VOLUME XXXVII.
NUMBER 59
nuNUbKauNVlLLB, NUKTH CAKC. .A, TUESDAY, OCT. 10, 1922
FIVE CENTS COPY
FIDE DRAKE DIES
FROM INJURIES
After Week of Heroic Straggle
To Recover Fid Drake Suc
cumb to Injuries.
The comnrunity will learn with
much regret that Mr. Drake who was
gored by a bull some weeks ago and
severely wounded was unable to re
cover from the, wounds after a her
oic fight and . succumbed Monday
about ten p. m; . " Several times
within the past couple of weeks it
seemed that he would rally and get
well but he was a man up in years and
was not able to ; permanently
make headway against the terrible
condition his body was in as a re
sult of broken bones and lacerated
flesh and bruises inflicted.
The funeral has been arranged for
today at 8 :30 and the burial will
take place at Mud Creek Church.
Mr. Drake leaves four sons, Otis,
Edward, Ernest and Oscar, by his
first wife, and John Drake and Or
lean Drake by his second wife who
survives him. Mrs.' Drake was pres
ent at her husband's passing.
Many people will be at the church
to pay their respects to this well
known citizen.
OUR MORAL INFLUENCE
Washington dispatches report that
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes are "dumfounded" by the
discovery that large numbers i of
American voters expect the Adminis
tration to do something vigorous
about the Near East. The churches
seem to lie aroused by a war which
they think religious as much as na
tional, and feel that if Greeks and
Armenians are being killed 'because
they are Christians other Christians
ought to get busy. Bisnops invoke
curses on Mr. Hughes under the
transparent pseudonym of Meroz.
Most unkindest cut of all, George
Harvey is reported as having paused
while eating apple pie in the Ches
hire Cheese to say that if war comes
America will be found by England's
side a report which the Administra
tion mildly "deprecates" and drop?.
What have we to do with abroad?
Was the campaign of 1920 fought
in vain?
While they are trying to get their
bearings, Administration supporters
do their best to stand off assault by
counter-attacks. The Tribune explains
that nothing can be done because Wil
son didn't declare war on Turkey
in 1917. "A high official," whoever
he may be, says that "our good peo
ple should sneak with discrimina
tion." Mr. Hughes hastily sends a
concilatory message to the gentle
man who had comparedAhis attitude
with that of the American marine
who had to watch Turkish soldiers
outraging a Christian girl in his
presence, because he had orders not
to interfere. This message truth
fully states that Congress has net
authorized "acts of war." The Ad
ministration has privately sent word
to Mustapha Kemal that he had bet
ter be good. But if we were to take
side?, high officials solemnly explain
that it would mean the loss of "our
moral influence."
In 1920 the Republican Partv
abused and denounced Europe and
all its component parts, and promis
ed td have nothing more to do with
that sink of iniquity. Yet thirty-one
highly respectable and lifelike de
coy ducks were led out to entrap the
pro-League Republicans. For those
Americans who still thought partici
pation in international affairs might
be wise, Mr. Harding produced his
hand-made Association of Nations,
warranted to be just as good as what
the customer asked for. Now the
President and Mr. Hughes are dis
covering, with injured surprise, that
many voters took these camnaign
promises seriously. What to do to
retain the Administration's moral in
fluence among this group of voters,
with the Congressional elections close
at hand, is a hard problem. But the
Administration need not worry about
our moral influence in Europe. At
present, after the events of the past
two years, that is hardly existent.
HENDERSON COUNTY BANK
In our recent romment on the
banking assets of Henderson Coun
ty The Times did not include those
of the Henderson County Bank, as
the statement of that bank had not
come to us and therefore the total
assets for the county are much in
excess of the figures carried in that
'statement by reason of the many
thousands' of assets of the Hender
son County Bank.
