?nt o* Brevard
Tma*rlT*nU
County.
The Aim It Frank
n ess and Sincerity.
pi,,!.,
FRIDAY,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1M4.
-y-" ? ? . ?' ? , , ? ? ? , a
M&thatasian Club On Imprpuvingl
Jt reward -
v??. Welch Galloway was hostess
<? the Mathatasian Club on Thurs
day afternoon. The subject for dU
c?M*ion w'm "Totyn Improvements"
)\ llrpt Hujne Harris, leader, was
unable to attend on account of. 111
Mas. Mn C. B. Deaver and Mrs
?anry Ransom gsrfe the propsra
L, for Mrft. Hard*. Mrs Deaver, "made
on ^'Paving of the stfeMa and |
the tost of same." ' Mrs. Hansom
read m very Instructive paper on,
, "Town Improvements," after which
a, general discussion followed, led
by Mrs. Oliver Orr. After the dis
cussion the hostess served a delicious
salad course, with hot coffee and
, whipped cream.-. The meeting then
?? 7 " adjourn ed to meet Fehruary . 14th
with M**- inr w. Zachary at 8:80
o'clock. '
MATH ATI ASIAN CLUB PAPER
ON TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.
The subject of this informal ar
ticle is one that demands the atten
tion of 'every loyal citizen of the
>tpwp,o? Br^yatd- To the task that
this shall be done your Attention is
^ directed. If we are to make the
fflfy tnost of our town that it is possible
i,V to make, some things ' haVe to be
j?-, ' done and as they will not stay done,
we havtf to keep continually at htese
AhingB, and our mountain city will
be well advertised only when we take
enough civic pride in it to make it
attractive. It is not a* mpch how
;; large We are, but ft ia of vital im
portance that our municipality be
kept de*n,and attractive phyaieally
aa weUx as socially. v
When the Apostle Paul was ar
rested and about to be tried he. stood
In' the presence of his accusers and
\ * nit) that he w* a native of Taraua,
1 'and a citizen of ho mean city, and ttie
Tarsus to which he referred was the
rival Of Rome and Alexandria >nd
^?? 'if the dean, well kept
that age and dime.
*aid like ' to say to .those
make f<tir (he best any
aHV-towns and cities.
^ The re ia great need for this town
to wake up, dean -up and keep dean.
(Thk" should be our slogan. How
ever beautify oar location, regard
leas of what nature baa done for us,
If we neglect- our ciVic duties, we
shall suffer the consequences. Phy
sical beauty <af the individual re
mains, not unlese care is taken of
the body, and this ie Just aa true of
the town in whieh we live.
jPirst impressions are the strong
est and longest, and if our visitor*
and those. making permanent. homes
Among o? nruBt gftze on nnkept con
ditionsf refuse, unsightly ? vacant
' iota that have become the dumping j
ground of all waste material that
we find, these sojourners among us
will measure ns and ' civic life and
pride by these conditions, and they
will be driven from us because ijf
o at own inexcusable neglect.
Among the many things that we
should look after ia: That all new
(streets laid out should be wider, and
?n old one should be widened where
& V It, ik possible without too much sac
riflce. Then all streets should be
designated by suitable markers.
Our ?ide-walka should be kept
fvaa- from weeds and objects that
? in 'any way, impede walking by day or
' by night. All vacant lots, not used
for vegetable- gJWwing, should be
sown in grass, of at least kept free
from weeds, briars and all unsight
lyo appearances, and even when
tame are used for vegetables, after
thes6 are matured and gathered, all
refuse and waste should be' gathered
np and humed or otherwise dispos
ed of..
iple, as , a rule are great 1m
s. ' Lot one owner dean up
i and the ? incentive to clean top 1
! spreads, and this will bring about {
a much needed reformation all over
our town. Strict , ruled' should bo
adhered to by All who qultivate va
cant lots along the main -thorough
fares of the town to 'see that dirt
and debrice is 'kept off the walks,
i'ainting houses and white-washinK
barns and oufc-housee Ih6uld be en
couraged, and if the owrieto'of )ptop
erty on the streets could be made
responsible for the condition of the
titde-wplk in front of Jtheir .property,
a step-in the right direction would
be made. - * '
1 Far more attention to ou)? public
square ? the heart of the - town
should be given. The Court House
Lawn And fountain should be close- '
ly looked after, and nothing \jould '
add more thai) improvements on the
fountain by which there might be '
kept in 'it a nice supply of fish. '
Strict surveilance by the police '
protect these and oyery visitor would 1
look on this as one of the many
4ttrsc$l9ns that ftilght be made in '
the heart of the^" town!
