MIRROR OF TRANSVIA'ANIA C017NTY IjFF'K
Brevard News
(Name dianged from Sylvan VaUey News, January I, 1917.)
VOLUME-XXII
BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. .IIINK 2^. 1917.
NUMBER-26
FOURTH OF JULY TO BE OBSERVED IN BREVARD;
TAKE THE DAY OFF AND BRING ALONG THE FAMILY
An Abundance of Free Lemonade and Hot Coffee , WHI Youth of *17 with the Spirit of *76 ||
Served But No Free Lunch, as Funds Intended for This
Will Go to Red Gross; Stores Will Remain Open Until
2 O'clock; Thrte Big Speakers Will Be Heard.
Noxt Wo(lnosliiy is tlu* (ilorious |
Fourth unci Triinsylvfitiiniis nr('
preparing to ()l)scrvt‘ tli'*
day m a inniim'r. j
Tho ilnnior Onlrr of I’lutiMl Aim’- I
rican whicli boasts |
■with fjot'd uf its putrn'tism. i
has pri'piTv' l ;i in uoeonl |
■with tho sjiirit the day Ni\
Fourth v'f .Inly is cvunplt'to without
its tuiblic spe.-jker, Hiid tho .InTUors
hftvo snc(*i*i‘dt'd in t't’ttinir thrt‘t>
who will surely not dis!ti)[)oint
I'xpectation**, thon^h tlu'V l>t“ jtiti'li-
ou high. (’oniplyinir with tin*
wishes of tiu* .Inniors, Muyor \V. K.
Bri'i'so. ninisrlf a .luiiior, wrote to
thv**»> iiuMi and n‘(‘«'iv» d favorabh*
roi'.lii's. Two of tht'Sf are men of*
rank in tlu'ord('r: District I) *pntv
romicilor \V. B. Sprinkle of le\
cester. and State I’onneilor Ah'xan-
der ot ('hurl itte.
Th»' other speaker. Jndvre .T
Pritchard oI A>lu‘vilh*, i** w;dely
known a> an ahle jurist, stnlvsn’.nn
and eloijiifiit spf«k»T.
Free U*mon:tde a’.id coffee v. ill he
Morvetl in ahunda!\oe. It is de^'.red
that'no ont* ^o aw.-tv thirsty 'I’lie
roniniittee hHvinu in elmr^'i- the
matter of rofn-shnients di'cided
tliat it wouUl e>^st at h-nst with
H burden td toil and car*- to even
MTve « hi:ht, unsatisfyini; lunch
«nd that in vit*w of the ur^etii
itp]H‘al that is beint' inude for sul»-
M-riptions to Aint'ricfiii Ke l ’r*ss
wi>rk it would he far nior*' litti^’tr
and ])fitriotic to eontnliute
ainone/.t to tlie Ked ('ross. I’ise
country dnrinir tlie t^'-o w'» ks
cont-rihutedover 1 oo.mm.oiki ti this
OHUse but Traii'-ylviinia has cioiie
])raetically nothing and an ctVi>it
probably will !*•> iiiadf to ra i-se iii
the T>piKhborho\id of .■l,on(t nr >
»t an earlv date.
(METHODIST MISSIONARY
LADIES MET IN BREVARD
Tho annual niootinj? of the
Wotnan’s Missionary societies of
tin* A>hevilb’t district of tho Metho
dist ehur'h W(is lield hi'rtithis wook
betiinnimr 'ruesljiy afternoon.
About r>'J deleuates were jiresi'nt.
Many uf thi rn arrivc'd on the noon
train Tues(hiv.
])n.grain was
The followi!V{>
cnrried out :
‘J p. n*. Tuesday, prayer and
l>raise se» vice—|,, d by Mrs. Fri'd
Ft lin* t
—(>r;^ani/.ation.
A^ldrfss of welcome —Mrs. . II.
'lYttwbrid^e.
Ki >P'uist* — Mrs. •!.('. Orr.
;> l-i, Uistrict seiTftary’s rejjort.
—Mr>. \ L .'■^tone.