DEMOCRTIC MASS MEETING
There will be a mass meeting of
Democratic men and women at the
City Hall on Friday of this week at
8 n. m. which every democratic man
and woman in Hendersonville and
Henderson County is urged to at
tend. Also any and all others of
' whatever political persuasion who
are interested in the question of what
is the best governmental policy to
pursue looking to the best interests
of the people of this county, are in-
yited to be present ' Nothing will
be done or said that can or will he
offensive to any one fa or out of the
meeting. . Come!..; It is your own
' welfare that we would promote!
r - - s ". E. W. EWBAN, ; , v
i1'; . . 1 : County Chairman.:
Installation Services
At Methodist Church
Dr. Siler Delivers Fine Sermon
Officers And Teachers of
Sunday School.
To
Following a sermon specially ad
dressed to Sunday School Officers
and Teachers by the pastor, Dr.
Frank Siler at the First Methodist
Church Sunday morning October 8th
a very impressive Installation Ser
vice was conducted by Dr. Siler
when the following officers and tea
chers of the First Methodist Sunday
School were installed for the follow
ing Conference year: A. W. Hon
eycutt, Supt. ' F. S. Wetmur, Asst.
Supt., J. D. Pullin, Sec'y-Treas, No
land Faulkner, Asst. Sec'y, Allan
Rhodes, Asst. Treas., Miss Eloise
Rollins, Pianist, J. C. Coston, Choris
ter, Mrs. Vol Shepherd, Supt. Home
Dept., Chas. Rozzelle , Associate
Supt., Miss Elizabeth Hoopes. Supt.
Elementary Dept., Laura McDonald
Departmental Treas., Supt. Cradle!
Roll, Mrs. L. R. Geiger, Mrs. Irma
Allen, Teacher, Christine Steele,
Asst. Beginners (4-6), Mrs. A. W.
Honeycutt, Teacher, Miss Charlie
Potts, Asst. 1st Year Primary (7),
Miss Mary Elizabeth Walker, Tea
cher, 2nd Year Primary (8), Miss
Ruth Anderson, Teacher, 3rd Year
Primary (9), Miss Agnes Surratt,
Teacher, 1st Year Junior Boys,
(10-11), Mrs. J. H. Patterson, 1st
Year Junior Girls (10-11, Miss
Elizabeth Cannon, Asst. Teacher,
Misr Eleanor Plank, Teacher 2nd
Year Junior Girls (12), Miss Vera
Pritchard, Teacher 2nd Year Junior
Boys (12), Mrs. B. J. Baughman,
Supt. llntermediate-Sfenior Dept..,
Reginald King, Departmental Treas.
Mrs. W. E. Tilley, and Miss Bessie
Hastings, Teachers Intermediate
Girls (13-15), J. C. Coston, Teacher,
Intermediate Boys (13-15), Miss
Florence Justus and Mrs. B. J.
Baughman, Teachers of Senior Girls,
L. R. Geiger, Teacher of Senior boys
(15-16), Mrs. Frank Siler, Supt.
Young People's Dept., Miss Bessie
Jordan, Departmental Treas., P. E.
Rollins, Teacher Philatheas, C. F.
Bland, Teacher, Young Men's Fel
lowship Class, Mrs. Frank Siler,
Teacher Emily Allen Siler Bible
Class, Mrs. R. A. Child. Miss Pearl
Weaver and P. L. .Wright. Asst. De
partmental Teachers, F. H. Kincaid,
Supt. Adult Dept. J. F.- Byers, De
partmental Treas., J. R. Hill. Tea
cher. W. S. Surratt. Asst. Teacher
Wesley Bible Class, Mrs. C. P. Cur
ry, Teacher, Mrs. W. S. Martin, and
Rev. W. S. Martin, Asst. Teachers
Susanna Wesley Bible Class.
The following is the Covenant
taken by each officer and teacher
following the admonitory words of
the pastor:
Covenant.
In the presence of Almighty God
and this congregation I accept the
postion and work in the sunday
school to which I have been called
by the church. I here and now
pledge myself to the faithful per
formance of my duties, God -being
my helper. I will strive tp be prompt
and regular in attending the sessions
of the school, and will prepare my
self for the work committed to me
and unless providentially hindered I
promise to attend also the stated
meetings of. officers and teachers.
