EXPONENT OF TRAN
SYLVANIA COUNTY.
Brevard
TIm Aim b FranlpiMs
and Sincerity.
VOLUME XXVI.
BREVARD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 27th, 1921.
NUMBER 21
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INSTITUTE CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Fine Exercises Connected with Com
mencement Occasion—Three Ad
dresses of Note
IW. C. A. GDtl5
COMING IN JUNL
REAL WORK DONE TRACE AT HOME, IS
ON TWO OGPTATS SATiiRDAYiS SLOGAN
Exercises in connection with Bre
vard Institute began last Friday night
when a music and expression recital
was given at the auditorium. The ex
ercises continued from last week to
this, with the final exercises of grad
uation taking place on Tuesday night.
On Saturday night there was a com
munity singing and band concert at
the Institute auditorium. The Insti
tute band, under the direction of M.
J. Orr rendered a program hat elici
ted favorable comment. This band
has been doing grood work since its
organization, and Saturday night’s
performance was the first
conamencement occasion.
Secretaries Frmn Two Virginias, Tw»
Carolina^, <ia., and Fla., at
French Broad Camp
Aock Craaking Under Way at F«at ef
Fodder Stack—Jones Gap R»ad
Can Be Tiwcled.
Iktorcliants Enter Into ScKeme With
True Spirit—Bargains offered—
Base Ball During 1^7
From 150 to 250 young women witt
take possession of the buildings and
grounds of French Broad Camp oa
the 18th of Jxine and remain there
for ten daySj according to R. H. Mor-.
row, who has charge of the camp dar
ing the absence of Major Raines.
These young v/omen are the secre
taries and assistant-secretarie of Y. I
W. C. A. organizations in the two |
Virginias, the two Carolinas, Geor-^
gia and Florida, and they will come 5
together at French Broad Camp for a
conference and for an, early summer' ^
outing. They will attend to the gen- ‘J
at any | eral business of their organizations, i
I -will listen to lectures, and spend
Monday afternoon the aimual con- j much time hilcing, boating, swimming,. \
cert of the music pupils was given and playing tennis. |
under the direction of Miss Maud : A conference similar to this one I
KIcn Pike. This is always an occa-! was held last year at Blue Ridge. The ^
sion of interest to the music lovers of girls will stay until about June 28,
Brevard, providing a treat in the way j when the conference will break up j
of good music of the higher class. Ljust in time for the incoming of the I
Monday afternoon’s entertainment j boys w’ho will spend the remainder of f
demonstrated well the excellent train
ing both in piano and vocal numbers.
The annual inter-society contest
in declamation and recitations took
place on Monday evening. Four boys
and two girls took part in this con
test. The decision of the judges was
in favor of Miss Ellen Edwards on a
clever impersonation In a selection
entitled “Mandy’s Organ”, and Lloyd
•';he summer at the camp.
ATTEND SHRINERS MEETING:
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The following shriners, masons andL f
ladies attended the shriners meeting i
at Asheville last week: j
A. N. Jenkins, Carr Whitmire, R.’l
L. Gash, W. E. Breese, C. E. Orr, I
, - , V/. F. Decker, G. H. Paxton, H. A. •
Shuford for a declamation, "Death I Plummer, Williaan Ray, Mr. and Mrs. '
Penalty.” | J. A. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. McCoy,, j
The reading of graduation essays '
by a number of young ladies took
place on Tuesday morning. At night
Joseph Whisnant, of the graduating
class delivered an oration, “Our Debt
Paid.”
Diplomas and certificates in raaaay
special branches were presented on
Tn'^rr'ciy niglit by Acting Superinten-
L V O n. Orr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Silversteen, and
Mrs. C. P. White.
NEARINQ 91st BIRTHDAY
Calvert, May 21, 1921-
Brevard News, Brrward, N. C.
