North Carolina Newspapers

WATEPPALIJS rmmi: BXPONENT sylVanu county VOLUME XXVll BREVARD, N. C; FRIDAY, BIARCH 24, 1922. No. 1^ i!' ontRAiaa COmDMCAnON TIm Ropublicaiis Arm At Last Glad To Accept Senator Simmoiit P)ro« posal To Pay Bonus From Interest On Foreign Debt. Raleigh, N. C., March 13, 1922- Even the ate^ge Republican should be in favor of fair-play and “credit to whom credit is due.” Acting on this sf'ssupmtion the following, re cently sent the leading newspapers from Washington by Mr. David P. St. Clair, a prominent newspaper cor ^respondent, is offered in the interest of justice to the senior Senator from North Carolina. SIMMONS’ BONUS VICTORY “The Republicans have at last been compelled to accept Senator Sim mons’ proposal to pay the‘ex-service men a bonus out of the interest mon ey of the war debt of the foreign na tions due the United States. Senator Simmons single handed fought for the ex-service mens' bonus on this plan before the Senater finance com mittee. At first ^ere seemed to be a tacit agreement among Republican members of the committee to accept the plan. Then word came from Hardin and Mellon not to report out the funding debt bill with the Sim mons^ amendment attached. “The North Carolina Senator straightway carried his fight for the amendment to the senate floor in a speech practically challenging the party across the aisle to vote his amendment down.' He told the lead- •erg if they did they might expect the November election to be a day of suicide for them. But of course they voted him down. “Representative Freax, a distin guished Republican fw:m bloc mem ber of the house ways and means committee, took SmmAits’ speech as a text and threw down the gauntlet of battle to Joe Fwdney and Longworth in the t5ommittee. - most word for word h® used the ar guments of the North Carolina nttor and forced tlie Old Guai’vl '.o surrender. “It is another farm bloc triumph which Harding, Lodge and McCor mick will catalogue us another great 'ladies ENTER PROTEST TO CITY FATHERS To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Bre vard. At a meeting of the Brevard Bet terment Association held on Mon- lay afternoon, March 20, 1922, it was the' unanimous decision of the Association to protest most strongly against the indiscriminate erection of advertising bill boards along the streets of Brevard. We feel that the erection of said bill boards ia not only an eye sore, but is also a violation of the ordin ances of the Town. We respectfully call your atten tion to the fact that the State High way Commission has prohibited the erection and has ordered th^,af!^noval of all sign ahd bill boards ^ng the State Highways. Our little town has established a reputation for being clean and beau tiful and the majority of tourists, as Well as a number of citizens, object to these flaring and flaunting, and oftimes unsightly methods of adver tising. We therefore, as representing a large number of the women of this community, do most urgently request that you do now adopt such ordin ances as may be necessary to con trol this bill board situation. Respectfully^ HILDA M. NORWOOD, President. MARY BREESE ALLISON, Sec. BETTERMENT SOCIETY AGAINST BILLBOARDS The Betterment Society held a call meeting on Monday afternoon. A large attendance showed much inter est in the object, which "was to address a strong protest to the Board of Al dermen against allowing bill-boards placed throughout the town, and to urge that measures be adopted to stop what will assuredly spoil our lit tle mountain town as a tourist resort. Unamimous action taken, and a comn*ltiee also appointed to devise I means of nrou".ing all the citizens of Brevard to a sense of the harm the Jltlanta* JisheviUe Highway cassak's AsHBVtUM BnevAKo Walhaua- CK£IHVIU£ VfESTMINISTeR. ATLANTA' Wherein four different routes are consid* < V ered‘>Bringing Asheville nearer Atlanta ' Our townsman, Mr. J. L. Bell ever alert to the interests and advantages' of Brevard, has suggested that Ashe- ville's nearest route to Atlanta was through Brevard. One of our progressive Road Com missioners, Mr. C. E. Orr, has work ed out the following directions and distances: Houte No. 1—Asheville-Marphy ffighway to Atlanta 250 miles. Route No. 2.