EXPONENT OF TRAN SYLVANIA COUNTY. Home Town Paper Subscriptioii Week, November 7--12. Brevard News Th* Aim !• FnudaMSs and Siaceritj., 7- VOLUME XXVI, BREVARD, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER Number 41 < FORTIETH ANNUAL BAPTIST SESSION THE GREAT STATE FAIR BmI Sasion !■ Number of Yeair*. H*ld With Carrs Hull Baptist Church. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week the Transylva nia Baptist Association held its fMrtieth annual session vrith Carr’s Hill Baptist church, two miles out irom Brevard. Those who have been attending the associational meetings for mtony years pronounce this tlae 1)681 session for a number of years, some «ven going so far as to say that it was perhaps the best session in the history of the body. In point of Attendance, enthusiaszo, earnestness, talks, sermons preached daring the session, and spiritual power, the sessions rose to hi|:'k tide. The num. ber of baptisms reported is perhaps :the largest of any uingle year of the Hfle of the associalcion, the number Hjeing 213, with tJWo or three •church- «es not reporting. It is not known yet just the a- mount of money raised by £ke church es during tlio past year, the clerk not having had time to get together the vaiious amounts, but, notwithstand ing the depression for the past months, it is itJt that tta churches have made a crtaitable shmving. The introductory sermon was preached by Ifev. Chas. C. Smith, of the local Baptist church, and on two evenings Rev..3. E. DuPree, pastor of Mt. Moriah and Cathey’s Creek churches, prea>ehed to fee great de light of those who heard him. Mr. Dupree is'omewf the new pastors who has come inti' the association during the !iast year. Another is Rev. K G. LedtCord, Tias-*^or of Pist?i h Forest and Penrose churches. Both of these ministers mait most 'fcworable 5m- pressifrTiK on the delegates and visi tors, asid thej are amoFEi^ the strong est cosanty pastors in tiiie State. Of course Rev. .-A. J. Manby, and Rev, S. B. McCaH, who haveli^een here loo ger, were prominent in the work of the b»dy, were alap Rev. Jndson Corn and Rer. A. I. Justice, tha lat ter of IBemlersonville, azid who is en listment worker for this:iand the Caro lina ai;sociati»ns. The folhiwing are tie officers for the ensuing year: Rev. S. B. Mc Call, Modei^tur; Rev. 1ft. J. Manley, Vice Moderator; Rev. Chas. C. Smith Clerk; Mr. W.. M. Henry, Treasurer; Mr. C. B. Deuver, Histofian. Of vourse tthe Brevard church is the lai!]^estianfi leading #iurch of the body, aind .th» church iaas the best financial report that it has ever made in a single year. The apportonment of the church for missions in the 75 Million ^campaign is $2,200.00, and, tho hard hit tby the financial depres sion, suKoeeded in raising "the appor- tionment in full with a lit£le over for good measure. There were thirty- five additions the chux<*h during the past i»ear,, fftie present member ship now being .347. Tranaj^ania Baptists face the new fiscal year with iigh hopes and feel •greatly eccouraged to go forward in .yet larger mndertnkings. The next meeting place ii Pisgah IForest, and the Appointee to preach *the introdnctOTy -sermon is Kev. A. J. Manley, wifli JB«r. S. B. MeGall as idlternate. NEW BANK Brevard is t.^ have a new banking itttftitution. Plans 'fawe been imt- fec^ted, a location selected and .■ap- proxisnately all the slock to opes has l«en subscribed, so the “News” representative was informed by one who is interested in this ^^nterprise. An experienced ^%ankin« man, Mr. Billy Daris of Syl- va, N. C., has been engaged to man age the new bank. One of the large rooms in the new Pieklesimer building will be the home and al ready preparations have been made to install a large vault. Negotia tions are under way for the purchase of the office equipment and an up- to-date safe. Mr. Davis who will have direct su pervision of the management of the institution is thoroughly experienced in the art of banking. His record and achievements while at Sylva are considered sufficient to recommend him for the position here. He open, ed a bank there several years ago with a capital stock of $10,000.00 Gilliam Grisson Becomes Collector Of Internal Revenue Other News. Raleigh, N. C., October 17—“The great State Fair,” as Col. Josehp E. Pogue, the long-time secretary, puts it was formally opened today at noon with a timely address by Governor Morrison in the presence of about the usual number present on the first day. Mrs. Gtorge W. Vanderbilt, the president, and her daughter. Miss Cornelia, arrived from their hon^e near Biltmore on Saturday were present at the opening. They are living at the Yarborough House and appear to be taking keen inter est in the progress of events. Go vernor Morrison will entertain in their honor at the Mansion from eight to twelve on Tuesday evening. Later in the week Mrs. Vanberbilt will give a brilliant reception at a fashionable suburban home three miles out on the Wake Forest road. Prospects lor a gala week, such as the capital city has not experienced since Governor Morrison