I will try to be a faithful under
pastor of the school and Church by
pfrayer, by loyal attendance upon
and support of my church, by help
fulness to my pastor and superin
tendent, by visitation of the homes
of the pupils, especially in times of
sickness and trouble; and by these
and all other means within my pow
er I will endeavor to bring the pupils
to Christ and the Church, and to
build them up in all ways of Chris
tian character and service. May
God help me to keep this my solemn
covenant. Amen!
.Next Sunday is Rally Day in the
Sunday School. This being the last
Sunday before conference it is ex
pected that many new recruits will
be added to the Sunday School to
remain permanently in one of the
splendidly organized departments.
The last Quarterly Sonference for
the current year of the First Metho
dist Church was held Friday night of
last week. The following Stewards
were elected for the church to serve
for the ensuing year: Dr. C. Few,
Steward Emeritus, C. F. Bland, C.
E. Brooks, J. F. Byers, L. R. Chew
ning, M. D. Coburn, L. R. Geiger, P.
J. Gilreath, A. L. Gurley, S. J. Har
ris, .A J. Henderson, S. T. Hodges,
A. W. Honeycutt, F. K. Kincaid, M.
C. Letson, W. S. Miller, W. H. Plank,
J. D. Pullin, Allen. Rhodes, P. E. Rol
lins, Chas. E. Rozzelle, W. S. Sur
ratt, F. S. Wetmur.
C. F-Band was elected Recording
Steward, J. D. Pullin, District Stew
ard, F. S. Wetmur, uiarge j-eaaer
and A. W. Moneycuu, sunaay scnooi
Supt., with F. S. Wetmur, Asst. Supt.
INTERESTING EXHIBIT OF
BOLL WEEVIL ACTIVITY
Dulus Stepp of Route 1 has just
left at the office of The Times a nice
example of the boll weevil's method
of operation; A stalk of cotton with
the various phases of the beetles ac
tivities is shown together with a
quart jar full of effected bolls and
the weevils ; themselves 4 at work
therein. " - ;'.;.-::s..
Mr. Stepp states that this stalk is
of the average in point of fruit and
damage and that the cotton is turn
ing off only about half a crop. :
The Times Sfiff Stands By
Original tDcrlarafion
The paper is published hj. the interest of its readers,
as medium of reliable newafcndnot as a disturber of the
peace of the community. .though which it circulates.
One year ago we took The Times over upon the fol
lowing declaration of our; 61icy. The circulation of
The Times has almost doubteij' since then and this
without any soliciting agenwin the field. We are
proud of this fact and inteMtp try to deserve this con
fidence in our intentions aiwTpurposes. The following
is our Salutatory which appeared in our first issue :
OUR SALUTATORY.
THE TIMES is the pioneer newspaper of Henderson County.
It was established when the town of Hendersonville was a village
with little more than a post office, court house and a couple of
country inns. For years it was the only medium by which the
people of the county kept in touch With the world beyond the
county line. It was heralding the charms, the attractions and
the undeveloped wealth of this section when the hand that writes
these lines had not learned to dvj the "petite enf ant's marionette."
It has had much to do with the development of one of the most
beautiful sections of country to be found anywhere 6n "God's
Footstool" and it is the intention if the new management to ex
pand its sphere of influence and multiply its power for the, ad-v
vancement of the public welfare, f
The Times will not be conducted for the promotion or advance
ment of any personal interest,' any sect religious or social It
will be democratic in principle, Jelf -determinate in action and
conduct and will not pass in silece or condemn malevolently
matters of public interest which feendly and, constructive criti
cism might or ought to promote, rasvent or helpfully amend. It
will not hesitate to inquire into tja character, qualifications and
ability of men who offer themselves) as candidates for any public
office local, State or National ijo matter what political brand
they wear. t-
No person, party or institution .however deleterious in his, her
or its influence upon the community in which we circulate may
expect to draw the fire of vicious abuse from the battlements of
The Times. To direct with seemly dignity the attention of the
public to the good or evil influences that make for the uplift or
degredation of our people and community and lend our support
to the promotion of the one and to the strangulation of the other
by clean and legitimate methods will be the policy of this paper
so long as it is under the present management.