Editor Brevard l^ews
I wish to say t© my friends that
the 4th of June willlie my 91st Mrth-
day, and a birthday present would l>e
Three public addresses of more
ih-' ’‘’'.al interest were delivered in , , ,, ,
with the commencement!-tnd highly ap-
exercises. The first was on Sunday j preciatea
morning at the Methodist church,
when the baccalaureate sermon was i j which will tell in time,
and through all eternity. I am nov/
I have done a great deal
of solid pioneer and foundation work
preached to a large audience of town-
people and visitors by Rev. O. J.
Chandler, D. D., of Asheville. Dr.
Chandler took as his text Psalms 33:
12, “Blessed is the nation whose God
si the Lord.” His mesage, addressed
primarily to the graduating class,
was delivered with great earnest
ness and made a deep impression on
his audience. His subject was patri
otism and religion, which he declared
were the two things necessary for the
preservation of civiization.
Sunday night at the Methodist
church Dr. Chandler made a strong
appeal in ehalf of Christian educa
tion, a subject now prominently be
fore the Southern Methodist churcK.
Dr. W. I. Cranford of Trinity Col
lege delivered the annual commence
ment address Tuesday night. He
£poke on the voices calling to youth,
and rose from the lower to the high
er of these voices, making a climax of
the call to love as the greatest incen
tive and inspiration to human attivi-
ty-
very weak and feeble, almost helpless.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Sincerely,
F. M. JORDAN.
ROY DELONG PURCHASES THE
VARIETY STORE STOCK
Roy DeLong has purchased the
stock of the variety store on Broad
c-treet from Mrs. Cook and Mrs.
Brodie and will go into business for
himself at the same stand.
He will add to the variety stock
already in the store with a stock of
five and ten cent goods and expects
also to keep a line of magazines,
books and newspapers.
The sporting goods business, started
at the W. H. Allion store building,
will be carried on in cannection with
the sale of variety articles at the
Broad street store.
Real v^Tk hag begim on tke hard
%\irface laghway from Brewird to
Blantyrte.
The oftntract for coostraction
iof this ten miles of road wa^ recently
awarded to the Asheville OonstriKs
tion Qnapany.
The &st work done "by tl» campaEj^
is preparation for Are road bed in ^e
crushing of rock. A camp has been
established at Penrose at the foot of
Foddez Stack mosmtain, where xhe
stone can be quarried.
Forty convicts from lihe state peni
tentiary have been conned to the
coniitTuction conapasiy tor Tock crush-
ingranvk:. Many ef €ben are 5»i to
be 3(0^ar teriom and are £C2om-
panied by a state guard.
Jones Gap 'RiMd
A State maintenance man we* here
last inPB®k looking over roejj lead
ing to Jones Gap.
The follov/ing from the Gveeaville
News of May 24 contains a report of
the ceawlitions of the Greenville side
of the Jones Gap road:
“That the Jones Gap road i& now
easily passable and will Tfemam'so for
all kinds of traflBc, repair work just
complc:]»d having put it ia ^ery good
shape', was the information obtained
j’eptqrday from County Supervisor
Dill, who said that the road within
the past ^ew weeks has Tjeen tliorough
ly worfcita over.
“The county delegation recenllj de
dined to :accept a proposal tliat this
road be ^p-soiled, due to lac!k of
funds. The work of repairing the
highway was agreed to, however and
much has been done to improve it.
Work now has started on the road to
!l^ythe Shi&alls, the supervisor stated,
and it has been planned to put this
highway in good condition as soon as
passible.”
RAIN STOPS MEETING
Tlse meeting* of the Rocky Hill,
Carrs Hill and Glady Branch congre-
j?ations last Sunday at Connestee
Falls for an all-4ay open air service,
was broken up by rain after the Sun-
Schaols had finished their part of the
program. The pec>ple had to return
home, and the picnic dinner was given
np.
NEW CLUBS FORMED
Miss Yvonne Wrd, home agent, has
organized two new cubs—one at Lit
tle River, the other at the Cotton Mill.
