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VQWME XXIX.
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Pisgah Bank Encourages
|f' ? ^Thrif t-* Offer Prizes.
TIm! 1'iflfc'uh Bank of Brevard, in
'Jt'.y <#der to encourage thrift amongsthe
school childrn of the county and iq
prdrrtote education in the 'coun^*1
are offering- jftizes for the bci^J
?v, stories Wfritten on thrift and '.low,.
to pave by depoeiting a perct-.it of
their earnings , in Athe . Bank..
The frisks are to be bank accoun-s
' opened ^ in the n^me tff the win..ors i
as follpwB: , 7
i \] first urics^. $15.00 '?[>.,] if/*'
Second, 'prize $ 10.00
Third priw $5.00 * . i?
? This contest will be limited to the:
* sixth and teventh grades of the pub
\ -De .schools. , * '
Each, pupil writing a story, will
?end in, along -with his stOiy, an
advertisement, for Pisgah Bank in
which ^il.h^ ainboded the method
of advertising, which the pupil be
, lievee will be. the boil met tod of
Advertising to induce people bo ?a^?
along the lines indicated In their
story. ' - . ' .? , " * ?
' ' th? contest 1* ep?n pow^nA.wilP
continue until Aprt 12th, 1924 at.
1? o'clock M. anKfe afl the , papers
?Mst be filed with tM County Su
m ?-m&\ kiW ? m- W - .? .
per'ufendoiit of Education on or be
fore tfcfofilfttp, after which time th
.jud^T will examine and grade ti
fctorqs, and tjie names of the witi(.
ipfera"'* will be announced and th
~ea a,wai"ded at County ,Cor. ?
i:.cnceroent. ? v i
The County Superinterfttenty Mr
T. C. Henderson, will have super
visidn." of the contest, will preapr b>
the rules under which the codtesl
wil he conducted and select the
judges to examine and , -grade th<
stories. >.
All, school children of the Count;
ij? the'*sixth and seventh grades
wiB be eligable, to enter thft contest
and it is hoped that all will enter
Another contest
A .contest open to the pupils o
the High School, as ' above outlinec' ,
wih prizes of f 16.00, $10.00 am
18,00, will be given. I
No,t more than one prize will ,b
awacded to pupils of any one school
except ? pupil in ' the High Schoo
and a' pupil in the sixth or sevent'
grades may win a prize in the sam
school, as the contests are* separate
ItttfcVARD GUN CLOB HEU>
" SHOOT. ?'
" . ? ' ? V ' ,v" ;
Tb? Brevni?d Gun Club held shoot
February 12 and the following b ;
???'' ' ?co]Ptf, itUMte: " Ki
jA T. T. ?bftia, out . of possible 25 , . 7i
T. 8. Wood is *?'j
F./.L.- Derby .... ..... .V. . .. ,.l?j
: ^ JfOTy Jerome ;.!> I
D. M. Henry
BPtf-'L. D. Meriia 17
mfo "<^org* Simpaon 14
A. E. Smith . .....18
J. A. Smith ...... * .'. ....???? .10
. i-fui :...... m
v J
?aborn ?B0
"... .13
Pat? Bvrm .......... k. ...... .14
^ 'jt W.Smith ..............
?* 1 Wood won over Jerena- on. shoot*
jji ( tag off >tya. .j
SP A DESERVED PROMOTION " .
? *T... ?? ? ? . ? ? ~"
I - t.
At t?s annual m eating of the
ytoielchoiden of ' the Brevard Bank
"ing Company, held in Brevard re
' centiy, Mist Annie L. Shipman, ^as
elected Assistant . Caahier of thir
Strong and prosperous hank.
"Miss Annie," ' as ahe Ja known to
J ; her , many ? f r i en ds, has beta teUar
o?i the Bank- for several years past,
and by her abilty and faithfulnMi,
has won this > splendid promotlen .
Not oni? is Hiss Shipman to be
congratulated, . but the Brevard
f> ' ?,i Banking Company is alio to be eon.
* gratulated in being able to secure.
_ the sfrvices of saeh an able 4nd
popular official.
Hiss Shipman is one of the few
women in the State who has, by
reason of her ability and applica
?> , cation, been' given the responsible
* position of one Of Assistant Cash
iers of a large financial .-institution,
... and ^he people of Transylvania
County, and Especially the women,
should feel gratefnl at this recog
nition and promotion of Miss Ship
man.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTES
'There was no Bible study v on leal
Wednesday, because of absence <>1
the pastor. Mr. Hay is in' Morris
town, Tenn,^ ' conducting a meeting
in his brother's church there. Ther?
