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r THE BREVARD NEWS, BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1922 \ THE BREVARD NEWS. Published •very Friday and enter* •d at Postoffice at Brevard, N. C., mm Second Class Matter. Wm. A. BAND Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Subscriptions payable in advance) One year .... $1.50 Six months $1.00 Three Months 80 Two months .38 ADVERTmNG^RATES Display, per column inch 30e Reading Notices, per line ......lOe Want Column Notices, per line !^.8e We charge 5 cents a line foir Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of Respect and for notices of entertainments where admission is charged. Address All Communications To Tha BrevaVd News: I ForeiRn Advertising Representative I THE AMEJ<1CAN PRESS ASSOCIATION FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1922 SEEING BIG It is sometimes thrown at certain people as a reproach that they see things too big; that they are too op timistic; that their imaginations are too active. Of course, every virtue has its seamy side, but we really need more men who see things big. Has this country, for example, a future? Is it to become a great and celebrated resort? Are its many at tractions going to be developed? Are its natural resources to be capit alized? If that big day comes, some body has got to see it and preach its gospel. All the cold, calculating sanity in the world—by itself— will not bring that big day. But such things as we have must look larsre to us, too, if larger things are to be accomplished. Our church es^ our schools, our own people, our own country—these must look big to us, in these we must have pride, these, in a word, we must love, if the great future ever becomes a reality —and IT WILL. OBSERVE THE FOURTH In a little over a week the great national holiday will come around again, and it will be time to cele brate the birthday of this great re public. How will the day be cele brated here? There have been some big fourths in Brevard, and there is no rason why there should not be another this year. It is a splendid time for the folk of the county to get together, a good time for Brevard to play hostess to "her own family. Let’s be patriotic and have a big Fourth. WORK TO BEGIN ON JONES GAP ROAD IN FALL, BOOSTERS TOLD (Asheville Citizen) BREVARD, June 20—Announce ment that the much heralded Jones Gap road will undoubtedly be let to contract in time to have work com menced by September, came ac the high point of a rousing get-together slathering held in Brevard Wednes day at which upward of 125 promi nent Greenville, S. C., business and professional men were the guests of the local enthusists. It is estimated that the proposed road will cost $1-50,000 to build. There were fully 150 people who sat down to. an excellent chicken dinner served at the Athelwold hotel, whero the visitors found good ap petites standing them in good stead as a result of the long drive in the high altitude. An enthusiastic meet ing in the Transylvania county Court House followed the dinner. Here came an announcement that the Jones Gap road, reducing the dis tance from Brevard to Greenville by about 20 miles or more, would soon be a reality. The visitors came in automobiles to Brevard making the trip via Hendersonvlle and the Crab Creek road, as the main road is under construction now. With William E. Breese acting as chairman, addresses were heard from a number of Greenville and Brevard citizens, all voicing the desire that the state line of demarcation now ex- istinsr between them should be “for ever buried under a good road.” Mr. Breese let it be known that Brevard businss men would soon pay a re turn visit upon Greenville to cele- brstp the road building project. He announced that Transylvania county has already secured ab»un- dsnt road building machinery to do ?i.'r TJart in preparing an excellent hi'' 'ay from Brevard to the Green- vi._ counl7 line where they will connect with the Jones Gap road to be huilt by Greenville county, aided by 'he state and federal govern ment. • e Greenville county bonds for $75.''■Q for this project have al ready b 1 sold at a premium and money r ■ ced in the bank. It is expectee hat the state and nation al gdve: lent together will make possible other $75,000. Assura e was given by P. A. Bon ham, stal^ senator of South Cav^-' lina, that ^his road project would r through during the remainder of } term of office, if he had anything do with being able to push it to com pletion. , , m 1 Representing Brevard and Transyl vania citizens, Ral h Zachary, one of the leading bur'-ess men of the section, gave a p ^phic picture of t^e olden davs wb n he as a young mar. “teamed” dc i over the Jones Cap road from \rd with products rtf the farm fieU' -^d forest, coming b?c’c with tlie rc -It of bartering in Greenville markf • Those days pass ed and the an- nt road fell into disuFe. The ne of reopening such communication '.s come, he said, as Transylvania occupies the position ol A great, well filled pantry ready tc <nnply Greenville, the big dining room. “Why