was inau gurated, visible On every hand and indications for a record-breaking attendance were never better. It will be a I'eritable reunion of friends and acquaintances from Cherokee to Currituck. The one thing lacking is the armual display of fine moun tain apples which has generally con stituted one of the finest exhibits io be seen on the grounds. An ftic^nt of public interest is sche duled for October 20th whea Gil liam Grissom, of Greensboro, for many years secretary of the Repub lican .iitate Executive Committee, be emocratic ■circles when he gets things going a little lielier on. Wi£h .the 'exception ..of a few clerks in tte office who have Civil Service status, there .is general furepan^on for eaoodus j»iost any i^ime. Democrats realize thatt “to ihe victors belong the spoils.” i Goveroor Morrison modestly re quests -the newspapers of .the State to desiat from attempting tto try the saslroaQ tax cases in their columns b.^ore Ctke issues are ipasaed upon £he i3K9urts. He says Jftere has been no compromise of retty soon to fill them, there will be a number of va cancies in both branches of the Gen eral Assembly when that body con venes here on the 6th of December. Special elections must be held and the idea is not at all popular. Wake county, for instance, shies at the ex pense of holding an election for one member of the House and has decided to trust its business for the extra ses sion in the hands of the two remain, ing. But the counties having only one representative may decide to fill the vacancy. It is a question which will have to be determined very soon. with one bank already there with a capitalization of $100,000.00. To- ’ay hip bank has deposits of about $250,000.00 while the ol<^ “Give Me a Chance To Think!” All right. That chance will be during the week of No vember 7th to 12th. During that week take a little time and go over in your mind the many things your home town paper has done—^is doing—^will continue to do—^for your home town. Think about it seriously. Think whether or not you have stood loyally by at all times when the community’s champion has needed financial and moral support. Think whether or not you have always done your duty by the town’s best friend. Think how much better your home town paper could do if each citizen were as loyal to it as it is to them*. Think ot some one far away who would en joy the weekly visit from the old home town paper, then hand in a subscription for that far away friend. If you are not now a subscriber, be ()ne. ** Subscribe for Your Home Town Paper Week, ’ NoTcmber 7-12 THETRANSYLVANU iTRADiWRECKED TEACSEKS MEEnNG WEDNESDAY EVENING ROAD IMPROVEMENT The street from the Baptist church al! tlie way to B. W. Tranthans (ex- cejKt one little spot) has bees greatly improved and a new side walk grad, ed and a top surface of gravel added. Tke large cluster of trees directly in front of the Trantham place has all been cut down, the stumps removed and the little plot covered with gxass and flowers. This Inget'her with the Improvement of the Zachary place op psDsite will make this part of the street very prettj. DEATH OF Wm. M. MILLER: ALDERMAliI MEXTING At the last regular m«eting of the j?City Fathers several subjects that will prove of interest 4o the tax Epayers were discussed- The fire station and the preseni inadequate j fire fighting apparatus was up for a [tf^pirited debate sud a <£smmittee ap pointed to investigate and report at I the next regular meeting. It was pointed out that the town is very bad |3y in nedd of a modera fire truck equipped with fire extinguishers. The records of other places show that over two-thirds of the fires are ex tinguished with the chencical fextin- ;1Kuishers without material damage to 'property or stock and also that an ■improvement in this respect will con siderably reduce fire insurance rate. One of the members stressed the im- 5»rtance of improvement lOOW and not wait until some morning in the &iture after half of the town lay smouldering in ashes to decide to i^uy a fire truck. A committee was appointed to nmke report of street improvement pzt»posed in front of Ed Gillespie’s place and a water main extended to the Charlie Scruggs place. PICKELSIMETR BUILDING i;-? '■;G^ The new Pickelsimer building op posite the Aethelwold Hotel, being erected by the “Pickelsimers” men tion of which has been made in these columns is nearing completion. The roof, which is of gravel and tar, is almost completed while the interior of the building is being pushed rapid ly to completion. The ground floor which will be placed on a foundation of a composition of tar and gravel will prove to be one of the best floors in .any building in town. ’ Plate glass and other fixtures for the large magnificent front has arrived and is stored upon the property ready to be ■nstalled. The Tharp Plumbing Co., which has been awarded the contract for the heating and plumbing are ac tively engaged in equipping the build ing with the most modem fixtures in this line. When completed this will not only be the most modern