Willi be no church servic on nexl
Sunday morning, but we hope tc
, have a good attendance at Sundaj
School.
The ladies of the Brevard Chora
Society met in the Hut on last Mon
day afternoon, to discuss plans con
eerning the ladies' chorus. s
The Choral Soeety will meet ii
the Hut on Thursday evening at thi
usual time.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Patterson left oi
Sunday for New York and Balti
more to purchase the latest style
in wearing apparel for their Bre
vard and Hendersonv lie stores.
A TRIBUTE OF APPRECIATION
; BY MISS FLORENCE KERN
To the Editor of the Brevard News.
The writer feels that the coramu
ox tne gflpeat ruDjicity edition of thi
We have many valnabk
MKti as shown in this editipn:
' . One of the greatest was showr
?Mitystely >w:; paper. r\
No comronnilf work. can be car
ried on sucenwifi^y without' publicity
and we are ia<Md fortunate in hav?
big a paper with an 'editor who is
genermw. with, his apace in adVaTie
H.Wy. effort,^ forward fori
^R-j?fingpMa .TnttertaUy^t* ?piritaal*
iy-,'r 'v. ?^v., '
<;?he if acts . brought together in
this edition are skillfully edited.
Note the first {sages. The picture*
in the top row kre of two men, who,
haw given their lives in the service
of God and humahity, with not a
thought of self. '.The thini ehows us
a patriotic people. In' the center- of
the jiage is the picture of a young
man who has shown the ability of
the "fountain boy" to ; overcome
obstacles and forge to the front.
Then there are the schools and those
men; who are called upor
to lead In every enterprise.
'It is the spirit of a people as wel1
u the chances for making money that
attract and bring Others to dwell i;
the mi^st. Our .'churches, school
Sid hospitals are just as much ar
ts as our foreiits and our fertil
fields. These are all . shown.
All honor to our editor who is r
unselfishly striving to make knov
to the world how altogether desi4
able a place is "The Land of Wttt
Falls?" " . : .
Florence Kern.
OUR RALEIGH: s
COMMUNICATION
' ? "Ji; ?%
^ Ralegh, N. C? fri'b. h?ih
latest- development In pui '.jjt .
cles is the announcement of J .
Latham, member of ttie state bonrif
agriculture from ilie First Con
-gress'onal District, that he Will offer
ilimself as a cttjdidate for Commis
aioVier of Agriculture In the Jun.
rimury. He was considered a "tent
\ tive candidate1' fojt the pbsit.on
iridr to the death of Major Graham,
but hud made nb announcement. A
.lumber af .frl^dk UTfeed jvm as
ufccessor to thfc Major. Governor
Morrison did tliit ijrHlt for endorse
ments. He "k^ew wftete he Was go
ing" and did not Waii to be, impor
runed by the riifeti()ii ttf various as
pirants. Instead, the Governor chose
to recognize W,\'A. Graham Jf., son
of the late Commissioner, wfib was
induced. into tive Office a few days
following the death bf his dfatin
JTuished ^father.- > Ffljf. L timW '^here
appeared to be a gfcntttil ;;'fteling
tihat he wbuld not be opposbd for
the nomination this jrfehr. Mr.
Latham is not to be det^rred .'from
his intention of seeking the honor
because of the Unexpected tv^fi af
fairs have taken. 'Cobirpiaiioner,
Graham will, of course* .' stand for
n&pUnation to succeed Himself,
. Starting yesterday ^Uhio*n at
#s80 Rev.-M. I1. Hnm, noted ev?riK
eliet, and W. J. Ramsey, celebrated
chorrlster, began '* revival 1ft Ra
leigh to continue for six weeks. A
woodejv. tabernacle of Imtne^iMr pro
portions has been constructed es
pecially for the -purpose. Ttii^truc
lure was started and completer
largely by volunteer labor ?frwi th'
various denomination! at ittye city
and is M distinct tribute to^e co
operative spirit which has long pre
dominated - the taprtol <*ity of the
State. Evangelist Ham ia. said.to be
"* s*e??d BUly ftanday^ aijdnt 1r ,
predicted Jhat. Jhe
old town from, center to clrctotofer
ence." ? ? * J
Special memorial' service for for
mer President Woodrow Wilson was]
Held hi the city auditorium y<fster
i day afternoon which, waff packed
with sorrowing admirers ' from Ra
leigh and vicinity. T^he principal
address was., spade, by Associate Jus
tice W. P. Stacey of the Supreme I
court on "Woodrow Wilson.'1 Other
flpeakers were R. N. Sims, Rajpigb
attorney, who chose for his subjec*
"Wison, Ran of Letters," and Gen
eral Albert L. Cox 'on "Wileon
Commander-in Chief," fae _ invoca
t'on was by Rev. W. A. Stanberry
ri as tor of the Edenton Street Jfetb
odjst church. Prayer was offered b
T)r. W. McC. White, of the Firr
?resbye^ian church, the! benediction
being pronounced by Rev. H. C
Lalne of the Church of the Goo
Shepherd. Tho favorite hymns o'
the former President were' rendere
<*t the service. "How Firm a Four
lation, Ye Saints of The Lord," an'
"Onward , Christian Soldiers,"* were
?ung in' th'e order named. The ser
vice was impressive throughout and
entirely befiting the life of the
Great citzien, statesman and scholar
n whose memory the auspicious
event had been planned.
