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VOL. XXIV
BREVARD, N. C» FRIDAY, April 11th, 1919
NUMBER IS
DEAIffliSS RECORD
OF SERVICE
Editor Brevard News:
Brevard and the neighboring coun
try moom the loss of a woman, who
in' her short span of life won an
abiding place in the affection and es
teem of all with whom she came in
contact and fEarticxilarly of those who
she nursed and comforted' in their
suiferings. Measured on the ground
Hiat “We live in deeds not years”
The subject of this article lived long,
so full was her life of deeds of mercy
MjM kindness, she gave a full measure
*^P^votion in every case she nursed.
Bs ■iras my good fortune as a physician
to be associated with Daisy Nicholson
from the beghming of her career as a
nurse, she posessed a high ‘quality of
intuition risiaig to any emergency that
presented itself but not at any time
trespassing upon the perogative of
the physician in attendence. Of her
it can be truly said that she was
“Faithful unto death.” She has left
for us a path to tread as she trod.
W, 3. WALLIS.
BIEDING & LOAN
Arosme the forces that have con
tributed most directly to the growth
of Brevard during l^e past ten years
there are none with results worthy
of mrifre clear recognition than those
which have stimulstted real estate
activity and increased the prosi»erity
of the citizens of the community. An
institution which has accomplished
both of these results in Brevard and
Transylvania is the Brevard Build
ing and Loan Association.
The Brevard Building and Loan
Association was organized in 1909.
At the end of the first six months
of its existence its assets were $600.
Now they are $75000.00 and to-day
there are 150 houses in this town
which would probably never have been
erected had their owners not been
shareholders in this association. These
buildings range in value from a four
room bungalow to one of the most
substantial business houses in Bre
vard.
Two hundred men and women of
the town and county are now mem
bers of the association and during the
last Liberty Loan Drrv'e the organ
ization paid out to these subscribers
$15000.00 to be used in the purchase
of Liberty Bonds.
The worth of the Building and Loan
Association to the financial develop
ment of this section can hardly be
overestimated, its value to the citi
zenship of the county is immeasurable
for owners of the land are loyal to
their possession. This organisation
is the crystalisation of the ideas on
civic improvement of A. M. Verdery,
the founder of the Brevard Building
and Loan Association, whose con
structive enthusiasm has achi^eved a
public service of pepetual merit.
CHEESEFACTORY
FOR TRANSYLVANIA
The farmers of the Selica section
have just completed getting up stock
for a cheese factory to be located at
Selica. The amount of stock subcrib-
ed is twelve hundred and fifty dol
lars. The factory will handle eggs
in connection with the cheese fac-
torv.
farmers are very enthusastic
ove^4he prospect of an early cash
Imarket for their farm products. The
Varniers realize that practically all
of the wood and lumber is cut out
of the section and they are going to'
have to look for more and different
money crops.
The factory will be organized as
soon as Mr. Noland, cheese specialist
from Washington, can come over
assist in the organization.
IN BASE HOSPITAL
Aaron Wilson has returned froi
Columbia, S. C., where he went
visit his son, Monroe Wilson, whc
in the base hospital at Camp Jacli]
suitci’ir-C froni the cfFecls of si
nel wounds. The young man’s j
er states that , the hospital at
Jackson is a model in every pa^
and he seems confident that^
is receiving the best of
We hope for the young man
recovery.
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THOSE TRIUMPHAL GERMAN HEt^METS
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WHATI&BOME DQk
onstrationwOrk?
Lula M. Cassidy, Home Dem. Agent
Eighry-flve iSionsand German helmets, captured by allied troops in Coblenz, are to be awarded as prizes bj
fedei'al district «onimittoes is the Victory Liberty Loan campaign. They will be given to Victory note salesmen mak
tug the best selling records ami school children writing the best essays on the loan. In the picture shown above, takei
on the Treasury steps in Wnsliington, are shown tYjink R. Wilson, director of publicity (left), aud Lewis B. Franklin
dinecCor of War Loan Organization (right), Wilson createtl a panic in the hoiiuet iinirlcet by buying the entire 85,00«
alh:tinent from the War Deim-tment for $L It cost the German government more Uu'jn 'iiat amount to manufactur
ea<*h one of the helmets.
These helmets were a spsecial supply Iveld in i*«wrve f«c a triumphal entry into Paris, Eventually they arriv«
there by freight.
