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VOL. XXIII
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 27< 1918.
Number 25
1HE VICTORIODS
[TALIANS
DISASTER OVERTAKES THE
AUSTRIAN FORCES.
Thy^^J'lians have capturcd 4.’»,000
Austifl^ 4)risioners besides killinir a
very large number. Thouscuuls of
dead Austrians are floatinjx (lown the
Piave river. Disorder and confusion
attend the retreating Austrians.
Enormous stores of war material
have been taken by the Italians.
Strikes in Austria, which are too
numerous to be controlled by police
and soldiers, demand peace at onoe.
The strike is general throuirhout the
Empire, and the contagion has irone
into Germany, where workmen are
holding demonstrations regariiloss of
the presence of soldiers. ‘•Unless
we get more to eat we will not work”
is their cry.
American Airplanes rendered great
assistance to the Italians duriiig this
terrific furor.
It is reported that Germany is
rushing aid to the Austria’is.
Austria wanted this great battle,
which has been lost to them, post-
'poned, but Germany, her ruthless ally
said, no.
Heretofore it has been Austria-
Hungary, but now it can be properly
stated Austria-Hungary-Hungry, as
all these great strikes in that empire
are the results of hunger.
THE ORPHANS
A Chapter of Orphans from the
Oddfellows’ Orphanage at (Joldshoro
will be in Brevard aga'-n July i'ourth.
and will give a musical entert;iiiimont
at the Auditorium about s o\Iock
P. M. A song service which is al
ways good, will be rendereii by the
children. It is hardly necessary to
insist upon Brevard peo]il;‘ to give
them a good audience for they al
ways do this.
In these strenuous war uir.es we
Must not forget these little father
less and motherless tots, who so
bravely and checrfully eiitirtai.'. us
with their delightful concerts, nor
must we forget thj motivo'- (if that
great organization, the 0 1 ifcilows,
in so kindly caring for t!i . Your
own child may be numb.;c.(i with
orphans at an hour v.hin yna thin’.:
not. The Orphanage i;’al;t's goo;!
citizens of little waifs, v. ho othvr-
wise might .m'ow up in r.v.rar.f,-
and crime. Rally to thi>i^\ If you
can’t go, then step in to 'lem^iit’s
Jcv.elry Store and reserve ticket.; for
i?omeone else who can go.
Every Oddfellow IS KXi'T'/'TKn
to be at a special call me. ; u ?lon-
day night at 8 P. M. Shar;- to !an.!>-e
for the entertaining of t’K-'v,- little
tots.
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MASONS ELECT
P Vi
ii JL ;i
At the regular nicetini. 1..1 ! Fri
day night, June 2isl, !) u;r.s Rock
Lodge elected Frank I). ( Icment
^wshipful Master; Clau?! K. Os-
Senior Warden; ('. O. i^obin-
Junior Warden; T. S. Wood,
*Xjasurer, Chas. M. Doyle S. cretary.
The installation of ol'.i, rs will
take place on Friday night at <S:30
p. m., July 5th, 19IS.
The Lodge authorized t’has. M.
Doyle as secretary to pledge the
Lodge to buy $50.00 v/orlh of War
Savings Stamps. ihe I.O'Sge took
$200.00 worth of Liberty Bonds.
The Lodge made a pledge to the Red
Cross during the drive last month.
BREVARD ISIilDTE
NAMES TO BE
PUBLISHED
At the meeting of the Township
chairmen of the War Savings Drive
it was decided to print the names of
every person in the County with the
amount of War Stamps they have
subscribed for. You will be able
to see whether your neighbor is a
slacker or not. In subscribing for
these War Stamps no one gives any
thing; they have just agreed to save
that much before January 1st, 1919.
These stamps are as good as money
and draw 4 per cent, compounded
cvpry three months, which means
a little better than 4 1-2 per cent.;
tax free, which again means about
(J 1-2 on your money. These certifi
cates can be registered at the Post-
Office so no one but you yourself
can get the money on the Stamps.
You can get your money any time
after ten days notice to the Post
Master.
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MORE BOYS GONE
Last Tuesday seventeen more boys
left for training camps to prepare
for lighting the enemy of humanity,
the Huns. If all our people would
show as great willingness to sustain
these boys, an-.l all others who have
already gone, as these young men
manifested in going, then would we
be getting in shape to fight succecs-
fuUy. Some of our citizens have not
fully realized the gravity of the situ
ation. It is not stolid indilTerence
on their part, but lack of knowledge
of the real situation.
Just before the boys left they
wore presented with comfort kits by
the Red Cross.
A list of the names was given in
la.st v.'. eiK’s issue of the News.
A large throng accompanied them
to the station.
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TRANSYLVANIA CROP
The wheat crop in Transylvania is
probably larger than ever before, and
we learn it is fairly good. It is now
being harvested. The Rye crop is
also large.
All ether crops are promising good
results.
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FUNGUS DISEASE OF BEANS AND
BITTER RGT IN APPLE TREE
LEAVES !N THE COUNTY.
Prof. Trowbridge is at Lake Juna-
luska this week, attending the M. E.
Church, South Conference, now in
session there.
Miss Callahan went to Erwin,
Tenn., last week for a short visit to
her brother Walter, who had six
days’ short leave. Mr. Callahan, who
is on the transport, Susquehanna, has
crossed over-seas several times.
Monday, a number of our young
people hiked to Elk Lodge to see the
sun rise, and in the afternoon a large
party motored to Caesars Head.
New students are coming almost
every day for the summer school.
In going ov'er the County I found
a lot of people complaining about
their beana dying or not growing and
leaves and found them affected with
{ sent some of the beans and
leaves that vtre affected to ?.Ir. F.
A. Wolfe, state botanist at Raieigh,
who exarair.cd the beans and apple
Ica.'.'se an.d found the’'i afiecte.l with
the following (iisejiaOf;.
The beans were anected by a fun-
eus disease the organism of which
belongs to the sjiecies of the Rhiiioc-
tonia. I'he organiom seems to de
pend entirely upon wet situations or
pend entirely upon w'ct situations or
tonia. The or'-'anism seems to de-
pendentirely upon wet situations or
wet weather for its best development
and attacks other garden plants.
The disease is also favored by acid
soils. Practically all that can be
vlone to control it is to make an appli
cation of lime, see that the land is
well drained and stir the land as
soon after a rain as possible, as the
fungus has been found to enter the
plants near the ground level and
there is less danger of infection
v.’hen the ground is stirred.
The apple tree leaves were found
to be affected with a bitter rot. In
Tume places in the County the trees
have shed from one third to one half
of their leaves. All diseases and
dead limbs affectcd with cankers
should be removed and an applica
tion of bordeaux Mixture and arsen
ate of lead applied in the form of a
spray. In general where orchards are
properly sprayed and pruned
they are not affected with bitter rot.
The bitter rot also affects the apples
causing them to rot.
R. E. Lawrence, County Agent
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LOSING OUT
WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS CAMPAIGN
It is most gratifying to the cam
paign committee of the War-savings
stamps drive to report a most en
thusiastic and patriotic feeling among
the people of the County towards this
request of our government. Up till
Friday night, with most of the
districts to hear from, there was
pledged over $35,000. That credit
is due to the people of very moder
ate means, who responded most
liberally, and with but ve~y ^w ex
ceptions, everyone seen so far has
pledged to the limit. A full list will
be published later of the patri
otic loyal citizens and the slackers as
well. The campaign director, Mr.
Silversteen, wishes to express his
appreciation of the work done by all
the members of the committee to
whom the credit is due.
Below' is found a list of the speak
ers at the different schoolhouses of
the county on Friday at 6 P. M.
Ottendance to which is specially re
quested. Physical disability alone
being an excuse for absence. The
attendance is requested in a sum
mons issued by President Wilson
from the White House. Everyone
be sure to attend.
Remember the date and come, Fri
day, June 28, at 6 o’clock P. M., and
don’t neglect an important duty.
Following is a list of the meeting
places for the occasion:
Gloucester Township
Pine Grove Schoolhouse, J. B. Price;
Owens School House, Vance Gallo
way; Robinson School House, J. H.
Houn; Shoal Creek School House,
Dock McCall.
Ho-r Back Township:
Quebec School House, W. B. Hend
erson; Lake Toxaway, W. H. Nichol
son; Oakland, Tom Reitl; INIount Vale
S. R. Reid; Union School, J. T. Har
rison.
Dunns Rock Township;
C’arson’.s Creek School House,
Clifford Rafter; Hogsed Creek, Alvel
Haunt; Round Top, F. L. Wilson;
Island Ford, C. B. Deaver.
