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SEE THE ORPHANS AT THE AUDITORIUM TONIGHT Brevard VOU XXIII BREVARD, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918. Number 26 ifioWAL SESSION OF THE D. D C A STIRRING AND PATRIOTIC ADDRE6S BY THE PRESIDENT, J. D. THRASH. ms s Tho^^local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy had as their guests on Wednesday, June 26th, district officers and dclepates to the annual convention of the First District North Carolina Division, U. D. C. The feature of the meetinp was tlw address delivered by the popular and brilliant president, Mrs. Jacksie Daniel Thrash, of Washin>rton and Tarboro. Mrs. Thrash was heard with closest attention through the followinfr ad dress : “Dear Daughters of District No. 1, of the N. C. Division, U. D. C., delegates and friends: “It is my privilege and honor as well as duty to come to you anionp: your lofty peaks, giving inspiration for great things so necessary for us to accomplish, with assurances that our women must and are proving themselves worthy daujrhtcrs of those heroic mothers that bore the hardships of the ’60’s. “Three thousand miles away some where in France are many of the flowers of America’s manhood, pone forth to endure, to conquer and to win. The women left behind are given the priceless opportunity to work for, to sacrifice for, and ad minister in fevery way i)ossible to some soldier or sailor who may pour out his life blood for his country. Are the Daughters of the ( onfed- eracy answering that call? Yes, a thousand times, yes—as proven by the great war work they are doing. In order to better accomplish and to familiarize the entire ortraniza- tion with the best means to carry on this war work and to meet the em ergencies of this terrible hour, the General Division, U. D. C. appointed a war relief committee of seven mem bers, with a director in each State. Mrs. J. A. Roundtree of Alabama is chairman, with your own president one of its members. Mrs. Holt of Rocky Mount, State director for North Carolina, has given unspar ingly of her time to put this work well before you and to fully awaken you to its importance. “During the War Savinjrs Stamp Institute your president in the pres ence of some of the officers of the woman’s committee of the Council of National Defense excuscd herself to attend a meeting of a U. D. C. chapter. One of these ladies asked why she should leave this meeting to go to the U. D. C. as the U. D. C. did no war work. That very chapter that very afternoon gave $75.00 to the Zebulon Baird Vance Hospital Bed. Mrs. Holt has sent out a sec ond urgent plea for you to report your w’ork. Heed her request. Then the question will not be what are the U. D. C.’s doing? But how can they do so much. The whole state should know that each dau^^hter has not only done her bit but her best in the Red Cross, conservation of food and other war work required. “No sacrifice that you may make insufficient to atone for that boy that oes over the top. Therefore let me ?g of each of you to do your part to make the N. C. Division U. D. C. 100 per cent proficient in the pur chase of Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps. . . • “An occasion never to be forgot ten was when your president attend ed the dedicatory exercises at Camp Green, of the Y. W. C. A hostess house and was given the privilege of being a participant in the exercises. She was invited by the Charlotte Daughters to present a State flag in the name of the division to the house. Mrs. T. W. Bickett, wife of the Gov ernor of North Carolina and second vice-president of the N. C. Division dedicated the hostess house, bring ing a message of love and encourage ment from the Governor. “Now, my dear daujrhters, it is the prayer of your president that she has brought you a message of en couragement and inspiration. As the United Daughter of the Confed eracy look into the faces of the re maining Veterans may they realize that when these men sheathed their swords the foundations were laid for a Re-United Republic to loom the ho rizon of this earth to the admiration of all the world. They need no mon uments. Their epitaphs are engrav en on the hearts of brave men and women. Their names will be honor- j.w.imiNis LAID TO REST On Friday afternoon, June ,28th, the final honors were paid to the late J. W. McMinn when the funeral services were held in the Brevard Methodist church. Hundreds of friends of the deceas ed gathered to pay their last tribute of respect. The'church was filled to capacity. Many were unable to find even standing room inside the building. In the front of the church were seated the Board of Directors of the Brevard Banking Company, of which Mr. McMinn had been a member since the founding of the institution. The Masonic Order to which he belonged also attended in a body. The chancel was covered with mas ses of flowers sent by the organiza tions of which he had been a mem ber and by hosts of his friends. Rev. R. G. Tuttle, of Asheville, read the funeral service and Rev. W. E. Poovey, pastor of the church, read the Scripture Lesson. Appropriate hymns were sung by a chorus made