HOME DEMONSTRA
TION AGENT ARRIVES
Mi.ss Lula Cassidy arrived in Bre
vard to begin the Home Demonstra
tion Work in Transylvania. Miss
Cassidy is a native of Scotland
county and a graduate of the State
Normal at Greensboro where she
did special work in domestic science
and home economics. She has had
six years experience in this kind of
work and comes with the best of re
cords of work accomplished from the
counties where she has worked.
Miss Cassidy will have her office in
the U. D. C. building on the corner of
the court house square and will make
this the headquarters of the v;omen
of the county and to\ra.
The people of Transylvania are es
pecially fortunate in securing the
services of Miss Cassidy, as she is
considered by the stats leaders one
of the most efficient v/oman workers
in the State. Her work while in Samp
son and Orange counties is consider
ed to be the very best work done in
the state by any home demonstration
agent. The community work in these
two counties done under her direc
tion has been given to the other work
ers of the State as a model and as an
inspiration to greater work.
Following the practice that has
proven the best in other counties of
the state. Miss Cassidy plans to or
ganize six or eight communities into
clubs and work thru these to reach
the people of the community and
other communities.
TANNERY WILL
SOON BE FINISHED
Work on the Transylvania Tanning
plant is going forward without delay,
building will be ready in a few
for the installation of the
lery. The new plant is to bo
m v/ith the latest and most mod
Bratus used in the manufacture
;ier. Contractor Kilpatrick has
of over one hunderd hands
I'j' the construction of the
jins call for its com-
^hort time.
ALLISON MARRIED
——* •
land Mrs. Eugene Allison,
married last week at Siler
\e guests of Lieut. Allison’s
[rs.* W. H. Allison. Mrs.
before her marriage. Miss
^be of Siler City and made
is here while the guest of
Allison last summer,
ison' -recently returned
FAVORS EASTER ALL
DAY SINGING
To the Good People of the County:—
It has been a long time since the
people have had an opportunity of
meeting together and greeting tiieir
old friends and make new ones.
In addition the musical people of
the County have not had a gathering
for many years and it is time to re
new the interest of all in the value
of music to the community.
I v/ant to ask that all lovers of good
music and friendship and brotherhood
meet at the Brevard Institute on Eas
ter Sunday and enjoy an old time, old
fashioned All Day Singing with din
ner on the ground.
Lets all get together on that day
and renew the acquaintance of days
long* past and teach our young people
what class and choir singing is.
'fhis is but the beginning of a re
vival of singing in this County and v/g
can soon establish a choir in every
church and community and put Tran
sylvania in the front rank of all the
Mountain Counties and let our prize
choir take the prize wherever they go.
Let every one come to the Institu
te on Easter and lets have a “Victory
Service of Songs” we can serve the
Lord in this manner and encourage
the young people to go to church.
Respectfully
M. J. ORR
AGAINST EASTER
ALL DAY SINGING
FROM THE LONE
STAR STATE.
Editor of Brevard News:
Will you please give me space in
your paper for a few lines from the
Lone Star State. I wish to thank
some relatives and friends for send-
ing*me your paper. I appreciate it
very much. I noticed a very inter
esting article in two papers, from
aiy nephew, T. C. Henderson, which
I was delighted to read.. Come again
T. C. '
Well, we are having some fine rains
this spring and the gardens are just
looking fine. We have been getting
onions, mustard, lettuce, and turnips
out of our garden now for some time.
Wheat and oats are looking fine, com
is just up, some just coming up, the
grass is pretty and green and the
co’v,'s are doing well. We are selling
a good, deal of milk, butter and eggs.,
Tho’ttcnds of soldier boys are re
turning home. Their mothers, fathers
brothers, sisters, wives and children
all meet the trains to welcome them
home.
Well; I must close for I fear that
I am making my first letter too long.
^ Mrs. J. A. MILLER
Sherman, Tex.
Editor Brevard News:
In-as-much as Mr. Breese, present
Mayor of Brevard, through your
columns has invited the chairs of the
various churches of the county to
come together on Easter Sunday for
an all day song service, dinner on
the ground and a good time generally.
May I express my disapproval of such
on the Sabbath day?.
