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VOLUME XXV
BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY. APRIL 23rd, 1920.
PRESBYTERIAN PROGRESSIVE i COS PAXTON REFUSES TO RUN
PROGRAM: , 1 FOR RE-ELECTION;
The “Progressive Program” of the
Brevard and Davidson River Pres
byterian Churcbcs is on in full blast
this week. For a month or more
preparation has been made by pastor
and people. Mr. T. H. Shipman
was elected congregational manager
for the Brevard Church and Mr. J.
A. Miller for Davidson River. Each
appointed a strong committee of can-
canvassers to assist him in reaching
every member in both churches; a
pledge for current expenses and for
Benevolence i s sought from cach
member for the year ending, April,
1921.
Last Sunday there was a most in
teresting program in each church.
In Brevard, Messrs. Blythe, Riley,
and Sinard made splendid addresses,
and at Davidson River, Messrs. Gash,
Broswell, Harris, and Miller did like
wise. After the service the Com
mittees of canvassers received their
charges and lists of names. The
canvass began at once and will close
with next Sunday. The two churches
made such splendid reports for the
past year that all are confident this
year’s much larger goal will be reach
ed. The i)ro.uram of which this
year’s canvass is a part is called
“Progressive” because it gets big
ger and goes further each year. A
half-million dollars is added to the
goal each year; this is the third year
of the program. If this year’s goal
is reached the Southern Presbyterian
will give an average of $10.98 per
capita for Bonevolenses. Of course
all local expenses are separate from
this.
Candidates Coming Forth For Demo*
cratic Nomination in Large
Numbers.
JUST OR UNJUST:
Editor Brevard News: ■'
If you viill allow me space in your
paper, I \vould like to speak a few
words in regard to the just distri
bution of the money collected for the
purpose of maintaining our present
public roads.
It is true that we cannot build
good roads all over the County at
present, but there is sufficient money
collected from property owners and
road subjects, if it were justly and
properly proportioned to the diflfer-
eht roads of Brevard Township to
maintain the roads w'e have.
The road leading from North
Brevard by way of Deer Park, Beech
Nut, The Neill Place and the Morris
place and known as the Old Asheville
road, has had practically no work
done on it for the past two years.
It is true that the road has been drag-
ed several times during this ,time,
but what does draging amount to
where there is no drainage? The
side ditches are ractically all filled
up anti in r.^any places the center of
the road is lower than where the
ditches should be. The only drain
age the i*oad has in many places, is
the wagon routes and in a number of
places the v.ater has cut diagonally
across the road, washed out gullies
that make it disagreeable for wag
oners and practically impossible for
automobiles and trucks.
It is rumored that some of the
County Roa'l O.'Ticials have made the
statement that when the road lead
ing from Brevard to the Henderson
County line is completed, that the
upper I’oad (The Old Asheville Road)
Will only be a by-road. It is true
in one sense that it is only a by-road,
but if it is not worked out it will not
be a by-road. It will be a has-been
road. There has been a petition
sent to the Board of County Road
Commi3.;ioners asking them to put
the convict on this road and put it
in fair condition as far as Robert
Patton’s anyway, but so far they
have not responded to the demand
of the people of this settlement.. If
the money that is collected from
property owners and road subjects
for the purpose of maintaining the
roads was justly proportioned out
we v.'ould not have to even ask for
the convicts to be put on this road
But instead it only gets a very small
per cei'.t. of what justly belongs to
it and the rest of the money is spent
on a somewhat more popular road,
which the citizens of the surround
ing county know what this is.
In conclusion I v/ish to say to the
Board of County Commissioners, “Do
Puto Others As You Would Have
Others Do Unto You”. If you
think you are doing the tax payers
of this neighborhood right by taking
the money that rightfully belongs on
this r^ad and spending it on a more
favorite road, that is for you to say.
But if you feel as though you have
Transylvania County politics is
fast becoming the topic of the day.
There are a number of candidates
for the various offices announced in
another column, they are:
Eugene H. Duckworth and T. J.
Wilson for Register of Deeds;
“Toode” Stamry for Constable; Cole
man Gallov/ay, for Representative;
Ecl:cl Simiiis, E. J. Whitmire and M.