M E hoes frtira annual ino!t-
iiii:.— ,\lis> llattic I'ox'y.
Musi.-.
Vouni; peo])lr's \virk. lie-
p.>rt> :iiid Mi>titnte in eliwrtje of
First \ue l’r*>ith Tit, .\^r^. \V. K.
Harris.
 :lti. Missi>n study, Its aim
«nd seo]>c.—^^Mrs. .1 ulia'IVowbridf^e.
. ^ b' wliat It lias Jueaiit to file and niy
j soeiet V .— Mrs. li. 'r. Kirerton
> 4 ;:-)0, — Ad ji'ur iinii'tit.
I'uestiay L'veJiinjj:.
Devotional—lov. \\
y- 6
. 'Falk toyoun^' ])eople —J>Irs
11 arris.
s ;i t;
]’oov«'
W
Sol(t.—Mrs W
pr ibable
Atnt-no
that tlit n.'ed
I I*e.
( Vi
It IS
of th*
will be tiri senti'd — ]»osS'.lilv bv
«lnd;^e I’ritchard—i”d an  [ip >rtu-
nity ^iven f«r the prop'..* ol thl'-
county t'l hcij* in this ca^.■s^•
The ])coplt‘ are rc(inesttHi to Virinu
their dintirr anl enter inT'* the
^I)int of the dny. I'l’e will
sidl handwK-hes and otiter •?; tal-lf'
ait a normal cost, tlu- ]ir. .-ft t" l'o
to the Ked 1 'ross fund
The storesin lircvard will reniaii:
open until - o rlnek in '* rdt-r tn l';v‘
tht! ])eopft-‘ an opjjort unity tu >l’op
4jr transjift itbfr bus:?n-ss.
The.lnnior ^rdiT u>-ually furn;
slies an interrstin:: fithletic lu-.;-
fjrain and will doubtb"^ do sn to:
tliis day. ’
Take a dav otY. F’.riuir your
hool. — I’rof.
- 'i»iiductfd
fanulv and
Fourth.
enjoy 'the (
lor;o»i>:
ALLISON AND WOOTEN
ARRESTED FOB ROBBERY
Frank AUi'"n. rnd i'. irost
Wooten, hot h liviii!j; in the rwtti.i;
mill >ection, w ‘ri' Hrirsteil f .r
breaking in inui r.hhniL: N
,l»*nkins' stoii'. wKkd; occurrcil ■•ti
Tnesduy nmht t t hTv; v.n-k
Tht* next diivuftrr •.he robbery
N. Taylor ot A sht-v.Ilo was »*ii-
;^a^*‘d to brintr iiis blixidhoiitids
nnd ln‘l]i in ?>i;ik'iTi;.r an arn'sl.
Atter smelliTiiT till* j roni whicdi
the inoiiev was tal-ri. li" hounds
took 111* ibo trail ai!i lollowed it
till it led to Fort >t W'l* it-n. who
was arresti'd, Shcvll't' I’axton on
sus]ui‘ii>n thfU air'sti'vl Fra^ik
Allison, WOot.-U '. >rv)tiif*r in-law,
who later c-onft ss" I to complicitv
in the ri)bbfr\ an.i ifturi;cl ii;
money, whicii, 1m* Sftid. was his
lihare of the i ' do-T ,•
Thi* c-HS«‘ came bet. i-c the 1,‘ecord-
#?r on Monday ’norniiiir. and both
men wer»? bound ovt-r to Superior
('{•urt, Allis'tii ;:ave oond, hut
Woott'n was comTiiitlt d t.t jail.
MR. BLAKE BUILDING
s ;yo. Aeldrt‘ss.~.'lrs. H. A
ham.
aW UslC.
•Bcm*(liction.
Wcdncstii y Morniuc.
'I hevotU'Jial.— Mr>. \\
VV >mble.
; 1 .■>. t 'hildrfp's iioiir.
; lifporTs. in>*it ate and }'?ro^'rain,
:ti charge of Mir^s Amv Hai’kney.
M U'Uv
(’hristian sT(‘wartl>hij).—
Atr*. K (J.Tufth*.
lo App'.’al for work(“rs aiu
money.