Subject to necessary limitation! the columns of The Times will
be open to communications u.pafljKtfry subject, (public jnterest
by persons of any political or religious faith whose purposes are
not devoted to private interests or sinister designs.
If a determined and earnest purpose to conduct a clean, truth,
ful and news-disseminating, community-building newspaper bent
upon aiding thoughtful, highminded people to arrive at a true and
just appraisal of public officials, questions and matters of pub
lic concern that must be dealt with by public opinion and point
the way to continued development of our town' and county can
merit the confidence and support of a country newspaper The
Times entertains the hope that it can make good and maintain the
standard of a high-class distributor of news and promoter of the
comriton good.
In the course of events The Times, under its new management
will (we say sorrowfully) doubtless draw resentment from some
we hope few yet we would FEAR to hope for none. "Where
there are many men there will be many minds" and it is a strange
perversity of human affairs that no man or institution ever ac
hieved anything worth while without encountering resistance
that often crystalizes into hardened enmity at some points of
contact and for such as we must have and which we willingly but
sorrowfully accept, we will requite ourselves with the approval
of conscience and the sympathy of the cause for which our bow
was bent!
We have adhered strictly to this policy and we have
been gratified at the way in which the public has taken
our pledge .in good faith. Of all the communications
which we have received (and we have had them from
all shades of political opinion) we have had only one,
and that recently, which we have disdained to mention
or which we consider as unworthy of notice and space.
This ONE was so clearly the exudation of malevolence
or the tortured, creation of a compound mental stra
bismus that we scanned it with discrimination and
fanned it with elimination.
We intend to adhere to this policy; and, while we
are always ready to "take a fall" out of any cham
pion of any cause which we believe to be open to legi
timate assault or defense, and give him a fair chance
to "come back", we have not any space for scav
engers of scandal or for controversy with intellectual
pewees who have no motive for publication of a com
munication other than to promote animosities and dis
cord and who think we are small enough to fall for it.
JUSTICE-TAYLOR
The following will be of interest ;
to the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
in the city:
A marriage of interest to a wide
circle o f friends occurred Wednes
day, October 4, at 4:30 p. m., in the
Methodist church of Rutherfordton,
when Miss Louisa Evans Justice,
youngest daughter of the late Judge
Michael Hoke Justice and Mrs. Jus
tice, became the bride of Mr. Leslie
L. Taylor, a young business man of
Rutherfordton.
)i: The, church was attractively deco
rated with potted plants, goldenrod,
and white asters, and was lighted by
numerous cathedral candles.
Mrs. John Wood presided at the
organ and just before the ceremonv
a group of young girls sang the bri
dal chorus from "The Rose Maiden."
The wedding party entered the
church to the strains of the wedding
march from Lohengrin
The ushers Were Messrs. Bobo
Tanner, a cousin of the bride. Ers
kin E. Boyse, James Abernathy and
Marcus O. DicRferson, Jr.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Earl
Penny, of Hendersonville, was at
tired in yellow brocaded crepe and
carried a bouqet of white roses and
yellow snap-dragons.
Little Nancy Allen Carried the ring
in a lily. t ; , ;. ' ,
Miss Justice entered with her bro
High School Pupils
Adopt Resolutions
Pupil, of High School Resolve
To
' Live By Set of Resolutions
Adopted.
We the undersigned members of
the Senior Class of the Hendersonl
ville High School at the beginning
of our final year in this institution,
de hereby agree to accept the follow
ing set of resolutions as our Class
Creed, covenanting to be guided by
them during the school year:
FIRST: That each one of us
shall strive to attain the very best
scholastic record possible.
SECOND: That this shall be done
by employing only methods that are
honorable and fair, discouraging any
tendencies that might lead to cheat
ing or any kind of dishonor.
THIRD: That we 'shall always
conduct ourselves as gentlewomen
and gentlemen should, in class room,
on. the campus, and on the streets
going to and from school.
FOURTH: That as gentlewomen
we discourage the use of rouge, lip
sticks, chewing gum, slang and in
dulging in any habits or practices
which we know instinctively to be in
discreet. FIFTH: That as gentlemen we
promise to obey all rules pertain
ing to the use of cigarettes, chewing
gum, bad language, loafing or any
thing which might reflect on our
standing as students of the school,
and citizens of this community.
SIXTH: That our conduct shall
always be marked by courtesy, kind
ness and consideration for our fel
low students and teachers.
SEVENTH: -Thrft we stand as a
unit behind every school activity,
such as publications, athletics, lite
rary societies, dramatics, etc.
EIGHT: That we actively sup
port every movement tending to the
development of the school system of
our city particularly lending our in
fluence in the direction of providing
a new building for the Henderson
ville High School for session 1923
24. NINTH: That as a proof of the
sincerity of this promise, we volun
tarily agree to give $300 for equip
ment for the new building which will
serve as a permanent memorial to the
TENTH: That we tty to Jteep in
touch as closely as possible with the
lumni of the school, gratefully recog
nizing their interest in their Alma
Mater.
ELEVENTH: That if possible
each one of us will enter college
after graduation here.
TWELFTH: That we use our in
fluence with other students of the
Hendersonville Hierh School to
adopt as a standard for their school
life a program similar to this, be
lieving that hereby a splendid school
spirit and fine morale will be devel
oped within the school, making it a
real power in the community.
In being guided by the above set
of resolutions, we believe that we
will conform in some measure to the
standard which our Superintendent
Mr. A. W. Honeycutt, has set for us,
and we take this opportunity to con
vey to him a testimony of our ap
preciation of what he has done in a
constructive way for the members
of our class, for the schools of Hen
dersonville, and our entire commun
ity. MISS HELEN BAKER,
Chairman.
BOYCE WHITMIRE,
NOVIA CARROLL,
MARTHA GOODRICH,
Committee.
Margaret Francis, Burt Colt, Mar
tha Goodrich, Novia Carroll, Nouna
Shepherd, Frank Read, Marie Wil
kins, Dora Sossamon, Sarah Valen
tine, Leon Wetmur, Edwin Jordan,
Faris Lancaster, Boyce Whitmire,
Richard Albritton, Charles Hunter,
Oliver Carson, Winnie Hogsett,
Louise Faulkner, Craven Dixon, Isa
bel Stroup, Vera Dixon, Hallie Law
rason, Elmo Gibson. Evelyn Clement,
Elizabeth Cannon Alliene Wilkins,
Nell Morris, Edith Robey, Edna By
ers, Katherine Valentine, Emma
Gregory.
ther, Dr. Gaston B. Justice, by whom
she was given in marriage.
She wore an imported gown of
dark bue canton crepe, a hat of blue
pan velvet trimmed with silver lace
and hand-made flowers and carried
an armful of pale pink roses.
Mr. Jmes Taylor, a brother of the
groom, acted as best man. The cere
iiony was performed by Rev. Thos.
Justice, an uncle of the bride.
Many handsome gifts testived to
the popularity of the young couple.
After an extended wedding trip,
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will be at home
in Rutherfordton.
H. G. BAILEY DEAD
News has been received here of
the death of Cant. H. G. Bailey at
his home in Brevard, according to
the news received here, Mr. Bailey
died September 30, after a long ill
ness. He underwent a serious opera
tion about eighteen months ago,
from which he never recovered. It
is said that the effects of the opera
tion caused his death.
MEDICAL SOCIETY
TO MEET HERE
Will Hold Sessions at Carolina
Military Nacal Academy.
Splendid Program.