W. Galloway for Sheriff and Tax-
collecteor. It is rumored, on good
authority, that Ralph R. Fisher'^will
seek the Republican nomination for
representative and while Grady Kil
patrick is as silent as the “Sphinx”
iiis many friends are urging him to
seek re-election on his record
of efficiency as Register of Deeds.
There is a rumor that C. K. Osborne
and C. F. Woodfin will seek re-elec
tion and it is hoped by a ma
jority of the voters that they will
make the race on their wonderful
records of progressive achievement.
It is realized that the attitude of
Sheriff Paxton, in refusing to run
again, will have an appreciable bear
ing on the political situation in so
far as the race for Sheriff was con
cerned. Som.e hesitated in coming
out with him in the field. The News
is authorized to state positively that
Cos will not run for the office. He
is satisfied that it is due him and his
friends to make this announcement
definite that no one may hesitate by
reason of any part he might take for
re-election.
While aspirants for the office of
the Sheriff will be pleased, no doubt,
to know of Cos Paxton’s refusal to
run, the announcement will doubt
less be received with regret by those
who have given him the best of their
moral support especially by reason of
his unrelenting fight against the li
quor traffic in this county. The
manager of the News has frequently
commented on his splendid record,
and believes his record to be one that
will be difficult to duplicate by his
successor.
Among the aspirants to succeed
Cos Pdxton is “Eck” Simms, Vetern
of the 30th Division, and nicknamed
by that justly famous Division:
“Baby Simms”. Simms predicted to
a reporter of the News, that consid
ering the fact that he has been Tran
sylvania’s Deputy Sheriff, is well
educated, seeks the office on his
merits and promises to give all the
people an honest, upright and effi
cient sheriff, together with the fact
that he is not blessed with a large
amount of worldy goods and that
Transylvania has the opportunity of
becor.iing the fir.st county in the State
to elect a Vetern of the World War
to office; that he is practically sure
of being nominated and elected
Sherifi of Transylvania County.
“Eck” also predicts that he wyll be
the youngest Sheriff Transylvania
County has ever had. W. A. B.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
MacFie Drus^ Store Decorated.
The contract has been let for the
interior and exterior painting and ,
decorating of* MacFie Drug store, j
Walls and ceilings inside will be kal-
sominod, wood work cleaned and
varnished and evei’ything slicked up
ready for the summer season’s trade.
This firm is making quite a run on
Edison phonographs. A member of
the firm stated to a “News” reporter
that they were placing them all over
the county where they are fast be
coming the musical instrument of
the home. He also stated that they
were expecting a big shipment of
“Huyler’s Candies” and continuing
to sell the famous Landreth flower
and garden seeds. I
Editor Brevard News:
Will you please allow' space in the
columns of your paper for a few
ca£:ual remarks from one who, per
sonally, is much interested in the con
test among the several present and
^*yGt-to-be” aspirants for the politi
cal offices of the county? We hope
the suggestions which we here attemp
to offer may be taken by the citizens
and voters of the county, both “male
and female,” democratic and republi
can, for w'hatever they are worth, be
it much or little.
First of all we should remember
that Transylvania County is no long
er a “babe in swaddling clothes.”
The forward strides she has been
making in material growth and de
velopment—the rapid increase in
her population during the past few
years; the grow^th of her educational
facilities all tell us conclusively that
Transylvania has taken her place
among the more progressive and up-
to-date counties of the state, and is,
thei-efore, demanding more and more
Ihe services of the very best qualified
men available to administer her poli-
cal affairs.
There is not a single office, the
scope of which is county-wide, but
that requires for its intelligent ad
ministration the services of thorough
ly conpetent men. How plain it is
then that the greatest care should be
exercised in the selection of those
are to fulfill these important ( tho
not very lucrative) positions.
Time was when to fill these official
positions very little education w'as
required, and no knowledge at all of
the present-day methods of account
ing and the modern systems of filing
for convenient reference of the many
important official documents. But
that day like so many of the good
days of old, is past. Each year
brings new and seemingly more com
plicated methods; methods which are
more and more unlike the old ones,
and which are less generally under
stood by the public, but by the intel
ligent application of which the coun
ty records and files are very much
more conveniently kept. The new
“Cross Index to Deeds” recently in
stalled in the office of the Register
of Deeds is just one example. Then
there is the modern recording ma
chine, the proper manipulation of
which means so much saving of space
in the various records which are to
be made. Then that most complex
of all machines—the adding machine,
saying nothing of type-writers and
other modern office equipment, all
of which must be thoroughly under
stood to be intelligently used.