I feel quite sure that Mr. Breese
would not have made this appeal for
I a general one of the county if he had
I been informed of the Baptist move-
i ment of our State Board. Brother
i Walter N. Johnson has arranged for
the month of April for 'a State-wide
mission drive. The Sabbath is the
pday for our services to lay the im-
I portant matter of missions on the
! hearts of the people trying to get the
j true vision before the Christian people
I and each Sabbath in April will count
I much in carrying out this program,
j so I wish to urge every Baptist Choir
(in the cdunty to be loyal to their
! churches in helping to make the mis-
■ sion drive a success. Surely if the
people are reading' the papers it is
high time fo"" them to be true and
I loyal to their God, when this world
jhas witnessed such a slaughter of
i men and at the present time the Hel
lish spirit is moving over the land
throi^h the Bolshevism movement.
Christian singers let us stay at our
home churches and fill our churches
with as much spiritual uplift and
attractiveness as we can with our
voices. It will be a great inspiration
to the pastor in helping him to give
his flock the true vision of the un
saved multitudes in the heathen lands.
And now Mr. Breese if the Epis
copal choir can no longer thrill your
soul and satisfy your appetite for
good songs, let me beg of you to ac
cept a cordial invitation over to the
Baptist church and hear the Brother
Baptist Pastor and his choir Easter
service, then go home and read pray
erfully and meditatively Second Tim
othy 3rd chapter and I feel that you
will be helped with the Easter service.
C. C. DUCKWORTH, Selica
m FILUON TRIO
On Friday evening the Fillion Trio
.made its first appearence here. Del-
'r?h:ns Ililr.iors, singer; Ferdinand Fil-
ilibn, v^nlinist; and Mrs. Ferdinand
j Pillion, pianist, who composed the
trio, made a pleasing impression by
their rendition of songs and instru
mental numbers. This recital WM.the
concluding number in the Lyceum'
Course put on during the winter by
the Betterment Association.
Many people asking doubtless
just what “Home Demonstration
Work” is, and why it fs. This article
is to answer these two questions, in
part, at least.
Six years ago, I was employed by
the Board of Education of Sampson
Co. to supervise and assist in build
ing up the rural school system of that
ccTanty. When I inquired of the State
Department of Education and the
County Board of Education what my
duties were, I was bidden to go out in
to the field and do whatever my hands
found to do. I was instructed to
study the rural school system to see
wherein it could be adapted more dir
ectly to the practical needs of the
community and the home. It requir
ed i\o great while to realize that
one of the many needs was to edu
cate the boys and girls for the prac
tical problems of life and living, be
cause that educational ideal which
fails to go out into the homes and
fields to deal with the fortunes of the
people is a false ideal. So the con
viction grew upon me that we should
adapt our course ef study to the e^
ery day needs of our people.
It is this conviction that we need
to develop a new type of rural school,
one that shall make larger use of
learning from things and from doing
things that has induced me to turn
from the school room work to pro
mote the club work among the girls
and boys, believing that the genius
of rural education is making its de
but under the auspices of the club
work.
The Home Demonstration work
holds sereval lines of developm.ent for
the girls. Gardening and canning is
only one phase of club work, as will
easily be seen from the tenative pro
gram which is appended to this arti
cle. It is a very effective means of
vitalizing the regular school course
of study. The knowledge of agri
culture acquired in school finds ex
pression in the gardening program of
the club. The girl’s knowledge of
arithmetic finds practical application
in the keeping of her yearly record
book. She is also encouraged to write
a history of her year’s work, thus
applying her knowledge of English
and developing her power of expres
sion. A girl who has done a year’s
work in a club psually evinces nev/
interest in her school work. She al
so finds new pleasure in home mak
ing, too, for it arouses her home
making instinct and quickens her
pride and pleasure in improving her
surroundings. The grov/ing, canning
and marketing of her crop develops
her intiative and self reliance, two of
the most essential qualities in the
growing of a useful type of woman
hood. Finally, when at the end of a
successful year’s work she has a little
bank account of her own earnings,
she begins to appreciate the value of
a dollar, for she cannot find it in her
heart to frivol away the little sum
which represents her own toil and
endeavor, as she would be desposed to
do, perhaps, with the money given
to her. There are quite a number of
girls in the colleges of North Caro-
t lina today as a result of the money
and inspiration v;hich came to them
thru their club activities.
