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VOLUME XXV
BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920.
NUMBER IK
COM. SHIPMAN’S CAKLOAD TROUT FOR
AGED MOTHER DIES
Mr. M. L. Shipman, Commissioner
riSGAH NAT. FOREST
A special car from the bureau of
of Labor and Printing, received a fisheries, Washinerton, D. C. will ar-
long distance message from Hender- ^ rive in Asheville this aftcrnon on
sonville this morning advising him of ^number 11 for Pisgah National for-
the sudden death of his mother at, est with 95,000 trout for planting in
her country home ten miles ' from j Davidson river, Mills river and Look-
that place last night. No particulars ing Glass creek,
were given, the only information be-1 There will be approximately 80,000
ing that she suddenly became ill on rainbow trout and 15,000 brook trout
Friday morning and passed away on, The car will be sent to Pisgah Forest
the evening of the same day. Mrs. | station near Brevard and there at-
Shipman was past seventy years of tached to the logging train to be
age and had been in feeble health for sent up in the forest as near to the
a number of years. But her death j point v.here the planting is to take
came as a great surprise to Mr. Ship-1 place as possible. “Planting Trout in
man who received a letter from his; Figah National Forest by the Bureau
old home a few days ago stating that j of Fisheries of the United States Gov
his mother was well as usual. | ernnient,” will no doubt be the title
The condition of Mrs. M. L. Ship- ';of a picture that will be shown in
man, who is yet very sick with in- the Pathe Review. This picture will
fluenza and other complications,: be made by Chas. Charlton who will
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will not permit Mr. Shipman to leave go to Pisgah National forest this af-
home and he may be unable to at- ^ ternoon and accompany Ranger O’-
tend his mother’s funeral. He has ■■ Kelly, who will have charge of the
only partially recovered from a very ceremonies ofplantmg the trout in
severe attack of influenza himself these streams.
and is advised by hi.s physician that | Mr. Charlton stated to Mr. McDuf-
I
it would be cxccedintrly danjxcrous fie of the Board of Trade yesterday
to undertake a long t’.resome trip that he had already been praying for
durmg this cold weather, which is good weather WodnesJay in order
report'll a;; beinjr very severe in the to get the best li~ht possible to show
mountains.—Raleigh Evening Times, this very interesting feature. Mr.
March 6, 1920. j<^harlton stated that he is constantly
— { running on features of unusual inter
est in the mountains and wishes h§
might stay here the year round, but
epecially during the time trout bite
The Heart of Prayer. good in the springtime.—Asheville
Mere wortL-^ do not make prayer. The Citizen. March 9, 1920.
repo;;tintr of forms of petition, how-1
ev'cr eloquently uttered is not pray
ing; unless our very heart goes into
!
our fv.rni of words, born on faiths j
wmu.:'. r.nd pressing to God’s feet;; Your attention is called to the
we do not roally pray. There must fact that Transylvania County is en-
be fire-
on the
Tfffi PRAYER CORNER
NOTICE EX-SOLDIERS
the fire of love, glowing up- titled to $143 to be distributed to ex-
rolden altar of the heart.
A PRAYER
service men v.ho may desire further
education. These scholarships may
Our Heavenly Father, we invoke be given in a business college, in
Thy blessings upon all who need correspondence courses provided by
Thee, and who are groping after the United Y. .M. C. A. schools, or
Thee, if haply they may find Thee, j in short term courses at the State
Be gracious to those who bear the College or elsewhere and may cover
sins of others, who are vexed by the ^ tuition, board and text-books; but
wrong (loinrr and selfishness of those must not exceed S200 each or the
near and ;k'ar to them, and reveal county allotment,
to t’seni the idory of their fellowship i Any and all ex-service men who
with the sulT(?rings of Christ. j may be interested m the aforesaid
Erood in tenderness over the scholarships will please make it
hearts of the anxious, the miserable, known by calling at the office of the
the viclin..' of phantasmal fears, and Superintendent of Public Instruc-
morbid imaginings. j tion, or by a letter to said office.
Redeem from slavery the men and I am exceedingly ainxious that we
women v.ho have yielded to degrad- take advantage of all the opportuni-
ing habits. Put Thy Spirit within j ties offered us in order that we may
them, that they may rise up in shame ’ derive the greatest possible benefit
and sorrow and make confession to . for our county and its citizens.