Cathey’s Creek Township:
Cathey’s Creek Schoolhouse. Rev.
Poovey; Calvert, C. C. Duck%\orth;
Rosman, J. S. Silversteen.
Estatoe Township
East Fork, Rev. G. F. W'^right;
Glady’s Fork or Upper East Fork,
Oak Mount, R. A. Garren; OKI Toxa
way, Coleman Galloway; Pleasant
Hill, J. 3L Powell.
Boyd Township
Boyleston Districts, I. A. Duncan;
Blantyre, \Y. L. Talley, Welch Gal
loway; Enon, J. W. Burnett; Turkey
Creek, D. L. Bainnard; Glade Creek,
A. W. xMitchell.
Brevard Township
Brevard schoolhouse, R. H. Zach
ary; Davi ison River, Rev. Puett and
Judge Allison; English Chapel, L. E.
O’Kelly; Laurel Fork, Tom A. Dil
lard; Pink Beds, Ashbury Burns.
Brevard Colored, Rev. Seagle.
Little River Township:
Little River Schoolhouse, Henry
Middleton and W. E. Breese; Laurel
Creek, Bob Gash; Burnt Mountain,
W. P. Summey; Cedar Mountain,
G. W. Bishop. '
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V/EDNESDAY CLUB MEETING
We see it stated that prize fighters
are very much chagrinned because
people do not come out to see them
knock the stuffing out of each other.
Let these ambitious fellow’s cross
over the seas and knock the stuffing
out of tiie kaiser and his clan, then
they will perform a real service.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. S. HOLD MEETING
At the Brevard Wednesday- Club,
which met Tuesday, the 25th, with
Mrs. Brodie, the following officer;^
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. J. S. Bromfield,
Vice-president, Mrs. C. M. Doyle;
Recording-Sec., Mrs. O. L. Erwin;
Corresponding-Sec and Treasurer,
Mrs. O. W. Godfrey.
It was decided, also, that instead
of disbanding for the summer, as
usual, the club desolve itself into
a Red Cross Unit to work at the
Red Cross every Wednesday even
ing from four to six.
It is hoped that when members are
not able to attend, that substiti-tes
be provided, same as in regular club
v.^ork.
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OLD FOLKS DAY AT METHODIST
CHURCH.
An important business meeting of
the National League for Woman’s
Service of Transylvania county, was
held on Thursday afternoon, June
twentieth, at the home of the chair
man, Mrs. J. S. Silversteen Various
committees were appointed to carry
on the general work taken up by the
League, and a motion passed to hold
meetings on the fourth Thursday of
each month at the home of the chair
man. All members of the League
are requested to attend these meet
ings, as they w^ill, at such times, take
up the business side* of the work. All
persons interested in making comfort
kits for our boys and in Food Con
servation will be most welcome.
Elizabeth M. Silversteen,
Chairman.
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W. s. s. ROUND UP
MEETING JUNE 28
A special message to elderly people
will be given by the pastor of the
Methodist Church at 11 A. M., Sun-
The old songs will be used.
The first of a series of “Short
Sermons for Summer Evenings” will
be delivered at 8:30 P. M.
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Buy War-Savings Stamps and do
it now.
June 28 at 6 p. m. is the day and
hour set apart as a kind of round-up
meeting in the schoolhouse of each
district and every person in the dis
trict is expected to be present to see
what has been done in the War Sav
ings Stamp department. A roll will
be called and a full register of all
present will be made. Speakers have
been provided.
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PICTURES FOR RED
am BENEFIT
Frank D. Clement has very kindly
agreed to turn over the use of the
auditorium to the Red Cross every
Tuesday and Thursday during the
month.s of July and August. Some
of the best pictures on the road have
been booked for these shows and the
artists include Mary Pickford, Dus-
tan Farnum and others.
The first picture will feature Dus-
tan Farnum in “Reaching for the
Moon” and will be shown either Ju
ly 3rd or 5th, as the Odd Fellows
have the auditorium for the Fourth.
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BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING.
The Betterment Association met
Monday afternoon at 4:30 P. M.,
w’th a good attendance. The presi
dent reported nine (iollars realized
from Mr. Booth’s play at Mrs. Doyles
home and a committee was appoint
ed to request ]\Ir. Booth to repeat
the play at some other home for the
benefit of those who had not seen it.
