FRIDAY, APRIL 27,1 1923
THE BREVARD NEWS. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA.
IS OLDEST TRANSYLVANIA
CITIZEN
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Asheville Citizen
"Ephram Brashaw Clayton, affec
tionately know as "Uncle Dock." is
the oldest man in Transylvania coun
ty, according to his neighbors, who
have known him for many years. He
recently celebrated his 94th birthday,
rand proudly proclaims that he is a
democrat, Baptist, chews tobacco,
flrinks coffee, and still enjoy life.
r.Ur. Oiayton remembers many of
the early events in the history of
AVe.-aern - North Carolina, having
.spe-nt practically his whole life in
"this section of the state, and now
live wtihin 100 yards of the place
Avliere he was born. In the early
iays, according to Mr. Clayton, it
-was difficult to get clothing and deer
.-.kins were popular as suits, while to j
rf'ct shoes, the families had to depend ;
on a shoe maker who came to thier ,
homes once a year, and made shoes i
for every member of the family, j
where sufficient leather had been tan. j
ned for the purpose. Mr. Clayton
'.ims spent a greater part of his busi-
ness career in fanning and stock j
tailing, and. says he paid $90 for the
Mr.t buggy that was evr in Tr;m
s!vania county, bringing it there
"himself from Lexington, Ca., with a
horse he drove to it. The lirst rail
oad engine in the South, he claims,
,vi operate from Charleston to
unmiorville.
Cray squirrels used to be far
n.n'o plentiful in Transylvania and
i!!'.-'!- -count ii'.- of this section than
'hey are now. and Mr. Clayton tells
hv story (if one very sevnv winter,
'when the squirrels came in from the
forest in drov.'s to the corn pens, on i
he banks of the French Broad river
l that timi. in one ho'i-.v yea.miM'i1
tree, he states, he saw as many as ,"00
quirrel at .one time.. Before the war
vtween the states, there were only
n-vc deinocia.ts in Transylvania
county. aecordingto Mr. Clayton.
I'iey v. ere l a hi nuioni, l-iuie iov
- : ioel Mackey. Iavidon River, and ;
Men Wilsr.n, Cathey's Creek. Mr. i
'layton ser'ed gallantly tlirough the
'. -i war. bi ing a member of ("o. K. ;
: ?. t -t" f th North Carolina regi-
Tent. He was marred three times
-'mi is the father of eleven children.
r;ong them are, Mrs. Henry and
r':onuis Clayton of Washington ; Mrs.
.'A i r Candler, Candler, X. C, ; Joe
Clayton and Mrs. A. II. King of Bre
card; Mrs. ". A. Allison. Anniston.
ai.d Mrs. V. I. Carmicliaol of
; ':::-mouth. Ya.
Mr. Clayton's father. John Clay
."II, v. as of Scotch-Irish descent , and
v.. mother, Su-ana.h Wetzo; Clayton,!
v. a-. German. His grandfather, Lam
er!. Clayton, was horn in Dover Md..
and was a "Revolutionary soldier. His :
gr tn-imotiuT was Miss Sarah David-
rin. ami h.er father and mother were
vMh scalped by the Indians at Swan- :
T'noa i: 17,;0, while an oil negro.
Tvunt r.'sci cd SariiVt a little rViilil
at ihat tiir.r. and carried her by night
safety to Mecklenburg county.
To the stockholders of the Tran
sylvania Railroad Company:
The Annual Stockholders meeting
of the Transylvania Railroad Com-'i
pany will be held at the general of- j
fices of the Company in the McMinn
.uilding, Brevard, N. C, on Wednes
day, the 2nd day of May, 1923, at
10 o'clock A. M., for the election of,
fiieers and directors to servo during 1
he ensuing year, and for the trans- !
action of any other business that
nay come before the meeting.
A. K. ORR, Secretary
2t.
TIMBER BRIDGE PROPOSAL:
Sealed proposals will be received1
mtil 2 P. M.. of May 7, 1923, by the'
Road Commissioners of Transylvania
o'i'ity at their oll'.ce ill Brevard, N.
'., for the construction of timber
ridges on the Rosman Pickens
road. i
Plans and specifications for these
ri Iges are on tile at the office of the '
oia.! Commissioners. Copies may ;
v obtained upon application to the
T-neer. ,
The right is reserved to reject any
r all bids.