Thee. “So brutish was I and ignor
ant I was as a beast before Thee.”
And then let them have the glad as
surance that Thou are with them, the
secret of all good, the promise and
potency of better things.”
Console with Thy large consola
tion those v.ho mourn for their loved
dead, who count the empty places,
and long for the sound of a voice
that is still. Inspire them with the
firm conviction that the dead are safe
in Thy keeping, nay, that they are
not dead, but live unto Thee.
Give to all sorrowing ones a gar
land for^shes, the oil of joy for
mourning, and the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness. Remem
ber for good all who are perplexed
with the mysteries of existence and
who grieve because the world is so
sad and unintelligible. Teach them
that Thy hand is on the helm of af
fairs, that Thou dost guide Thine
own world ,and canst change every
dark cloud into bright sunshine. In
this faith let them rest and in this
faith let them live.
These blessings we ask in the name
of our Lord and Saviotir, Jesus
Christ, Amen. C. .D. C.
Very truly yours,
A. F. MITCHELL, Co. Supt Pub.
Instruction.
O. L. ERWIN SELLS HALF-INTER
EST IN ROSMAN STORE
J. W. Glazener has bought one
half interest in the O. L. Erwin Store
at Rosman and assumed management
of the same on March 5th. The
style of the new firm will be J. W.
Glazener & Co.
Mr. Glazener is well-knov.'n all
over the County and especially in the
Rosman section. He is a splendid
business man and it goes without
saying that he will be successful in
his new undertaking.
NEW SODA FOUNTAIN
The Davis-Walker Drug Co. is
getting ready for the summer rush
by the installation of a new soda
fountain. This drug store has the
reputation of being one of the most
up-to-date country town store to be
found, and Mr. Walker, the manager,
is determined to keep it above the
average.
GIRI2CAMPAT
LAKmiRFIELD
The new girls camp at Lake Fair
field is an assured fact. Engineer
Morrow is at the lake making plans
and preparations for pushing the
work so that everything will be ready
for opening up this summer if pos
sible. As the lake is already there
it would seem that the necessary
buildings and accommodations for
the girls and their instructresses
would be eaily erected within the
given time and enable the camp to
open on July first.
Miss Margery Harrison of Hood
College, Maryland has had charge of
all the arrangements and spent sev
eral months in selecting a suitable
site for this camp, having travelled
practically all over our mountain
section before fiadlly deciding upon
Lake Fairfttld^^The camp as at
present ouviipd will have accommo
dations one hundred girls and
their teacnlrs.
There will be one large administra
tion building containing office and
quarters for the executive staff, and
a second building for kitchen, dining
hall and storage purposes. The girls
quarters will consist of rustic shacks
instead of the usual tents, each shack
to accommodate four girls and be
fitted with hinged shucters on two
sides, so that the hut may be protec
ted in bad weather and in good
weather allow an abundant supply of
fresh air to enter thru the screen
wire windows. There will be an ex
tensive recreation field, tennis and
basketball courts, while Lake Fair
field will afford abundant opportun
ity for bathing and boating. Alto
gether the spot selected makes an
ideal place for a girls summer camp
and we congratulate the College and
Miss Harrison and wish them the
large success they deserve.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Sunday, March 14th, 1920
Davidson River
The situation is such now that it
would seem perfectly safe to resume
regular church services next Sunday.
There will be no Sunday School. The
church service of one hour will Ue
all until further notice—service at
3:30 P. M.
Brevard
Regular Church and Sunday
School at the usual hour.
JOHN R. HAY, Pastor.
COMMUNITY FAIR ORGANIZED
On Friday, March 5th a Commun
ity Fair Association was organized
by County Agent Lawrence and the
following officers chosen:
Coleman Owen,president.
Lemand ^ndyK, Vice-Pres.
Warren FfeMr, Sec. and Treas.
The associfftion will get out a cat
alogue right away. The-date of the
fair has not been set, but it will be
some time in October before the
Asheville Apple Show and the Ra
leigh State Fair..
A NEW CATERPILLAR TRACTOR
Mr. Henry Carrier has been exhib
iting to Transylvania a new farm
tractor which has many unique and
original features.