The question of movies for the color
ed people was discussed, and thi^
ladio'^5 unanmiously decided to en
dorse any movement toward provid
ing clean wholesome amusement for
this part of our population. The
absolute necessity of such provision
v.as fully realized and stressed. The
next meeting of the betterment will
be held July 30th at 4:30 P. M.
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DR. CHARLES E. BENNETT TO
SUBSTITUTE FOR DR. McKINNEY
YOUR DUn TO
READ THE NEWS
Dr. J. Y. McKinney, who received
orders last week t<) be ready for
active service v.dthin ten days, has
secured the services of Dr. Chas. E.
Bennett of Waynesville, to take his
place while he is away. Dr. Bennett
is a brother of Prof. Bennett of this
place, and comes well recommended.
Dr. ?'lelvinncy just recently pur
chased new office fixtures ,and moved
into the 5-room apartment over
Weilt’s Store, where he has every-
Ihing up-to-date.
We regret to lose Dr. McKinney,
but v.-e welcome Dr. Bennett in his
place and wish for him every suc
cess.
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IN SESSION AT MONTREAT.
The Young People’s Conference
of the Presbyterian Church is in
sesion at Montreat this w’eek and
will continue for ten days. Ti'e
delegates consist of young men froiu
16 to 25, and the object is to fit
them for better servicc in the Churcli
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CHA.NGES POSITION
Ed Mackey, who has been in the
grocery store with C. C. Yongue for
a long while, has given up this job
and has accepted a position at the
tannery. J. Neely takes the place of
Mr. Mackey in the store.
As every man in Transylvania
County, and many outside, ought to
be a subscriber to the Brevard News
we want to give all a good oppor
tunity to grasp it at the present
price, $1.00 per year. You can sub
scribe for as many years as you
please at that price, but after Aug.
1, about one month off, the price
will be $1.50 in advance. The ad
vance in the price of paper, together
with the high cost of every kind of
printing material, necessitates this
change. The present rate does not
cover the cost of the paper, neither
will the advanced rate.
We expect to give our readers one
of the largest, nev.'siest and best
weekly papers in the State. Our
Linotype is now at work and we
expect each subsequent issue to be
better than its immediate predeces
sor.
A good County paper should en
ter every household in the County.
It is equally as cruel to starve the
mind as to starve the body when
mental food is cheap and easily in
the reach of all.
The habitual reader is better pre
pared, by far, for the actual duties
of life than the man whose brain is
rendered sluggish by inactivity.
When the habit of regular reading
is formed the reader finds himself in
a new world of thought vvhich be
comes a real source of pleasure as
well as mental and financial profit.
We would think tliis a very cruel
country if our laws forbade the pub
lishing of newspapers, but the
poorest boy in the land has the privi
lege to become President of this
great Country, U. S., if he desires.
The News Paper, within itself, is
a great educator and should be in
the honie of every individual. To
neglect your County Paper is to neg
lect the aftV*:rs of your County,
Every individual should be interested
in his own government, but if he neg
lects the source of this information
he cannot exorcise his rights as a
citizen because he does not knov/
them. Observation without educa
tion is manifestly a failure.
Newspapers are numerous through
out cur land, but no on? is void of
merit. Some are better than others
and we propose to make the Brevard
News second to none in our land.
A reading man is a ready man in
all gooil work. The man who docs
not read is a dead letter to himself
and his Country.
Many of our people claim that
they do not know what is transpiring
in the County from day to day, do
not know about the great financial
drives the government is making from
time to time; nor v.hat the Red Cros?
the Y. M. C. A. and other groat or-
'^anizatic ns are doing to help win the
war. In these gra.ve times, when no
man knows when he may be called
upon to help his government or may
have to give up his ~; n, brother or
other loved one to thio g-reat cause,
it behoves him to keen up v/ith the
times to know just vrhat the govern
ment is doing aiid v\hat it ex
pects him to do. The idea of
ignorance is absurd v.hen for the
insignificant sum of one dollar per
year you can receive a first class
newspaper for fifty v/eeks. It is
’ your fault if you do not know' what
I is happening. Parents of this County
have boys over in France fighting
for lii^crty, and it v*'ouId cost but a
trifle to send the News so they could
be comforted by hearing from all
parts of their home county at one
time, and, a!?o, observe what their
government and home folks are vlo-
ing to back them up.