’ 'I'a kim^ (d‘ p!odi:e.
l’.r‘vard
' Trow hridi^'e.
! I 1 ;0'i I >id- uate->‘ llouv
i 1 1 littulid tahl
* by Mrs. H A 1 >unliam.
■ i>i‘Vi)tMiial.—•Mi.-'S Uena
j Mur])liy.
Adjournji'fUt fiTluie-l.
'l ll '.i'ti. Siiii;.' and j'rayiT.
; ‘JtlOL’;!''. Social service.—.Mrs.
j W. A. N.-w-ll.
; lo.;; tni. rntlnislu-d h\4siness.
 i; ;Oo, ( i)iu',-ntTof rei>(*rt.s.
’ ; l.'i, ('uiisocration scrvii-c.
j Ad_i'lUi’Uiii'■nt.
; In addition to this ])ro^rani
' there wi‘re i;insica.l numbers of ai
I biu'b iirder. .Mrs. V.’ Xewe'l nl
'I’ryon. Mits* Mary .larti' Kiu;' atid
Mi."S Flor.i I hick wort li d flrevard
leiidi red t S'lldS. In the
al>senee..t ,Mi> >iand .A.liisi'n, due
t.i tlu' (ie.itli >.'l' Uo>a Lee Yon*;ue.
•Mrs 1’ Nohie Simons prv-sided at,
the new pij>i' orfj:an. Th^' confT-i
eiice was turther mu(h- i!iferestin_'i
?it the Wedne-.'dav mornnii; st-ssi‘>n ,
l)V 1'H‘inbi T" •: the yoc.n;.^ [yenjileV
society fr'im ?di!ls HiVi'r. who took
lia It in t he ex excises.
Amoni.' tin- Visitors, ncit dele-
jiiites, wer»‘ Kev. W. F. \V(»mbh^ of
1 !.► miersonville au I 11. A. JJunham
oJ Asheville.
'■i
I )un-
Twelve Years’ Educational
Progress in Transylvania
County Public Schools
Tho ftdlowinK statistics taken from tho records in tho oftke ut
County Superintendent T. (\ Henderson, show the jirof^ress of tho
schools during his superintendeTicy of \'i years. His term (jf ofTico
PROF. T. C. H*^fCDERSON
expii'P* this month. Tho new ooard—which is cotn])0.sf-d ot Hdwiii
Poor, F. L. Wilson and John Kouthern—is scheduled to mnkoiaii *.deo-
tion at its meeting; on tho first Monday in July.
Prof. Henderson's ])eculiar fitness f(n* the work has b»*en r(‘sponsiblo
for the remarkable ]iroi;ress of the .schools. II" took a special (*ourse
j in schof)l administration and supervision ur.d'u' T>r. (iforre St.iyer ot
(’(dumbia I’^niversity and anoth(*r in constructivt* school supervision
under Prof. C. L. Brof^den, supervisor of idementary schools in Xortl:
( arolina.
Proper Celebration
of Anniversc^y of
the r^ation’s Birth
*'(• iiioiii V
\\ I lI'Kl S
V>'hpn. in tl’.i' -I'lirK.' :'r - ]Tiian cvt*nt.s. it
bec(jiu> s til'l l I !iir r.ii- ik'iij.U' li. ilvs-
folvo t h(> l.umis v. hi.li o.'i-
Hfct.’.i tlieai \v! h a:M;li*'r aii l to ;!.s.sur.u-
tho I'ev -r.s ei tt.e f.irlh the kt {>-
iiratf anil cini.'O statinii u wiii' h thi- lT*^’s
V laiiir.- .tiid nf i;ii»wt''s c.o.l .ritiilr
thfiii. ;i lit'. iMii ;.-.'-i)i i t ic till- ■•innii'Tif of
manliiii.i !en!'.v .s th->• suim;1i1 iitM‘i»_re
llu- wl.k 1 iinp.'l fern i.. tlie
Taf i(.|:
Harrj" Blake, wlio recently pur
chased* a farm fr..m Kev. ('. (’.
