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VOLUME XXVI.
- BREVARD, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921.
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BREUIOIP.O.NeS
MDCUSS
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Jiaiy the Brevaxd
% secof4 class
offio6^S8iiSg •1^i«ted firom tte jnxUc
of t&lli el^ W recent jj^dVfTninen*
tal oriw.
the receipts of
'^IjlMr ending Decem-
excess of ,$8,000.
:de ihe sale of all
d stamped paper.
,* Postmaster Hen-
have been hov>
Ellis F. Barton died Sunday night
Ar'viittice, Eaded Lone Period
of Suffering Sunday.
This "'mef^^
-«this office
^''ber 31 last
.; These receipts
- ^ kinds of sta:
For seTeral
ry sasrs, the re<
Ellis F. Bareon died Snnday night
at Selica, at the home of liis uncle,
Henry Barton. He was twenty-nine
years of ^ge.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at Catheys Creek church,
conducted by the pastor. Rev. DuPree,
and a former pastor'of the deceased,
Rev. A, J. Manly, and the interment
took place at the church cemetery.
Ellis Barton was the son of G. T.
Barton, who now lives on the Clough
EIGHT CXIIPS FORMMG GIRGI£
AROUHP BREMBO HEADY FOI
SEI^MIX OTEN TMS WEEK
Ulahee Leads Way With Group of Giriv F<4-
lowed by Transylvania, Sapphire, Ivy Hill,
OTE WKE ACmSS
ROAD ms
ering around th€tf^,000 mark, and it place. Besid« this parent — his
is his Velief tha^tiie presence of so mother having jweceded him to the
many camps and tlie general growth grave — he is suivived by five bro-
of llie community"will insure the fut- thers and two sist^s, who are;
ure Ending of the office above third j Julius, Rufus and H. W. Barton of
claaa. Selica, Seldon Bartoii of Brevard and
The transition of the office from ■. Lew^is Barton of Little River, Mrs.
John Raines and SmiJl -OiiM Blnot
Dfath While Going From Home
To Neif hbor^e House.
A live \Hre of the Brevard Light
and Power Company lying across the
^ I road cost the lives of two Brevard
Brevard and Tr^sch Broad—Rock Brook on Thursday night of hist
week.
Between seven and eight o’clock dh
that evening^ the family of John Rain
Beginning with the last day of side to Lamb’s Creek, whose waters es, who lived in a hous.e on John Duck
June and extending for several days, will afford bathing, and swimming worth’s place, got ready to go across
the opening of a number of summw facilities to the girls staying there the creek to attend a prayer meeting
camps in the vicinity of Brevard this summer. This camp ,is under at the house occupied by Barney Mc-
marks the starting point of a season the direction of Mrs. T.-W. Lingle of Gaha. The family consisted of Mr.
of activity whose term will last thru- Davidson, Mrs. W. H. Davis aAd'her Raines, his wife and a little four-year
out the months of July and August. daughter, Miss Mary Mci^hail Davis., old boy. Mrs. Raines being not quite
For six or eight years two camps Another of the new camps is Illahee ready to start, Mr. Raines took the
and Keystone to Open Next Week.
for boys occupied the field. They constructed by J. H. Tiiuley on his
were French Broad and Sapphire, land nearly two miles from town and
child in his arms and went ahead.
What happened after that time is
each about two miles from town, a short distance from the French largely conjecture, as* the man and
Within the last few years, so great Broad where it winds in one of its I child, after-leaving their own door-
third to second class will not be mark* \ Fannie Stepp of Pisgah Forest and ; has been the development of the camy famous loops past the Hunter farm. | step never set foot on it again orjwd
ed by many noticeable changes. Busi j Miss Pauline Barton of Greenville.
aess, which was heretofore conducted
through Greensboropwiil now be car-
ired on directly with Washington.
But this change will mean nothing of
importance to the patrons of the offi
ce.
In assuming the work of the classi
fied service the office force will stric-
Ellis Barton was one of those
yomig TmnsF^&nians who answered
Question llajr Not Settiw4
Mvddlo of Month—Som*
Out May Bo Fouad.
