CROSS NUMBER
Brevard
(Name changed from Sylvan Valley News, January 1, 1917.)
VOUlME-xxiil
BREVAUD, NOUTIf CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FKP.KIIARY ‘>i. 1918.
NUMBER
the red CROSS-yOOR
duty and my duty
1-morjrt‘ncy. lu spirinii Oppor-
tunitios l*rest’iit ! *K t:!''«.‘lvos.
' ^ ^ ^lakc Mt'st >'l I fHM’i.
ly i>ur (“ou’itvv i '
-'iitiMTiui t'Du ri,M'ncv. ' \Mth it
\v,.n... i ■ i.s' ;r;ni:
Arui'iii^ r • • 1' I'
till' t >|iMi irt! I! *N ' 1'' tti
t'll i/.Mis I 1 MTV ■' ! ■ ..lit I V.
^ I'.ut ifii'.a n. I. ■ ■' ''' '
‘ \ r > U ^ I I ■ I I 1* .' ^■ 11 > i I
' tii; t: :
" still.•!■
! li,. Ti;itnal '; ::
.■! p... , ,
'i IM.I .1
‘ t tliis : .
llfV, I jj, ,1
"'’'•.V .1 l.-w.
liuv. ..Sfi,..,;
i'i'JI ! I ■ i f. V >■ r \ li-,. i ;i
’ ■ ' ’ ' ■ .'I tjy :n
ti.'.: r,; , j-
t .1 . . :. ^ \v K :. ! 1 (‘a !i
1!. a 1 . .. ■■■-,■' . >r
< '!' -v:. ■
■ • I • o
!«'r
' 1.1 Imn-
' ;i!i-
• 'I'lVr.
r-’.inu: :i
M ■ I'V —
. . \ i-Iy,
. .• Nt'
: i.Kll-
• l:vl
■; . :;u
tr u. a
av. a ■
A:iI .. . I' - ■ jiiliji ;
t 'If ■ i1 ( ; , .V.,' ■ 1 '. ,
t I; 1 \V 11'
‘• 11 u > r a',;^
J li' ■ 11 ■ ! ( '; , nH‘l! i !
. -!i t!-. . '
! • \v ' .tary ..i
fi;’. 1
r- ■ ■ r a I . I
I-''!' ' t 111 a])]ri al ■
] 11' ■ ^ ■ !: 11 i i ■ l i ■
it ■' V rk. \i;ii I
1 . 1'. ally I. ■■
s- I ; ■ r- a ■ : -a;i' •Vi- ^ ■.
f \ t I' a’ -I .. :■( vt‘1’ I !
1' ■ .
1’" - m'!1
>t I'. ‘ I lit- IK ’
lit'.; ;■ , . - ii.ii li,.
all' \ r *: ‘ ir
prr. : .. • u>t . .
t!i' I'• i I; V i-a ti
rlV' . in ■ ;U,
i • . ... ■ 'a‘ i'l 'Wl-
• ■nil- <\ i ■
TlU">a_ - ‘ ■ i : tlr:.: ;
1 a! l.y T' • : ■ Cl \ i '
am . U:' ai .'-s.
'I’l..' K-'l ■ ‘■j'S
I'vn y i,cr.
u C l a’ I i! I !* I:. ■ .
i i.. ! ■ ;
M>clh t . ■ , 'I
111 -.I." - -
jmi'ii' >1- '
Hit 1 ii-- '
Wii.’iial'. :i'. ■
1 V. II! llil- ‘
tU'S'. A' 1
That ’ ■
II;;: >1 .1
T1..1V’.- ’
tint (• > (I :i.
iir> t(i \s ■ '
‘
tlu‘ iiu’.' !■•.
p-.-A i !>. I*
\vt*n“ pin i ■
until lifi- 1. •
■with tra^'i-:
caif -w t rn :>
' ^ U i I
1^1 cl I
’'LTKiir i
I I. t
:aly
V i I
, ...1
ar. 1-
> (III-
1. y'.'