From what has been said above
we can see how vastly more impor
tant it is to the welfare of the
county to fill these positions with
men of unquestioned ability and ap
titude for this particular sort of
work than it w'ould be to fill them
with men who possess neither the
ability, experience nor aptitude.
What I have here tried to say has
not been to prejudice in any manner
the claims of any candid^te—present
or prospective—but rather to per
suade the public, if possible, regard
less of party or “partyism”, to adopt
“safe and sane” political methods;
to apply to the political business of
the county the same common sense
and judgement v.?hich you see applied
every day by the successful enter
prising individual in the manage
ment of her personal affairs.
"We believe that the people of this
county would be interested in hear
ing or reading what a few of our
leading citizens from both political
parfcios have to say along this line,
and we, for one, invite the discussion
trusting and believing the News will
extend the courtesy of allowing space
in its columns for that purpose.
Respectively,
“VOTER”.
Mr.-. E. H. Norwood entertained
the “Mathatasian Club” at her resi-
<lence on Probart Avenue on Thurs-
(hiv afiernoon. The program was in
charge of Mrs. F. C. Seagle; Mrs.
Orr of th? In-titute read the poems
l)y Riley and Eryant selected for the
occasion. Music w'as rendered by
members of the club and refresh
ments were served during the social
hour which followed.
COOPER’S HILL POULTRY FARM
done and are still doing them an un- i
just deed, open up your hearts and j
do the right thing by spending at
le^st a fev/ dollars on the road that
is in most need of it.
A CITIZEN.
Mr. W. Y. Thompson of the “Rose|
Cafe” has been experimenting a lit
tle in poultry raising. From a fewl
settings of thorough-bred eggs which!
he purchased last year he now has|
175 Euff Orpingtons, Black Orping
tons, Rhode Island Reds, Bluff and I
White Leghorns and Plymouth rocks.l
He has two 350 egg incubators j
and got 275 chickens from the first!
hatch and is expecting another hatchi
in a few days. The hens are kept]
in lots and housed in a fifty foot hen[
house.
Mr. Thompson will dispose of all!
other breeds in August and keep the
buff-and white leghorns.
Your Advertisement in
the News will be read
by over 5,000 people
NUMBER 17.
A WATER RESOURCE SURVEY
OF THE STATE
At a recent meeting of the Geolo-
[gical Board it was decided that the
North Carolina Geological and Eco
nomic Survey should begin at once
a water resource survey of the State
I looking toward the development and
utilization of our unused waterpow-
ers and assisting municipalities or
thickly settled rural communities in
the acquirement of adequate water
supplies and watersheds. The Utili
zation of all available waterpower is
especially desirable at the present
time because of our radily growing
manufacturing industries and indus
trial development, instances having
arisen recently in this State of the
abandonment of industries In cer
tain communities bccause of their in
ability to secure power. Also the
fuel situation is growing more and
more acute. North Carolina having
practically no coal supply and a rap
idly diminishing supply of wood.
The utilization of these waterpowers
will do much toward conserving our
fuel supplies and diminishing our
I coal bills.
Because of the rapid growth and
I expansion of many of the towns and
cities of North Carolina, the local
Iw-ater supplied are proving inade
quate, and resort must be had to ac
quiring or extending watersheds; or
I to obtaining new sources of supply.
To carry out this survey effective-
lly will require the assem-bling of a
great deal of data thru the scientific
study of the areas by com.petent en
gineers. Because of the small
amount of funds at the disposal of
the survey for this work, the amount
which can be undertaken during one
field season is limited, and some fi-
mincial co-operation will be expected
from municipalities or individuals
[desiring such a survey in their vicin
ities.
Requests for assistance or surveys
I Should be sent to the Director, N.
C. Geological and Economic Survey,
Chapel Hill, N. C. and they will be
considered in the order and impor
tance of the application.
SUPERIOR COURT
Superior Court convened here on
April 12th with His Honor Judge B.
