ramey Stepp was the guest of
Hugh Blackwell Friday night.
James L. Ward and family were
amonar those who sang at Edney
ville all day singing last Sunday.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the Dana school house Saturday
night..
L. J. Ward, and family, accompan
ied by Miss Ollie Blackwell, went to
Edneyville Sunday. '
Miss Inez Pace spent Sunday with
Miss Ollie Blackwell.
, . LITTLE PET,
CHAUTAUQUA IS
IN FULL SWING
Redpath Chautauqua Is
Large Crowds
Drawing
The Redpath Chautauqua opened
here Tuesday, and was attended by
large audiences at both perform
ances. '
The program for the first after
noon was a popular concert by Dun
bar's Male Quartet, who, besides
vocal music, rendered some fine
During the first afternoon, the
manager of the Chautauqua told how
the first Chautauqua was founded on
fVlQ ci,nroa i-Un rhantannna
which is an lndjan wora meaning
"Bair Tied in the Middle.
Dr. Frank Siler opened the pro
gram with a prayer and read the
100th psalm, and the members taking
part in the program of the Chautau-
worn intrmlllppil hv A. W. Hon-
'utt
s
The evening program consisted of
another concert by the quartet and
a lecture by Harry C. Heffner on
"Every Man's Fortune", that was in
teresting and instructive. While an
extremely practical lecture this was
also entertaining. Mr. Heffner dis
cussed the vital elements of success
and devoted a great deal of his time
to the power of personality and its
highest development.
This afternoon, Maurice Sebas
tine Karp will give several solos. He
is already well known here, and his
playing needs no recommendation.
The lecture this afternoon will be
by Andrew Langendorf, and is of a
patriotic nature, dealing with "The
Friends and Foes of Our National
Household." Today has been called
"Patriotic Day" as both the night
and day program deal with affairs
of interest to all true Americans.
The play for the night is "Friendly
Enemies", one that has scored a
great success in New York, and is
nlayed here by a New York cast.
The play is a comedy, and at the
same time has its tragic elements
and its pathos. The plot deals with
the conflicting convictions of two
life long friends, and tests the pa
triotism of one man, the love of a
father for his son, and a husband for
his wife.
GEORGIA DAY WAS SUCCESS
Many tourists in the city attended
services at the First Methodist
cnurch Sunday, which was Georgia
Day. South Carolina led with 130
! present, Worth Carolina came second
with 120, and Georgia was third with
45.
The contribution from Georgia to
the Building Fund was $113. There
was a goodly sum contributed by the
other states.
Fourteen states were repreesnted
as follows: Georgia, South Carolina,
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, North
Carolina, Virginia ,New Jersey, New
York, Iowa, Maine, Tennessee, Wyo
ming and the Dominion of Canada.
The music at both morning and
evening service was under the direc
tion of Mrs. Toms, who was at the
organ, aid sustained its reputation
for high excellence.
Dr. Siler preached at the morning
service to a capactiy congregation,
and a large number heard Dr. W. F.
Smith at the night service. Dr.
Smith is an uncle of Mrs. G. L. Mc
Gahee, of Hendersonville.
A get-together meeting of the
members of the church and tourists
in the city, especially those from
Georgia and South Carolina, will be
held Wednesday evening of this week,
from 7:30 to 8:45 p. m. Next Sun
day all South Carolinians are spec
ially invited to attend services at the
church. '
PUBLICITY PLANS
ARE FORMULATED
Monday, August 14, It Date Set By
Chamber of Commerce
For Pageant.
Details of a three-year programme
of publicity and development were
settled upon last night by the direc
tors of the Chamber of Commerce.
A greater Hendersonville, concisely,
is the aim of that body.
The directors, for some time, have
been considering ways and means for
the making of the Chamber a greater
civic vehicle. At the meeting last
night the survey of the movement
was completed. The necessary com
mittees will be named Thursday.
Initiating the movement, which
will begin on Monday, August 14,
will be a elaborate and beautiful
pageant of progress entitled the
"Hendersonville of Tomorrow." A
committee of prominent Henderson
ville and visiting women, now form
ing, will direct the pageant in which
every business interest, profession,
fraternal, civic, patriotic and social
organization will be represented.
One of the more important com
mittees now being formed will an
nounce in a few days the details of
the various activities which the
Greater Hendersonville Chamber of
Commerce will put through to fur
ther the progress and prosperity ot
the Greater Hendersonville of to
morrow. Camp Minnehaha Will
Be Open to Grown-Ups
Camp Minnehaha closes the last of
this month, and after that date, will
be open for a month to families.
There is a senior rest camp there
now, to which women over 20 are
admitted, and some of these have
expressed the desire to bring friend
husband along. This will be granted
in September, and whole families will
be able to enjoy the out of doors
in a camp already arranged for them,
and conducted by an expert camper,
Mrs. Roxby, who has had charge of
Camp Minnehaha for a number of
years and ranks high in national
camp circles.
Already several Hendersonville
families have made arrangements to
spend some time at the camp. It will
be possible for those who cannot stay
long to arrange for week-end camp
ing parties.
Board Commissioners
Equalizing Taxes
A number of people appeared be
fore the county commissioners at
their meeting Saturday morning in
regard to the equalization of their
taxes. Since the valuation of prop
erty in 1920, there have been vari
ous improvements and changes that
have lowered or increased the value
of property in many instances. The
commissioners stated that all these
things would be taken into consider
ation, and that a list of those whose
property had changed in value, and
the amount of the change would be
given them, so that they would be
able to compare their taxes with
those of their neighbors.
NORMAN H. BLITCH, JR. HERE
Probably the finest cabbage plants
in the entire South are raised just
outside of Hendersonville. They are
known as the Gordon variety and are
cultivated by N. H. Blitch, Jr., who
has been raising the plants here for
nine years, and is here this summer
prepared to produce a bumper crop.
Mr. Blitch raises the plants for
planting, and ships them when they
are still small sprouts to points
south, where they are raised to ma
turity. Those that put in orders
now have the cabbage ready for
Christmas.
Besides fine cabbages, Mr. Blitch
cultivates cauliflower plants and let
tuce that finds a ready market. Col
lard plants are also produced.
Mr. Blitche's farm is located on
the Chimney Rock road, on the
Leverette place, and is a model farm
with all modern conveniences.
TOPICS AND LEADERS
FOR EPWORTH LEAGUE
August 6 Better Recreation. I
Thes. 5:16-24; I Cor. 10:31.
Leader: Miss Luna May Bess.
August 13 Pride and Humility.
Jas. 4:5-10.
Leader: Jos R. Burns.
August 20 Following and Setting
Good Examples. MaU. 11:29, 32
John 13:15; I Peter 2: 21, 22; Phil.
3:17-19; 1 Thee. 1
Loader: Miss liessie listings.
August 27 Our Border Neighbor
Mexico. Gal. 6: 1-9.
Leader: Mr. Hodges.
Sept. 3v Better Epworth Leag
uers. I Cor. 15:57, 58.
Leader: Miss Agnes Suiratt.
Sept. 10 God's Commands and
Our Obedience. Ps. 119: 33-35.
Leader: Mr. Graham Curry.
Sept. 17 How to Understand the
Word of God. Acts 8: 26-35.
Leader: Miss Irene Brooks.
Sept. 24 From Darkness to
Light. Isa. 9:2; Mark 2: 1-5: Matt.
13: 18-2S.
Leader: Clarence Coston.
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