Miss Ward has recently been in
structing her pupils in the art of mak
ing tireless cookers, which she says
are quite effectivei'and cost vary lit
tle.
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICE
Tuesday night, and Wednesday saw
the departure of the most of the stu-
The various exercises closed with dents for their homes.
There will be services at the Bap
tist Church next Sunday morning and
night at the usual hours, conducted
by a minister among those visiting in
A^eville. Members are urged to
be present on that day.
Following the decision reached last
Week and faithful to the agreement
then made, the merchants of Bre
vard, with very few exceptions, have
laid their plass for making next Sat
urday a Bargain Day.
Co-operation has l>€en entered into
in one particular. The merchants
have combined in the general move
ment. The prices offered, liowever,
are each man's own.
It is plaimed to induc« the coun
try people to come to town to buy,
and to induce also the town people to
make their purchases at home. The
merchants ’♦rant U>e peeple to know
that they can get bargains here—
right here ia Brevard and they hav«
agreed upon one Big Day for a dem
onstration.
Having once launched the scheme,
the merchants have entered into it
with the true Brevard spirit, and they
say they are going to make genuine
bargains for the benefit of their cus
tomers. There is hardly a man who
has not marted down prices for Ujis
sale.
An evidence of tlie spirit of co-
operatien in this movement may l>e
seen the niewspaper advertisements
this week. Read them over carefully
—then act.
The business men are extending
the hospitality of the town to the
folks from the county. They are
writing “Welcome” over the gates
of the city, and they seem determined
to let nobody get away dissatisfied.
The entertainment of the people
also will be provided for. There will
be basball at the new diamond. Ne-
.ffotiations have been entered into with
Hendersonville and it is hoped that
a team from that place will be here.
Cut Hendersonville or no Henderson
ville, the promoters of the national
nport are going to see to it that base
ball is played.
“Trade at Home,” is the slogan.
And of course the Brevard News
intends doing its part—One Day Only
Saturday. We will give one year’s
subscription for one dollar cash. Any
<sne can renew or add another year
071 their subscription on Saturday.
SCIfOOl POSITIONS !REV.C.C.S1TH .
ARE BEING FILIED ACCEPTSCAli
Miss Tyner is Re-electe<l Principal
And accepts-—Nine Places
Made Sure of
I Durham Minister Will Becon»e Pas-
toli* of Baptist Church, Begin
ning First of June
All except two positions in the
Brevard public schools have been fill
ed by election, and nine of those
elected as teachers have signified
their acceptance. Five of those elec-
ed have not been heard frortT'yet.
The teachers who have given notice
of acceptance are:
In the High School: Principal, Miss
i Cora Leigh Tjmer; Mrs. J. E. Godfrey
l^nd Miss Tazzie Parham.
In grammar and lower grades: Mrs.
I A. B. Riley, Mrs. F. P. Sledge, Miss
1 Bertie Ballard, Miss Nell Melton,
I Miss Louise Townsend and Mrs. Will
XAmont.
All of the above are cases of re-elec
tion with the exception of Mrs. La
ment. Her home is in Union Mills,
N. C.
MEMORIAL DAY POPPIES
Silk poppies, made by the hands
of French war widows and orphans,
will be worn throughout the country
on the 30th of May, Memorial Day,
in honor of the An^erican heroes
who fell during the world war.
In compliance vnth the request of
their state president, the Federated
Boog Clubs of Brfvard have under-
ta^ sn the sale of these poppies.
The proceeds v ill go for the relief
of the French \/ar orphans.
The club women make their ap
peal to the pa:;riotism and humanity
of Brevard ci;izens.
! Rev. Charles C. Smith of Durhara
I has accepted a call from the Brtvard
Baptist church. The call, which
I unanimous, was extended to :*Ir-
Smith on May 15 in accordance
I the action of a church conference cn
I that day, and the church was not>
! fied of the acceptance one week laUrz
j The new minister will be^n
pastoral duties in June, preaching
[ first sermon on the first Sunaay iii
. that month.