Strong but ^ieat seats should be 1
provided at various places on the 1
Court House Spuarq and along the '
p^inc^pal streets that visitors and 1
nurses who, have charge of children '
may find convenience on evdfry '
hand.
The' Court House Square should *
be crttverted into a Town Park if 1
a more suitable place cannot be '
provided aud this entire Park should 1
be well lighted by ' electricity and (
some provision made for thfe enter- '
tajnment of children, who visit us 1
during the tourist season. Impra- 1
vised swinge, end other tilings ef 1
like character, could, .with1 but. little f
post, be provided end ' thesS would
add much for the comfort, enter- 1
tainment and convenient of those 3
wAo come among lis. ? *
'At each entrance k>to the town 1
from dtrt incommifig highways there '
could be erected a strong frame and '
some design on board or canvas 4
welcoming all into our city, and to '
this could be added, at small ex- 1
penie, flags that irould catch the '
eye of those coming into our midpt 1
ind make them feel that they were '
entering a progressive, alert, mod- 1
ern , to^hi. This first impressioh 1
would be lasting, and even, if they > 1
are (fttf 7 passing through, they ear-l*
ry away a Spirit of good cheer for ' '
the town because it does not- simply '
appear to be. a"Sle^y Hollow."
A public ''place to park cars will ^
corae to a necessity , for the safety
of all, and every town will sooner 1
or later have to look out for ,such
a convenience.
A swimming pool furnished with '
pnre water wbuld add much to our ;
city's surroundings. Our public
buildings should be kept in the very
best of repair possible. ? Visitors
should have free access to all our
cjiools, , churches, and other public
placcsi' Our small Library and Rest
[ room is 5 a demonstration of ' what
pride" ln th? direction will accom
plish.
? Thus we shall see, if we would but
form a civic club Jhoroughly organ
ized for the purpose of getting be
hind various things I have" tried to
Buggest, that much good vAjuld
come out of it, and where filth and
dfcbries and refuse abound cleanli
ness would much more abound;
where carelessness and lack of civic
pride has reigned supreme, tidiness,
neatness and Sanitation would be
enthroned, ami our town upon which
nature fias lavished much, could
soon justly boast that it was and it
a veritable queen of the urban
world. ; *' '
V J. L. OSTEEN PROMOTED
I ??. L. Osteen, former senior Pro
hibition Officer, for the Western
I counties, who was transferred to
State Prohibition Headquarters, N.
C., last Aug-ust has been promoted
and placed in charge of the alcohol
withdrawl department for North
j Carolina, effective January 22,
11924. This is one of the most im
portant positions of the state 4e
?^uaurvred
4
\
YELLOW BERRY
HOLLY IN COUNTY
?Rw SSSF
near his place.
(Sunday AahevilU Times.)
. ,Te,!ow a rare form of the
y tree, known to botanieta m for
ma Xanthrocarpa Rehder, ha* been
found a short distance from Blan
cyre^noar Breyqrd by Chas. F. Ilal
,^n'?Al ot fche owners ot Wood
n thL Tl eatate> ^velopment,
?n that section, it was announced
Satur<fay by Maj. Warren B. Hall
sssnr"" w*""" N<,n,;
Sample of the yellow holly alone
with a quantity of the red holly tak
loMH(?m la"?tuer in the ">mc
locality, has been received at the
head-quarts of Western North
Carolina company and Maj. Hall ex
pects to display both varieties in
^,?W hT at 6 G??nment '
itreet this week. /
. In a letter addressed to Maj. Hall,
*Wch he took the sam?le of yellow
?lty grows just off the Boylstoh
^roek road beside a red holly tree
inrt several other yellow trees, the
25 a di8tSnc?v?dly beau
'fnl light Just now with a large
iroount of berries on all trees. The
yellow trees do not differ in general
?!!TVn outline from the^ ordinary '
T h-0,,.f" according! to an- inepee*.