go all the way around the house to get from pantry to dining room when we can puncture a hole through the wall to connect these two compartments?” The meeting was turned over to Col. H. B. Springs of Greenville, well konwn in Ashevlle and vicinity by reason of his prominent connec tion with the 30th division. He called upon John A. Russell, president of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce an able speaker who 'hov/ed that Greenville needs thou sands of pounds of foodstuffs that 'he Transylvania section can doubt- ffss produce and would do so were here a good highway connecting to Tive them this market. None have even dreamed of the progress and prosperity to come, ac cord ihg to B. A. Morgan, president the Bank of Commerce, Green- ille, who gave an interesting talk hat was followed by an eloquent pic- ure of the future by W. P. Conyers, lantcr of South Carolina. A rising ote of appreciation was taken at 'he mention of Louis B. Houston’s name, he being a former Brevard ci- "ir-en confined at his Greenville home by illness. At intervals during the gathering ho Greenville Chamber of Commerce Tuartet pleased with popular and old ^ne elections, and the drum corps of the same organization made things ’’vely about Brevard before the meet- ‘ntr .started. F. F. Beattie, president of the First National Bank, Greenville, and for mer member of the South Carolina tato legislature, paid stirring tribute +0 the press of Greenville — the Greenville News and the Piedmont— both of which were represented at ‘he Wenesday meeting. He also gave eradit to Senator Bonham, de claring that with the pronosed road Bi-evard would become for Green ville the most popular resort. He followed with the announcement that bids would be called for by the first part of July. Other speakers representing the Greenville delegation W'ere William '^'oldsmith, good roads enthusiast, as 'I'.e Greenville chairman pjit it; Judge T. P. Cothram, associate jus- tce of the supreme court who declar ed that in the past ten years no more important road building project had "onfronted Greenville county, J. R. 'Bryson, born in Transylvania and now a Greenville citisen, reoi'esent- ing them in the state legislature. Discussing with w'riter plane for the buildi'ig of this highway, T. A. T>rown, of the South Carolina high way department, made it known that !:wo possible routes are under consi- Horation. following a survey he com pleted some time ago. One route goes by may of the an cient Jones Gap road, lain off by the ''ve of this gifted road builder of ^he hills who lies buried high upon Mt. Hebron near Hendersonville. The other route goes by way of Caesar’s Head and is about two miles longer, although possessed of Treat scenic beauties, he asserts. Bids will be called for both projects, ■ t is understood, and a selection made ’ipon the dual proposition. In spite of its rough oonditon, many of the Greenville visitors re turned home by \vay of the Jones Gap ^oute. anxious to see for themselves •vhat the building of a modern high way over this route will mean. THE FIRST PAPER EVER PUBLISHED IN BREVARD Editor of the News, Brevard, N. C. Dear Sir: A thoughtful friend, who carefully withholds his, or her, identity, has 'ent me a copy of the “Transylvania Hustler” issued on Thursday, Febu- rary 28, 1895. with the modest sug- -Tostion: “sample copy. Please sub scribe,” penned on the paper. At that time, according to the mast head, the :'aper was “published week ly, by M. Shipman.” Twenty-, ven eventful years have come and . one since then, but to ■nemcry it f ^ms no more than a day. I am indebi '1 to the good friend far ‘his remind.' ■ of the most delightful period experionced during the early years of my life. Its news column'5 cnH to mind pleasant associations with many personal friends who were a source of strength to a bash ful country lad at a time when n pleasant smile and the “glad hand” counted for something. Here are -ome of them: M. D. Cooper, “Uncle Ben” Henderson, Jim Aiken, (color- od, but none the less a friend) “Un- •le Joe Duckworth, J. L. Bell, H. W. Kinir, Church Morris. Meretlith Cox, J. Orr, Prof. A. L. Hardin, Plato R. Lankford, Rev. F, M. .Iordan, "'hos. L. Walters. V. M. Goodson, -'ev. E. Myres, T. S. Boswel, Dr. W. .'I. Alli.'on, J A. McGuire, .John H. bravely. W. L. Hume, Jeff Tinsiev, T. W. Pless, R'V. Jessee C. Owen, W. Gash. Dr. M. M. King, V. B. Mc- ^!ihn. Miss ^ia Shinman, Misg Leta '^•■■?on Pro!. J. M. Hamlin. Wade 'vlllls, Samny-T Allison, A. II. King. Ea?h of these names represents a 'o^al it<^m this one issue, from which the irference may be drawn hicH the 'fercnee may be t’rawn hnt your i’-^i.e little city supported o cre"!itable ^ocal paper more ’ quartv^r of a century ago. But ■ ■ nore difficult task to produce per in those days than now \ , lih a power press and a Lino- ne, it is little wonder that you can Tint eight pages in less time than ho Hustler required in making ready •-VO of the four paees then printed ! home on the old Washington hand- •re-s. “How times have changed.” Let me say in conclusion that I ap- nrociate the kindness of the friend bo sent me this remnder of former i?ys spent in “The Land of Wafer- ‘'nlls,” amongst the finest folks the over made. If any of you read- Vo happod to “run across’ other co- of my “first love” I shall be ‘^ry crind "rdef'd to have them. O., Trnnsylvani?., the land of sweet mem ories. Sincerely Yours, M. L. SHIPMAN Most of the bones of contention ai> wlshbocos. Money talks, but not as much a.