, V EXPONENT OF TRAN SYLVANIA COUNTY. ■# Tbe Aim U FmaIoi^' and SincMrity. ^ VOLUME XXVI. BREVARD, N^ C., FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1921 No: 28. ■n i i, II- J.C. WHITMIRE SEEKS HENRY LINCOLN JOHNSON^S PHOTO OFFICE DiSGONTINUED Sa^B Linney Failej To Measure Up In Final Te«| — Quit Cold Bo- fore Negroes. The office of county superintendent of public welfare has been discontin ued for this county. A joint meet ing of the board of education and county 'commissioners was called to consider this question last Monday. No action being taken, the office auto- WOMEN APPOINTED ONSCHQOLBOARDS GOVERNOR FIXES . DECISION DATE Personnel of Committees In Various Districts Now Shows Decided Feminine Flavor: Whether or Not Extra SeMion of Legislature Will Be Called Will Be Decided July 14. The tendency to fill vacant places on schoo committee boards TESTIMONY SHOWS THAT LIN-! matjcally falls within the duties of women ‘ was exemplified NEY REPUDIATED L E T T E R. * the county superintendent of schools. | the recent appointments I made by the county board of edu- j cation. While men still hold the large OXRORD SINGING CIASS | majority of places, compared with only a few years ago when men oc- (H. E. Bryant in Asheville Citizen). WASHINGTON, July 6. — The Linney case is attracting much at tention in the state. Henry Lincoln (By M. L. Shipman) Raleigh/N. C., July XI, 1921 — Governor Morrison has fixed July 14 as the d^te for final decision on the proposition of convening, or declin ing to call, the General Assembly in extraordinary session for the purpose of correcting the record touching the The singing class of the Oxford Or- cupied the whole field the number of enactment of the Municipal Finance *“ K I nhanaffe will give a concert at the Au- women now on the boards seems al- Act. Several municipalities have Johnson s part in calling off t e . ^ P ^ ^ j j j most like a revolution in educational furnished the data asked for by the C.rolma„.^es» st^ fte de^ ^ I„ five distriots this new ten- Council o'f State, vvhile others indi- TdLler in% n«" Masons. ' dency ha, been obeyed in the «lec- ‘ cate a willingness to take chances on !hm^^r’at GhcrrvLfd Transyl-i From some comments already pub- tion of individuals to direct school runnmg-the gauntlet until the re- chand.se at Chcrr^eld Iransyl , it ..atters- ! Bular session .assembles in Januay, ’ ' appears to be up to the ittsual high , committeemen given ! 1923. . Asheville, Raleigh, High Point standard. All who attend can be sure below, most of the appointmients and Winston-Salem present the stron of an evening of Teal enlertaimnent, re-appointmfents have been made for Sest arguments for an extra session, besides having the satisfaction of period of three years. Other cases ' there is an impression here that vania Simmons as follows “Dear Senator: “At your conveni€«»ce, I would ap preciate very much for you to send me Henry Lincoln Johnson’s photo- . graph. I want t* liave this thing i IHTERURBMI SaVIGE Allard and Milas Allison, brothers, have formed a partnership to estab lish a. regular auto passenger schedule IcUvten Brevard and Hendersonville. The service will probally be inau- ^;uarated this week. It is planned to start the enterprise on a small scale, increasing the ser vice according to the demands of the public. At firs t only one five- ;^asi;3nger car will be used, but it is hoped that the traffic soon will justify the introduction of more vehicles OLD HOME DAY IN AUGUST PLANNED BreVard Club Takes Step For Big Holiday Occasion — Committee Appointed for Arrangements: BRETARD SCORES , ANOTHER VICFORY IN LEAGUE GAMES Fast Ball Playing on Local diamond Results In Two to One For ^ Home Team WILLIAM MARCHANT BREAKS THE TIE WITH A HOME RUN. con Lribiiting to a wortby cause. enlarged and placed in my store so ; |\ripn|np flTADY DV our western radicals can gaze at their | UiaIV D 1 ally <>ecaaonally.” 1 "by fhe visiting team, all of whom Avcre thoroughly drilled and carried ont fneir parts to perfection. A iarcre numbcT of the 1 ocal Juniors were present and witnessed the in- > tresttsTiinp: ceremonies. i Ari address wclcome was made by Cvainciior C.O. Robinson, respon- | (le.'i to l:>y captain Reynolds, and au TiSdrcss On juniorism was made Tjy | Chas. B. Deavcr. liefresliments consistinsr of lemon- . As Linney testimony before the | senate committee gradually trickles , out it is all the Jn»re certain that his | feet became cold, and he refused to take the gaff. Marion Butler and ■ Ike Meekins are the only anti-negro j republicans in the state according to , — the records Jhewj. » j A Junior degree team of 11 men, Mr. Linney, as hias been said, dis- with Mr. Reyirolds as captain, visited claimed any responsibility for the famous letter. He explained that A. E. Holton ^vas in charge of the Greensboro headquarters when it was sent out, ■^he letter was not written by me and I had no knowledge of it nntil after it had been published and was in circuUvtk-n for s6me days. I had given Mr. Holton authority to sign my name chairman to any docu ment he desired to issue when I was forced to ItKve headquarters on ac count of illness. I did not repudiate it tiecause 1 did not think the writer’s purpose was to agree to eliminate the iiej:To voter Init the negro issue.