(By M. L. Shipnian^
Raleigh, N. C., June 27, — Wie
all-important topic oiE discussion here
now is whether an extra seulon of
the General Assembly is to be called
for the purpose of straightening’ out
the tangle, in the Municipal Finance
Act declared invalid by the courts.
Immediately following the meeting
of the North Cftrolina Municipal As>
sociation last week everybody ' was
practically of the same mind and Ral
eigh began to take seriously, the pi«-
diction that the legislators, would soon
be here again. But their anticipat
ed vi^it is apparently farther away
this week and some there be Who pre
dict that a way will be found to a*
void the trouble and expense of brmg
ing the members together in extra
ordinary session at all.
idea and so favorable to this idea haa A ro^ has been constructed lead- communication with anyone. When Governor and Council of State
been the region around Brevard, thk ing from the top of Rocky Hill to this Mrs. Raines crossed the bridge over protracted meetings
^ original number has been quadrupled, place, and an artificial lake makes the pasti week which were devoted to
their^eoantrys call for fit men to de- {Instead of two camps, one north and one of the attractions of a valley al- child “P®® ground ^«here j bonsiderrtion of the extra session
fend world democracy against the aut j the other south of town, eight camps, ready 'vcll supplied by Nature with the fat^ wire had arrpsted then: pro- suggested in the resolutions ad-
ocracy joi the Germans. He had | at slightly varying distances, now beautiful scenery. This camp is for gress. In her attempts to save them j Municipal Association,
training »t Camp Wadsworth and j form almost a complete circle around is under/khe management of she was badly burned about the face conclusion was reached!
then went overseas with his divisiosa. I this place. Starting in almost any Rev.'T, W. Raywnd, D. D., President and in the hands, and for a while it'
While fighting on the fields of France direction, the traveler now reaches of a Mississippi Synodical CoHege. was feared that she would not recover
tly observe the eight-hour system and ^ late in the fall of 1918, he was ga®- one of these. institutions, which are Rock Brook Camp under the dir- from her injuries,
be run on the government schedule. I sed and taken to a hospital. Tliis ' playing such a large part in the train- ection of Mrs. H. N. Carrier is just Gradually a crowd, attracted first
The office will open at 6 a. m., and ! was onJy a few days before the aarmis-; ing of young people and also in the about to start on its first season. The « neighbor and then by
remain open till 6 p. m., except for' tice, s© that he was among the last ^ permanent growth of the local cOm- camp is k\cated a short distance from the rafi^«spreading of the news, gath
such time as is necessary to distri-I of the American boys to be numbered . munity. the public highway, well up on the ered at th^spot. Efforts were made
bute mail, when the delivery window among the casualties of the great war. j While boys were the first to receive slope of a hiU and the surroundings resuicitate the man and child, but
will be closed. There will be n« Afhar being brought back to fhis the attention of the projectiors of are ideal. In keeping with the name futile,
general delivery after 6 pi. m. country he was placed in one gewem- ■ these camps, the girls are rapidly and the great masses of rock which will probably never be know»
On Sundays there will be m> open- ment ihospital after another, the last' coming into their own and it is now obound in this locality, the club house JH^hether Raines ran into the wire
ing of the delivery window. TKs is being the Old Soldiers* Hmne at five to three in their favor, so far as is constructed of stone. Above it without observing it or stooped to
strictly prescribed by law. No pack- Johnson City, Tenn. Finally he was the number of camps is concerned; on the slope of the mountain are the under it and was struck in at-
ages will be delivered on Sundays broaght back to his old home at iSeli-, Most of these girls’camps are entirely camp houses. In addition to tempting to get under. A neighbor
except special deliveries and perish- ica, where he lay for months ibefore j new, having their firrt aeason this, g6neral camp *recreations, horseback farther up the road is said to have
ables. ; the <end came. j summer. Keystone Caaop -near Dudt .rid^ . will. b*. .lea^gaa-Jit f^ vWheskt
It is understood that the office 1 While dying more than years worth’is Mill is the only one of these iisoolt. Arrangements have sfw^t and to have given the alarm,
force will be increased by the trans- affcer the close of the conflict ^oung which has been open prior lo this been made'for a number of fine sad- ®*ines and the child were bur-
fer of M. W. Galloway from the rail- Bssrton was truly one of Tfcansyl- summer. die horses, bought from Aiken, S. ied the next day at Carrs Hill came-
way service to the post office. | vania boys who nade the sufveme sac j The site of each camp, ®ld and new, C., for the pleasure of the girls who teiy. Mrs. Raines remained until
i rifice to make the world sa& lor de- i has been chosen with a view to con- will spend the summer at this pUuse. the next afternoon at a neighbor’s in |
venience and beauty of location. Following are the dates of open- ® critical condition, and was then
.taken to the Riverside Sanitarium.