up of representatives from each of the choirs of the town. The funeral procession moved in automobiles to Oak Grove cemetery where the man was laid to rest whose place in the community he served so well and among the friends to whom he was so loyal, can never be filled as long as memory endures. SUGAR SHORTAGE DON’T WASTE SUGAR WHEN CANNING -wss- HAY LOSE SIGHT Miss Helen Allison, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Al lison, was taken to the Merriw'ether Hospital at Asheville Sunday night for the treatment of an eye. The left eye seems to be poisoned and all hope to save it is lost. An effort will be made to save the right eye, which is greatly affected by sympathy for the left. The little Miss is just nine years of age. ed and loved as long as fame has a temple and liberty a lover, and until the Muse of History shall write Fin is with a pen of fire. When the last Veteran th^ passed through the smoke of battle shall close his eyes in the death slumber may the Unit ed Daughters of the Confederacy, yea, the whole country say of him in the language of David mourning over Abner: ‘Know ye not that there is a Prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?’* ‘Here’s to the land of men so brave, Here’s to the land of our boys in brown, Here’s to the land of our mothers brave Praying always our boys to save. ‘Here’s to the land of the Stars and Bars, Here’s to the land faithful in all wars, Here’s to the land of the lied. White and Blue, America forever, for you, for you.” These lines of Mrs. Thrash’s own writing were greeted with enthus iastic applause. And her address pronounced the best delivered be fore the organization in many years. The following out of town dele gates were present at the meeting. Mrs. Jacksie Daniel Thrash, Tar boro, State President; Mrs. J. W. Ferguson, Waynesville; Mrs. W. H. Barber, Waynesville; Mrs. E. B. Glenn, Asheville; Mrs. J. M. Gudger, Jr., Asheville; Mrs. Burney, Ashe ville; Mrs. Bledsoe, Asheville; Mrs. Brown, Asheville; Miss May Alex ander, Asheville; Mrs. Dodamead, Hendersonville; Mrs. Patterson, Hen dersonville; Mrs. Shepherd, Hender sonville; Mrs. Barr, Hendersonville. By Jane S. McKimmon, State Home Demonstration Agent All fruits and berries are much better in flavor when canned with a certain amount of sugar, but it is not necessary that enough sugar should be used to make the fruit as sweet as may be desired w'hen it is served for the table. There is a serious shortage of su gar at present, which means that ev ery housewife must be as economi cal of its use in canning and preserv- mg as is possible. Instead of the heavy syrups formerly used, take 1 gallon of water and boil it with 1 pint (1 pound) of sugar until the sugar is dissolved, and add this to the fruit or berries after they have been pack ed for canning. That syrup will bring out the flavor of the fruit and make the amount of sugar necessary for a table product far less than it would were the fruit canned with no sugar a|^ all. In other words, the use of sugar when canning fruit or ber ries makes it possible for a house wife to use much less sugar when she is serving the product, and the total amount used will be far less than what would have been required to sweeten satisfactorily fruit canned with no sugar at all. To make certain that full advan tage is taken of the natural sweet ness and flavor of fruit or berries, let these products become thoroughly ripe before they are canned. Gather them on the same day they are to be canned and get them to the can- ner as quickly as possible. For ev ery hour that passes between the gathering and the canning of berries some of the natural sweetness is lost. Here is a good recipe for canning blackberries, dewberries, etc. Gather the berries when ripe, but firm. Place them in a muslin sack and plunge into boiling water one minute (blanch). Thia. will slightly soften the berries and enable you to put almost twice as many in a can or jar. It will also prevent that con dition where berries rise to the top of the jar, leaving at least one-third of the space filled with juice. Pack the sterilized can within one- quarter inch of the top with berriess. (A glass jar may be filled quite full.) Fill the spaces and cover the berries well w'ith syrup made of one gallon of water and one pint of sugar. Place rubber ring on the jar and clamp the top lightly. Place in canner. Process or boil quart glass jars 13 minutes, permitting jars to remain lightly sealed while processing. As you lift jars one at a time from the canner, seal tightly immediately. Strawberries do not make a very good canned product. They are flab by and poorly colored. If they are canned, the recipe for blackberries may be followed. Huckleberries should be canned just as are blackberries. Care should be taken that they are well stemmed and perfectly clean before blanch ing. Huckleberries should never be can ned in unlacquered tin, as frequently you will find the juice oozing through llie seams of the plain tin can. Glass jars are best. Be sure that you use a canner or kettle with a tightly fitting top when sterilizing your products and use none but