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Hi* Aim i* rranloiMs
and Siacerity.
EXPONENT OF TRAN
SYLVANIA' COUNTY.
VOtillME XliVI.
BREVARD, N. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1921
No. 51
THE CHILD TODAY
INTEMPERANCE
M PRAYER CORNER.
OtlRRAmCH
COHMUNICAmN
Raleigh, N. (y., Dec. 20 Members of
the Gcceral Assembly turned their
raccs homeward after fourteen days
of arduous labor in the service of
the state. Their going was delayed by
another irregularity in the passage of
the Municipal Finance Act which had
to be started anew after an “uoffi-
ciai” decision by the Supremo Court
that an amendment exempting Madi
son county from the provisions of
the bill had rendered the status of
the measure questionable.
That it might be “on the safe side”
the House on Friday recalled both
the Municipal Finance Act and the
Validating Act for school taxes from
the Senate, stripped them of all
amendments and gave them a new
start. They passed third reading in
the House and first reading in the
Senate on Saturday. Completed the
trip to the point of ratification after
twelve o’ciock tonight and made pos
sible the exit of legislators from the
capital a few hours later.
A mass of local legislation and a
fev; mcasiirea of state-wide signifi-
ca'.ice is the^,result of a very busjv
session. The U£raal msh daring the
clo=i!n'.: days renders impossible
complele synopsis, at this time, of
actual I’.ccomplis'hments. The at-
tar.ipt to repeal the state-wide pr'-
rr,nr" Irv; failed and Senator Long,
of Halifax, ‘‘sliTtped xip” in tfee effort
to put through an iniquitous bili dt-
signed to make ejectment of tenamr
easier. That any legislation of a
gerou.^ character “got by” is not nov/
apparent and prer>ent indieat’ons ap
pear to juotify the conclusion that
the rpecial .session has made few, if
any, .=;erious blunders
Ilepresentativo Ralnh Fisher, of
Transylvania, arrived the iir?t of tiio
secoTsd week and remained until the
business of the Hcu^e was completed.
He presented six or neven. bil’ - bi’t
v;as a bit unsucce.'-'sful in engir.'
them through. One relaxing to ar
rangement of court calendars r*"'’"'
mended by the Supreme Court v,c. , r.
ported unfavorably by a House com
mittee and t'he effort to Tegulate the
fees of the Clerk of the court of his
county met a similar fate. Another
regulating the f«cs allowocl the rcg's-
ter of deeds readied the^oenate, but
failed to pass unless it "‘^escaped" dur
ins: the closing "hours. A join-re-
Kolution "was introduced "by Mr. Fish
er requesting action by t'he Interstate
Conimei-ce Commi.^on in regulating
freight and passenger rates passed
the House and found lodgement in
the Senate Committee on railroads.
The Transylvania r«presentative
wanted to require non-resident hunt
ers to pay license for the privilege
in his county, but Senator Kinsland
objected and the bill went to the
table. Two otlier bUls of Mr. Fisher
did net gat out of the committees to
which they were referred.
Ex-sheriff Cos Paxton has been
here several days on busiTicss.
The act separating the office of
tax collector and treasurer of Hen
derson county, wh'ch contained
provi.-^ion appointing V/iltslnire Gr'f-
ftli treasurer for a term of three
years, at a salary of $1800 per year,
has been strpped of that fe&ture and
the county commissioners are author
ized to appoint one or mere solvent
banks or trust companies in the coun
ty to act as financial agent, or treas
urer. The bank or trust company
thus designated is to receive no ccm-
pcneation for its services, other than
such advantages and benefits as may
accrue from the deposit of the coun
ty funds. Senator Oates introduced
the bill amending the act previous'y
parsed, in compliance with the re-
st of leadng democrats of his
co'ianty, after ascertaining that the
Citizens National Bank had offered
to handle the matter on the basis sug-
gs.=ted, thu.=5 saving to the county
?1800 per ye&r.