ICE CREAM SUPPER AT PENROSE
OTHER ITEMS: I
The Ladies Aid of Enon gave an
Ice cream supper on Saturday even
ing, July 1st. The proceeds will be
used to help on the-new church house
Rey. A. I. Justice, of Henderson
ville delivered a strong sermon Sun
day to the Enon folks. Tbe ]Ksgah
Forest people were to give lum aud
ience Sunday evening.
Some good work has been done on
the new Enon Church house. The
siding and nice coat of paint make
a vjpy pleasing appearance, Thomas
Williams has charge of the "work.
P. E. McQuire has begun work on
a school house near the Everett house
near the Everett farm. It is under-
•stood he will also build another at
Glade Creek.
James Collins is attending sum
mer school at Asheville.
William Collins is attending sum
mer school at Brevard.
Clyde Blythe and others were vis
iting the singing exercises at Pisgah
Fovcst Sunday.
T.I - an ’ Mrs. Frank Woodfin are
fh(! T>roud possessors of a fine baby
lyay, Charles Carson.
MEETINGS POSTPONB>:
The first Monday in the month be-
French Broad, Sapphire, Transyl- ing:
Camp Brevard, under Mrs. L. G. last reports her condition was im-
' proved.
SHIPMAN HOUSE REOPENED.
vania and Keystone are now well
known to Brevard people as well as' Joiner of Birmingham, Ala., July 1.
to hundreds of tourists who have visi- j Camp Transylvania, of which J, A,
ted them. Brevard Camp at C. M. I Miller is local director, June 30.
ing the Fourth of July, the county , Siniard’s lake, while a new enterprise ! Camp Ivy ^lill, June 30.
oommissioners will hold iitear meet- | is Ifcated on familiar ground. Those Camp Sapphire, under direction of | The Shipman house in the western
ing on Tuesday, on which day also opening on entirely new ground are W. M. Fetzer, July 1. | suburbs of Brevard, which has been
tihe Pension Board will meet. j Ivy Hill, Rock Brook and Illahee. The I French Broad Camp, Major H. E. closed for some time, has been open-
'The county road commiBslMers will j first of these is at the beautiful Raines, July 2. ; ed again for the summer season and
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meet on the Thursday, July 7.
country residence of the late Rev. j Keyftone Camp, Miss Fannie Holt has several guests. This boarding
The county board of education J W. H. Davis on a wooded inoll stand-
will meet on Tuesday and i3ne countx
board of health on Friday.
The bank and post office will ob
serve the legal holiday, as ^sual.
ing out in the midst of Davidson
River valley and sloping down on one
of Jacksonville, July 6.
Rock BroOk Camp, July 6.
Camp Illahee, vJune 28.
house will be conducted jointly with
the Bryant. Miss Mamie Shipman
The Council realizes that there is vei^T
strong opposition to an extra session
and has decided to find a way out
without having to resort to such a
contingency. The matter is to be
held in obeyance until the municipal
ities claiming to be in distress sub
mit bins of particulars bearing upon
financial conditions affecting their
operations. Conclusive evidence that
a special fiession ^ the Legislature
is necessary must o^^ the hands of
the Governor and his Council before*
affirmative actioh will be taken.
, to requtf^ furt^
i?viH^«w ‘®r^the imperaiii^e &ed fof
convening the Assembly here this
summer indicates delay in settling tho
question to possibly the middle of
July. It may be an arrangement
can be made with State and local
bankers to accommodate the' cities
in need of assistance, in which event
ihe lOxtra session idea would be aban
doned. Even the members them
selves, with whom the matter has^
been discussed, are opposed to it..