—Asheville via Bre vard, Greenville, S. C. to Atlanta— 229 miles. as shown i>y following figures: Asheville via Millj River to Bre vard miles. Brevard via Caesar’s Head to Greenville Greenville S Three routes aye given. No. ^2-3 and 4 showing that either one of the three offers a shorter line from Ashe ville to Atlanta than does the pro posed route from Asheville by way of Murphy to Atlanta. Route No. 2 saves 21 miles, as compared to the Murphy route. Route No. 3 saves 35 miles, and route No. 4 saves 31 miles. The different routes offer special individual advantages, charms and beauties^ The tourist c£x revel in the beauties of Nature, by going one way and returning the otlier. Tra veling the different directions given, one beholds the scenic beautie^ of the Carolinas in their greatest grandeur 44 miles, and sublimity. C. to West Minster,! Route No. 2—The tourist in our DreVAlU tu A &CU9V -WX me Ata&UA : WXCCX&VllAe f \ ^ - bill-boards may do. A committee S. C 48 miles. { Queen Mountain City' of Asheville was also appointed to inquire into the feasibility of providing tennis courts for the school children and the summer tourists. Some discus- Republican achiCT^ent. Bat it was. ^ none other than Simmons who to- form of entertainment to raise funds for the treasury. TIME TO PUT YOUR CHICKENS UP Chief Barnett asks the citizens to nished the men of tlie farm bloc v/ith the light and illumination to jarry the day and give to the ex- ’ervice men compensation out of the i;^oney that came out of the pockets of American people in the war. It is to Simmons more than to any other man in this country that not only the ex-service men, but the American people themselves, owe a debt of gratitude for cutting the gordian knot in the bonus problem. — . “Some $25O,t>0®,0X)0 of the inter- ^ ens remember the Golden Rule and est on this debt can be collected by “Put Em Up.” West Minster to Atlanta 105 miles.; behfolds her surrounded by all of the Route No. 3.—Asheville via, Bre- j splendor of moontains, as he vard, Pickens, S. C. to Atlanta; takes his enchanted way through , 215 miles. | Mills River, up the French Broad As shown by the foHowing figures:] Valley surrounded by the circling Asheville via Mills River to Bre-! crests and azure peaks of the Blue vard 32 miles.' Ri'dge and Appalackain mountains to Brevard nestling smidst her moun tain gems, passes South by the lovely October next, but the Republicans now, since they must pay the bonus by thl3 plan, hope to hurry up a pay ment of $125,000,000 by next June so as to be sure of reaping the bene fit of the achievement in time for the Fall election. “God only knows what the Repub licans would have done and where the ex-service men could have gotten their money, if Simmons had not urj^ed his wise and equitable solution of the problem. Btit the Republicans are determined that he shall receive no credit for showing them the way. Every avenue of publicity that th^y can control will be ordered to sup- pres,3 his nanve in connection with the bonus achievement. But the ex-ser- viee men will receive a bonus, the American people will not- be taxed for it and Simmons will at least have the laugh on the gang in the senate who voted*/ his amendment down with a feeling ©f triumph.” ) ; ' The St^te Committee of the North Ca«)lina Anti- Saloon League, in session here on Thursday laftemoon, issued the following statement touch ing !the^ importance of law enforcfe- ment l?y execiftive and judicial oflR- cers aiid the urgent need for the co operation of citizens generally in the effortx to break up the illict traffic in intoxicating liquors: “La^y enforcement is one of the outstanlding issues now confronting the people of North Carolina as it relates to the manufacture and sale of in^xicating liquors. The question of “Vvet or dry” has been settled by judicial precept, promulgated by our AmOTican union of states, and it be hoofs patriotic North -Carolinians to discJnarare the bounden obligation 'N- I (Continued on back page Brevard to Pickens, S. C. 40 miles. Pickens to Liberty,, S. C. 9 miles. - Liberty to West Minster 29 miles. | of Connestee to that noted won West Minster to Atlanta, 105 miles.; .-^er of Nature, Caesar’s Head, thence tiecmze^scu Route No. -^A^ville, via Bre-1 Greenville, the Queen City of ne era e Tovawav Hip-hlands and I South Carolina. Queen by virtue of put their chickens up. A good many j vard. Lake Toxaway, Highlands, a d agriculture, manufac people are planting their gardens at Walhalla 219 miles. | business progress. This fair this time and quite a number of pro- As shown by the following figures:! ^ier hands the snowy t<v^t8 are coming in to the offiwrs. Asheville via Mills River to Bre-> Y>ovil, emblematical of her He suggests that the owners of c ic - , yard — •.. 