Today as never before the State,
which is briefly the men and women
who comprise the citizenship of the
State, realise the supreme impor
tance of thr- children who will before
ong be in control cf afTaira pcrtain-
ti.ining to the State. There can be
no doubt tiiat the most important
asset of any State or nation is its
young men and W'omen. Whoever
will may see the attention now mani
fest everywhere in the percentage
01 children. For years forsighted
men have realized that if we are to
have farm animals of uniform sta
bility as to development along cer
tain linos care m.ust be exercised
along ancestrial tendencies also in
the care during early life that full
development may be attained. This
care includes quality of foods, m.odes
of feeding and healthful surround
ing. We have in the United States
today a m.an Vvho is called a v,/izard
in his particular field, I refer to Lu
ther Burbank; who has dpinonstrated
the fact that by care in selection of
the parent plants remarkable change?
are achieved and in the direction of
improvement. These things are all
proper in the r respective places for
they are in the directkiii cf render
ing this a better world in v.’hicii to
live.
Lnportant as all this progress is it
i.s however still more imporLant that
th? human race itcclf .shov\lJ occupy
tht> centcr of the £tn;-e as to well
being irum every standpoint; that,
v.hen possible, taints of blood anu
contagious diseases should bo elimi
nated. Some of these can be con-
tro’led now if people gancrnlly
v.rould cooperate v.’ith health authori
ties. The laborutive man is stiil at
■'.verk or others whose causation and
j^rrvcntion are still matcers of doubt.
It is quite recently that it has beer,
decided that the vvltolc child goes to
school, and not its mind only, but iti
body a-;x>. We see nov/, as we did
not some years ago, r'?’'"'
and ■■ r':o;ns, care in
sc«L-in;-t tha'- the bodily comfort
attain'-d; ''’?tt"" t: nei’, better play
grount;.", ti.-achers "better qualified in
every v/ay to supervise the bodily and
mental welfare of those entrusted to
their care; superrision of the child
ren’s health as to recognizing conta
gious diseases and other physical de
fects and errors. Feeling confident
that the* good worlc for the children
has only begun and will continue, I
am.
Very sincerely,
, J. WALLIS
We Knew Youd Come
APPRECIATED
We Avish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the good people in and
around Brevard who have so liberal
ly and thoughtful’y come to our re
lief since our house and its content
were destroyed by fire recently. We
^ Ippreciate the sympathy which has
extended, and the willing and
^n«ought donations which our neigh-
j V bors and friends have made for our
comfort and relief. We are expres-
■ sing our thanks publicaly because
we fear we could not return our
pratitude to each peT?onalIv.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C] Gillespie
FARM DEMONSTRATOR
PAYS HIS WAY.
EDITOR BREVARD NEWS:
The other day I heard a remark
disparaging the office of our County
Farm Demonstrator. I wonder if the
speaker really knew as much as he
ought about that work sind its impoT'-
tance.
I truly believe that Mr. Lindley
saved this county the amount of his
calary in the number of sick animals
ho has restored to healtli, when with
out his able care they would have
died. Many a night he is sitting up
with a sick cow when other men are
comfortably asleep in bed.
It is not a great thing for our coun
ty that a poor widow can call for and
get the 5?erv:ces of our agent free of
charge Vv’hen she has no one to care
for her animal and no money to pay
for that care. She gives what she
can,-and that is gratitude. I "have
heard of Mr. Lindley’s service in this
respect. He answers calls at any
hour of the day or night to rich and
poor alike.
He knows his work and his advice
is good. We have availed ourselves
of it and proved it by the result.
The largest taxpayers as well as
the poorest renters can have the opin
ion of this expert free of charge; and
they do not hesitate to take it to im
prove their farms, thereby inc.reas-
‘ng the value of our taxable property.
People criticised Mr. Lawrence’s
fine w’ork, and I suppose they have
to do the same for our present agent,
but let us remember that the oiil--
w^ay to avoid criticism is to do noth
ing and be so insignificant that it
does not matter.
HILDA M. NORWOOD..
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BAPTIST CHURCH NEV/S
Air transportation service makes
it possible for a citizen of this coun
try to fly to Cuba at an average ex-
pensfe of ?150; or he can remain at
’■^omo gat i^ from the bootlegger.
—LcrLln-ton (Ily.) Herald.