News from Washington is to the*^
effect that Frtuik A. Linney ^11 be
confirmed as United States Attorney
for the Western District of North
Carolina. It will be recalled that
the nomination of Mr. Linney by the
Pr^ident several weeks ago was op
posed by the Senate Judiciary Com-
POOLE-LYDAY MARRIAGE
fl. S. BUILDING AT
RQSHAN GOING OP
Tir. W. M. £yday on Tuesday re-; *
ceived a telegram from his son. Dr. j. m. Kibatrick mt Work With Lairge
Emmett Lyday of Gastonia, announc- ’ Force of Men Tendkers Eelect-
img the news of his marriage to Miss | *d For Next Sesaiop.
Naomi Poole of Greensboro. Miss '
Poole had been principal of the high _ ® school building at
school at Gastonia. '
After the ceremony at Greeasboro f ^ v/ho
the married couple left for a northern
tour, “wTiich wilL include New Tork,
Niagara Fails, and a visit to the Dem-
sey-Carpentier fight. They will be
here about the 7th of this month.
has a large force of workmen* on the
job. The excavation work and foun
dation walls are itiow about cojbplet-
ed.
The work is being pushed .with a
LEAGUE GAM^
OPENUPHERE.
: and Mrs. Ida Bryant are giving their
I personal attention to the old Shipman mittee on complaint , of leading neg
I home, while the Bryant is under the | ^oes of the country on the grounds of
immediate charge of Misses Rose and his antagonism to that race during
Annie Shipman.
The Shipman home has been for
the campaign last fall. But for the
interce isions of Senator Overman, a
Brevard Defeated by Asheville Wed.
netday — Home Town Goes to
Canton Friday and Saturday
The opening game of the Western
North Carolina baseball league, which
consists of Brevard, Asheville, Henr
dersonville and Canton, was played
here Wednesday, between Brevard
years open to summer visitors and 1 minority member of the committee,
has attracted a larg^ number of | unfavorable report would have
guests. Its reopening wiU add mat- * been made on the Linney nomination
erially to Brevard’s facilities for hous ! without even giving him a chance to
ing its sumiyer population. 1 be heard in his own defence. On
■. ‘suggestion of Senator Overman
REPORTS ACTIVITIES OF HOME over and LinYiey ad-
ECONOMICS CLUBS: , vbcates got busy.
— 1— ! From the incipiency of the fight
The Home Economics Club at Lit- North Carolina republicans have ev-
BARACAS
ENTERTAIN
THEAS.
PHILA-'
On Tuesday evening at the home
f
- ^ ■ Miss Dora Gillespie of Rosman has
. >>““ to teach the school at
mire St., fte Baraks oi tfe caison’s Creek for the next term.
Baptist ^urch enter^ned the Phil- ^,5^3 Gniespje has ta<ight for the last
of the same from 8:30 untfl
11:30. An unusually happy evening I
was enjoyed. The attractivness of * ‘
^the home added to the plefisure of
Miss Floy Baxter had been elected
..ne evening. A delicious ice cream
course was served. A large num'oer
were present.
YOUNG DOE CAPTURED
John Reece succeeded in captur
ing a young doe in King Creek Vidley
m few days ago. ‘ The mother deer,
took fright and became separated
from the fawn, which he was able to
get without much trouble. .liie lit
tle ifeimal is now the prepi^rty df -L.
C. Loftis and Carl Hardin and faM al-
ready becotne a ereat pi^t. At
sent she is being raised on the
Mn. A. N. Hardin, , who has had
perience in raising severial daeri-wffi
have charge pf the fawn’s briaghiif
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and Asheville, a second game to be 1“^® River recently raised $57.00 at an inced.. their displeasure of the tactics
played between the same teams cream supper given at the school used to defeat their State Chairmim.