I. H. Morrow, Engineer.
:c. Chas. E. Orr, Sec.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE:
oi:h Carolina. Transylvania County
Having qualified as administrator1
f Louise K. Baily, deceased , late of i
I'ran.i '!va;:ia County, North Carolina, !
is to notify all persons having
'aims against the e tat(. of the said,
eeeased to oxhi'oit them to the un- :
lei-sigtie 1 on or before April oth, 19
! I. or this notice will be pleaded in;
;r of their recovery. All persons ,
ruiobted to said estate will please !
n.ake immediate settlemnt.
Tins March :'0th. P.) 23. j
( HAS. P.. DF.AV PR, Administra-'
or '. V. A. of Louise I-. Bailey. ;
It pd. ' " ,
STATEMENT
NORD1SK REINSURANCE CO.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
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Condition December 31. 1922, as
shown by statement hied.
Vn.o'.mt of Capital paid up in cash
$200,000.00
mount of Ledej- A.-scts Docomber
31st of previous year $1,175,037.
66; Increase of paid-up Capital
$ ; Total, . . $1,172,087.60
Income From Policyholders, $673,
058.80; Miscellaneous, $63,300.80;
Total $736,359.60
Disbursements To Policyholders,
$498,888.67; Miscellaneous, $240,
656,91; total $739,545.58
Fire Risks written or renewed dur
ing year, $104,513,Q23 ; In force
$81,083,236
All Other Risks Written or renewed
during year, $7,268,809; In force
$5,538,636
Assets
Value of Bonds and Stocks
$1,1 13,259.49
Deposited in Trust Companies and
Banks on interest .... $46,351.98
Agents' balances, representing busi
ness written subsequent to Oc
tober 1, 1922 $9,390.21
Interest and Rents due and accrued
.... $12,1317.26
All other assets, as detailed in state
ment $64,505.51
Total $1,245,557.15
Total admitted Assets $1,245,557.45
Liabilities
Net amount of unpaid!o-r.,os and
claims $1 36, 9 97. 4 S
Unearned premiums . . $538, 46.';. 99
Estimated amount payable for Fe
deral. State, county and municipal
taxes due or accrued . . $1,000.00
Continuent commissions, or other
charge- duo or accrueu $2,500.00
All other liabilities, as detailed in
statement $2,945.45
Total amount of all liabilities except
Capital $681,906.92
Capital actually paid up in cash
$200,000.00
Surplus over all liabilities
$363,650.53
Surplus as regards Policyholders
$563,050.53
Total liabilities $1,2 15,557.45
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA
DURINC 1922
Fire Risks written, $539,271; Pre
miums received $5,642.41 j
All other Risks written, $37,996; !
Premiums received ..... $ 450.38 '.
Losses incurred Fire, $2,06$; Paid j :
$2,0 13
Losses incurred All other. $711;
Paid $786
I.". S. .Mgr.. P. E. Rasor; Home
Office. Copenhagen. Denmark.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
INSURANCE DEPA RTM ENT
Raleigh, March 3, 1!23
I. STACEY W. WADE, insurance
'ommissioner, do hereby certify that
the above is a true and correc t ab
stract of the statement of the Nor
disk Reinsurance Company, of Co
penhagen. Denmark, filed with this
Department, showing the condition
of said Company, on the .".1st day of
December, 1922.
Witness my hand and ofiieial seal,
the day ami year above vritteii.
STACEY W. WADE,
Insurance Co turn :.- .-done r
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One per cent interest will be added to all
taxes not paid on May 1st.
Transylvania County taxes for 1S22 are
long since due. The county and schools
needs the money and I am now forced to
collect by levy and garnishee.
If your taxes are not paid by May 1st I
shall proceed to collect as the law directs
and property upon which the taxes are not
paid will be advertised and sold.
This is positively the la$t notice yon will
receive.
W. E SHIP
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SHERIFF
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TMENT
one?
Keport 1 -as it that Einstein N about J
to aim. .lnue u new theory. The
v r.:s lav elements haven't grasped
fhe la-t one yet. But probably the
scientist thinks tiny neer will, anl
k i he may Pe springing something ;
new ft the present time with eontl- j
icaee that the daze in which they .
ivre left by "relativity" will serve :is ;
d Shi'ok absorber. Einstein's Infest
is even mere startling than was his
'heory of relativity, according to ru
Jiior. Maybe so, but if it runs alom;
T'OUR ovn home is nn
Ji. ideal invcstincrt, always
under your personal protec
tion, adding to your enjoyment
while it adds to your wealth.
But have you protected that in
vestment against deterioration?
Permanence costs but little more
than temporary construction.
Ask the help of your building
material dealer. He knows
the best types of construction
and the best materials to use.