the best new, red rubbers for the jars. The Division of- Home Demonstra tion Work will be glad to send its bul letin on canning and preserving to any one who will drop a postal to the Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. ^wss Beginning the second Sunday in July Rev. E. Allison will conduct a meeting at Avery’s Creek. AN OLD VETERAN PASSES AWAY D. P. Bishop, an old and very high ly respected citizen of Brevard, died of dropsy at the home of his son-in law, J. T. Dean, last Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The funeral serv ices were conducted from the Bap tist church on Sunday at two o’clock by his pastor, Rev. Mr. Puett. The interment took place at Oak Grove cemetery. Mr. Bishop leaves eight children to mourn his departure; viz.: W. E. Bishop and John Bishop, Brevard; Mrs. Z. E. Jones of Buncombe coun ty; Frank and A. B. Bishop of Ashe ville; Lee Bishop of Clyde; Charlie Bishop of Canton, and Mrs. J. T. Dean of Brevard. Two children pro ceeded him to the grave. Mr. Bishop was born in Spartan burg, S. C., June 20, 1839. He en listed in the Confederate army in April, 1861, was married to Mary E. Hawkins Dec. 14, 1862. He surren dered at Greensboro April 4, 1865. He joined the Baptist church in 1854 and was baptissed by Rev. L. Vaughn. His wife was baptized at the same time. The couple lived happily to gether for 50 years. All the children lived to be grown. A son and daugh ter have been dead for some time. Mr. Bishop lived to the ripe old age of 79 years and 8 days. Mr. Bishop in giving some remi niscences of his war life said he was with the artiliary during the first part of the war. He said he remem bered Gen. Beauregard at the first battle of Bull Run. Then his hair was black and glossy, but two years later he was gray. He saw Lee and Jack son, but the latter only when he was in his coflin. It was suggested to him that 50 years was a long time to remember so many little incidents of the war between the States, but he replied that it did not seem longer than yesterday.’ His service in the artillery made a lasting impression upon him, as he so minutely describ ed the flying shells. Mr. Bishop’s warfare has ended. The last enemy he had to conquer was death. In that he was the victor. U. D. C. TO MEET The members of the Transylvania Chapter U. D. C. will hold a regular meeting in the Chapter House on Main St. at half-past four, Saturday afternoon, July 6th. wss NOTICE TO RETAILERS OF SUGAR Boarding Houses, Hotels, Camps, etc Retailers, hotels, boarding houses, tnust have license to either purchase or sell sugar. I have a wire from the Food Administration at Raleigh stat ing that blanks have been mailed for this purpose. Be sure to secure your license by July 15, or you will not be able to buy any sugar before January 1. Thos. H. Shipman, Chairman Food Administration Transylvania County. -wss- HOW’S THIS FOR PATRIOTISM? B. J. Wilson, 79 years of age has been hanlding the cradle in the har vest field and doing many other kinds of heavy work in order to buy War Savings Stamps, etc. Some younger people might profit by his example. WILL BEGIN OPERATION LAST OF THIS WEEK Brevard’s new flour mill will be in operation by the last of this week. Wheat, corn and rye are the products to be fashioned for eating. Will Send Ships—Will Save Soldiere JUNIOR RED CRI^ TO HOLD MEETING The first meeting of the Brevard Junior Red Cross will take place in the local Red Cross work rooms at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning. Their work will be carried on un der the direction of Miss Lucy Bru- not and Miss Violet Henry. All members of the Junior organi zation who wish to do something to win the war are expected to be present. KEEPWEU In my last communication I stated that the people of Transylvania were to be congratulated upon the fact that their board of education, board of health and board of county com missioners, had taken such progres sive steps to safeguarde the health of every man, woman and child in the county. Dr. Cooper, of the State Board of Health at Raleigh, writes me, “I am enclosing a little synopsis of your work which was sent out to all of the papers in the State, a few days ago.” The following is the clipping from one of the papers: HEALTH AND HYGIENE “The little mountain county of Transylvania, lying! in the French Broad valley, through its county board of health has taken an ad vanced step for the promotion of the public health of its people. At a re cent meeting of the board the county health officer. Dr. C. W. Hunt, pre sented a number of regulations which were adopted. “For the protection of the health of the chHdren sanitary privies are ordered built and maintained at ev ery school house in the county ex cept those having connection with the sewer, these sanitary privies to be of. a fype approved by the state board of health. It was also ordered that the owner of each dwelling house not connected with a sewer if with in 300 feet of another dwelling house should erect and maintain a sanitary privy. “The members of the school com mittee in each district are constitut ed a special sanitary committee for their