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'OPPORTUNITIESjEMPIRB", NATURAL RESOURCES FOR LOCATING 'I I 1 1\ *, ' .. ??THB AIM 18 FRANKNESS AND SINCERITY" "EXPONENT OF TRANSYLVANIA C<fy$<TY INDJ^ttNPENT^ FRIDAY, JULY 25TH., 1924 PECIAL SESSION IENERAL ASSEMBLY Raleigh, N. 0., July 21.? In v fortnal summoiiB to tha^ General Mf sembly of North Carolina^ c> to oon vene in extraordinary session at 1 1 o'clock on the morning- 61 Thursday, Aug, 7th., more than ' one ? purpose is ! , assigned for the action taken. One \ of these is "to rectify certain am : 'j. Vvb}guitie8 in the wording of the pro posed sinking fund amendment to the Constitution; another ?' to cori^ eider the report and recommend^., tions oi the Slate Ship ahd Water -Transportation Commission. ? The General -Assembly is "a court unto itself" and cannot , be restricted to ? declare purposes of the call. There has been talk of a special session from the time the Water ? Transportation Commission started its investigation into the feasibility '? and practicability of State owner ship of commercial boat tine. The call became a certainty two months ago when the* Commission, in its ire port, put its stamp of approval to the propositioA. It recommended that, tho . State erect docks* arid termi nals on navigable waters and that if Jiecqssary, lines of ships be leased or purchased arid operated. ? It" has been Rener&lly understood that the Legislature mwnld not be asked to take final action on the r- proposition, but provide machinery ?. through wh ch it (nay be passed upon by- the voters of . the State at the November election.' Late develop mens indicate the abandonment of , the referendum idea Arid a determin ed fight to have the report " adopted without a reference -to ibe people. Acceptance of the report would in volve an expenditure of . $8,600,000 ,3rid proponents cf the measure are doubtful of this outcome of a refercn diiiri at the fall election. The Gen-' eyAl Assmbly will, itself, decide wnether to "pass the buck" or take the responsibility. . The General Assembly of 1923 / ?' Intended to aubjnit an amendment ', ; ibf the Constitution providing a s'.nk ^ ijng fun'dtto retire the road bond is sues now aggregating. $65,000,000. The chapter which submitted the a Priiendment, as the legislators beliov ^ ?<E?pifovide that the Highway sink ?V ingf lund be paid out of the revenue from Automobile licenses and gaso , lin6 tax cm. The proposed amend_ meiit specified .that ac$s passed here tofore or here-after creating sink ing funds may not be repealed, and added; ?" "Provided that all sinking funds shall be set up1 from the general ?reyenue of the ? State, and not from any iparticolar tacx which may be levfed and such sinking fund, so .set ? up shall be used for the purpose of retiring the bonds" for which ^the sinking fund is set up and for no ? other purpose^* ?. "N r tinder thei wording of the act the j authorities -find no way to legally ' follow tjie course Intended by tl>e ^MftMhruers of the law and this ''hitch" j is cited in the call for a special ses-. ? sion of the Legislature as an ejnerg > ency to.be dealt with at the approach I ing meeting. | , The avtonjobile license depart ment of the ? Secretary of -State's; office has issbed plates -60 ,185,000 cars. ? Its branch offices report the 1 . distribution of 50,000 more and the erid is not yet. The North Carolina folk appear to be sticklers -for "rap id transit." The? State Departent oil Revenue it making a determined drive for i Special and privilege taxes. After Aug. 1st,, says the Commissioner, ? sll license taxes are snbject to a pen ?"alty of 20 per cent, which he, has no power to reriiit. , ' REV. p. R. WELCH BACK FROM JUNALUSKA r - ? ' ?> Rev. E. R. Welch/has , returned front his vacation and filled the pol- j pit at the MetlioSist church last Sun day morning and evening. ' Mr. Welch was one of the speak ers at the Junalnska Conference and ? was well received by the large audi ence there. i He brought back good news. He secured two treats for Brevard. Rev. George R. Stuart, noted 1 preacher and lecturer will deliver here his famous lecture "When Woman Becomes MSn, Then What?" The date for the lecture has not been fixed. The other treat is a training school for the Sunday School teach_ ? ers to be held early in September by Mr, Woosley. ? ? Jack Zachary was a Brevard visi ter ta-a wfcok. DR. HUNT ENTERS THE PEARLY . ! GATES Physician, Friend, Man, silenced his "CMck of the Gate." Who. can take the place of a friend of thirty-five years testing? \yi?