F. Long presiding and the clever
work of the court machinery dispos-
ed,quickly, the small criminal docket;
a docket that Judge Long deemed
the smallest he had seen for quite a
long time.
The absence of Prohibition Agent
J. A. Galloway, which was caused by
the convening of Federal Court in
Charlotte, prevented the trying of
several whiskey cases.
The Grandjury, of which J. M.
Zachary was foreman, was highly
complimented for their work. Sever
al true bills w'ere returned, among
which was an indictment for mur
der. This charge is brought against
H. Hedrick for the alleged killing of
one McTinsel, a showman, at Hed
ricks store near Pisgah Forest, some
four years ago.
On Saturday several divorces were
granted by the court, which adds to
the already high record of Transyl
vania County regarding divorces.
An action against E. H. Jennings
for damages to a bridge, belonging
to Oconee and Pickens counties, S.
C., which, it is alleged, was caused
by the unannounced departure of
Lake Toxaway, during August of
1916. Twenty-five witnessess had al
ready been examined for the plaintiff
.when the sudden sickness of a juror
called a halt to the proceedings. In
an action of this nature against the
same defendant in Federal Court re
cently the failure of a juror to at
tend the trial did not effect the other
machinery concerning the case, but
in this case, for some reason the de
fendant did not consent to a trial by
eleven jurors. Upon the breaking
down of this case the court adjourn
ed, this curtailing the term of Su
perior Court here to one week in
stead of the two weeks expected..
BREVARD HIGH SCHOOL COM-
MENCEMENT
The commencement exercises of
the Brevard High School will be held
in the school auditorium April 28—
30.
On Wednesday evening at 8:15
there will be the formal dedication
of the new high school building with
the dedicatory address by Hon. J. J.
Eritt of Asheville.
A two part program will be given
Thursday evening. Part I.—Recita
tion and declamational contest; Part
II.—An operetta.
The annual high school play will
be given Friday night. The title is,
“The Dust of The Earth.”
THE PRAYER CORNER:
I THE HONORABLE COLEMAN
WITHDRAWS FROM THE RACE.
Editor Brevard New's:
11 notice that someone has announced
mo a candidate for the legislature.
I am grateful to my friends and hope
that some time, in the future, I shall
j have the honor of representing ‘this
county in the legislature, but it is
impossible for me to make the race
at this time.
COLEMAN GALLOWAY.
We share in what is Infinite, tis ours
For we and it, alike, are Thine;
What I enjoy, Great God, by right of
Thee,
Is more than doubly mine.
Thus does Thy hospitable greatness
lie
Outside us like a boundless sea; .
We cannot lose ourselves where all
is home, ,
Nor drift away from Thee.
A Prayer
O Infinite source of life and health
and joy! the very thought of Thee is
so wonderful that in this thought we
would rest and be stili.
Thou art Beauty and Grace and
Truth and Power, Thou are the light
of every heart that sees Thee, the
life of every soul that loves Thee,
the strength of every mind that seeks
Thee.
From our narrow and bounded
world, w'e would pass into Thy great
er world. From ouv petty and mis
erable selves we would escape to
Thee, to find in Thee the power and
the freedom of a larger life.
It is our joy that we can never go
beyond Thy reach; that even were we
to take the wings of the morning
and fly into the uttermost parts of
the earth or were w'e to make our
bed in hell, there should we find the
sigiis of Thy presence and Th^. pow
er. Wherever we may go Thou art
with us, for Thou are in us as well
as without us.
We recognize Thee in all the deep
er experiences of the soul, w’hen the
conscience utters its warning voice,
when the heart is tender and we for
give those wdio have wronged us in
word or deed, when we feel ourselves
upborn above time and place, and
know ourselves citizens of Thy ever
lasting Kingdom, we realize, O Lord,
that these things, while they are in
the work of Thy Spirit brooding up-
us, are not of us. They are Thine,
on our souls. Amen. C. D. C.
EMF^LOYMENT AGENCY
At a recent meeting of the local
Boy Scouts an employment agency
was. formed with Scout Philip Price
as manager. The purpose of this
agency is to find odd jobs for the
scouts by whcih they may earn the
money for their scout dues.
Any one who has any kind of an
odd job will kindly cummunicate
with Philip Price and he will arran^
for some scout to do the work.