I ur
.■ r-
: a. V
ll\
till’
tl.r
:: U
1II ^jpKJUi
' CROSS HELP THESE PEOPLE
HELP TH
' V;.f
r.a: 7
■■•t jrf't. « €>rr'*^*k.*r^A’'-r .-_»v
'f ,
•: Ih ■'■f-fstmmmx
1‘rsv''■‘T *■>•
»f ¥
' S3f •• •"•
MAKING OF HOSPITAL
tARMENTHWEATEBS
'riif* c]iair!ii»*n of your Uns))!*,,!
(iariiH'iit :;n<l Swtntrr <'oDiniit t<"--
huvc hrcn a>l;c<l tn ji^.ikr tiiir' .i
str<jji‘' «pj)t‘al for aid lii thi'ii' ',vo;’.-;
To their cars 1 hi‘ roaj- <j1 Lnii;' ••■ I
, tlu“ rails for help i'ntvj “()Vi r llii :"
|«in‘Sij loud that tln-v' do ri'it • >•
t
j how till' scpicak ot tl'M'ir ji'.-iis c; ii
! bt‘ hfard. lint thv\- i an It-ii >oit <•-
t hi Ti”- o!' 'Aha t has hcciintai ■ i tii !-;c :
I how yoi; c.aii h<-’ip and wh.'! '■ '
j liccTi dwiic ulifadv.
j At pn-.-cnt thf ll<‘d <'tm >s \ . ,■
, li'ooin l,-^(.p;■;| tor WMi Ki'ir \\ I 'l: •
j <!ay and Friday utti rno- i.s ir .”.
^ ' T ■, ^T w<. m‘wil.:' i; la ^ i v ■ -
' a ! i' a ! read./ i n-ta lied a iid a i'
j w; t h an cltct nc inoi or, l,a
j )nMniiS(‘d.
I 11 I ‘1 lii-i' lioi’.r s fi ir V. 1 ir i- . r
j 11-1 a nd 111 1 pf.i- will i-i 'inr t ii-
■1 Ut‘
]„■:
ni'il tec.) Will undi’rlaki t'
1 he ru' ‘Ml i- < -In ’Ti i; .1'.' ; 111.
Wi ■! i.‘-i > wish ti I ct a;ic.
1 > . t ill- !_'i! a ! ,11" pa r; 1 if
;.d i. ill t tiii;j; may i.i
-ni . ■ a])d exact o , i ■ 1
! I!
■ t!
I >
!l'
U
m?-.
’.\'cn at t' 1 c Will
; m:i l:in j 1 i," ua 1 incntr
j i ^ d ( i-i :>s .-pec, lica t i< ;
j 11 'ady 1 -lit L' a r :m 'H t
' pi'iic.iia ,i lai tl'M It _'iilar ■.
i ri-rr.'II ;ti> W rdnc."dand i ■ !■
i-'i‘ llu! cuttinL!: cii:iiii'i> II 1
! .inlay a. it'rnwKii 11'oci ;'■
j t !'■ ii, 1 • • T' c oili<a r ot till' 11 ■'
I _MU/.‘ I''.om on Tuf^.i.'i V .a'lC
I day nii.rninL^s, or l i'mn ti’. '
I i.iry■ lilicc I 111 .''aturdav nii ti
: 1" t.. 1 ■-'.
i
j i'lit' Ijrcvard Xcw.- is ...'i.i
i ,III ilish 1 hi- Week i In■ ; led t 'r-1^
t"r ina^anLT ln...'-ju1ut si'.'M ■
l;;rec weeks hl'o <ii .'tioi;
[Il’nt^ u l'(.r j'ajauias. I i* a-
The>e ilircct!'ii;.-. p»r iu;:,rc u-
' au'sell' (.r ud VC to Si -rnc ■
d.;e.- I'.'iT -I e ’J'lie >.'v...■■•.
. t. • 11 ■ ‘ ^ i n^r r<.. -in i ,:r T ,.
]ciniimiltce t^i uivi' OCT. Mir ’’.'