^rightened the gray days of old^A as he has? i^^Tm\jst not rriurmer, Such a liost of friends haard, and was glad to hear the "click of the Pearly Gate" ? Dr. Hunt swept through and laid his palms at Jesus feet. '? Blessed be the name of The Lord, With reverent sadness, ' -* '' ' Ella F. Duckworth. . CHARLES WASHINGTON HUNT A TRIBUTE Across The Great Divide He now stands with his Maker face to face, Basks in the sunshftie of His love. With love-filled heart, accepts His grace. The LOfiVjrs of Heaven are opened Arid angelsi bending down, Choose from countless jewels, 'liie br.gntest and best to make lovely his crown. The n'.ends ne Knew on earth, and loved, Stand smiling about the throne, , * Their lips singing soft hallelujahs. At the words of their King to vHis own: "I was thirsty, ye gave Me drink: ? Sick, and ye ministered to Me, hnter, beloved, and be with thy Lord through all eternity 1" Still heart, pale hands, thy tasks are done, Thy cross laid down, the guerdon ; won. . .Mary Hampton Mills. DR. HUNT? AN APPRECIATION , Dr. Hunt, whom all-in this com munity loved and' Admired, has gone to his triumpK God laid his gentle iipon mm and took him from us, bringing him to wiat place where dwell . His blessed ones. For forty years or . more, '? Dr. Hunt has lived and labored among us."> During all of that long-period,' no night was too black 'or' too stormy, no day too hot or too cold, no. road too wearisome or. too diffi cult for him to answer calls for his' ..-aiiitg hfilp. ? "Many of us literally owe health or liie itself to his professional skill; 10 an even larger number, his\kind_ ness, unselfishness and unfailing rfbiding place. He loved us all rich or poor, weak or strong, faulty or faultless. v His charity was as boundless as the. sky, i h:3 generosity as broad as* the sea, his humor free from malice, and as bright and bubbling as the waters of our mountain springs. ' Town and county sorrow deeply and sincerely ; in his death. made this world a H. V; S, 'v ? . W BLANTYRE BREEZES .. ? -?r ? Miss Cannie Brown spent last week with her aunt Mrs. Charlie bims of Blan^yre. There were a number of people from Enon'and Glade Creek attend ed singing at Blantyre Sunday night. ?Mies Ruphella Scott and Mr. Ho mer Ledbetter went to see the air plane fly Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sims of this place visited his sister Saturday. ? Mr. Spurgeon Himilton has bought the saw mill owned by Mr. J. T. Justus of this place. Miss Sadie and Mary Ellen I^eed visited relatives on Glade Creek and Boilston Saturday and Sunday. "Pansy." FINE BERRY FOUND WILD IN TRANSYLVANIA John S. Bogga of Turkey Creek has brought to the news office a speci men -of wild berry which he is culti vating on his place. Mr. Boggs se cured his plants growing wild in the mountains. They seem to thrive best in upland regions, in the eoil pockets between rocks. These berries, growing wild in this section, are identical with the wineberry which was introduced in to America a number of years ago from Japan, ' This is anothei' instance of the similarity of plant life in Japan, China, and Western North Carolina. The berris have a distinct flavor of their own quite unlike any other berry of our acquaintance. The stems of the plant are hairy from the ground up. The berries are inclosed in husks which open like the chestnut burr as the berry ripens The color of the berry is a little darker than the Cuthbert raspberry. * ? ^MM?Bamaaaai The late Dr. Charles W. Hunt who entered into rest July 20s ? He was a . .V great lover of dumb beasts and of all Nature. The Sudden t>eath Of Dr . Charles W. Hunt Beloved Doctor and> Gentleman of The Old Schoq! Peacefully Goes To Sleep Jit HU Brevard. Home ' pgpgg of rfot feeling Sll^S, C?mpfeined intr ami j: !i yeu 011 Sunday mom drovehl ^ eat a?y dinner; but S"?'iy + *?***. ?"u " i ? He joked and talked to Mrs Hunt and Charles for quited * M?. t a k! t eVeni^K and then fell to sleeo ttK IZrT't WhiIe 8tU??S out wakinl un6 PanUy8i8 and Wli* wav I1S(T Peacefully passed "a Dr Chart ? ??