32 miles.} and factories, as the 3 Brevard to Lake Toxaway 20 miles. | South’s most direct gateway to the Lake Toxaway t® Highlands.... | mountains, the great Pisgah National 26 miles. Highlands to Waflialla, S. C .... 28 miles. Walhalla to Westminster 8 miles. MARCH 30 TO BE GRAND CLEAN UP DAY Thursday. March 30 has been des-{ ignated as the final grand clean-up day. Prizes are offered to the school children: On Main, Broad, Caldwell, Depot and Whitmire Streets, a prize of one dollar will be given on each street for the largest pile of rubbisli. Drays will be furnished by the',City authorities for carting away the Tub- bage. SAYS PICKENS ROAD NEARING COMPLETION The News, Brevard, N. C. ' Gentlemen: Several times during the tiast years we have been on your exchange list and you have been on ours, but after receiving a few copies of your paper you always cut us off or failed to send your paper. On account of the fact that our counties will soon be brought closer together by the new highway now being built and we will have much in common, we would like very much to exchange with you. Work on the Pickens-Brevard high- v/ay in this county is progressing sat isfactorily. We have finished' about 12 miles of it and it is a dandy road. The remaining eight mil^ will be let out by contract next month. Steam shovels will pe put to work in the mountains and the road rushed to completion. This is going to be a fine and much-traveled road when finished. Fraternally, ' THE PICKENS SENTINEL. Forest, and all of the scenic wonders of Appalachia. The mountain laurel •crowns her brow. Route No. 3.—Or perchance the West Minster, to Atlanta 105 miles, j seeker for the mysteries and charms The above figures show that the of the mountains, elects to pass from j l)eautiful tourist town of Brevard is Brevard up the beautiful French most centrally located for all travel Broad Valley, by way of Pickens, S. i between the frozen North and the C., crossing the Blue Ridge, charmed Sunny South, the hub so to speak^ hy her crystal streams and foaming from which radiate the spokes of the falls and towering peaks, his eye en- wheel in the various line^ of travel tranced and soul thrilled by these in all directions. i wonders of Nature TOWN WILL MEET HORSE SHOE ROAD WITH HARD SURFACE At a special call meeting on Mon day, the city fathers decided to have the construction company, now build ing the hard-surfaced Horse Shoe Road, lay a hard-surfaced road from Summey’s Comer to the corporate limits which is as far as the* creek, just this side of S. F Allison’s home. The work will be begun at once. Con siderable expense will be saved on ac count of the construction company having trucks,, tools, stone, gravel, etc., already on the job, and they have agreed to construct this missing link at practically cost. The city council did well to have this work done at this time. AETHELWALD HOTEt HAS A NEW BUS. AUTO COLLISION A collision of O. T. Crary and Wm. Grogan’s Jr., cars occurred on the square one morning last week. Mr. Grogan’s fender was damaged. Thi^ is the second collision that has oc- cured on this particular spot within j soldier of many fine qualities and of the last week. splendid character. The Aethelwald Hotel has a brand new auto bus which is quite an asset to the town, being the only one here. The management found it necessary' to have a better means of conveying j the increased number of patrons the hotel. Mrs. Wheeler has tainly made the Aethelwald a modem hotel during the short time she ha? been here. This is shown, not only by the popularity of her dining room, the increased number of guests, but by the enthusiastic praise, etc., of the business and professional men of our community. / # The News hag received but one more political announcement this week. Surely they are not all out yet. The name of Mr. H. E. Stowers is announced this week for Register of Deeds. Everyone knows that Mr. Stowers would make a competent Keg ister of Deeds as he is a young ex BREV. GOUKN RDIf AUC. SAUS MY Farmers* Auction Sale To Be Held. Near Courts House on Morning of Sale Day. cer- An inter-society debate was heir’ Friday, March 17, at the High