Jon . made of the samples Saturday, '
the exception of the' bright
> range yellow color of the berries 1
md a general tendency of the red !
lolly tree leaves Rare a yellowish
rwien appearand as. though the
eaves were getting some of the col
?r fron? the ber^es. * ,
Blantyre is one of the main high- '
*aya between HendersoaVble and '
3reva*d and the road oft which the '
fellow holly grow*. bnmh. that
?unM along the top- of the ridge in
hat locality. ThehoUy.it is stated,
s located along the top of the moun
?nns in that locality. Mr. Baldwin
laa lived there for -over 20 years
>eing a member of the real estate
irm of Baldwin and Simpson of
Blantyre. That company is develop^ "
ng a ^autiful residential area near
ilantyfre known as Woodlake Park,
.vhich includes ta Jake covering 23
icres. ? ?
3rays >Iew ManUl of Botany and
Sargent's. Manual 'of Trees of North
America does not list the. yellow
lolly as a distinct species but says
it ia a rare form of the Ilex Apaca
Ait, , technical terms for the ordi
nary red holly of America.
It grows in moist "woodlands from
Massachustees toj. New Jersey near
the coast and west and south as far
as Missouri" when found. Gray's
Manual designates the form as Xan
thocarpa Rehde-r, being the Greek
for yellow fruit" and Mentions it
fis having been previously found
near New Bedford, Mass.
According 'to E. H. Frothington,
director of the Appalachian Forrest
Experiment station, the yellow hol
ly, so far- as he knows, has never
been found before in this section,
stating that he has never seen it
anywhere around the forests in this
section, it being first called to his
attention by the sample at Major.
Hall's office.
JOHN S. BOGGS FIRST DISCOV
ERY OF YELLOW BERRIED
HOLLY.
Mr. John S. Boggs of Turkey
Creels Transylvania County, wore
some of the yellow berried holly on
Saturday before Christmas in the
town of Brevard.
It seemed to be a' curiosity to all
citizens of this county. Mr. Bo?
rwell, who knows Western North
ICarolina, remarked to Mr. Boggs
Ithat he had seen four or five trees
of the yellow holly between Whiler
and Nowlan in Cherokee County and
asked Mr. Boggs if he had been out
there to get it. A Mr. Potts, head
ranger for. the government, in Pis
<rah National Forest and located at
Davidson River this county who was
*ent to this position from the Xante
HaU Reserve in Georgia and North
Carolina, noticed the holly and said
that on- Creek in Ravon
County Georgia, there was quite a
bit of the yellow berried holly Dr.
McGaha, who was with S. M. Mac
fie Drug Co.. commented that M
his home Nathonia, Georgia, and
C. C. HODGES
IS EMBARRASSED
? .?
Mr. Wm. A. Band, Editor
I found on entering my hotel this
noon, ? package of several copies of
ndustrial Issue, was told the
I ? a was for me.
Trot more than I can express,
t of desire to mail them out,
'sume you intended that 1
,.?? ?io.
; 4$,,. not , know who was responsi
ble for tlie history of my "Business
life." I must say, however, that I do
not think a graver (injustice could
have been done me in the "write
up."
I would not' have had a single
copy sint out with my "history"
written as it was for a full thousand
dollars. I have already been em
barrassed, two or three times by
mention of the write . up, by my
friends.
, I am returning the papers as I
certainly ' can not afford to send
them out .carrying such an account
of my self.
, Yours truly. ^
,.,.C. C. Hodges.
? i .. ? L nV . . immU "x ?. *4
REV. WALLACE HARTSELL
SAYS IT. SHORT AND
SNAPPY. ?
My dear Band: ?