** Redeemer. ru i W- Hunt was born at ?eveiitywone year^ o f .age . He passed his childhood and vouth ? <U? .?d PayeLteuHle, N C^ Um Jn 'l" Part ?' North C?ro abort time spent in practice of his profession in Asheville, N. C ami Greenville, S. C? bas always done ^ genera practice in BreVard unti !h?? " c"m"' -"p^ nfX)'' Hunt graduated at the colleee more MdCIa^ and,Surgeon8' Balfi ' Md., class of 1880. evwv m?' WaS probably Known by S an, woman and child in ,, road and mountain trail in the ^Uf1ty' N? matter how foul the weather, day or night. He wm always a continuous student of med -me reading the best medical Vooks and journals and keeping up- with the latest progress of tho *.i medicine. *** J)ractlce of prartlc^h^,10^ Md successful .practice he always gave .his very best service to bis patients and ever hi? (treat the ideala ?' Kfeat profession. Dflrt.r?lHUvt,had 8 severe stroke of partial paValysis about two ? years ago, and due to his wonderful wUK wa7Lckdtdetenninati011 ' won his ay \rnck to apparent health al ^dTt w?6 ?f HiS ^ "-'tsrsr^^ ? ? "JThi C?Sidered for a moment ??!? fihe day ?' Ws as hL forty-five years ago Ho died aa. he wished to do "In Hai nese/' * . ' Hai Or. Hunt was a most citizen. He was ? patriotic er nr,A IV e greatest boost er and believer in "Th?. t ? j * selfish in h ' a WM absolutely un ^vi?~r-r: WA9 patient whp'n y ?r POOr ? white or black ^en he was called? HE WEVP anywhere at anv time if ! nancial compehaatto^/no't 17 I ,.-i v " lth n" h,s heart and If. N? man -PPreciated nppr.cia ' ?n more than Dr. Hunt ! He was the mo,', optlm!,.jf ^ ., .. . t . was possible for mere man to be come. He was a philosopher and vety witty. He went through life witn a cheerful smile and many hun dreds of his patients owe, their very life not only to J?is medical skill, but to his wonderful personality and ready laugh in the face of actual deatli. ' '? ? Dr. Hunt has many monuments left in this coupty. 1 He was instru mental in the ?> promotion -of the Transylvania Railway; the. good ,roads, especially, the New jpnes Gap road to Greenville. Bis greatest . promotion \yas the- memorial monu I ment to the . Transylvania Soldiers of the World War; which stands at '?the Ensterp: entrance to Pisgah Nat ional Forest. This magnificent *9rcb, J>uilt of native cobble stones 1 was made possibletErougKthe tln ? tiring efforts of this wonderful man. No matter how dark ancj gloomy the way appeared, no mat- , ter how little interest or lack of in terest was shown by the citizens, Dr. Hunt had an optimistic and humor_ ous vievf to take and Rome new scheme to build the monument. He was an author and writer of great merit. The Brevard News owes a great deal to Dr. Hunt as he was ever its unfaltering booster and helper ? very few days passed that our doctor did not visit the ? News office with cheerful advice arid much help and many a time when the way was unusually hard, it was his kind ly and loving personal kindness that made everything much more cheer ful and hopeful. His last writing which is true phil, osophy, was: "A citizen should so live that his death will be a loss not a benefit to his town," And his life I certainly exemplified this paragraph Dr. Hunt married Henrietta P. Anderson, of Washington, D. C.< on November 24, 1886; an dhe was an ardent lover and courted his beloved wife unto the time of his death. He leaves to mourn their great loss: his widow; two sons, David L. Hunt, of Hendersonville, N. C., and Charles ,W.( of Brevard ? Three daughters: Mrs. M. M. Chapman of Anderson, S. C., Mrs, W. R. Robert son of Charlotte, N. C. ; Mrs. E. A. Fonda of BriMentown, FLa., and one sister Miss Mary Hunt 'of Ashe ville, N. C. ; three sons-in-law and seven grandchildren. The funeral was held from the Episcopal ChifVch on Tuesday, July 22, 1924; Rev. John C. -Seagle and Rev. C. D. Chapman, officiating ? The body was laid to rest in the Gil lespie cemetery, witnessed by a host of sorrowing frieilW and covered with a mound of flowers. He was buried with masonic honors. The stores closed during the funeral. Dr. Hunt was a Bible student and his quotations from the great Book were always accurate. He was a true follower of the teach ings of Christ- and a life long mem ber of the Episcopal Church. ' THE MAX WHO LOVED HIS FELLOW ? MEN' (By Leich Hunt.* ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke ore nipht from a deep dream of fteace. And saw w.thin the rr.oonlifrht in his room, Makir.p it rich and like hioor.:, a lily in '??jr "DR. CHARLES W. HUNT" In Loving Memory In the quiet and hush of last Sun day night my beloved friend and physician, Dr. Charles W. Hunt pas- ' aed from this land of sickness and sorrow and death to the land that is | mantled with the Hush of the morn- ? ing. There is no night tlujre, for sickness and sighing have fled forever away. Cod rest him after his long life of service to the suffering ones in this mountain land of purs. From the time I came here, now ? twenty-eight years ago, he has been i a friend and physician