School Auditorium. This debate was feature of the first public program to be given by the literary societies of the local school and '^as enjoyed by a number of guests. The query of the debate was: Resolved, That the Ex-Sbldiers Should Be granted A Bonus. • Those on the Affermative were; Miss Virginia Orr and Mr. Blanton Mitchell. On the Negative: Miss Dorothy Silversteen and Mr. Frank Duckworth. The Negative,speaker were victorious. ’ X Brevard’s first Golden Rule Saler Day wiil be held Monday, April 3, with practically every business house participating. A word of explanation ak to the' purpose and origin of the Golden- Rule Sales Day and the Brevard Ad Club will not be amiss here. The Brevard Advertising Club is com posed of* the progressive and wide awake merchants of Brevard, wh6 * see prosperity in co-operation, not only among themselves, but with the buying public. They have joined to..^ gether in an advertising club known as the Brevard Ad Club, the purpose of which is to increase the volume of business for the merchants and at the same time enable them to offer merchandise to the public at attrac tive prices. Thus both may profit by the plan. In accordance with this plan, once every month eVery < mem- ber of the club will offer for sale and advertise through the medium of circular^ to be mailed to every person in the County, two ar ticles at specially reduced prices. No two merchants will advertise the same article on the same sales day. The Brevard Ad Club has appointed a* committee of responsible and ca pable men to examine every article offered and ascertain that it is not quoted at above a rock-bottom price. Thig system^ enables the purchaser to be absolutely sure that he is getting^ the full value of his money, for he' is able to know that Ach article ad.— vertised is backed by the Brevj^di Advertising Club. It id easy to see that no selfish ^ impulses are behind thi-j plan, for it militates to the advantage of both merchant and buyer, and does more- than merely present an Qpportunity •for the people to save money. It - will increase business and prosperity' for everybody simply by putting more money into circulation; it will enable more debts to be paid; more goods to be bought and more money to be; saved. Increased business for one man always means increased business for another. The public should remember that each merchant is offering a different - article of merchandise, hence it is imperative, if one wishes to go about the matter in a business-like way, to* read carefully what each merchant' advertises in the Golden Rule Ad., Doing so will save much time and avoid confusion on the Sales Day. Every bargain offered is guaran-^ teed and backed by the Brevard A.6L Club under whose auspices it appears; unle-ss otherwise stated. The mer^ chants who are making this Sales day possible are the live progressive merchants of Brevard, the men wha are doing what they can to build up the tovv'n and surrounding country. They offer you real bargains and fair treatment—^not only on Sales day, but give you real values every day of the year. They are the men who will appreciate your patronage and they deserve it. It is the Ad Club’s intention to mail the Sales day sheet to every family in the Brevard trade territory,, if you are not receiving your copy, notify the Secretary of the Club, A. E. Hampton, and your name will be placed on the mailing list and the Sales day sheet will reach you regui- larly hereafter. A feature of the Golden Rule Sales day which should have a strong appeal to the farmers of the county is. the Auction Sale of any articles the farmers wish to d’-pose of which will be held in the ■ coming of the Sale.3 day on the C^ 'irt House lawn. It is extremely c to enter this proposition. All the farmer needs do ig to bring his article or articles, to be sold and an experienced auc tioneer will do the rest. This plan is devised to enable the famer to dispose of goods for which he has no further need, to find a ready market for his produce and to acquire isuch goods as he may need himself. ' It is almost a certainty that every farmer has something such as a plow, a horse, or a pig—^it is useless to ge into details— which he has no need for, and it is just as certain, tlmt .a purchaser can be fbund fO!r alnKwt any article offered. A npmini^^^ ^ will be charged for the a,iidtionf^piilt ^ of these articles. s ^ ' '\,v