respective districts, and are given power to inspect all property and investigate conditions and report to the county board. Upon these committeemen is also laid the duty of reporting to the county health officer any of the reportable diseases which may occur in the committee men’s district. Through this method the county is expected to overcome some of the difficulties that have been experienced in securing prompt reports on contagious diseases. “Vaccination against smallpox is made a requirement for children en tering school, as well as for all teachers in the county.” I hope that all the people will aid me in preventing disease. I will on ly ask them to do that which is for their own benefit. Their aid in en forcing their own health laws—laws made for their benefit alone, laws to prevent disease, laws to save thou sands of dollars in preventing sick ness, laws to prevent disease and death. While I write the memory of a cer tain spot is forced upon my mind, where preventable sickness will rav age the community this summer, where their now blooming little bab ies will die from fever and summer complaints, w^here the grown people will suffer long and expensive cases of fever, all of the sick suffering greatly and many dying. Yes, I said preventable disease. All of the above mentioned sickness will be caused by want of proper sanita- tiyi and drainage, by foul premises, hog pens, privies, and flies. Furnish the filthy surroundings and the flies will do the rest. Yours truly, C. W. Hunt, Town and County Health officer. CAMPAIGN IS NOT ENDED YEiT. DON’T LET UP -wss- ROUND UP IDLERS The rounding up of idlers began July 1. Brevard and Transylvania county may possess a few of these indifferents, but they are few in deed. It is almost impossible to ob tain help in anything for every man has his hands full already. Every vocation is suffering more or less for lack of help. Every man, young or old, must be a producer if he is pos sessed of physical ability. WAR WORK wrm THE LADIES The two Book Clubs in Brevard, consisting of thirty-four members, have been active in the Red Cross work, having contributed $183.82 to various war causes, and bought $6,- 925.00 worth of Liberty Bonds and $130.00 worth of War Savings. Stamps. It was from the membership of these two Clubs that the women were selected to serve on the women’s committee which helped to put through the Third Liberty Loan Drive and win the Honor Flag for Brevard. Mrs. .E. W. Blythe. -wss- CHEESE FACTORY TO OPEN AT PENROSE The equipment for the co-opera tive cheese factory at Penrose has arrived and D. R. Noland will begin installing the machinery immediate ly. The factory will begin opera-<< tion on Monday morning, July 15. Everybody is invited to attend the opening of the factory. W. E. Breese has offered to give $5.00 as a premium for the best dairy type cow brought to the fac tory on the opening day by any farmer in the cheese factory district. These cows will be judged by a com petent judge according to the dairy conformation quality and type. R. E. Lawrence, County Agent. DIEDINEPASSO Francis Preyer Porcher, who was well known in Brevard, having spent several summers at Glenn Cannon Farm with a relative, Mrs. Wm. John son, died in El Passo, Texas last week. Mr. Porcher was a son of Dr. and Mrs. Frances Peyer Porcher of Charleston, S. C., and at the time of his death was only about thirty-four years of age. Mr. Porcher, for some time, was a student under Dr. Schenck, now deceased, in the Biltmore Forestry school. After leaving Biltmore he went to New Mexico where he en gaged in Forestry work. His health gave way while there and he went to El Passo, or hear that place, on a ranch, where he spent several months. The deceased is survived by a wife, five sisters and one brother. BREVARD KtSTirUTE NOTES Prof. and Mrs. Trowbridge re turned on Monday from Lake Juna- luska, where they were in attendance upon the Misionary Conference held there last week. President Mohn of Sue Bennett Memorial School of London, Ky., was a recent visitor to the Institute. Miss Poindexter spent the week end with her aunt, in Asheville. A number of our students have entered for the last three weeks of the summer school. Last Friday night Miss Loler, a pupil of Miss Gray, gave a very lovely rendition of selections from “Anne of Green Gables,” with musi cal accompaniment. The occasion and was baptized by Rev\ L. Vaughn, is to be congratulated. wss NOTICE TO PERSONS HOLDING MORE SUGAR THAN ALLOWED A number of people have volun tarily called at my office giving me the amount of sugar they had on hand in excess' of what ‘the U. S. government allowed them to have. However, there are a number of people who have more sugar thaa they are allowed to have on hand and have not reported same. We have the names of several and in or der that there may be no trouble about the matter^ please call promplh ly and give your name and amotint of sugar you have on hand. Thos. H. Shipman, Chairman Food Administration Transylvania County. -wss- LIBRARY HOURS On and after July 4th the Library will be open daily (except Sunday) at 10:30, 12:30 4:30 and 6:30 p. n.