The Brevard Baptist church will !
have only one i^ervice on Sunday, |
Chi'istmas day, and this will be held i
at 10:30 o’clock on that day. The j
service that has been arranged for
is called “The White Christmas Sei*-
vice,” and in keeping with the order
of observing Christmas, and with the j
real spirit of Christmas, the members ,
of the congregation and of the Sun- j
day School will give gifts instead of j
receive them. The Saviour taught!
that it is more blessed to give tiian j
to receive, and on the first Christmas |
day He gave himself to the v/orld, &o |
His followers should e:nulato His ex-
imple and take advantage of this
season and make gifts to those w’ho
are in need.
The members of the church and
Sunday School arc asked to bring an
offering of money, and this mcney
is to be used for two purposes, and
divided into three parts; namely,
first for the poor of this commiinity,
and, second, for two old Baptist
ministers in this county vvho have
worn themselves out in the v/ork of
the “llrord in the Baptist denomina
tion. These two mdnisters are Rev.
P. M. Jordan and Rev. Elijah Allison,
and they never saved up any of the
goods of thiS;V/orld; but on the con
trary gave away all that ever came
CO them beyond a frugal living. Lo-
c^il Baptists feel they are glad of the
opporbdhity-to show' their apprecia
tion of thes'e two old soldiers of the
Cross. So all are urged to come aiid
share in this offering, making it as
liberal as they* can. !
‘White Christmas” had its origin |
in the followinj;? legend, called, “The i
Legend of Cathey:” “This strange
country is- called Catthay, and th?
ruler thereof is on Kublah Kahn, a
mighty w'arrior, who, by will of his
strong v/ill and trusty sword has
made himself lord of the whole land.
His government is both wise and just
and is administered for rich and poor
alke, without fear or favor. On the
king’s birthday the people observe
Vi’hat is called the White Feast. Then
are the king and his court assembled
in a great room of the palace, v;hich
is all v/hite, and the walls hung w^ith
curtains of white silk. All are in
white apparel and they offer untc
the white king gifts to show that
*:helr love and loyalty are without
Gtain. The rich bring to their lorr’
“>earls, carvings of i\'or:/, wh'te charr
ers, and costly embroidered gar-
m.ents. The poor present white pi
geons and handfuls of rice. Nor
doth the king regard one gift above
another so long as all are white. And
no do they keep the king’s birthday.”
The story has been made to apply
*o Jesus, and on His birthday, which
-'s Christmas, all are asked to bring
white gifts to the .great King, Jesu-;.
These gifts may be threa-fold:—
gifts of substance, which are to be
used for the poor; gifts of service,
when His subjects offer to give Him
’he best of their service in the com-
ng days; ahd gifts of se^f, when
ho?e that accept Il^’m as Saviour fo"*
f‘r:t tinio Llicmselves to Him
BREV.4RD INSTITUTE
NOTES.
The annual mid-w "tc" v { ‘t-’ •:f
the mu.s’c and
ments occurc-d on i.'.y .■ P.
M. Despite the inc’c-n:jrt ;vcather,
a very good audience attL»nded, and
the proirran: was very satisfactory.
Sunday, at f'v .• P. M., the annua'
Chri.stma.; service of anthem.s, h^-mns
anti app/OTTiate readings was render
ed. -Mr.s. C. H. Trowbridge read se
lections from Ralph Conor’s “The
Angel and the Star.’' Her rendition
of this most beautiful story was very
dramatic and deeply appreciated.
The full chorus, under the direction
of Miss Pike, sang remarkably well.
On Monday night the various Sun
day school classes were entertained
by their tcachers. some in one place,
and others in another. They all re
ported a good time and v.dll carry
home pleasant recollections .
M iss Pike leaves for her home in
Maine on Wednesday afternoon.
Other members of the faculty W'ho
will reamin and be the dean througl
here are: Mr. and Mrs. Gray, v/ho go
to Ohio; Mrs. Boylan; Misses Davis.
Smith, Poindexter, Atkins, Reece,
Whisnant and Baber. Miss Floyd
will remain and be the rean through
the holiday.,. S'liss Smith goes to
Washington, D. C.
Rosman, N. C.
Dear Editor:
Will you kindly allow me a small
space in your valuable paper to ex
press my viev/s on the subject of in
temperance; since I see many people
enlisting in the cause of temperance
under the leadership of Brother J. C.
Seagle to put dov/n the liquor traffic.