The Tenth District Medical Socie-:
ty will hold its annual meeting here
October-12th. The deliberations
will take place at the Carolina Mili-
A fcT T - 1
tary-ixavai caaemy wnere arrange
ments for entertaining the members
have been made. Dr. Guy E. Dixon
who has been making the arrange
ments on behalf of the members
states that he is looking for a large
attendance and a very interesting
meeting.
Following is the complete pro
gram :
Afternoon Session Two O'clock
Welcome Address Hon. J. Mack
Rhodes, Mayor of Hendersonville.
Response Dr. Thompson Frazier,
Asheville.
President's Address Dr. Guy S.
Kirby, Marion.
Reading of Minutes of Last Meet
ing Dr. Wm. J. Hunnicutt, Secre
tary, Asheville.
Intestinal Parasites in Children
Dr. LaBruce Ward, Asheville.
The Salivary Glands in Relation
to the Nose and Throat Specialist
Case Reports Dr. A. C. McCall
Asheville.
Report of Cases Dr. Guy Dixon,
Hendersonville.
The Use of X-Ray and High Fre
quency Currents in the Treatment
of Malignant and many Benign Con
ditins Dr. W. P. Whitington, Ashe
ville. Address Dr. L. B. McBrayer,
Secretary State Medical Society
Sanatorium.
Supper served at Six O'clock
Evening Session Eight O'clock
Some Aspects of Duodenal .Ulcer
Dr. R. R. Ivey, Asheville.
A Radiographic and Clinical
Study of the Lungs in Children
Lantern Slides Dr. John D. Mac
Rae and Dr. Thompson Frazier,
Asehville.
When to Suspect Tuberculosis
Dr. J. W. Huston, Asheville.
Report of Cases Dr. J. S. Brown,
Hendersonville.
Address Dr. J. W. Long, Presi
dent State Medical Society, Greens
boro. Election of Officers.
Maxwell On Trial
For Slaying Garren
Maxwell Is On Trial For Murder of
Garren Will Probably Take
Several Days.
The Superior Court continues to
eliminate minor cases from the doc
ket. Many convictions have been
secured by the state, most of which
are of small importance. The main
;tn,-o tnr thia wppIc centering in
the trial of Maxwell for the murder
of Garren. The jury for this case
will be secured today from the spec
mft men nrovided for
mi vn"v vj.
that purpose. The case will prob
ably take several aays.
Amonsr the cases disposed of since
PmQir 010"
State vs. Wayne Baird; transport
ing, guilty, sentence not pronounced.
State vs. Cleveland Anders, cruel
ty to animals, court ordered a verdict
of guilty. Judgment suspended up
on payment of the costs.
State vs. Val Stroup, disturbing
religious meeting, pleads guilty and
given six months on the county
roads.
State vs. Val Stroup, carrying con
cealed weapon, pleads guilty and gets
three months on roads commencing
at expiration of six months term pro
nounced in religious meeting case.
State vs. Ralph Hampton, larceny,
not guilty.
nmknH Fpat.Vierstone. manufac
turing whiskey, guilty, judgment not
pronounced.
ooio Votipp Orr. Ernest Der-
mid, Seaman Clayton, highway rob
bery, continued uniu nexi, wu
the court. . , T j.
o..t p Pricp and Dale Justus,
transporting, guilty. Judgment not
olo?10' A W Green, assault.
Otaic vJ ...
deadly weapon, guilty. Judgement
not pronounced.
t fi, nf W. Z. and Merda
Lvda convicted for assault on Deputy
Sheriff PrtstwooJ, zcr.t once . has not
yet been pronounced.
7Z did much woik in Henderson
ville and Henderson County, where
he had many friends who wiU regret
to learn of his death.
Capt. Bailey was a Mason, being
a member of the lodge at Greer, S.
C, where he did much surveying and
engineering, prior to his last en
gagement here, as road engineer for1
the county.
He was about 69 years Old. at we.
time of his death and leaves sorV-
ing him his widow, who will continue
to reside at Brevard for thepreaefet.
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' Mr. Bailey was ' a civil engineer,
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