I He is expected to arrive in Br»-
vard a day or so previous to his tr-t
pulpit appointment, but his famil;r
will not be hare Until some time la
ter. f
Mr. Smith’s record as a prescheir
and pastor places him among the-
leading ministers of his denomination
in the state. He has been pastor
Edgemont Baptist church in Durharr
for nine years, and his leaving thst
I field is said to be much agains- tiie
[ desire of the people. During his pa«—
j torate the church membership ha=-
I grown from a small number to about
I six or seven hundred; while the-
church property value has iacoBBsei.
from $2500 to $60,000. /
Mr. Smith preached here twic&'b'a
May 8th, and the impression 'ma la^ ats
the members of the Baptist churrir,
has abundant testimony in the ear?;^*
and unanimous call extended.
C. E. SOCIAL
VISITOR RETURNS HOME
William Goldsmith, who has been
staying at the Hunt Cottages, has re
turned to his hom.e in Greenville, S.
C. His friends here will be glad to
leam of his intention to make another
visit to Brevard soon.
Mr. Godsmith has become greatly
interested in the Jones Gap road as
a means of communication between
Brevard and Greenville and li^s writ
ten able articles on the subject for
Green ville-.pa oers.
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The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Presbyterian church had
a social on the church lawn last Fri
day evening. Lemonade, cake and
pop-corn were served, and games
w^ere enjoyed. '
The young people attending were:
Kathleen Lyon, Nancy Macfie, Eliza
beth Shipman, Julia Wood Helen
Duckworth, Mary Rogers, Elizabeth
Ramreur, Rebekah Blj^the, Elizabeth
Sprague, John White, Spencer Macfie
Billy and Pat C«>9k, Ashe Macfie,
Fred and Jack Miller, James and
Fowler Lyon, Branche Paxton, Ed
win Perkins. • ,
The party was chaperoned by Miss
Mary Witmer, Mrs. J. R. Hay, and
Mrs. A. B. Riley.
SHUFORD BRIDGE SAFE
X—
Hearing comments and questions
regard to the safety of the coveix^I
bridge over the French Broad river-
at Penrose, known as the Shuford"
Bridge, the county road commission
ers requested J. M. Kilpatrick to
make an examination of the bridge
and report conditions. Mr. Kilpat
rick recently visited the place, made-
a thorough inspection, and reported
the bridge in good conditi|>n,
perfectly safe for travel.
IS
and
SOME APPLE SURVIVORS
WORK AT CEMETERY
■ There will be a meeting of people
at the Davidson River Cemetery on
! Memorial Day, May 30th Jo work on
i grounds and decorate graves.
] The work v/hich was intended to
done On the 20th was stopped by
rain.
AT BAPTIST CHURCH:
Rev. W. H. Davis of Hendersonville
preached last Sunday mornings and
evening to the congregation of the
Baptist Church. Mr. Davis returned
home Monday^ expressing much plea-1
TEACHERS FOR 3LANTYRE
Clyde McCall ox Quebec and Miss
Etta McCall of I ljgah Forest were
elected at a recent meeting of com
mitteemen with the county superin-
sure in the services of the previous! tendent as principal and asst, teach-
day.
er of the school at Blantyre.
The series of cold nights that slew
the vast majority of fruit buds in
^pril spared a few fortu nate ones,
according to Dr. E. S. English, who
has a fine orchard on his place near
the city limits. There arc about eight
trees in the orchard full ' ■ ’ young ap
ples, he says, and he "^.ys, and he
calls them the “Green ver.” Their
escape was due to the • ot that they
are very late in bloon.ing.
TO BUILD FILLING STATION
Robert Whitmire, who recently
came from' Greenv’’!e, is rreparing to
erect a filling sir Ion a^ I washing
rack on the site of the old laundry
building near Smith’s garage.
MEETING OF THE BETTERMENT
There will be a meeeting of the
Brevard Betterment Association next
'Monday afternoon at the higrh schcwl
l>uilding at 3:30.