I have had considerable experience
in manufacturing and selling and
drinking, and know the evils that at
tend the use of the liquid fire cf
damnation. It originated through
the devices of Satan to demoralize
the sons of God. It blocks the path
way to fame, wealth and influence
It makes a man an alien to truth
faith, hope and love; turns love into
jealously and jealously into madness.
It often turns the goo.'i naturcd man
into an idiot, chaleric into an assas
sin, nor does this vice only batray the
hidden faults of man and show them
in ihs most hideous colors but often
occasions faults to Vt^hich he is no':
rou’.rally r.ubject. For strong drini;
infuses qualities into the v/ind tr
Vt^hich she is a stranger in her sober
moments. Like the skulls of the sa
vage v/arrior which he carries on his
g'h'dlc or sets upon poles in his yard,
and tells the traveler what a mighty
v/arrior this or that one was till hi^
ox or arr077 laid his lov/. So of rJi
sins, intemperance is the one tha^
boavt" of the most crov/ded row o'
ghastly trophies, reaped fvom ali
gcnin--, to say nothing of the manv
::oveI;; *vounded. Among those act
ually s^iin in numbers are the mu.",i-
cia:i. artist, poet, philosopher, phy.si-
clan. ’a'.vyer, statesman, and the
‘Uiige, like the grim messenger of
C(?atli there is none immune to itp
di;aster. It after visits the paiatia'
homef5 and the’r tables become a^-
.derciibed by the phophet Ldah tiiC
same as the home. I have read con
siderably and watched closely and I
don't think any m.an ever bettere^
himself mentally, morally, physically,
rel'giou^ly and very few financially,
by engaging in liquor in anyway, and
what few that does get a few palty
dollars out of the evl, they sooner or
later will lose for ill forgotten gain
will not rem.ain with a man. So lest
I should tire Mickey with this ray
first article, and believing that King
Alcahol stands connected already
before a fair indeed public, I will
close. Should Mickey get this I will
give my idea how to rid the country
of this evil later on, so with best
wishes to the Editor, I close.
Yours truly,
L. W. DUNCAN
Mcinna From Heaven
If the party who dropped the sil
ver dollar through the grating in
front of Jack’s Place on Thanksgiv
ing Day will please call at the Demo
crat office and leave his name and
SI.50 more, we will give him one
year’s subscription to the Democrat,
dating to Dec. 1, 1922.—Forsyth
(Mont.) Democrat,
n open confession of Him.
Ths “V/hite Christmas Service’'
has never been held in Brevard, an<’
being held at an hour when it is con
venient for most people to attend
loubtless a large number will be pre
sent. In fact the Baptists extend a
most* cordial invitation to the public
generally to attend. This service
will take place of both the Sunday
School and the morning preaching
•■:ervice for Sunday.
The following program has beer
arranged, and with perhaps a few
minor changes, will be carried out:
Song.
Prayer.
Scripture Lesson.
Song.
A Pageant,
Talk by the Pastor.
Gifts of Self.
Gifts of Substance.
Ordinance of Baptism.
Administered.
Benediction.
The church management assures
the public that the building will be
comfortably heated even tho the
hour may be early.
“PEACE ON EARTH’
Never, in all the intervening cen
turies, has the signif.cance cf Christ
ianity shon out so clearly, not as a
mere creed but as a life, as it docs
to day. Never has its one deep mean
ing of love, great even to sacrifice,
been so clear or so compelling; never
before has the world understcnd, as
it understands now the full import of
the herald message
“Peace On Earth”.
Many of us have thought of that
as a sweet and melodious greeting,
and interpreted for us by many an
art, it comes to us in a thourand
ways, on the wings of music, on the
wings of poetry — and none are quite
so beautiful as early Italean Art.
Perhaps none of us have ever real
ized that the herald angels were male
ing, in the name of the future, in be
half of the powers of heaven, the on^j
promise through wh'ch a higher life
could become possible, pointine on*
the one way through which hates aiid
grudges could die and Ir ve coui
come to mankind for its salvr.tion an^I
its healing, and it is for u=; to mak*,'
that promise good: ‘'Peace on Eart!'.”.
“Sherwood”.
A PRAYER:
Almighty God, fi-crn whom a I
thoughts of truth .and peace proceeu.
kindle, we pray Thee, in the heart.^
of ail men, tht true love of peace, and
guide with Thy pure and peaceable
wisdom, those who take counsel for
the. nations of the earth; that in tran
quility Thy Kingdom may go forward
till the earth be filled with the know
ledge of Thy love.