The banking department of the
State Corporation Commission re
lorts that "the state banks have gan
id thirty million in their resource*
he past year, hav:ng at present de
|->osits subject to check an amoun'
W^-egateing $129,330,761. Capital
itoek-^ln state banks increased $1.
1^25,755; loans and discounts, $16.
' 98,478, /teaching a total of $197,
J'571,33^'. *^The biggest year for stat<
%anking institutions experienced ij
? decade, according to the report
""fie National banks have not bee'
1 fortunate. A loss of four m;Uioi
> imported, said to be the result o
'he. closing of two of the system'
*>rgest institutions during the year
Rev. R. T). parson, D. D., o
|"Vstol, Va? will nreach at David
on River r>Tsbvt<vrian church n<">'
1""unday *>f 11 o'clock. Di
'arson mndp . friends whe
?ere last vcr. !"? ' they will be d'
"~,h'ed to ?<*? '-?ar him again.
Mi*s F~ ? ~ ?'! has recen 1
h***" ~ '~c and s ro*
:n the Clav*"
?'''?''tit ? - ' - ?>n'oyin<?
?*" "ror.opc e*f V' r -"P.nv customer'
TO THE WOMEN
OF TRANSYLVANIA
kVhen the death of Woodrow W;
'in was made kncftvn, into man
'id many a mind there must hav
ome the thought. "H0 has foun
he 'Peace that passeth understan
ing., ,, For his labors, for pea.
.ere known the world over; an
so lojrig as h i8 tor leu are written, ar
the l-.ves af great men recorded an
studied, so long will the name\ ?
JVilaon be associated with the worr
peace.
Never, since the Prince of Peac
began His gentle reign, has mortr
man (So earnestly sought to win th
the minds of his,, fellow beings t
the cause of pea^e with the excep
tion, perhaps, of Tplstoi, -the Rup
aian Dreamer.
But while Tolstoi's message wa ?
heard by the educated and th
houghtful, here and there, the
words of Wilson have been R o?b n d e r
in the ears, yes, and poundeTCd ii .
the hearts, alike of the mighty am
of the lowly? of the ^earned and *of
the ignorant. Not > 'only' to the
statesman at his desk, but to the
toiler in the fields, and the peddler
on the streets have come the plea
to cease thinking the thoughts th*
thoughts of war, and to think and
to do the things tha> bring peace
Even the little children in unhappy
Europe gathered in their thousand
to honor, not the President of Th.
United States, but the man whos
whole desfre was that "Peace or
earth, good will toward men" migh
prevail, not only then, but to th
end of time. v . ,
It would' eeem to the writer, that
the life message of Woodrow Wil
ion w'ould^ appeal to the wemen, thr
mothers of the world, as no othe
message, save that of the man oJ
Galilee has ever done.
What have the world's Jleaderr
hitherto offa(l?d-,a? jfor -ot&f*#on?T
"Gijre thetn to 'tia," th6 great sol
diers have demanded, "that 'we ma>
make cannon fodder of -them."
Give them to us," said the states
?men and diplomats, "and we wir
teach them to advance the interest
of their own nation". A worth aim
truly but how often unworthy car
ried out. ,
"Let u* have your sons," the cap
ta-'ns "of industry have said; ,rWc
will teach them to build up. fortune?
?for themselves, or for others.'
.YeB, wealth is desireable, but ir
there liothinj^nobler.
But WoodroW Wilson ' said (i'
substance) .. . ... ? . .
"I would have your sons realiz :
that they and the sons of every o' -
er mother are brothers. I wou'
make it 'no longer profitable or pop
sible to deliberately create an'
stimulate hatred without which war
cannot be waged ? for hatred i
of the devil. Since the final appe*
V to reaion, (for brute force can
iot be brought into action withou'
the consent of the mind that lib
erates it) I would appeal to reasor
before your sons are 'butchered
?our daughters widowed, and you*
Habies starved, " rather than ofter
vards. Never again must your Son'
^e sent forth to murder or be mur
'ered by the sons of other mother?
as inijocent as themselves. 1 woui<>
t have' the quarrels of government
-ettled at the council table, and tn
the blood of your sons and th
???rony of your souls."
' Women of Transylvan-'a, has th
lessage of our dead leader touch
?our hearts? Will you do what Is
v!thin you to bring peace to th
volrd? Then study, or at least re<
' 'he synopsis of the peace plan thr
? ?eeently won the Bok pr're. It wr>
minted a few weeks aero in the Br'
1 ?lrd News. If you approve of th
?'an !n sustance. use the hallot ?*?
r -enring in this issue of the pape*
-nd record your approval, send t*?
*Ve^ in hallo's to *he EH'tor of T*
{ '*<>??? who will gladly forward the*
'<> t^e committee of the Americr
"ence Award.
n'oodrow Wilson rave his a1'
r he rii-rht follow _his v'sio"
'v. an w ll ? (rive ft few minnte
"-e end a 2c gtam*v
<-lo?:ie. mi- I sa<- tv"' at t^
tfvrc ?? - 1 rj-r
"nr t - ;ci on ano'Ver ^agc>
? , ? - ? - rf'
State Off ers Attractive
Field For Shoe Industry1 |
Attention CI. imber Commerce -il
In the development of new i us
r'es in North Carolina Hho pos ib 1
;ties offered by the manufacture o?
hoes demand the closest attent on.
an the shoe industry be developed
co-ordinately with textiles in an
\rfea largely agricultural? North
arolina, for example, puts less
voney into , making shoes to-day
han she did in /1890; __ and it has
iiever be^n an important industry in
this state. A factory at Elkin re
)orts a daily capacity of from 760
-o 1,000 pairs of medium and lower
Trade sho^s, and a smaller concerij
it Jamestown can produce 100 pairs
laily. This completes the story for
he- Carolina*, There is nothing to
.'ompare the production developed
ay three concerns in Lynchburg.
Virginia ; and no'thiiig comparable
vith several shoe-manufacturing cen
ters in the Middle West, which were
leveloped long aftef the industry
was, focalized in New' England.
The question can be answered
only' through analysis of the factors
'responsible for the development of
shoe-manufacturing elsewhere! Does
the Southeast offer v the industry
such facilities as were found in
Massachusetts, Missouri, Dlinois,
Minnesota, and Virginia?
Proximity to Raw Materials.
Tanning in ' this' section has be
come an important industry. Stari
ng on a small scale in the 90's , it
-low boasts four million-dollar con
cerns and an annual output valued
it more than ' 110,000,000. The
iroduct is sold largely in the leath
er centers: Philadelphia, New York,
ind Boston. As one operator pptf 1
it: "If shipment could be di
rect from the. tannery to local shoe
factories both tanner and shoe man .
lfaeturer would parbflt '" thereby."
That is, the raw materials are here ?
waiting f?/t local demand.
Capital i? Available.
Shoe-ma?iufactdring today, is high
ly specialized bdth 'as to , types ' of
product and maetne process. Newly
organizeB companies frequently star'
with manufacturing only & fev
larts or shoe findings and market
"-.he output to larger concerns or t<
vssembly plants. In this way the}
:an gradually expand operations un
; 1 they are' in position to set up th<
.numerous special machines requiret
,o make an entire shoe. The ten
lency is for one factory to makt
?>nly one type of shoe and for larg
,'pncerns to combine several special
?red factories in order to offer a fu'
line. - ' ? ? v
This does not mean, however, thf
?hoe-manufacturing, is typically o^
necessarily a large-scale business
Positive encouragement 'S offered t'
the small scale concern by the shoe
machinery leasing system which
characterizes the industry. The
?greater pari of^-the machinery em
iloyed is obtained from the United
3hoe Machinery Company under
, MEMORIAL SERVICE,
On Saturday morning, Fcfcruarj
, the Memorial services for the lat?
/oodrow Wilson was held in Sar
Angola Chapel at the Institute. Th;
avorite hymns of the deceased wer<
ung and* his favorite scripture pas
ages were read.
The life of Wilson wag then giv
n us by John McNeil, a member o
\e Sn:or Class. Mr. McNeil madi
his very earliest pfer'od in Wilson'
'fe and continuing thru his deatl
vaa, as God had prepared Washing
'on to lead us thru the Revolutioi
is He had prepared Lincoln to lea
is thru tiie Civil War, so had Go
ireparod Wilson to lead us thru th
Teatest war of history.
The music was arranged by Mis
"?aylor, the head of the mus'c d<
artment, and this made a very in*
ess ve service.
Visit by Mi??ion Board.
Several of the ladies of the Boar
' Missions by whom this Instituti
operated were here on a visit 1
le pas; week. The lad es preser
ere Mrj. McCoy, Mrs. Newel
Irs. Robertson, and Mr-, Ouni.a
leasou rather than by purchase:
that the machine cost consists al
most entirely of royalties based on.
thp pairs of shoes produced. It Is. "
said that these royalties have been
maintained on a uniform basis w,hicb' ^
makes it possible to produce either
a few hundred or many thousand ''
pairs of shoes at about the same-' ,
machine cogt per pair.
in some centers chambers of com- tv
merce have erected loft factories
where space may be rented iii aAjr ' ?
desired amount. Since rent include*
power, heat, and light, "the only iV-' V
quirements for entrance upon shoe- ~
manufacturing are either experience V>
in directing the work ineid6 a fac
tory or skill in selling." As a general' .'
result "the greatest number of fac
tories are operated upon meagre ;
financial resources." t , ? . ?
. Th? "Supply of Labor ,
-i High grade shoes undoubtedly re
quire skilled operatives. And a supply
of skilled labor in residence to prob
ably an advantage to the establish
ed industry. Yet there is consider
able. evidence of "a distinct move
ment away from organized shoe
making centers into towns . .^here ? ji[ . 'f ' ''j
the manufacture is unknown. vTSiit *?"' -
town selected for the new ? location*
has generally been ' one; tha$ Jiag>
already established a labor force by: V
means of textile mills." Wie rela
tion of this movement to organised^. ^
labor need not concern us here; the
fmportant facts are that the' indns
try can be established as it was in. *
Lynchburg, by bringing in trained!
superintendents and foremerj with df
few skilled operatives; and that tex
tile centers are suited to such de
velopment. x. ?
Transportation la AdvUlaft
While transportation cort/lTo*- '
dinarily a small percentage of the
re tail cost of shoes',- it is/ of ten suffi
ciently important to . determine the
location a factory. It Was. impw?
tarit enough to enable St. "Louis 1 ]L
change ffotn a. fobbing to. a manO- ? ns
faeturing center in ; tfr?4 industry.*
and for this reason mannfactutaut *
in the east have set up branch tarn V/
tones in Mississippi Valley.
As regards the Southeast, it is Sp
parent that a freight rate amount
lag f 1.50 or more per case of 2*"
shoes shipped from eastern' Massa
chusetts offers a distinct advantage
to the local producer. Since the*- '?
present tneclency is -to sell direct tm' '
retailers rather than through jo?* , i(
brs, there wbuld be nadlSplacemwffct ,v'
of jobbing enterprises^ Where ship*
ments are made by exprsss, as <fc
sdmetimes done, the advantage to" w
jnore pronounced. _
Nearness to Marlcot#
-The shoe industry devefoped , is
St! Louis a3 a distributing cbnter
for the South and Southwest. Why
not develop the industry ir\ North
Carolina to serve the Southeast!
There is no question as to thfe"'ex!str
!ng "home market"; ? the' problem*
lies in meeting the competition- of"
brands already established. 'This in- -
dicatee that the industry mfeUt Be; * .
started in lower-grade product* ^
wheer price competition counts .
heavily and where national advert5#- _\ji
in(r has less force. ' - ' SB
Proceeding on the basis of price ?;
competition there is no important' "
reason why the market for higher
rrade types could not be captured. i**t
Then there is the national market,-. '
which is open to anvone who can , -;t
^roduce (rood shoos foT less moner*'.
*n fnct, ther are pourd ?>conom:a-BT~
puments aarainst developing the sB&e"
ndustry unless a broad market can
be reached. This has been done in.
Virginia a*id in Minnesota; why not
in North Carolina? ? Edmund'
Brown.
Mrs. Saltz. of Noi'h Brevard, ar-"
vf ' home on Friday evening with
t son", Edwin, who hts been very
? hoarding school n Ky., for
]_n-ooVs. Edwin's friends are'
Vnrn he is improving rap
M-v* you ctct tried on:
v '?-oholic Vanilla Extract? Dint
Walker Drug Co.