but the most imposing and handsome struct. | ure in town. The entire lovi^er floor | and part of the other floor has al ready been leased. William M. Miller died at 4 o’clock Monday zooming at his home on Whitmire Street, after an extended illness. Mr. Miller had beer, a sufferer for many years from Tuberculosis, con tracted while iri the service of his country. He enlisted in the army during the Spanish American War in 189S, being {transferred fhe same year to the Phillippine Islands, where ho WSJ: staticciod 3 years. Following his (fischargc from the 'service he came to Brevard about IX year? ajro. and a year later married Miss Lula I'Summey who survives hi». Through out "his illness the characteristics of r. true soldier were in ividence. In his: struggk; with the ost?ad disease wTilch had fastened its ijrip on him bis Sortitade was rensarkable, his coTsrage imfailing, and it was only wTien over come by extreme weakness that he finally succunibed. Some months ago Mr. Miller made a trip West hoping to derive benefit from a<^cTiange of elima*fee, but finding i"he altitude too high he returned al most immediately. He was a contractor Tiy trade, and until about three years ago, when f^ed l)y increasing weakness to .srive Tip work. He was a familial’ fignire on our streets. Mr. IVliller was bora in Asheville, Aug. 1, 186.5, and was therefore a little more than 56 years old. Be sides Tiis widow, he is survived by two brotliers, H. M. of Brevard, and P. S. Miller, of Augusta. There were no children. In the absence of the pastor of the Methodist Church, the funeral service was conducted by Rev. C. C. Smith of the Baptist Church at the residence at 3 o’clock Tuesday after noon, the mterment taking place at Oak Grove Cemetery, where the Junior Order, of which his was a member, took charge of the exercises. Lar^e Attendance — Addresses By A. F. MilcheU, Rov. J. Scagle. Good Musical Programme. Superintendent A. F. Mitchell op ened the second meeting of the County teachers on October 1st with a strong appeal for a large attend ance of the teachers, and a higher de gree of interest and enthusiasm. He explained how teachers could raise the grades of their certificates, and gave many facts of importance for the guidance of the members of the Assembly. The Rev. J. C. Seagle, of Brevard, the rector of the Episcopal Church, showed the first large-scale map of Transylvania County ever put on ex hibition here, which he had drawn himself as a part of his fine talk on the geography of the county. It is hoped to fill in the small details of the geography of each community on this map and to make it possible for j each school to have a copy. Mr. I Seagle’s remarks were received with I much appreciation and a note of I thanks for the map was tendered him. . To highly luUo ca prv. ;.' .n ' was rendered by Mrs. O. L. Erwin and by the Misses Melton, whose play ing and singing was enthusiastically * applauded. The teachers are most I grateful to these ladies for their splendid contribution to the f»leasure of the occasion. Mrs. A. B, Riley i read a paper o^ school athletics in which she brought out a very much , needed comment for the benefit of ^ the schools — that what is needed I particularly is to have all the pupils j to become trained and to get ade- I quate exercise rather than to pro- ■ duce merely a few star athletes at I whose feats the rest are merely spec I tatoTs. Mrs. Rileys paper was com mented upon in most favorable terms I by Mr. Ponder in his remarks follow ! ing the reading. The subject of home geography was also discussed in the period for general comment by Mr. Alexander, Mr. Verner, and Mr. Mitchell. The next meeting is scheduled for October 29th and will be devoted to primary and kindergarten methods ! illustrated by expert teachers. Miss Tyner made a report on the reading circle work and announced that the book "Moral Education in School and Home” by Engelman is ready for distribution. This book is to be read by all the teachers tak ing the course. The meeting was well attended and was pronounced by those present to'^have been one of the most success ful and interesting ever held by the county teachers. INTERESTING PRAYER MEETING GOES TO CONFERENCE: Rev. A. S. Raper left Monday morn ing to attend the Methodist Confer ence at High Point which is now in session at that place. DELIA GASH BUILDING Miss Martha Boswell is to add an other story to her home on Probart Street. The contract ca’h for two additional rooms, which will i:ccessi- tate raising the present roof. When finished it will not only give the ad ditional room needed but will also add to the beauty of the already very attractive place. Mr. and Mrs. W^elch Galloway are attending the Methodist Conference in High Point this week. While a- way Mrs. Galloway will visit her daughter Miss Amelia, who is a stud ent at Salem College, going later to visit Lamar Galloway in Spartanburg The prayer meeting at the Baptist Church on • next Wednesday night, October 26th, will be of an unusually interesting nature, and should attract a large crowd on account of its novel ty and because of the information that is possible to be derived from it. The pastor. Rev. Chas. C. Smith, has arranged to have a debate be tween two of the leading lawyers of Brevard, Mr. C. B. Deaver and Mr. Welch Galloway, The subject will be, “Resolved, that Moses was a greater man than was Paul.” Mr. Deaver will speak in behalf of Moses, while Mr. Galloway will uphold Paul. The plan is for each of the speak, ers to have fifteen minutes and each wiU be allowed five minutes for re buttal. There will be three judges who will render the decision, not as to who was actually the greater man of the two, but which of the two legal lights has made out the better case for his man. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 o’clock with a brief devotion al service after which the debate will begin. The public is cordially in- vited to attend this meeting. 1. T. Egerton, Engineer and Branch Tinsley, Fireman Injured — Engine Struck Box Calr. Engineer B. T. Egerton of Lake Toxaway and fireman Branch Tinsley of Brevard were painfully injured Wednesday afternoon in an accident o 2\o. 7, the passenger train due here rom Hendersonville at 5:50, at Pis- ::.h Forest. ihe injured men were rushed to r v^r 1 in automobiles where surgi cal attention was rendered by Dr. T. . Summey, the railway surgeon, as sisted by Dr. Hunt. l.Ir. Egerton’s n ’uries, while not of a serious nature yet very painful, consisted of a badly bruised and scalded right leg; right hand and right side of face scratched and bruised. Mr. Tinsley had a frightful cut On the forehead which required many stitches. In addition to minor bruises he also suf fered fracture of the ribs. After medical attention Mr. Tinsley was re moved to his home and Mr. Egerton taken to Mrs. T. J. Neeley’s. The accident happened just north of the St'^tion at Pisgah Forest and was caused ,by the engine of the pas- seng:er train striking a box car on the side track which had been pushed out too far to clear the main line. The train crew of the Carr Lumber Com pany had used this truck about forty n^nutes before the accident and it is ■■’i;"'' ’ that they unintcutionallv pushed this car out on the main line. The engine was badly^-damaged, the cab tom completely off and right side of engine stripped of all machinery. The broken steam pipes and escap ing hot water and steam scalded Mr. E.?erton’s right leg and made rescue v^erv difficult. How he escaped in stant death is a mystery to those who viewed the wreck afterwards. Mr. Egerton, in an enterview to a News correspondent stated that v/hen he first discovered the car on the main line, that he applied the brakes and hollered to fireman Tinsley to jump^ then the terrific crash came; that he does not know just hov he escaped. Mr. Tinsley said he heard Mr. Eg erton tell him to jump but that the crash came about tho same time, that, in the turmult that followed he cou!t? not tell what hit him. None of the other members of the train crew or passengers were injured. Superin tendent Hodg-s was promptly on the scene and the wreck was cleared in about an hour. A relief engine dis patched frjm Brevard and the train proceeded on to its destination. At the time of going to press both the injured men were out of danger and resting easy. APPLES SOLD ON STREET. There seems to be quite a demand for apples in l^revard. One wagon load sold out on the streets, in a very few minutes, at sixty cents a peck^ Mrs. E. G^ McCall of Chadotte, 3s visiting; Mrs. J. H. McLean. Mts. McCall, was before incrria.'^o Miss Lizzie Glazcncr. LIST OF JURORS First Week;— P'ice, A. C-, Pieklesimer, C. W., Tinsley, J. C., Galloway, Otis M., Ray, Carl, McCarrell, S. P., McCall| A. B., Merrell, T. M., Wood, C. L.| Garren, Henry, Blythe, W. E., Gal loway, W. E., Shipman, Kirkwood, Henry, Pat, McGuire, P. E., Summey J. H., Garren, W. F., Bryson, S. A., Duckworth, W. H.,. Bagwell, A. L., Davis, A. W., Nicholson, A. P., Mc Call, Lunie, Owen, J. D., Sitton, M. R., Brackens, J. O., McCall, James M., Barton, Ulyssus, Owen, Julius, Hamlin, James, Chapman, Jesse, Al lison, H. L.; Cloud, Wm. M.,' Jr., McCall, Henry, Grogan, Gaston, Hin kle, Walter, Young Billy, Holder, F. H., Miller, T. T., Allison, E. E., O- wen, J. Elbert, Morgan, L. H. Second Week;— Barton, E. B., Morrell, R. V., Fisher, Wm., Gallowr- , Ira B. Gil lespie, D. T., Eubank, 3. T., Tinsley, F. P., Jones, J. S., Jones, S. E., Lance, Ed., Hinkle, Henry, Crous- hora, W. W., Fortune,. G. W., Bat son, T. V., Frady, B. A., Wilson, A. €., Anders, Cap., Thomasson, W. Y., Loftis, T. T., Glazener, E. A., Raines F. A., Clement, V. P., Kimsey, Se- bien. Poor, A. P. Third Week;— Lyday, A. C., Thrift, Ulys, For tune, W. C., Reed, Wesley, R., Raines, O. 0., McCall, C. A., Moss, C. L., Jones, J. M., Owen Billiard, Reed, Rueben, McCall, F. G., Owen, John H., Morrell, Robert, Hamilton^ Manson, McCall, C. Henson, Sledge, P. P., Marr, J. W., Shuford, C. V., GaUowity, Otto, Whitmire, Mark, Glazener, J. Will, Revia, , P. Lon,- Eubanks, C. F., Duncan, L. W^.