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Km
To
Fit Your Figure
i; i:'.'r tln-m
l- to
each
'b.p lines of tl
ie bitter, few persons
will be startled f..r only a very lim
ited number will be able to grasp its
mean! n ir.
' Tlic Standard by Wluch all oUicr makes arc measured '
332
'It is shown by carvings, i. 1
wry and by hieroglyphics i!.. , ;! ;
women of Kgypt bobbed Tl.eir .r
niore than 4.h years ;r.o. !
Khcared in a -strniwhi line at i!.e ..a
C)f the Iioek. That seeaied ti be f i
style for almost I.oiki years :ir I tl:
It !,rra(lually disappeared. lobbed
toek-s have been known at other
periods in the world'-. hist-ry and in
various lands, but the old Egyptians
endured it long -r than any other peo
ples having a re!ii (-..-. As a rule thf
fashion has only endured long enough
: -r the glory i.. g;ow out again.
-ii :vv ; ! '. : v :;m
...lll'dllii.!.'!::'.''..,!-!.!
i English chaplain at Atliens.writ
!ti;. the London Times, says that
of : e refugees from Asia Minor the
An i nlans show the grentest aptitud
for lf-help. "Just outside Athens
: '.is;e of Armenian refugees win.
ur:. 1 to und made mud bricks in
Uu- 7iv;-:unm sun while other-; s-t and
. Raid : 'Our iof is in beae and
..y u. ' As a lesult those nwiplc
(iw bavft hoiiMj8, a school of their
.own building, a well of their own
-sinking, even a mayor of tlielr own
greeting."
M i .hi1 i
Tlie director of the Harvard observ
r-tory thinks it highly pobable that
Venus Is inhabited. Since we can't
nee the surf:.ce of Venus on account of
; the continuous cloudy weather that
; prevails there, we are at liberty to
, think anything we want to about It.
A Laundry Convenience
A stationary wash tub, with hot and
cold running water right at your elbow, takes
the drudgery out of washing. No carrying of
water. Simply turn a faucet and the water is
there just as you need it.
And no struggling with cumbersome tubs.
Merely pull a plug and your tub empties itself.
Whether your washing is large or small,
this system will lighten your work. Let us
figure cn the installation for you.
We also do prompt, neat
and efficient repair work.
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NICHOLSON & DUCLOS
Plumbing, Tinning and Sheet Metal Work
9
Do you purchase hose simply to fit your 1'eei, instead
as you cio your corsets to conform to your figure '.'
Perhaps you have not known that Humming Bird Pure S
be hail in three distinct! styles a style for every type .: n.ini;v,
trim and comfortable, from tip to top.
IS YOURS THE AVERAGE FIGURE? WEAR STYLE NO. 20
Humming P.ird Silk Hose, Style Xo .20. slim-footed, sk-mu-r-ah k'.ed.
orotisly elastic at the top. 2 1-2 inches at the top. 2 1-2 beyond
the average length, lit slim and medium figures ideally. The;.- are of
pure Japan-ese silk from knee to sole, reinforced with lisle heels, toes
and double lisle tops. An anti-run strip stops ladders at lhe knee.
ARE YOU LARGE ABOVE THE KNEE? TRY STYLE NO. 80
Tightness at the knee encourages runs, to say nothing of its vast discom
fort. Humming Bird Stylo Xo. 80 has an extra elastic ribbed top that
may be stretched a full yard around, without losing shape permanently.
The ribbed top comes just below the "hinge" of your kmv. The body
of the stocking is identical with Style Xo. 20.
ARE YOUR LARGE AND HEAVY? YOU WANT STYLE NO. 5
Humming Bird Style No. 5 Out-Size is knit on special machines for sub
stantially built women. The lisle top is exceedingly elastic, heavy silk
is doubled over th-e knee, with an anti-run strip at top and bottom.
These hose have a generous calf and ankle and a well-proportioned
foot. Close-knit and clinging, they have the effect of "slederizing"
stoutly built limbs.
All Humming Bird Hose have these points in common: The 'purest,
most lustrous silk obtainable no "loading" to give artificial weight
at the expense of their wearing qualities. All dyes absolutely fast. All
.size sknit (not stretched) to fit. Beyond the average length; closely
knit; extraordinarily durable.
Your merchant will show you your style and size of Humming Birds in
a large assortment of fashionable colors. Their moderate cost will
tempt vou to buv the box.
Humming Bird
PURE SILK HOSIERY
Wears Longer
Piummer- Cobble Co.
Main Street Brevard, N. C