It is low and squat like a turtle
and has al^o that amiphibious bull-
and sticktoitive-
g to the steepest
pull an enormous
a little fellow. An
other advantage is its ability to
turn in an amazingly small amount
of space. Its low price, easy upkeep
^nd small running expenses recom
mend it to the thrifty farmer. See
Henry about it.
dog tenacity
ness. It wi
mountain sid
load for sue
BARACA-PHIUTHEA
TO MEET IN WILSON
A meeting has been called by the
North Carolina Baraca-Philathea ex
ecutive committe for March 14 in
Wilson, N. C. At this meeting the
date will be set for the annual con
vention to be held this year in Wilson
a program committe appointed and
other plans made for making this the
most successful convention ever held
during the past ten years, this being
the 11th convention to be held in
the union. Baracas and Philatheas
and the people of Wilson are very
enthusiastic over the coming conven
tion and already have a number of
committees appointed. They are
looking forward to it v^rith much in
terest and enthuo'a^m.
One feature that makes the conven
tion of special interest to Wilson is
the fact that the first Philathea class
in North Carolina and even in the
south was organized in Wilson, N.
C., and to the Philatheas especially
it will be a sort of “home-coming”
convention.
The work of the Baracas and Phil
atheas the past year has been filled
with many splendid achievements
and their reports show a remarkable
list of things being done for the up
building of their Sunday schools,
churches, and for the good of their
fellowmen..
THE EDUCATIONAL
RALLY CALLED OFF
The program committee for the
Educational Rally planned for April
2nd, has decided it is best to aban
don the idea of having the Rally,
since two of our largest schools have
had to close on account of epidemics
of influenza and other contagious
diseases.
The work in all the schools has been
so crippled by the influenza the
committee feel that the pupils can
not give the time to this, necessary
to make it a success, and complete
the course of study required for
promotion.
To those pupils who have worked
in preparing the contests we hope
you can ute the recitations at the
close of your school. We also trust
that the people of the county may
have the privilege of hearing Supt.
Brooks in the near future.
HATTIE AIKEN,
Chm. Program Committee.
COL. EVERETT BUYS BEST ANI
MAL EXHIBITED
SCHOOL CLOSED
AT PENROSE
Owing to influenza conditions this
public school has been closed after
running only five and one half
months instead of eight months as
contracted for. One of the teachers
informed the P^ew* representative
that they had only been paid for five
and one half months and that the
closing of the schools v/ould work a
great hardship upon them. It is too
late in the season for them to get
other schools and after the teachers
have been to the expense of a sum
mer school, railroad fare and outfit
to their teaching point, and then the
allotted term it not filled, it seems
to us that the county should pay
them for at least half the unexpired
term. If the school law does not al
low this, then let us have a new law
made to meet the situation.
Good school’ teachers are a most
important asset to the state, and we
should do all in our power to guaran
tee to them their salaries for the en
tire term even if broken into by epi
demics or other unforseen circum
stances. Teachers and preachers
should be the best paid of all the ser
vants of the state; what the next gen
eration will be depends largely upon !
what kind of ^eachers and preachers
we now have. J They ajpe molding the
minds of our thi}dvi^ and are train
ing them phisi^ly, mentally and
morally. E^^if we haven’t had as
good an ediRation as we could have
wished, let us see to it that our child
ren have the very best that it is pos
sible to give them. Its just like put
ting money in the bank. It has been
estimated that a good education is
%
worth at least fifty thousand dollars
to the average boy or girl. Let us
pay the best salaries possible to our
preachers anil teachers and thus get
the best mer. and v;omen who won’t
have to stint and scrape and squeeze
every nickel until the eagle is choked
to death, but let them have every
comfort consistent with true econo
my; plenty of good v/holesome food,
a eood home, a substantial supply of
good books, newspapers and maga
zines, so that they may absorb and be
fully furnished, to give out again to
the inquiring minds they come in con- j
tact with in their daily duties. By so
doing we shall be building our homes :
county, state and nation on a sure '
foundation. We shall be training
i
and graduating the very best types '
of educated Christian men and wo-
men. j
HOWIMAN-
AGE MY HENS
By Ernest H. Norwood
I have been keeping fowls more
or less for the past thirty years.
They arc a kind of hobby or recrea
tion with me. I have made friends
with them from the time they were
babies, have studied their ways and
wants and have got them so that they
talk to me and 1 understand what
they are trying to say. Mostevery-
one who keeps hens knows that when
a hen goes around “singing” she will
soon be laying. But they (like our
selves) are not always in a singings
mood. They feel “scrappy” some
times and manage to let the other
fellow know it.
Peace Treaties have no weight in
the Poultry Republic; with them it
is the survival of the strongest and
after the first battle, the “boss”
merely has to speak the word and
the whipped one quietly relinquishes
the dainty morsel he or she is pick
ing at and gets out of the way in a
hurry.
Now is a good time to start hatch
ing chicks. I use a fifty egg incu
bator made of sheet iron so that it
is perfectly fire-proof, and in case of
anything going wrong with the batch
the loss is not so great and another
reason for using small incubators is
that you can get fresher eggs. One
of the prime niKcssities of a good
hatch is fresh e»gs—not ovw a week
old and the frasher the^aetter. Be
fertilfe. Not over
rooste^ will give good
old hens mated
rooster will pro-
FIRE ALARM DISTURBS SUNDAY
SERVICES
Col. R. W. Everett and his head
herdsman, Walter Raynor, attended
the Short Horn Congress recently at
Chicago. The best cow exhibited
at the grounds among a class of 300
was bought for $3,500 by Mr. Ever
ett; this price beingJfie highest paid
for any animal exMoited at the Con
gress. This cofv^as shipped to Col.
Everett’s farml' near Pisgah Forest.
It is certainly gratifying to note that j
the best cow exhibited came south |
and to Transylvania County. Mr. j
Everett has one of the best herds in
the South and contemplates exhibit
ing at all the large fairs this fall.
METHODIST CHURCH
The regular services will be held
at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning.
Sunday School at 9:45 a., m.
Preaching at 10:55 a. m.
Preaching at 7:30 . m.
Unless for special reasons it is
necesary to close again all the ac
customed services will be held here
after.
H. L. POWELL, Pastor.
The tolling of the Brevard fire bell
just towards the close of the Sunday
morning services at the churches fill
ed v.'ith apprcinciir.icn most of the
worshippers, many of v.hom did not
even wait for the benediction but
rushed off to se^' if j/t were their
home in flames.
The cause ofj»fne alarm was a
chimney on fire in the Shipman home
to the west of town. The truck was
not taken out and when fire chief
Bronifield arrived with extinguishers'
the flames had died down and only
a volume of smoke poured from the
stack. Fortunately the building had
a metal roof, so no damage was done.
$800.00 FOR PAIR OF MULES
Probably the highest price ever
paid for a pair of mules in Transyl
vania County was that paid to A. L.
Allison by J. W. Duckworth last
w^eek. The price paid for these fine
black mules was $800.00. But that
“aint nothing.” Mr. Duckworth ex
pects to sell them for $i200.00 as
soon as he can take them to Ander
son, S. C.
sure the eggs
ten hens to a
results. Two
to a one yeari
duco strong and healthy chicks.
Never set pullet's eggs. A basement
make a good place in which to set
your incubator; keep it out of
draughts.
When the chicks hatch I put them
in home-made brooder-boxes. These
are fourteen inches square inside
and six inches deep. They have a
good tight bottom and for a top a
frame of laths on which is tacked a
piece of sheeting. This sheeting is
left baggy so that it will settle down
upon the backs of the little chicks.
The frame of this sheeting is sup
ported by four small nails tacked to
the sides of the box about four in
ches from the bottom; this height
m.ust be regulated according to the
size of the chicks. Have the frame
fit loosely so that you can take it out
readily. In the front of the brood-
er-box cut a hole large enough for
the chicks to go in and out—say 2%
inches wide and 3 Va inches high,
and for a door use a piece of heavy
galvanized wire netting three or four
mesh to the inch, such as is used for
com cribs etc. Bend a piece of tin
to make a groove for this door to
slide in. Make three quilt pads of
cotton batting for blankets to keep
the chicks warm. In very cold
weather they will need all three.
Have the quilt the same size as the
lath frame, which holds the sheet.
Put from twenty to twenty-five
chicks in a brooder. It will take at
least twenty to generate enought
heat to keep them warm. Cut a
piece of roofing felt to fit ths bot
tom of the brooder and spread saw
dust on bran half an inch deep. This
helps to keep the chicks warm and
absorbs any moisture. Clean the
brooder out every three days. You
can’t raise healthy chicks in a foul
smelling brooder. Have two sets of
sheets and quilts so that one set can
be sunning while the other is in use.
I find that a table with an eight
inch board nailed all round it makes
a very convenient place on which
to have the brooder lor the first few
weeks. You can feed, water and
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