Duckworth at S» lica, wlien in town
Monday stati-d that 1:** had about
comploted the erectKju of a six-
room residence.
Mr. Blake i)uri)0s--s to f^row thor-
•nghbred cattlo on his farm.
GEOfiGE REECE INJURED
IN BIG EARTH SLICE
\Vhih‘ at Work witli a ditcher on
tlie Southern ’-ailway near I^ike
'I'oxaway. (leorye Ueecj^ on Monday
was caULcht in a slide of dirt and
buried four or five fc'et de.-j). He
was taken to iiosnain, whert* his
injuries wen* attended to by Dr. 'F.
J. Snmmev, suri^eon of thisdivison
of the i’oad. Mr. Reece had a
narrow escape from death, for it i>
said that it he had falh'n thiei
inidies to eitlier side he wouUl have
been crushed by a larre ro'^k ora
heavv bar of iri 71 tb> >^^,s re.-over-
III'S wrr.'e ’I'lmiMi.e .Toffersun T>ir
llie ’i)ii'.iiiei:i;!l ' onirress ill tiie
faiMiMis : >i'‘lar!ttif ;i »f lM(lepi“?id-
rrK'e. It w:!'- riUMled ;rl Ilniepender.. e
hail, riiil.i'ieb'-iii!. -I'il.' ITTi;. \Vi:h
the jiealii.w "1' ’l'l Lilnrty liell th;.l
tiiiinnier day hirlli of a ne\\' na.i. ii 1
\v;is aiiMounee'i. Like her sliiniv .son-'
that iiaiion wu' cunreixe.: in hardshrj..
H«-r lieril:i:;e of devoiint; t> iiritscipl"
was the iioliies: ^'il't hreii.L'hl I'V 111
51a.v!l*wer. lim;. te Courage j:r(‘w l'»‘ar-
h'Ks in the f:ie«- of C(iiiMiiiil dan.uer,
totd tier sons skillful }>y >nstant | veluped. Surely tlie jairUs
toil. They ( ra\+vl ii(*t ‘ii:rtier fiivors , iiiiisie onr
hilt deiiiaaiied ri.^lU To develop ; pi-,,(luce.
aloii^ tlie lim s ;1’ a new (h'tkocracy tht* | (j,,
naiitn then iioni, (’ontaet with the'
wilderni'ss had tau.uht theta tliat—
Jilaee ill d'H
l»n i^;ress.
this reason we celehniTe iIk* ati-
niversary of the nation's l irt!i. 'I'he ;
14(- anni" “rsaries since tlieii have not |
ail h‘(‘n > ■ our credit. \\'* ’.ave turned 1
fl'i'la tlif sel'iolis to tile fr.'\oioll'.:. til**
It.ational f'irtliday has l>ei>ine a carin-
vai. la the name »f j.nt riot isui all
kinds o.'' follies have l>ee;.; [lerinitted.
Instead '■■-1' real honor f li e ii;:iiiin tiic
hiy li;fs heen made an iccasion for
Kai:i. IVi'ple h.avt* made for 1iieiiis> lves
liardshii- in a vain att«-Mi't to have 1
more no^-se than their ni'j^hhors niak(>, 1
Fitting Celebrations. I
lUit vi' rejoice in th*  han;;c to he |
noticed .'ii tlie '.'.:;y 01 -I.'erviiiu' the
n.ation's birthday. I’eof.ie aft* he^in-|
nini: m s'ee liiat :iois> is: not patriotic 1
!i!id that : he youtli of ifrv pi'.-^cnt need,
a lietter ideal ot* lnd i.ethli nce day.
In most of tile lar^'e I'ities men of
promnnMire and toresi^rh: are arran;;
ini: for ouMic L^anies. What could U
'Hurt* lirn'-.ir t'or the na:iffiv‘s lii-.-iialay?