^* T2iat is t'h'c way he stated. Before the committee Mr. Linney told, with pride of his fight against the constitutional amendment in 1900, disfranchising illiterate ne groes and the efforts of his father, the fjt»llowing year, to force the south to let the negro vote. He said if the illiterate negro is to be disfranchised he would also bar the illiterate w¥ite man, but he favors an educational qualification. He would appeal tti Congress for federal interference in state elections. He admitted that North Carolina had had period of negro domina tion. He pledged himself to prosecute white registrars fw refusing to reg ister negroes. Mr. Linney made it plain that he would disfranchise the ignorant white if ignorant blacks aij- to be barred. “The republican party of the state f-roi*' an educational qualification,” iic IcstlfiOd. “This is for all voters, i '!>- '"I' to criy that I do not favor th% vr’ir?',' cf iliitarate voters in North There has been some difference of _qpinion as to what Mr. Linney did say on this subject. “I believe most thoroughly,” said he, “in the negro acquiring a political and -personal status.” “If my nomination is confii’med,” Mr. Linney promised, “It will be my purpose to honestly and impartially enforce the law v/ithout regard to race or color. If I had information that anyone had refused to a colored man the right to register to vote on account of his race or color, I would not neglect to prosecute him any'tnore than I would a man who had been found runfling an illicit distillery.” Mr. Linney, interpreting his letter, said he ‘‘leter dreamed there was any purpose anyvvhere to disqualify any qualified voter.” All of this pleased Henry Lincoln Johnson and the other-negroes. They felt that Mr. Linney had eaten a good b'iV of crow, anjd that made them glad. I are specified. In most instances only I one appointment was necessary, the ! other places not being vacant. I Turkey Creek: A. E. England, re- * appointed. ; Blantyre: Mrs. C. F. Baldwin. I 1 Penrose; John Wilson. ! Boilston: W. A. Baynard,- re-ap pointed, j Brevard: Cs IM. Cooke, re-appoin- I ted. I Davidson River: Miss Annie Gash. ! English Chapel :J. R. Englis)k, re- Brevard last Sattrrday and met with appointed, Transylvania Coxincil, No. 367. Three . Selica: Mt s. C. R. Sharp, begrees were eor.fered on two candi- } Calvert' E. J. Whitmire, re^appoin- dates. The degree work was put on VISITING TEAM Aslievllle JttnioTs T'sike Part In Cere» monies — Local Lodge Growing and Ealhusiastic. RosmaD'. Will Glazener. Round Top: Carl Allig»n, re-ap IJOinted. Island Ford: Mrs. F. Bwent to work to make the ground ready. The grove has been well cleaned ont, and thirty-one 60-inch seats-have been placed on the lot. It is planned also to provide gymnastic poles for the boys to exercise on and sand piles for a children’s pla^^ground. The Brevard Light and Power com pany has generously offered to in stall lights in the park free of cahrge, and water can be obtained at the nearest corner of the school grounds. It is beleived that such a recrea tional ground hag been badly .needed in Brevard and that it will prove a I v^:luabl2 r.u:nn;er attract'on. appointed. Mine Mountain: Alraander Crary , re-appointed. Evereti School, colored: Hilliard Mooney, Lewis Smith, and James HTint. Brevard, colored: Arthur Heffner, re-appointed. OVER 50 MEMBERS ADDED TO CHURCH AT PISGAK FOREST. A protracted meeting of more than usual interest closed at th« Baptist church at Pisggh Forest last Sunday night. There were altogetlier fifty- one additions to the church — 35 by baptism and 16 by letter and restora tion. On Sunday morning Ijefore the Close of the meeting thirty-two persons vrere baptized in the "^ters of Davidson River, not far from the church. The pastor, Rev, E. G. Ledford, was assisted in the revival by Rev, Lunsford of Mars Hill and Rev, J. E. Dupree of Calvept, pastor of Mount Moriah and Catheys Creek churches. During thp first week the preaching was done alternately by Mr. Luns ford and Mr. DuPree, , Through out the second week Mr. DuPree oc cupied the pulpit in all the services. A remarkable thing about this meet ’"rg was the V.terest displaye ’ by the young men and women., Of the "hirty-two candidates baptized on Sunday morn’n?'