O God, overrule, we pray Thee, the •
passions and designs of men. Lot
Thy strong hand controll the nations,
and bring forth out of the pre.sont
discord a harmony more perfect than
we can conceive a new humanity, a
new understanding, a ne*v purity and
.sincerity, a new sense of rea’ity, a
new hunger and thirst for Thy love
to rule on the earth.
Our Heavenly Father, send peace
upon the earth, a deeper and m.ore
lasting peace than the world has ever
known. Give peace in our time. We
ask it in the nam»e of the Prince of
Peace, Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
G. D. C.
RANDOM REMARKS BY DR. C.
W. HUNT:
Nothing in the way of criti<nsm, no
kick coming. If a kick if coming
kick thif; article, or better, the Bre
vard News.
In my opinion Mr. Zacliary’s idea
is a good one, and should be- worked
out.
The number “Forty” might remind
one of his childhood lore, “The Forty
Thieves”, though there is nothing in
names and numbers. If there v.-as
we w’ill admit the charge and confess
to be a lusty party of forty thieves
to steal progress from the locked
bosom of nature, to steal a living,
from our undeveloped natural re
sources.
Recently the thought occurred to
r.ie that Brevard could be doubled in
sizG if each house-holder w’ould on’y
build one house to rent. Mr. Zach
ary’s plan is better; but while w'e are
building a house for a new comer to
hve in, we must at the same time plan
for his living. Prepare a place for
him to live in, and a way for him to
make a living.
All kinds of factories to turn on-
the finished product from our grea'
natural resources are needed. Tha^
is our material should be manufac
tured here, chairs, furniture, all kinds
of foundry Vv'ork, etc.
To sh'p our raw material in bulk to
be manufactured into the finishes’
article elsewhere is a short sighted
policy, only temporary benefit at thr
expense of permanent business.
Yes, plants to manufacture our
materials should be encouraged by
a hearty welccme, good will, and
good business opportunities, but not
bv any bonv,^ or gift, from the people.
This is an ignoble graft, pure and
simple. If it is a good business pro
position and self supporting it should
pay its own way from start to finish.
We would welcome more up to date
farmers who would farm on a large
scale, on scientific lines, improved
A optimist is a man w’ho ha:^ gone
without eating so long that his gar
ters are too large—and makes him
self believe that the rubber in his
garters are giving out.—Walsenburg
(Coio.) Independent.
machinci'y, etc., but we never hearcil'i
of a frrmer putting up a first clc-si,--
farming plant, asking for other help
than a good opportunity, v/elcome,
goodwill and fair dealing, he never
asks the public to help buy his mach
inery, blooded stock, or his land. I
can site farmers in this county who-
hrve invested in thoir p’ant as much
as a great many factories cost.
With all desired improvement Bre
vard could still remain “a garden of
Eden”. “The smoke and bustle”
should be placcd and kept at a prop
er distance from to%\Ti and not placed
?.o‘ near as to destroy hotels, board
ing houses, residential sections, and"
the home life of the residents of Bre
vard. If by our enterprise we are
to have a greater Erevard, then these
p’ants should not be placed too near,
even nov/ the proper extension of
Erevard is ruined in sorae directions.
Make tho call for the plan mention
ed. I know that the people of Bre
vard and Transylvania County will
alw'ays do their part in the w'ay of
progress and if we look for it w'e will
certainly find co-opcvation, “selfish
ness, petty jealouf:' , personal en
mity” will not be f nd. When v/e
?tarc the wheels of ’ rogress ‘politics*
here have never l....rred their move
ments. I do know as a fact that the
first railroad bonds were carried by
the united efforts and v^tes of both
Democrats and Republicanc. In fact
we can take the combined efforts of
the Dem.ocro.ts and Republicans
make Brevard and our beautiful'
county blossom as the rose.
Come to think of it, there are some
good Democrats and some good Re
publicans. As to politics, we can by
the combined efforts of the Democrats
and Republicans do anything in< this
County, except the control of *wo«
men’d voice and vote, and I am gl&d
that this cannot be done, “So
It Be”. — C. W. H. _ S;l^l:i.
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