U't* siioiih? he :i nation ff alhlelcs; 1
ihere is day lietter thii.i .luly 4 foi ;
arousing' ihi* latent .stn*iii:lh of iiian-
luiod or exliihitin:,' \vir;ll ;s nlready dt»-
liould rin;r
itands rau
Ttdal value of public schoool ])ro])eriV
School rooms with natv*nt desks
Painted school houses
Sc'hools bavin*' (jrtxan or jiiano
Rural .school librari(*s
Supi)lem(>ntal librarii*s
Number ot books in libraries
till scho(d census
Fnrolliiient in tlu* sclioools
Average daily attendance
Number of schools with only cmi* teacher
Number of scliools hiivini; two ti'achers
Number of sdiooLs liavinu' three teacher.'
Number of schools havinLC four or nuu'e teachers
'Total nutnber of teacdicrs (‘mtiloyed
Numher of first |.;r:ide tea‘her.s employed
Number td' teachers bavin*; nurmal trainini;
Number of ti'achers havin'.^ collei^e diplomas .. .
Number d' s«-ho"ls in which hiirh school subjects
are taUL'ht
Numb»*r of state-aiiii d his^b s(diools
Pui'ils cnrorn'd in state^aitl'-d hitrh schools
.Xvera^'c attendance t*f pu])ils in >tati*-'iided
hiL'li s(*huols
! Number (jf schools in local tax districts
Number of t(’aclv;'rs empl(>yed in local tax dis
tricts
Per c(‘iit of school poj)ulation of cotinty ’n b.'i'al
tax districts
AveraL'c len^ith of school term in *lays, all
s(dioo(S
.Xverairt* term in davs in local tax viistricts
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2 b'.
1
ii
1
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411
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MONTHLY CROP REPOBT
FOR TRANSYLVAKIA GO.
County Secretary imd Commun
ity Crop Reporters Who Will tn the 1 dlowin^ with tin
(>o-onerate With Government
in Gatheriri}; Crop Kstiniutos.
*Ti.= as t-as;.' to ho heroes as to sJl the idl>-
slij \ es
Of l“c!;ilary virtue exarved iipaimur fath-
fl-.s" ;;iMVos.
r\ieii ^rifted \vi:f> Itower fo
njMliitu(h-s should this day
tell what rhe nation stai>ds for and
}^ay trihuie tt tliost* \\lio .are—
Thrtuit^h tin* co-ojtei-ation a
t‘ \v fari;;T'- in Trv.i’sylvania *or.n-
, ty. croj) con«litiur.s 1ti this *ountv
•vill Im^ re]»3rti-d monllily so as to
be used b\ th;- I'nit al Sttite? I^*-J
I n irtment of A'T^icultuie in nntkin^'
1 ciionthly c.Tor i*>t:r.u:t. s.
j Frank Parker of Kaleiirh, liehi
atrent for North ’.-sfoliini, is or',vtn- |
i>;im; tln‘ variofss; e;>u5itn*s t)X'stM'ur '
iutr a cotirfy- s;*c;'t tary in cMch I
count.v and tlie cv i.:nty seen tKry ’
secTijes frota to 'J't helpers 111 ,
AO.h county.
Noah M
porters v.'ho make ])rom{)t and
rej:ular reports will bt* torwarded
to the I)L'iiurtnu‘nt i>f A^ri^'ulturo
and thi*y will reet'ivo the f'overn-
ments Weekly News lj'tter,
Monthly (.'rop Renorts and bulle
tins.
I Hanks fe»r tho rej>ort to be inade
on this month hav»* been. forv,;trdeu
rc-.jues';
tliat thi*y c>-opt*rate in this work ;
.lohn S. I {oi.'trs, Mrevurd H-V ; (’
F. FaidUiii. ..ilaiityre ; \\'. L. 'i:il
ley. I’et’.roso ; M. L. Hamilton, Fto
wall. I\-1 ; «Tt*onre Hi>ho]>, Cedat
Nbnintain : F. Hendt'r.-un. Brt‘var'1.
H-1 ; A. (. Landreth. I'-revard, iv-1
L >00 (ii.h*>])ie, Hr»*vanl, ; l^ M
♦ \Vl;ltmiro. le )SiiUL'i. •; V*. ii0iist*»l
•'aivert ; L, \V. BvyuiJs. nerry^'e^d
U. Sh.iri', S-.*iica ; ,1. H. House
Balsam (4rnV(* Vance Oallowav .