That National Publicity Edition
of ? the Brevard News is" fine. The
County should give you a rising
vote of thanks for your effort. The
men of the county who'"helped to
make it possible are to be commend
ed. More of that kind of boost
ing and less growling arid out coun
ty would be on the map in a great
way.. * ? ;
Speaking of growlers, the Crea
tor made "yaller" hounds with that
capacity and kicking ought to be by
a certain animal, only of which we
read "and her* name was Maud."
It takes real men with bone in their
back to get under and lift a thing
lligher. We have some of that
kind and they are helping. May t h?/
Brevard News continue to prosper.
Yours truly,
Wallace Hartsell.
THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINEER
SAYSi
- The Brevard News has issued a
special edition Of that splendij} pa
per with a Photqgravuer section
containing a fine collection of view?
and portraits of its leading citizcns.
MORE PRAISE FOR THE
SPECIAL EDITION.
Cel. Wm. R. Robertson, of Char
lotte, N. C., who makes his summer
home in Brevard, writes :
rtWe received the Illustrated Bre
vard 1 7B and were much pleased
with i; It certainly was a credit
? o tlie 3itor and the town ^o get
"t M a fine paper."
,, Mr*, a. N. Pool left on Monday
ui last week to visit her daughter,
Mrs S. A. Parrish of Benson, N. C.,
on her erturn she will visit hersis
ter.Mrs. M.'L. Shipman of Raleigh.
N. C., and Mrs. J. K Justice, of
Davidson, N. C.
'around stoney ^fountain, Georgia,
there was more of it. One of the
ladies of our town, who is locatot"
at Washington, D. C., and was visit
ing hefr home; requested ',hat she
be given a small piece of it' to send
to a pr. Wherry of the Capitol City
because he was very much interest
ed in the preservation of our Na
tional wild flowers and shrubs and
is a member of the various associa
i Hons that are looking to the pro
I tection of said shrubs and wild
flowers.
When the young lady made the
request, hit. Boggs only had a smal'
sprig in the lapel of his coat, but
the next day or two he brought he'
quite a bunch of this rare flower tr
' tiake back with her to Washington
D. C.
In claiming that Mr. Baldwin if
the discoverey of this rare yellov
berried Uy in Transylvania i'
-?ridentK error because ther<
-.re two ui :ore t'ees of it in thr
connty; c ' more Boylsto
?.rd one re on the Kerkendolf
f<vnn of tauicy! Creek.
Mr. Boggs has known of this holly
: for seven or eight years and ha?
I been watchins: its developments
=?? ??rV
\JVetv Road From Pickens
To Br board Nearly Finishec P
PICJ^ENS, J?n. 26. Pickens i
ZZ\y hl"toHc Pk fcens
County, a quaint little city 1. , u,. |
fora somewhat isolated froi; he '
fleB^ni POtui,.of r#il <5nd motor traf
flc, will within a tew mc.4.h 3 < mo
i wi^n/ ?Kreater ? ">minenc, BJ
a point of importance on aev ral
main arteries of tra% thanks t )
l *f 8r??d h'srh '-jm now t -
' 5, developed by the . >nnty and V
radiating from Pickens .;hkh is the
geographical center o- Selounty
, Road to fir?v?Nl.
One oi the Highways i# .the jfcoftd**
running almost due ? north from !
Pickens, practically splitting the '
county in half, and under1" contract !
^ to the North wact
a Nort*' r u lt X'U conj,ect with
ens Th? ,m"M tr?? ?*
the' aUfe Inr*' ??m Plckena to
iner state line ia about 22 miles
Some work has been done through
out the Entire stretch. and
forces of the contractor, J. B. Ross i
f aJe novf busily engaged with
twov steam shovels and other equip- 1
ment, in an effort to comolet? n!? 1
Sna??1n?t ,to "Peelflcation
m Jlin k 1 few m?nths. The 1
road will be a very attractive on* '
8rra.de?' ^th a thirty-foot road' ]
bed, and winding through! '
beautiful mountain scener(r. Appoint (
Zttzrsuffui
Att-qiSfe' ?>k '?