vipw + V V rw %. i Thursday afternoon. Wed- according to Miss Yvonne But the negrees 4tept up their fight
■ I- 1] ” by DeeemW 31. | „esday’s game was a defeat for Bre- agent. After paying until the final hearing on Frida^
u was originally intended, when the i^^rd, Asheville winning by a score of necessary expenses, the net pro- when, to tKe surprise of the public,
2 to 1. ceeds will be given to the fund for a opposition was withdrawn and a fav-
The line up follows: | *^®^®^nity fair. . orable report ordered to the full com-
Asheyille: Weaver p, Shuford c,', Club at Blantyre has been spec mittee on the nomination. The" ne-
Brown lb, ^agan 2b, Sams ss, IVes- favored in the way ^ equip- groes claim that Linney had made
sley, 3b, Morgan rf, Fayssoux cf. Mil- work. Mrs. Baldwin of that statements^ which satisfies them that
ler If. i com^^nity has donated a lot, on he would do his full duty towards
Brevard: Gudger p, Hatcher c, Hart is expected that a club build them in the courts and that his posi-
man lb, Hamil^ 2b‘, Clayton ss, rustic style will be erected. tion had been misunderstood. ' He
Marchant 3b, Miller rf, Albert cf,' ® Rosman had a fine jelle promised to prosecute ;■ ^gistrars who
King If. j demonsteation recently. Miss Ward refused to register no
TEACHER ELECTED FOR CAR- bond election for an additional 215
SON’S CREEK SCHOOL. , QOO was carried, to have the building
ready for occupation at the beginn
ing of the session of school next fall,
but various delays in starting the con
struction work will cause a postpone
ment of occupation until the first of
next year. In the meantime, classes
will occupy, as heretofore, the old
t^ teach at Canon’s Creek, but r,^ school building, the Methodit church
sj^ed to accept work at English the W. 0. W. hall, and perhaps other
Chapel. j rooms, if they are needed.
J. E. Ockerman has been re-elect-
BOY SCOUTS GAME:
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The Brevard boy scouts defeated
the boy scout^ of the Greensboro 1st
S’raibs^rian church at Camp*Sap-
phite Wednesday siftemoon, 10 to 6.
The home battery was Burrell Dan
iels and Louis Osborne.
ed principal
ected are as follows
Brevard will play at CantOn on Fri
day and Saturday.
The baseball park committee of the
'reported.
A QENERAL REGISTER:
e o er achers el- Brevard Club has n^de arrangement^' %e local chapter of the U. D. C.
^ walling in the bfJl grounds ana I.dS decided to keep a register m the
to ypte simply becaus:
groes; that he would
registesr Whi> <$scrirp 3
dps qualified
hey wer^ jje-
rosecute luiy
aAed a^binat
plied.
CARO OF THANKS*
a negro on the grounds of his color
* 4. J. '— *•— rr*‘ w keep a register m tiie ^® same as he would an Illicit dis-
1. . assistant, not yet sup- iuihb« has been teicl <kOwn for that j library in order to have a record of Also, that iie opposed illiter*,
« J . . 'purpose. SOmie qtKstion has been , visitors.' The atteafion of bnarrfitio> both wMte and c<aor6d. votinif.
'■"“f“ to Thehe«i.« ,» iehtod cIo«a
eleet.1] . ® built Up to tha rear walls of the and it la hoped' tiiat every guest ^ doors and the rencral^hsUef is liliA
tpwn this summer'mil write his name the administratiou bad previously
4n IWs rei^ilr^ ’ _ ^ poured oil on- the tr^tzbled wat<^
Intermediate, fourth and fifth from them,
grades, Miss Ella Simonds of Letitia,
N. C.
Third grade, Miss Beulah Whit-
__ MATING; CALLED:
I wish to express iny heiirt felt »ii^ of Rosman, re-elected. A meelanf of the Law Enforcementf
latitude to my many friendi for the ! Second grade. Miss Nell Allen of . League ^ been calleid for Monday
ioany beautiful floral offerings and. Horae Shoe. • T I July 4, at o’clock at tb^
^orHie sympathy extended to me in I "^t ^imary A, M^ NeUie lUcli- ; C««rt ^^tUxe,
r ^rife.
tlie loss of my dear
^ p, EGEETON.
' ardson of Jonesboro, Tenn.
t First Primal^ B, ^ be supplied, j^ara
If the
trot
’ ; —• ‘ else the negroes would have
DEATH OF ilBS. MAMIE CiUUKHV; ' pendstent in their oppontion
Mr. Liimey. " Evidance is iUso
News was rece^i^ Jhtmt this w^k
vof the .dMith of Mri^.>3fsinie {Sarson
in H^iitersonviUe.
fal that Linney comproniised
qii the negro fssoe. <
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