And right here I am reminded to
tell the story of one of my club girls
last year, who had the courage to
borrow money from a bank and buy
a thousand tin cans and a canner of
her own, when many others feared
to invest money in even a hundred
cans, because of the high price of
cans at the time Mary Barbee filled
her thousand cans to the last one, and
when she finished marketing th»m, it
seemed as if her heart would break
with pride and hope, as she exclaim
ed, “Now, Miss Cassidey, I have
enough money with v/hat I saved last
year to go to the Normal College after
Christmas.”
Herewith, is given the general pro^
gram of work contemplated in girl’s
clubs. In a few days I shall give a
forecast of the work in- women’s
clubs. The program of both are sub
ject to adaptation to 1ocl.‘ conditions,
and it is my purpose to introduce, also
features of social and recreational
value at eVery meeting.
' Program of Year's Work with Girls.
i. Sewing and basketry.
a. Simple sewing*
b. Home millinery.^ *
MISS DAISY NICHOL-
SON BURffiD FRIDAY
Thie funeral of Miss Daisy Nidio)>
son, who died last Thursday momins
of influenza-pneumonia, was held in
the Methodist Church, o^ which she
was a member, on Friday afternoon.
The services in the church yreite con
ducted by Rev. W. E. Poovey asd
Rev. J. R. Hay and concluded in the
GiUespie Cemetery where the body
w'as laid to rest.
Miss Daisy Nicholson was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Nich
olson of Brevard, and with her poss>
ing one of the most inspiring iwrson*
alities of the town has gone on. She-
added to her professional e^jaipment
as a trained nurse a tact and under
standing sympathy for v.iiich she was
highly esteemed by the physicians
of the county as she was beloved by
her patients. During the receirt in
fluenza outbreak she gave herself un
sparingly to the relief of the sufferers
until at length she too fell a victim
to the palady, an irreparable loss to
the community as well as to the im
mediate ‘ chrcle of her family and
friends. Her days were a rare ex
pression of helpfulness, and she laid
down her life a sacrifice to unselfish
service.
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MOBILE SCHOOL AT WAYNES-
VILLE
/A
Editor Brevard News: .
Will you allow space for a few
words about our Mobile School held
at the Baptist Church at Waynesville,
which began March 31st and lasted to
April 4th.
We met a noble' pastor and noble'
people who entertained us royally. ’
The faculty had been selected and
trained at Greensboro. They aquitted
themselves with honors.
Some of the Transylvania folks
may want to know what the Mobil« j
Schools are for.
They are directed by the Staio
Board of Missions. The faculties ar«>
volunteers who have been trained a?
previous Mobile Schools. The school!
at Waynesville furnished faculties fi''
five Mobile Schools to be held July 21
to 25.
The Transylvania and Carolina As
sociation will have their school at
Fruitland. I want to urge every
preacher, Sunday School Superintend
ent, teacher and worker to attend.
Brethern let us try to do something
worth while for the Lord. Let all the
Churches get into the One Missionary
Drive this month. See that every
member has an opportunity to do
something.
God bless and save our people.
A. J. MANLY
MR. MINER HAS A NEW BOAT
Transylvania’s Champion Fisher
man is ready for the summer. J. J.
Miner,^ who holds the fishing record
in this county, has a new boat made
after one of his ov/n designs. It i?
about twenty feet long, is motor pro
pelled and is equipped fore and aft
with a fluttermill attachment which
will greatly facilitate the speed of the
new craft. Mr. Miner says that his
boat will make twenty miles an hour
dov.n stream and ten miles an hour
upstream. It has been suggested that
lie name his nev/ boat Sylvacanoe.
c. Pinencedle, raffia and other
baskets.
II. Home Nursing.
a. Bathing and dressing patient;
changing bed linen, etc.
b. Cooking for the sick.
III. Cooking.
a. Food values and needs of the
human system.
b. Bread making and other cook
ery.
c. Fireless cooker demonstration.
Iceless refrigerator.
IV. Gardening.
a. Planting for home-use; plant
ing for market. _ •
b. Cultivation and plant diseases.
V. Canning for Home and Market.
a. Simple canning processes. C!oifi-
mercial standards.
b. Brining a:nd fermentation of
vegetables.
c. Drying fruits .and vegetables^
Maldng presrves, marmalades,
jeL^ etc. , ,
VI. Marketii^ and. Record
a. Business nietliods in
b. Keeping^ apcoui^ts. ' -
Writing history of work.