Slow to smiti-’ ;i>i l swift to spjire,
(leiitle ai:il nu-. . fal arnl jasl !
Who, in thp ftr;r ef (lOil. lin hear
T'je sword of power, a aaiio.'j’.s trust.
For thf'Tii to he 4'onvinc('tj •«;» as as | "c are hi need of a patri-
thoniih th«* thin;; had lx*“n Iecri‘el oi j otistii as ^reat as tliat of '7(». Tin
God. They wt re convinced and they
proclaimed their hirtlLriirht hy clar-
1n;; their iiaii i>end»*n'e an1 then lj'i:ht-
snflicientlv to
wall
In;: for it a,i."idnst one of the j>n»utk*st,
slron^'est nations of the e:irth.
Nation Wholly Worthy.
It \v;i,''- iijevilahle I hat such )i h(*"'!ri
r.ii".: siioidii ,>!'oduce a nation of .-!ai-
wari. What they l:!-k«*d in knifihtll-
nt ss tiiey made up in manliness. iJe-
V('?|on to firlncipU* h*ft no room for
compromise with policy. The result vv’a.s
u pe»i)le choseu hy iitness for great
o». i iie oe-
casif>r; is different ain! the prolilem re-
(prires ^^re.jter vi.sdvm in its solution.
It is a satisfaction to rememhtT that
the nationai sword has nevi'r
lift('d i!i c; i.';n*'st. Tlu' ulnry of i;h*
starry ;iair ili.af .-l.e is an ernMeia *if
Ireedoiii of coris. ieiice. relisien nnd
c!\il lilteriy. JI>;ce;«l in the causi» of
liunianity she has never he**n in battle.
Not all thiit has heen dctne under her
is worthy of pral.se, hut it is .safe to
say that few uationi; have a more tin
sel flsh record.
Ls.ke Toxaway. li-1 ; \V. 1’,.
sun. V ;.ei-.-c ; 'i'. B. I\eid, OjJ.-’
1- ♦!. iJamsoii, ji'., Sapph.ire
>l;ifdia.Ty, li’.'t'vard ; Kdwin
i>.ivio.von Kiver
VKrd, i\-I.
Tho.-e
r-
vivland '
R. H
"oor.
K. Orr, iire-
accept tht* w
rt'jK'. -ters are ('xjiected to
II 1: '5 ! I * i n5»kt TiKMir.iilv reoorts covto iTi.r
biIlow>.'il has atrreed to , ^ ^o\tlln^r
' ttn -t» ri.vjuH tive l.-rntory as far as
i t 'I I ansvlvaida
covintv secrerary. 4ie lias natoed
several (*ommurv.;y cTvjp reporters.
From their rt'pfVts will i*ompjh>
ii county rt‘j‘oj t to iv- lijrwanievl to
the State fieiil who will j
VurtheT ct'inp'iie «nd J’orwartl to |
r. p.irt ,.i rmi.htiuns; ,„p,Tii.-siiav doi-iilocl to invB*fi
BETTERMENT WORK
Tlu- .elution at its
Tlie •.'•fvcrnnv’it fnt ni?ihes blanks
and other stationerv tne re-, , ,
J * , 1 i wiiicli
pi.rier>, a fid county sec"i^rary, '
tnrrish the inforinatuui, i.'iakinj?
no chartio and rec ivim_-
ft)r their service in making the
monthly rc])orts. Hlanks will !te
mailed each month to the re])orters,
who are r»M|ut'.-'ted to nrortii tiy tdl
in and return to the secretary on
dates designated. The names of re-
•enient V ;,lij
ill frtiilt of tht' s ’lnatl It lilein^ joi*
•eii ib)Tiat»Ml,
alM.tiu* cost ot ioov.:i-H numDei*
• >i '•’^'I'lins in the rear of the school
building.
iviii/. ibt‘th'*Boystian spoke on
the importance of health conserva
tion throu^'h physical education.
The next meeting will be held in
Augu.st.