The boys over there are making
history and are protecting us, why
should v.e not spread out, like a
“green bay tree”, and keep tneni anci
ourselves informed on home nev.'s.
Right now is the time to begin this
work of love for otu* boys a".d liberty
The boys cannot come iiome un
til the Vv^ar ends, and some of them
may never rcach homo aga'n. Let
us help them in every v.ay possible
and then our consciences will be
c’ear from neglect. The United
Slates Government V'/ill deliver the
paper to them and their ioy in niv-
lir.g ofi‘ the v.-rapner v.-ou’d bring v.s
nearer to a reg,iization of what a
great sacrifice they are making.
If yow would keep up with events
subscribe for the Nev.s at cnce.
At the present time your govern
ment asks you to save by buying War
Savings Stamps. Stand 'i>y “Old
Glory” and do your dead level best.
Don’t say you didn’t know about it.
DEATH OF
J.W. MCMINN
The announcement of the death of
Mr. John W. McMinn at John Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore on Tues
day evening has brought sorrow to
the hearts of all of our people. You
can see the grief reflected on every
face, the low, hushed, softly spoken
words gives evidence of universal
heart-aches. Mr. McMinn combined
in mental, moral and spiritual make
up so many elements of greatness,
so much of tenderness and affection
that he won the hearts of all who-
came in contact with him. As a citi
zen he was a loyal patriot, with all
that this means in its most intense
sense. He was zealous in the dis
charge of every duty that devolved
upon him.
As a business man he took a broad,
progressive view of every questioi»
and was a leader in every movement
that tended to the betterment of
his county and community. He was:
generosity personified. No one, re
gardless of circumstances ever ap
pealed to him for help and was turn
ed av/ay empty.
As a friend he was loyal and true,.
Endowed with a cherry, happy dis
position he gathered around him a
large circle of intimate friends^ wha-
delighted in his presence.
If I were called upon to name the
main characteristics of Mr. McMinn,
I would say it was tenderness, gentle
ness, affection and patriotism.
I would not invade the social as
sociations of his home, but we can
well imagine what kind of husband, .
father and brother he was.
I cannot think of Mr. McMinn and
lose sight of my personal relations,
to him. It was my privilege to know
him intimately from his infancy. His
senior by many years, he treated me
with a respect and tenderness that
gripped him to my heart with an
affection akin to that of a son—
Words fail me when I would attempt,
to express my high regard and in
tense affection for the young friend
of my old age.
Y’es, you and I and all of us wilt
miss him.
J. L. BELL
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JULY FOURTH.. 1776
July the Fourth brings around the
13Sth year of A.merican Independ
ence for the United States and its
celebration is observed all over the
country, even by some v.ho do not
have an inkling of its significance.
Though independent it has not been
free all the while, and is not now,
free from turmoil and strife. Among
ourselves we are at peace, and are
friendly toward the greater part of
ti'C world. The present conflict
with Germany i.' for the purpose of
freedom for tlie entire human family
and to save all from the galling yoke
of tyranny.
We have grown ranidly and have
become the i reates! power upon the
face of the eartn, linancially, and m.
many other rci.pe-. lft, numerically we.
hr:ve run over vlie hundred million,
ni'irk. Intelleciually we have no
superiors. It may be that we are
living too fast, and a checl: in that
dir *ct:on is necessary to show us our
real relations toward the rest of the
world.
When Moses saw one of his fellows
oppressed he slew the enemy and
afterv.ards redeemed his people.
As American citizens, and as a
great republic, we cannot look upon,
oppression in any government, with
any degree of coniplacency. Justice*
Honor and Freedom for all capable
people is the Independence motto-
Th:it is what we fought for in and
previous to 177G, and that is what
vve are fighting for now. '
Not a year has passed since 1776
that our people La%’e not celebrated .
the Natal day, July the Fourth..
Patriotism is a part of our make
up and while all may not feel the
proper impulses In the celebration of
the day, the large majority look back
with pride to the declaration that
declared us a free and independent
people. We want all other nations,
upon the earth to enjoy a like feel
ing.
It is high time you wake up and
found out about it. The welfare of
your Nation is at stake, your country.
, calls on you to come to her Post-office:
or any store or bank and loan heF
your money at 4 1-2 per cent, inter
est. Will you do it?