. the majoritv belong to th’s r tliere “comes the rub.” The State Highway Commission is Sending difficulty in the location of Toads in various sections of the Stat«» Tl]|e Commission was in session here ecveral days last week hearing com plaints of interested citizens from Glevcland, Mecklenburg, Gaston, Ire dell, Johnson and other counties ask for early action on requests for per mission to proceed in the construc tion of numerous highways lately pro posed. A State Highway Commis sioner has little opportunity to re cline upon a bed of roses and the wonder is that more of them have not followed the lead of Wor^ H. Wood in sliding out of the trouble. The Corporation Commission is standing pat On its decision not to permit the Bell Telephone Company to increase rates to the extent pro posed notwithstanding the action of the Bell in appealing from the find ings of the Commission to the Federal court. The Commission • its an swer to the telephone company on Friday and sustains its contentio::" mighty well. The Com.mission lets the Bell know where to get off and makes the v/ekin ring in “calling to bcoka” the parent organization. The bankers of Western North Car olina met in Hendersonville on last Saturday evening at the Hodg\vell Hotel. They had a business meeting anl banquet. M. D. Cowan of Sylva presided at the meeting. Some forty bankers were represen ted besides the visiting bankers from the central and eastern part of the State. The Brevard Banking Company wsLs represented by R. R. Deaver, J. S. Silversteen and T. H. Shipman. There were several prominent men of Western North Carolina as invited guests. E. W. Ewbank, esq., of Henderson- v^ille. Hidden Ramsey, of Asheville, Judge Stephens of Asheville, N. Buck ner of Asheville and W, E, Breese of Brevard made short addresses before the meeting. From the reports given by the dif ferent Bankers, it shows that Wes tern North Carolina is doing very well under the present trying condit- ?ons, and that this section is in much better condition than many other sec tions of the Country. Raloh do' avy is homo, the bee M. on Clement, who hn recently recruiting scrv’’e for the "lending a short \fter his furlou"^’ ■^er-dreacinaufrh' •^^n. •^cation at heihrill bo ^ary'and, ^OUTS W4N AGAIN The Boy Scouts of Brevard defe ated the Boy Scouts of Camp Tran sylvania on tliei latter’s diamond Mon day afternoon, ten to three. . At the end of the ninth inningsl th-j score was three to f'-ree. , In the tenth inning the Brevard Scouts brtoke the tie tile with seven scores. Batteries we-_: for Brevard EtS^ enne Cloud and Louis Osbo>me; for Transylvania, Wheman , Ross and Reavis. The Brevard Scouts will play at French Broad Ca.mp ncut Monday afternoon. REV. WILLIS CLARK I CONDUCTS MKIOK Asheviile Ministe*i Preaches Series of Evangeliftic Sermon^ At Epi^co’ial Church,. Rev. Willis Clark of Asheville clos ed a mission, or series of evangelistic services, at the Episcopal church Wed nesday night. The services began on Sunday night and the sermons were in a connect ed series, leading up to a climax in the last. The subjects of these dis courses taken in their order were: The call to repentance by John the Baptist, the visitation of Jesug and how to recognize it, choosing and re fusing Jesus Christ, and the confes sion and service of Jesus through the church. The services were well attended, and the interest aroused was evident Mr. Clark spoke with great earnest ness, with the mannjer of one who is possessed with a message of impor tance. He was clear, simple and convincing in his prercntation of truths,'and at times t’ o fervor and eloquence of his wor \ were deeply impressive. On Tuesday after ',n Mr. Clark spoke on Divine he^li He stated his faith in the prom: ,es in the Bible regarding the restoration to health in answer to prayer,,and related a number of interesting cases which have come under his own observation. At the clase this lecture, several persons went fc’ /rrd f'~r prayer for the healing of dis3ase. MEETING AT CATHEYS CREEK. A revival meeting will begin at Catheys Creek Baptist Church next Sunday. Rev. J. E. DuPifee, the pastor, will be assisted by Rev. E. G. Ledford of Pu^ah Forest. The mating will continue for at least one week, and may cpntinae till the end of the secj: