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Modern Facilities For ' COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING , XXIX FRIDAY MUCH 7th, 19Z4 They remember, the first rourt held, in 1856, presided over by Judge /A. 8. Merrimon and held in a/i unfinished borrowed wooden dwelling.- The Impression upon the miiHfe of tlte whole people made by this. court (has never been equaled by ,any subsequent, ft inspired the cititenry with hop* and confidence and bverawed the rahble which -had permeated the land. From this ?court went an outflow of the. latter Into East Tennessee and, to regions' beyond. Mr. Tracy, an OWoan ad venturist wh elandestinly affiliated with .this, crowd and . poisened the mind ;of the colored, decided to The county, rejoiced in the AUTOMOBILE TURNS OVER ? ^ ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF MRS. B. B', TODD AND PAINFUL. INJURIES OF MR. W. W. CROUSHORN. ? , . ? The oitUena of ? Brevard , \yere deeply grieved and saddened' when they learned that Mre. (D fA . B. B. Todd had been killed ah<# Mr. W. W. Croushorn injured off the hardsur; faced *<?Bd aboufflve miles this aide of Ashoville. Mw. '^odd Wie the wife of Dr. F. I B, Todd. ; They were the owners of A the Franklin Hotel in Brevard and I operated same last year. / Mr. 'and Mrs. Todd had been spend itajS the Winter in < Florida, where Shey owned some property, and Mrs*! T-ofld had Irft Dr. Todd * few days previous to visit her Father apd Mother in KnO*ville, and while jrn BJrioxville, bud /deceived a proposit ion irom Mr. King Mortis of Hen dersonville in regard to some parties, wishing to buy or lease the Franklin, Hotel, and Mrs. Todd came to Hen dersonvllle where. Dr. Todd expected to meet her, and arrange to .sell or ' lease the property to Mr., Morris' clients. " . Dr. Todd wa a unavoidably delay ed iu Florida and. Mrs. Todd came to'l Brevnrd on Saturday to hq^e the hotel opened up and put in phape to be* Bhown to the expected lessees or purchaser*. . ' ? . Dr. and Mrs. Todd hfi3 been close personal friends of Mr. and Mrs, Croushorn and . Mrs. Todd and her young son took supper at the Crous horn home Saturday ? evening and Mr: Croushorti drove her ti> mender" ' sonville with her son and 'nursei'after supper; . ' , _ . * ? / ' ? Mr. Croushorn had an engagement in AsheVille Saturday night an<^ af ter- reaching Hendetsonville, Mfs. Todd' decfded>to drive over "to Ashe rille with Mr. Croushorn and see the ' "Covered Wagon" which was then shown, at, the Auditoriuip. , After leaving Henderson ville, it rtarietffcrdHzrffc r?brtmd- when-i$r. Croushorn reached- a little- settlement' Known as' "Mountain Home", and where the new. highway crosses the old road, be 'found, the . road very muddy and rough apA: his automo bile stuck, lira. Todd was an ex? pfcrt autoTuobillst 'and she took the Wheel to drive the car and Mr. Crous horh got out and trie dto push the cgr through, but was unable to do so, and had to wait until some pas se rsby came and helped and got him through the mud and- Mrs. Todd kept on driving. When they got to "What la known as the ?Littleford ^lace", and on a perfectly straight piece of road, they .met a car coming from Asheville, 'which had very bright horn got out and tried to push the aad t^e two righthand wheels of the car got off of- the cement road and ran parallel /to it, for a distance of approximately 150 or 176, feet when the wheels struck a little gully, the car thep being on a fill, and the gully turned the car down the fill where, it turned over, bottom side up, and caught, Mrs. Todd and Mr. , Crous horn underneath ito The bank was about 12 feet high at thi3 place and being a dark rainy night, passersby did not discover the . car for. some time. Mr* Croushorn was not-_pnre of the exact time of the wreck, ow ing to his having* been stuck in the mud fft "Mountain Home" for some <time.' It seems that soAe negro, dr'ving by, first discovered the car, and instead of immed'ately giving the alarm, drove all the yvay to Ashe viHe, and told of the wreck. In the qneant'me, another' man came along and tried to turn the car over, but was unable to do so, and had to go i for help, and yhen he returned and extricated Mrs. Todd and' Mr. Crous horn he found that Mrs. Todd was dead' and Mr. Croushorn painfully, if not seriously injured. As soon as the negro made his report in Ash eville the^Sheriff was notified and a Deputy Sheriff was immediately sent Out to the scene of ^he wreck, where he found Mr. Croushorn and had Mr. Lance of Fletchers, take him to a hosp'tal at Biltmore, and the Sheriff took ?harge of Mrs. Todd's body and had it sent to Nolan-Brown Under taking Establishment. The Sheriff made a close exam ination of the oar and surroundings to find the cause thereof, and had the Cazel Garage Company to send a wrecker out to the scene and tow tl'.e -a'- in'o Aehevnie. Atvo r the 3heriff made his report, tv.e ^l'c'to- Onroner decided that it was not nccc^ary to hold an inquest, as there^'ere 'no^fndicaVeti* j of any collieio?i. '? hia'-C7, (Continued on another page) I ' - ? TISBBREVARD M.n^ori.l Arch .1 Entrance of ? PU??h N.tJon.1 For..t lanrf Canu Prate rv?. The following appeared in a Plor Ida paper underneath a photo of the Memorial Arch Marking the eaatpra entrance to the great "Pisgajv National For?*t and Game Preserve," and aitUated touri8t town ot Brevard, N. C;, .taruls a handsome memorial arch which Was recently erected by the citizens of* Transyl vania county,, North Caroline, to the memory of the soldiers from that county wh<J served in the world war. , ? '/ . . The memorial is in the form of a gateway supportirfg an arch on which, w bronze letters, is the sign, Pisgah National Forest." A large bronze eagle reste. up on ' the U>p of , the arch, and a bronze inset in each: P liar, bfears a legend :Sone honoring the men >ho served' In the world , war, another in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for ' thejr country,. and beaAng the names of tnose heroes. '? The monument, fund Was raised 5y pubjlc 'subscription. 'The school children wqre liberal with their pennies, and, one' little girl in fhe> :ounti!y who did not, have pennies 1 rave a' pair .of duck?. , JTlje grown I people contributed sumk of vatibus iniounits, and a great deirt of buiSc " ron. work.Svas contributed.. ThfS farmers donated ' days Of haullftg Whd and stone. Workmen, farmers, and 'the fath :rs pf veterans, gathered andN:are- j fully selected the stonfes from the ' Jed of the . nearby, crystal stream if Davidson river, and it is qaid that , 10 two 'sfbnes are, alike in size, color ft shape. The Boy Scouts, led by - ;h? Rev. J. R. Hay, did much of the; *ork of wading the stream,, prcastjiij; th<?_ jhoals, vand bringing urfely to the bank stones #~ipeclal . leayty. i. j This memorial to the" heroes of I Jie World Wl?r is considered par- i licularly -fitting,, marking, as it''doe?, I ;he entrance to the magnificent Pis rah National Fo*|$. and Gam<? Pre wi^ve, located in th'e southern. Ap Jala chain mountains, which are Baid ? be the' oldest mountains in the world and so beautiful tjiaft they won for themselves the name of the Switzerland of America. The forest contains 80,600 acres, 30,000 o"f ^vhich lie in the countty if Transylvania, and Was formerly iwned by the late .George W., Vari derbilt. Here the towering peaks pierce the sky at an altitude of sev eral thousand feet. Mount Mitchell, the tallest peak east of the Rockies, stands. 6,711' feet, and ?rom its heights can be seen 20 peaks rais ing- their heads to an altitude of 6, 290 feet. Twenty - three oth^r peaks rest among the clouds at an altitude of 5,600 feet, so mestand in? aut in bold relief, ' others dimly risible through an azure mist, and stall others partly hiddlen above the Elouds. One of the motet famous of the several mass formations of stone, whj?h are among the wonders of nature, is "Looking Glaris Rock," 3,600' feet in height, with a perpen dicular face of smooth stone on i which can be seen, during certain times of a clear day, the reflections of distant- monutains. Those who have , visited the Ap pa! a chimin mountains, and Pispah National Forest, in particular, say that pen cannot describe these beautiful mountains, their piercing peaks, circling crests, their fearful awe-inspiring precipices and their darksome gorges. The mind fniis to grasp all their beauties and gran deur, and the imagination Is lost in wonder as the charmed beholder worships the mightiness of the God of Nature, the great architect of the heavens, and realizes the littleness of man. ? St- Petersburg Times. MEETING OF TOWN COUNCILi "?he aldermen met in re pilar sca nsion Monday ?myght. i ' "I An ordini&ice was read and pas sed for paving Broad Street. The contract was let to the Piedmont Cos atruction Co., cosWnot to exceed $6000.00. The cierk was empower ed to borrow the money to pay for the paving. The fcwn attorney was instructed to draw up a dog ordinance to be presented at the next meeting. CROWING MOVEMENT FOR DANIELS -7- ? Daniel* Far Pniiiltnt Club* Rmpld ' -ly Forming ? Convention* ? .V Maybe Extra Se??ion. ? - i I .1 I . J.' ?;> . (By M. L. Shipman)' " . Raleigh, N. C., March 8, 1924 ? Tha^ the delegation from North Caro -V - f *' - i? Una to the Democratic National con ^entflop in New York City next Bum mer will' present the name of former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan ! !els is altogether probAble. Friends of the Raleigh' editor, who has been' away since the Wilson funeral, held ' an enthusiastic meeting here on Thursday evening and inaugurated an earnest movement, to secure aj State delegation farvorable to the j nomination of t^eir distinguished | townsman. Resolutions placing- his t name squarely before the public and setting forth his' fitness for this great office' were unanimously adopted. The Daniels endorsement carries the nam?s of city, county and state o{t ficiqls arid men prominent in the jife of the community and the. State. The' 'movement is gaining rtipjnenfcum. | Daniels clubs are rapidly forming over the State a*id the mention of his name in connection with the leader- ' ship of his party in the Nation :o not a joke by any means. ' The senti ment for Mr. Daniel^ is not unani mous. He has political enemies. Every public man has them. But . local, pride, if nothing else, will bo Sie means of "putting over*^ the oniels endorsement at the' Demo-' ciratic State convention unless- the movement is' checked in some unex- < pected way. ? . j , The Democratic State Executive Committee has set the date far pre cinct meeting throughout the S^ate for April 5 p county conventions' to be tield at'. noon on Saturday, April 12, and thp State' convention in eigh on. Thursday, Aprif 17th. Pre cinct .meeting* and : county conven tions will be held under thfc rules and regulations of the D?moCl'atic~l'latf 1 of Organization. The State con tention will be composed ? of dele gates selected by conventions in the various counties "who will .'participate in the selection of delegates to the National Convention. The .Ham - Rcmpay meetings con tinue to grow in interest and atten dance. Multitudes flock to- hear thb evangelist nnd he never disappoints them. But a lot of folks -? who do not 'fancy "uncomfortable seats" and "saw dust floors" are conspic uous by their absence* i Excuses like these do not deter the preacher. Says he is here to fight the devil and' tKose who do not like tys tactics are privilege dto absent themselves from the meetings. Mr. Ham is strong in courage and intellect. He is a scholar of the "old school" and deep ly grounded in the fundamentals. With "Zion in labor" he believes the foundations of evil can be broken, up. His faith in the Bible is un shaken by the theories of modernists whose teachings, he thinks, are grad ually undermining the very . pillars of civilization. In support of thi3 contention.^he points to the collapse of nations and principalities who have forsaken- the Truth' in' the- pAst, Germany being the 'latest victim of false philosophy. . There may be an extra session of the General Assembly next summer. Certainly so if Governor MOrtrison' feels reasonably certain o < being ab le to put across his boat line pro position. ;. The Water Transporta tion Commission' tompleted a series of conferences here on Saturday and final report on the result of its in vestigations ia expected within sixty days. It is believed that the report will be favorable to the establish ment of port terminals, if it goes no furthter. > Whteher this recommend ation will justify the expense of an extra session of the Legislature, with the near approach of the regular b'ennial session is debatable. Whether this recommendation will justify the expense of an extra ses sion of the Legislature, with the near approach of the regular biennial ses sion, is debatable. Whether it will be debated or not is quite another matter. ' Extra sessions are not pop ular, but that makes "no difference" sometimes. ... ? ? f POLITICAL NEWSi The News will print the Republi can political news frext week. Copy came in Wednesday evening: in poor condition. We will put it in intel ligible shape by next week. COUNTY COMMK '\ SIONERS MEETING - ? ? ~ / * The. County Commissioners met in regular . session Monday, Merch, 8. ' ' - A letter from Miss Lucile Clarke, Home Demonstration Agent, was read explaining that her continued Absence was dufe to illness aAd was unforeseen' at 'the timie she left for hef -vacation. , 'j, . ' >?> ; A. M. Paxton of ' Rosman present ed a bill Ipt a casket Hot Mitchel McQaha, Ordered paid. , , The case was repotted, of, an ex soldier who was ill and utfable to work.ii. Thk young man has' a wife and two small children. The case was referred to *the' Legion /'Post. The regular1 pauper Hst wrfb al lowed. A number of 'applicants ?We're on hand' to .ask present "reliefs .Each case was carefully axamined before- beirtg acted upon. ? , ' Mr. Eck Sims appeared 'and pre setted a bill, for a' still destroyed on Bocky Creek. A question arose as to , the* boundary line between Tran sylvania' County and SoCith Carolina. Mr. Ashworth, being faihiliar with the line, was appointed, a committee to investigate the locAtioh of thfeisjll before the claim could be allowed. N. P. Galloway reported having destroyed a etill on Frozen' Creek: .- A large .number oi citizens ap peared before the board to ask , for co'rredtfon In tax .statements. These were investigated and[ ' in r raoatx inr stances correction^ made. ; - / Several ' hours were occupied ? in' examining and allowing bills. 'Only.1 those carefully itemized were alow ed. The. jailer was 'instructed' that the County would not pay for tobac co for the prisoners in jail. j. Twenty-one '* wild cat scalps and two hides were brought in. These scalps each call for: a bounty of-? $3 so th6y were carefully examined and counted. . iy. > Late Monday afternoon the board adjourned to ?dastr^ry a number of trtilli <vh?ch Jtidibeen' b?piif:M "Is!" <? Tuesday , mArning the Treasurers Accotuft' f Contingent, -S7R8.59 ; .Pauper, (29 7.97; Bond Interest, $3001. 6();' Dog Tax, $3.00; General Road $902.29; Total, $4,999.35 ? Commission ers, $149. 98v The Treasurer .was atithorited 'to transfer $1,000. Ofy from the contin gent to the general road' fund. i The jury l'st for the 'April term, of Co\?tJj. was drfcwn by. little Thomas Nicholson* The names of the Jur ors will btt published next weak. Superintendent of Education ?Hen derson, appeared with a petition from, the citizens of . Bosman asking for pn' election. on .increasing the lo cal school tax in .order to continue to maintain a State* high school -there. The petition had been ^indorsed by the Board of Education and the ejection was ordered. BREVARD CHORAL SOCIETY Last Fall a Choral Society was organized in the community '' with eighty names enrolled as members. This organization was open ,to all music lovers, as well as to those In terested in the culture and uplift of the community. ? ? ? It was the desire at that to make BreVai^j a musical center, and the .Choral Society was organized as a' forward step in that direction. Mr. ? Crosby Adams of -Montreat, N. C.J', who is the able director -o? the Aaolian Choir "of Asheville, was asked by a committee, duty appoint ed, to come oyer to "Brevard' and conduct the rehearsal weekly, which he has done. Mrs. Adams volunteered her ser vice^ as accompany ist .with out any remuneration. Pledge cards were printed and the members signed them, obligating themselves to attend the meetings and support the organization by paying" $1:00 monthly. Upon the strength of this the Choral Society was organized. 3|nce then for various reasons, some of the members have not at tended the meetings regularly or paid their dues. Consequently those present at the last rehearsal, February 28, decided it could not exist longer without funds, and ,the "faithful few" ^re luctantly 'voted to disband. Since that meeting we have talked it up and several donation? have been promised. All members wish it continued and if we will work we can revive the organization. ' . . . There will* be a meeting "at* the ' Chamber of Commerce, Saturday. March 8th, at 4 P. M., to discuss BOARD OF EDU CATION MEETING ?*. m vfi The Hoard of Education of Tran sylvania county met in- regular aes^, ; sion last ' Monday with all , member* present. ( ? Mrs. Rates , Piitton, one of the committer of Davidson Rtver School appeared before the Board with the Request that thi committer be authj orlzed, by the Board to borrow on . ? the credit of next year's" local tax of that district enough to enable^. that district to have a 'term of nine ? months this year. The Board cuth orizcd the committee to borrow the , funds' needed to. continue t^ie school nine months in order .ffiat the pupils. many fully complete their" grades th(s ? year, with the provision thats the money borrowed must be placed in . the Treasury by the time the- funds now to the credit of the flisrict fird "exhausted. i . Because of, cpmplaint made to the board by one. member of a school ? committee that other mcmbere of the committee had signed. . up -youch-j ' ers for work done about the school . ( - plant .withoi/t consulting hyr in re gard the matter, 'the, Board .order ed- that vouchers 'presented to the >. Coiflity Superintendent ..for the, pay- am ment of any claims from any funds, / general or local, shall,, bfc filed and n nottapproved by th6 County Super- " r'v intemftnt Until", passed on and ap- ' *;? proved by the Board of Education, - unless the said Board shall have au- " thorisJfed the said claim. The county , Superintendent asks that all commit i Glad Whitmire asked that the V . Boafd take sucfc steps! as may be. , necessaQ? to get a school path from the public road near Davi4> Glazen er'a to Coilnestee jphool, with a foot ;-"v bridge across French Broad riyer. . The Board left, the matter open for ? iiarestigation. petition Was presented to the , & ^ond from the citiaens of Bosnian on increasing the local school tax of that district 10 cents oh the $100.00 'valuation of property.' A letter # from J. Heriry Hlghsmith, the Sup ervisor 'of High Schools for North ? L (Carolina, stated that inch an In crease in th^.Jocal tax would have to 'be madb before he district could r*- 1 ceive any State, ai<fc and In order to maintain and improve the high school? V. facilities in that community. The Board approved the petition and re- U ferred it to thd County Commission era with the request tha he election be 'ordered* ? ? * ? ? w * >? . AT THE METHODIST CHURCH: - f , v. T^C Rev. H. C. Sprinkle, presiding El der, wiy preach at the Methodist Church Sunday night. Immediately after service he will hold the second quarterly conference. All visitors welcome. D. H. WINCHESTER OFF TO BUY . BUY SPRING GOODS. Mr." D. H. Winchester, prominent merchant of Hoaman, left this.week '2< for Knoxville, Tenn., where he gfces F to purchase his Spring Merchandise. *?* No doubt he will have an interest ipgi announcement to make upon his return." '? v EPWORTH LEAGUE VISITS ( ? COUNTY HOME *. On Sunday afternoon twenty-five members of the Epworth League met at the home of B. L. English on Gas ton Street. There they took cars and. were driven to the County Home where a service was held to cheer the inmates. # The program was Sn charge of Miss 'Nellie Millar. There were prayers and songs, a Bible story by Miss Georgia Stanberry, solo by Mr. Ernest McFalls and a closing talk ? by the League president. Mr. Eu gene "StAnb'erry. The young folks t6ok with 'them for the old folks in th"e home a treat of apples, oranges, and bananas. t V. Fountain was among friends in town this week. ' ' pjans of reorganlzating. As a member of the Choral Soc iety, and realizing what it mean* to the community, I appeal not only to. the .members, but to all who are public spirited and wi?h to see Bre vard take her place \ti the musical world to cpme forward and help reinstate the Brevard 'ChO^aT Soc iety. . ! ?(/< Mrs. .O. L. Erwin. ?.