I the New.' C.an 'jive So inli- i;
I *
' ; vhe 1 rk you Can sec to .1 ■ . ■ '
1 t i:at >pa.ce i< la >t V. a-t ..;■ ^
1: iTiii t tec h;is on haiiu Ti' >■
I :cl:
t!.d
■•'. !' 1
.'a\ c
;' ir
vV . ( I
Th. i;
I air ill
I Uc (
. r makn
■ !' 1 ^ . . 1 1
11:; i i 1 ^ ■
a oi .ut ia I ■
;ia lan-a:
! I 'Ur
ich
T'
uimicd yard.'
he CCt ll'.l h"-
i> Very
it hr:
ill,*:.,
-t (■
■ •v. .t'
: i< tl
I 11. ■ 1
' :<l 1!:
Mun. t
> < 1' t •-
- \
rninr an<i ii. ler
I asm’.’.’ 'ii as \'. • h.a ve .., cie it n i: i i> i iiie
■ ''f the le'j't of the-. . Inv hrethre!].
'i-.in. :
. : KI-- I
t r I
t !i '
. . n
; 1
^ ;vf;nl
! .Ill- -ini
■a >l her I
1 ’erer> I
1 I'. iseS !
I
• .-Weet j
\s ( '111!! n,
■ ■ .n_: np-
.nd 1 .
• \dU- I
men.
the :■
;p]i' d
n - T!
- unt
; her .■ 1
- %Vel.
. An
Iccre) ’
un her stall'. ■ - ‘ dt i ut
all alike r- : -cd i,er ,\ lunrth
youn^r \V"inm. :u iki: .■ : .iin- to
bciiutv, min'.''’'‘rcil oi ’■ needs.
Tilt* !l)_M*d we?:..in then - , .1 . It is
not tile hai - ■'iJit' 1- '111 • i ill flu;
brook, nor ti." hand m .0. r. .i with
btu'ries, ni'I' !;■' hand ^ai i i nded or
|)crfuiiicd with rn.'C.'. ti.'* 1- most
beantil'ul. 1 i‘ invtdh
to the I'*'"’’-
luT mask teil t if- was cast
li'i’ '''rinklcs vai’-iu-d and
.shi‘stood ncfore them an an^'el of
(.■iod.
It is not an jiiijjel ol li . l hut Thp
Son of «<"l ll"i'^''>'. that stands
before you ami mi' toda v. and says,
it is the hand that teeds th(‘ hun
gry, tliut ^dvcs drink to the tliirsty,
that elothes the naked, that euros
for the siek and prisoners, the
honieleHS and the destitute that are
numbered by millions in the
wrack and rnin of this blood stain
ed world of ours, that is most like
ye liavc tioT)'' it iiiUo me.
I ) men i,f mettle, ' > woitn n i'! Fi:c !
( ) !iowcr Iilie hu man race !
If \vc woulil drain joy de« )>—
The joy that will l:ee})—
W'c imi't foil' 'W the li-j.ht o! 1 '.ib K;ii,e.
We must ?>:rivc aial strain.
We must snlTt r and v, ork.
W’e must scrvi' to tlic heart, s- hist
hi'at
lint the joy that will <,'row
In tlic ill pi h of cach 1 hroc.
Makes life that is st r.and swetd .
Tncn follow the call, tl.'t' ]\li!Stcr'.'
call.
Tlic call t■' 1 he SIii.ls (d the race!
Ht‘ lias hla/.ed tin* trail,
Let no humiins fail
To tind at Ills side their ])’.aee.
Th«‘ Master e:iKs, calls you and
nu^ to the \vi>rk of the ‘• Red t ri>ss.''
Will you heal' and heed ilis call':'
The Red Cross denies the ]irivilcLre
of service to non«\ Tht>r(‘ is loom
for all. Will you join us?
Kkv. i\ 1). Cn.\r>i \.\
BALANCE YOUR PURCHASES
WORK OF T1!E SliBGiGAL
ORESSIHGS COMMiTTFE
When the ’i'r.insv 1 vania ('haptcr
Ilf tiie Red Cross %va- iiiv-t orL-^an-
' i/.'d la<t s’.immor we feund almost
at craa* tliar the w.iric < d' tile
; \;i'mMn's deiiariment a .itomaticallv
diividtd itseir inln thret* sections,
namely; one secti .n matle uj) oi'
]ie(.]'.le WiM Ciii'.] I knit, on,- (d ]ieo-
nlc who could make hosnital i:ar-
!, '.••I'.n arm-li’\>''s h.'ad h;inda''e'5 ' iSUni U«U'titlil/snii Ul I FlL
EAkGuTiVE GOMiV]iTTEE
etc. seven t In'Ur-.a !ld uau/.e cum-'.
jiVC'- s. v.'i;:,'.--. di'.ains andriill-' antii
ha\e iin lian.l a’ nut thir*e -n lurii-
di'ed I'f I’ ".r i'chr’iary allotment i if
two thousan.,1 '' x ! iiau/* Com-,
piUil .-inris and underwear. ''J’lri.-
matcruil was nrdcred hef^re (.’lirist-
ma.- V, i; h t he intention of ^"citing’
li made u]) v> hile the hosjtitals werc
in ne'.'d of winter ;,'arnieiits. But
'■• •id Kill'..’’ Wintci k( [d llic roi.'in
cUjseii most id' January, uiiU sc^ f;. .t
I^Mrineuts v>ere made then, th.at ’.'’t.'
>jl lit ip .s Uei.Mlt'd thc<o Ticxt tcv-'
\VCi .
iJo nor -tav awav frum. ti;e sc\\ •
o t!;e meml'i
of Tr.iTisvlvai'.ia ',,
<'hanter Ami'j'ii-an '.’t 1 ( d
prc'-i's.
We le, 1
lat \.c can s.ay that the
'juality oi the work turned out in
t he 'rr.aii.-yl Vania Red t-'ri
Roems IS of the best, '^fhis state
ment IS ha^ed «'U the aj'proval of
!>r. i^oyer. our fornu'r State ('hair-
ma?i, on the commeidb sent ti.) us
,'.Ul^ ri" ni hccausi,' youtto :ud kni;\\
ro.'' :.n i I ,'cvv. We are md iron: Ali.--
the i.coplc of Transylvania O'uu- | p,a.„.isc tin.t you
juiil -die .'licv.ii" how. 'ilu' reijuirc-
j Uicnt.' ivir “(lUl.sidt* >i an.:' aiul jiHt
^’ tells may sta-m Io^itl, :ua “TL r.- '>
Woik (•,a)s.-. is the iTiuer lini' of its
ty.
(ircctinir :
t>ur nation is at
;ladlv ru'
iiicnt^and a third -roup m;ide up fruin headipiartcrs, ami on the rc-
of v/omen who were willint^ ti.) take . [,,ai-ks of dilf’ercnt rejirc.'cntativi's
U]) the—to us nt^w ^an//' work. ^ chapters who havi* visited
lu re^'ard to tin* >::au/e work, or , ua_)rk room,
the makiiii: of snr-ical dressing--,, whcrt* do these dressi-i-s ,-:o ! A
we would likt* to say that of 5id 1,^^^,.
hos])ital sujtplics these ^au/t‘ tirst liner dressings stations
<lres>iu”:s r:ink as thi'
t.^int,
a rca.'i n wliudi we will
ihdensc. and it is with ].l.'a>urc tluit j rcoue^t,
we can irrcet tlic ]>eople ot 1 r:in-j j )o not :-tay av.ay frtuii t'ne work
sylvania county with a cha].r-r cd | t., i,,,nie scwin-
over 4iio ncmhcrs and three auxil '
larv idiapters as tiur c nrrihution j
tt> this inner line.
Our I'l'ople have v> u'ked luird
:ind esjw'tdally tht> woiiK'n wlu) havt
Clime nohly to the ir-'UT. workinfri,
continuallv for tlu' advancement ot
the cause, :ind it is to tl.'Oin that I
m.st iinpor- ^he Hnihulance ‘-•ompanies. : |
W c can tiiul tht*m in small ])ack<“ts j of the Ikivs of our C')Ui’ty
.Most of th‘.sc dies<ni-s are very i„ the soldiers’ kit.s and even in the aln'adv at the front “Some-
Mmplt* allairs to look at and it aid kits strapped on the I Francc more will soon
takes a short whi.'* to lie initiated j the faithful dogs of !
into till'inystt*rit‘s of toldiii<r them. tiiat an* trained to lind the
They consist mainly of coni])res.scs, vv-i.-unded ou the battle lields.
which are placed directly onthe .in-ssintrs are ust'd in iiu-
on the frout lint'of dcft'use and
wi* should su])]H>rt tin ni with an
inuer liin' id' dtd'cnst^ in the shaiie of
a thousand nit'mbers of the Anieri-
>r Kniitiui:: OcCKUse you arc not/a
I paid-up iiiemher of the Red t russ
' i he (.',.n>titution of the rnitec
] States lorbitis the i^ovcrnnu nt ac-
! i-cptiuj^ any i-dft of money, so if vi.
I havt.' I'oin to .izivc, the iicil (’ross i?
tlu^ canunit!aj;t‘ throu.nh which it
must pas.'. Rut that tlocs not mear.
I '
j that till' Ked ('ross is not ^Ind t'^
i aci-ept your ctTorts in the work
room, ut your sewing machines, or
witli your knitting needles, even if
vou have not one ci'iit of money t'j
nu*nso quantities in our base hos-, ('ross ftir our cjantv. and
wounds lifter dri‘S>ing.
()nc yard ot gau/e makes from nit" Is and are itlaci'd on our hatth*- I i- 1 1 i
, ^ , pii..is. aim Jiri. iiuiLLu ou oui uaiiii, , as many active worki*rs as lutssible, 1 ,
one to four dressings according to ships and transports, our hospituls ' .‘..i .1 ^ . J phone Ann.t .It .la t.asu, (. am.
give.
Voluntet'rs v> ill be welcomed in
I all branches of the work, and if you
! wish infoiIllation or assistance telo-
, Hch and every one doing his or
their siz(‘, and as we make eac'h niiins and red cross trains und in 1 t 4. 1 l-
snip.' auu iiti t-io.s iiaiui* aiui p.(rt to make the winning ot
The following certificate is self- day in the work room anyv. here jhe various training camps and ' country t'asier,
ex])lanatory and the merchant and from fifty to one hund*^ed and tifty, cantonments over the country ;
customer may alike jirofit by it: it is easily seen that we need jilenty Many surgical dressings art^ packi d
I hereliy certify that I have; ]u-o-1 of gan/e, which costs, by the way, away in liuge suj.ply depots ready
duced and am consuming upon my ' about five cents a yanl. Each pack- to lie si'iit w herever in'eded by sol-
assnrance of a speedy
or.r allies aii'l the men
table wheat Hour substitutes at the : age of dressings must have its i ilie.rs and sailors. A little thing—A
rate of not less than one pound of muslin cover, too.
such substitutes for every ])ound of \ l^p to the present we have turned
flour I use. 1 further certify that | out in the work room in round
I have on hand or under contract | numbers the following dressings :
not more than pounds of Hour. ; Two hundred absorbent and irriga-
^ tion pads of cotton, gauze or oakum.
gauze dressing-butmutiplied many
times it travels far leaving comfort
and healing in its train
Mr. Lindsay Hopkins, director of
the supply bureau at the southern
(Continued on Page 4)
victory
lighting uutler our glorious Hag.
Kemember the Lusitania and the
transport Tnscania and do your
best to win this war of freedom,
and put the fear of God in those
beastly "Huns.”
Jos. S. Silversteen,
Chm. Ex. Com. Transylvania
Chapter American Red Cross.
Hospital (iarment C'ommittee, or
Mrs. E. T. Henning, Chm. Kuittin^
('ommittee.
W iii u n new sup])ly of w<)ol is, ob
tained llait, also, will he mveil out
Irom the garmei.t room. Altirt' than
fifty sweaters are now being made
Irom the recent one hundred dollar
purchase of yarn, and more than
one hundred sweaters have been
shipped already. Twenty-five of
these went direct to our own Tran-
(Continued on Page 4)