Wv ?^a, w?y to Pi.?.h, ?
tim. ^ road l? opened ' some
u ^f,ar' to the North Carolina 1
'u' Put Pickens within 88 '
miles ox Brevard, county seat of
county. Prom the North ]
Carolina line to a road runs fiv* '
miles to Rosman, and there tans 1
one of the North Carolina highways 1
sT??l,nt?^Brevard- TheroSTaU 1
so gives a direct opening for that '
section ? the beautiful Pisgah >
Brovan) to Get o? Map, ?
Brevard and Transylvania county ?<
ifa 1"^ !"?re Prominence '
a tonrist and 'business center !
fu* be'?re in their history, due to '
the construction of this Pickens ?
whiohy r?k ? an! 0,6 Geer highway, ?
which is being built hy Greenville 1
a?' m& and,.wbich ?fcSde ?
a modern highway, directly fro*n <
Brevard into Greenville county and '
thlLviv? 0t the state- "Both of 1
these highways will probably be 1
completed within the next " few ]
Unct a'nSTld wiH Provide conven- i
ianct and comfortable means of 1
vWtrng Brevantf and that section by i
ven^ 'direct routs and with at most 1
?&*??, "si"* iw m* ??? <
South Carolina. This is
something Brevard has hever had '
before. That both these roads will i
nl J^'y traveled, not only by '
oloasure-seekers, but by * business
husmess visitors from one section to
'ectfon? nf M^d doubt' aDd these
i. ? North and South Caro
pn^io- o*?L ^"d a ^onderful quick
In mutual interest
In thenew lines of traffic and com
munication thus opened. I
' To Contest Highway*
tbn.n c?nnectii ? road between
these two highways n South Caro
58 inevitable. , ;l step, are al
ready under way i ?!ekens conn
nf Provide for e construction
-onnP^?frh 8tr1tCh ' "?ad tflat will
onnect these two Brevard roads in
'ravAlV*1* ^ neat,v facihtate
ravel between Greenville and Pick- '
"nnHC1Unty-iPickens now Possesses a
r?8d to Pumnkintown,
"?d Ct 0t about ten ml'es From
'impkintown across to Hardin's in
pper Greenville county, on the Geer
^itrhwcy, the d'stance is only about
lV?lrnle!vand R rt,ad now exista.
. f fVe- ^ Petition has been
y peonle of thnt scction
coi'nty commissioers to
Me out and toosoil this road,
'nvll n? form?l actio has yet been
?JX ?' 18 undprstood, that the nro
?<i.piv t '?^nera . '?voreil and is
t be c?rned ont as soon as
?nds pre available. Beside, $ne"
j"* li,nk between the two
,.-it a roads, the "moosed road
"T Pi l peopIe of the npper sec
Pickens countv with a fniriv
7 "? e into GreeviU. count.f,
doWn to the city of Greenville.
, OSTEEN-TATUM MARRIAGE
The following announcement has
been received by many frienda in
? this community:
Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Owen Tatuir
request the honour of your
presence at tile marriage of their
daughter
ti
Mr. John ??3lco Osteen
i Thursday mo. i.lrt. February the
four th
?!t half aftt. _.^i\t oVlock"
nt the First Rantist Church
eni;?bury, N'orth Carolina.
$1
a
i
\
mm
Mounlain-Fott Highway i I
The comstt'uction of these ? y
and others that are projected newr.
that it will be only a matter ?T j.
time, and a comparatively ah?rt~
time, before good highways will kr
avuilable all along the foot of th*.
Blue Ridge mountains, providing no
onerous motor journeys of pleasure
and interest for eightaeera, as wett
a* linking the people of the section /'
to^geth^r as never before.
. timm, W?lh?ll* Road
Another highway now neariner
completion in Pickens county that
will put Pickens city on a main high
travel ?"d one that ak? '
means a great deal for ? people ?rr 'i
Greenville and Oconee countfea, fe. '
the Pickens- Walhalla highway whiek. ?? 1
now lacks only four miles of beinr
raSEd*1? Thie.,our miles ft bei^
rushed to completion by the Picker*
county authorities /he* Oco^
??ction is ready for travel, it Is aaidL.