<- men talk money. Warships are looking for a scrap •and ougbt to get it. Best way to get rid of your duties la to discharge them. Lost—Somewhere in this broad land —^the knickerbocker girls. High prices wiJi go <lown when the public stops swallowing them. Some men seem deterniine«l that op portunity shall not kidnap them. The world may be going toward the bowwows, but It never reaches ’em. The privilege of being dishonest is often Interfered witli by a cruel law. Wear and tear is considerable when what a man doesn't wear the laundry tears. A 20 per cent reduction in quarry- men’s wages is getting down to rock bottom. Some of Europe’s financiers liave the sounding brass, but not the tink ling symbol. "Can a man love two women at the same time?” asks a writer. Not if they find it out. The vamp is a myth. She is what an old maid thinks a woman has to be to attract a man. By the time lead Is easily turned in to gold, radium money may b^ “burn ing” our pockets. '- Fruit cake comes but once a yenr; and so people live to be eighty and ninety years of age. Varnish, apparentlj', is a tritle more hasty in kicking on its use as a bever age than stove polish. The warship North Dakota indicates, by having gotten Into a collision, that she agrees in principle. The dressy woman who used to put everything on her back lias a fash ionable daugliter who doesn’t. At the same time probably each na tion will keep a stock of poison gas on hand in case of emergency. Blessed are the peacemakers, for wer^ it not for them the munition makers would inherit the earth. No doubt those ants which tlie slug gard is told to take as models for laying up riches are restaur-ants. “Distance lends enchantment to the view,” was all right before fashion allowed the view to be so enchanting. The United States will save a bil lion in ten years through the naval plan—pfovided congress doesn’t spend it A cnmel is said to live on the nn)st mejiger diet. That mny be becau.se it I’.iis mi?re back th-.in stomach to keej) up. The chief point «>f resemblance be- tweeK religion and a seri.Ml story is that both are to be continued in our next. ilobbers the country over are not following the theory that ‘*it is dan- ;,'erous to be safe” but, rather, the reverse. Long-dis«tance devices for whole sale extermination make the old-time metiiods seem almost sociable- by com parison. Tlie farmer looks forward to> an af fluence which will enable him' to de scribe Ms life not as lonely, but as «cclustve. That eFectrfcal machine to- m>?asure Iwe won’ll save much talk. Theyll still have to keep on teJIiag eacii otfter abont ft. A doctor pronounces redheaded wvrnen the most beautiful. That seems to give redheaded wenien a shstie the best of it. “The horse,^” says a sports writer, “8s coming into his own.” On the other hand, tlie aatomobile is always run ning into soniei>ody else’s. The press report says that under the- law the new peace dollar cannot be. changed for 25 years. That ?kill mi^ke it very lncc>nvenient. ©enim has advanced a half-cent a jiard, which should be interesting in- iJ>rmation to some fellows who used to. wear si?k shirts exclusively. Now that the luxury tax has been taken off ice cream sodas, a raau won’t have to Jet go of the mussy handle and reach down into his pocket for the odd cent. Wisconsin dairymen wh» complain that high freight rates prevent their getting straw from states further West know that brick cheese can’t be made without straw. Those reductions in automobile prices are also a great benefit to the felloe iv^40 cannot buy a car but who ilways figures on just how mudl\ moire >• would need to get one. THRIFT Is the comer stone of success. It is the important foundation of wealth. The thrifty man is the one who keeps all of his money in the bank. Make all of your dollars have more cents. ' Brevard Banking Company 4 Per Cent Paid on Time Deposits r YOU CANT DO BUSINESS WITHOUT PRINTING INK Our Job Department is the best equipped in Western North Carolina. Our work is guaran teed—our prices are less than elsewhere. We are skilled and practical printers. We solicit your Commercial Job Printing. We can save you money on every order, and no order is too small for our earnest consideration and expert personal attention. If we support in a straight-forward business manner aU local enter prises, and apply the Golden Rule among ourselves, Brevard will grow as never before. We want your printing, and advise you to advertise. The Brevard News pulls for you, asks no favors, but gives all. BREVARD NEWS WM. A. BAND, Manager Pickelsimcr Building Brevard, N, C, t
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