This new road' will j*ovi<k a dfreefc
route between the two cities, nae?~
PirwT00" *i. Iliat0ric BPOt of "Obi
t"/' A ,ori<rihal court ho??
rite of old Pickens \ district Th?
tffSJ&Sr SSf. "??? ;? '
Unce to. Walhaito, not only frC"
bn5 tro1Sf Eaale* ?or
Si*...-* V? includb?r
ivTi t^T i ! T21? Present rente to
io? ?^ r through Liberty, Clem-.
k ?ene.ca' the distance from ,
lev f/ aboat 89 mi^ Aa_ Ki?
fu? 8even mil9s 'rdfti Fcffc- / ?'
Bns, the distance over the new route:
f7L paPiPr?X.im?,teIy 33 or ? ?*??
froirf Easley to Walhalla, and from
SrwnvUle to Walhalla . the dieted i /
S? k *ed"ced fr?m about 62 mfler^ 'f
to about 46. The road wiri it .
)?Picken WfJhal,a through tlw to+nm
>x Pickens from points eaet ?f K*m'
ley.
ThoNn^R|0*f to Gr<>wn*nr?-.
The principal > route of PicKemt ?
Gl[,eenville at'.
bow through Easley and over the
Saluda river at' the po^er plant A.
?>uty ?ad now under co?
^thl^? jJ eJver wU1 Provide ah?
r road from Pickens cotm- '
ty, and particularly from the
lection of the county, into
Iriiif' ? '5 a TO.fld" 'rom D?^?_
nlle to the GreenriHir county line^.
^id^88 J!{^alnd* riVer at Ba"-'?=
bridge, a distance of g/ik to eight.
*?"? Good roads now .exist front
from 118 chnTc1* ???tfon) an<t"
from other sections to DacusviHev
J?W ?u?e fntt0 Greenville- wfl?*
provide a fairly dircct higfcv^y for
a 5?*} ?l ?f .travel from, thafi
part of ttoe~~County. * ? <
Piy*Ai.Yon.Go
Some years ago Pickenr county ?.
issued bonds in the sum of
for road improvement. Much was
done with that fund, buti daring the
last few years, the county has been
?aiding roads on the pay-iis-ypuMrot.
plan, and there seems to be no- agi
tation in the county at pres'ont for
another road bond issue. The road"
to- the North Carolina line fa being ?
constructed entirely out of funds 7
derived from current taxes. A' spec
ial levy of six and a quarter mills.-,
was imposed for the construction of
this road. The road has been undei- *
construction for several years, and1
while the pay-as-you-go process has
been somewhat slower than under a v
bond issue, and has imposed ? heav
ier burden upon the taxpayers dur
ing the period of actual construc
tion, many of the leading citizens of
the county say they will feel "jrood" ' /
over the fact that when the North
Carolina road is completed", it will
also ahve been fully paid for: The ?
county now has has more thaw 150'
miles of improved topsoil road, only- \
a comparatively small portion of '
which ws , built put of the proceeds;
of the bond issue. ,
No plans for the building of pav
ed roads in the ithe county appear to *
have yet been definitely launched.,
and nractically the only paved road"
in the countv is -comprised within.'
the city of Easley.
, Largo Lake Built"
The development of Wye1 upper
part of the. county as a result of the
new highway to the North Carolina;'
line is already beginning. A Targe ?
lake, covering 13 or 14 acres-, has.
;?"bn5, ne" Redy Cover, aboot
r^!wmileS Bh?ve Patens. as
aS ??>L0r a r4eai estate tfevelooment;
and ?thw ^ center. ?re being planned!
Railroad Talked" Againu
county h^era "Cttf0n
woodVaT has^s o{ K*'
touched, and with l*5di?y
of the motor road h^,^IlSJ*U?^
iSK! " >"*? is?
struct a railway llne i?n' co"
bjing this timber to market r-V?
of way for the pro^e^in/E^f
been secured, ft m I f -i ^
en? people are confident that Tij? v
r*Uwayt ' 'onstr?tio? 0f th*,