to 1 me and mine, and none could have been more devuiad, oi> given mOro of the.r time and talent, than .he did. Grant him, O Lord, Eternal rest. ! And let light perpetual shine tipon hi?n. w I it was such a beautiful sunset on Sunday evening, 'I could not keep from thinking of those linfes of Eben Rexford, that I am so fond of, but I did not know then that my, friend , would pass through ??"'The . Sunset Gateway" to dwell in. the hills' of I Heaven so soon. To-night, a<$ I sat at njy window ^ While the Wc3t was; all agleam, With that strange and wonderful splendor, That 13 fleeting as'a dream. I thought that the hands of angels Had flung Heavens gateway wide, And 1 caugt some of the glory, From the hille on the other . side. Is not a comforting fancy This sunset thought of mine, That always the Gates of Heaven, "swing open at days decline, ,v That those Whose" -Work is all ended From theft earthly . woes and* ills, May pa^s to the peace and gladness That crown the beautiful hills. Perhaps while I sat there dreaming Of the Gateway in the West, Some weary ones went homeward To a long and endless rest, Went in through the "Sunset Gate way," To a the City paved "Vith gold, To dwell in the "Hills of Heaven" And be no longer old. r ? A 'Prayer Almighty Father, the God,. no? of 'the' dead/i>at of the living, we have joy together in all who" have faith fully lived and peacefully died. May we be assured that our friend who is absent from us has found a more perfect rest in Thee and. the crown of an unfading life. By pastures green and by quiet waters, Thou wilt lead him. -O Thou eternal lover of soiilp we pray Thee, and give unto us great peace, and great hope as we think about him in this still hour. Take the veil' ' from our hearts and join us in one 'com munion with. all Thy loved ones on earth and in Heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, Amen. Chalmers D. Chapman. MISS dbLLY CARR MARRIES ? MR. HENDRICKS ? ? ? . . The following notice which appear ?, e<j in the Asheville Citizen last Thursday will be of interest to Mrs. Hendricks many friends in Brevard: Mr. Louis Carr, of Pisgah Forest,' announces the marriage of his daugh j ter, Dolly, to Mr. P. B. Hendricks, of Easley, S.,C., Wednesday, July 16, 1924, at Asheville, N. C. The ceremony was performed at St Lawrence's Catholic Church at 1 o'clock, Rev; Father Bour officiating. Only the family and a few close friend* of the young couple witnes sed the nuptial service. . I Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks leit im mediately for a fortnight* honey moon at "Sunnylea." . . t An angel writing in a book of gold : ? Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, I And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision ra-sed its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord. Answered, "The nsfmes of those who love the Lord." "And is mine or.e." said Abou. "Nay, not so," Replied the angel, Abou spoke more low. But cheerily still; and said. "I pray thee, then, Writ i me a.' one who loves his fellow- men." Th? angel wrote, and vanished. The next night It came a.-a.r. w!;h n great wakeniifr light, Ard >ho\<e! the rami ' wh-->m love of God had blessed, ? And, lo! Bon Adhem.'s name led all IHU. 3U THE PRAYER CORNER The Mid-Summer Season July is the mid--:uninie. season, V'W& the noon tide of the year. A beauti , ?; ful time is it to refresh oilrs'elvej J from, "The I'ouiitaiti of Go-'s Lov,e" and to drink a deep cool draught , which, if we drink, we shail never ; * ? thirst again. Our early forbears, the Anglo* Saxon, culled July liny monath| the hay month, or mead mpnuth, u' the mead or meadow month1,, because therein they usually mowed and madgfthgir hay harvest and bo cause , -(j:% the meadows have . (,hfcir special , flowery July charm.' The hay month, the meadow / month. Life isn't alj school days. Therfe is the fun side too. The frol ic and laze in the hay field, the son.g of. the reapers,? as they carry home their corn, the holiday \vbich means so much in anticipation and retro spection. July tells*us of All this and ' more, In nature all work is quiet work. The most beautiful flower that ever' bloomed, ' unfolded every petal in sir lence, and yet how many hearts; it cheered? The largest grain field . that ever ripened in the sunshine and rain, reached perfection without making a sound, and yet how many hungry it fed! God bless ; ty>e silent workers and maktf you one ,of them. /*$ A Mick-Summer . Prayer^, Dear Heavenly, iFather, we devot- . edly thank ?Thee for the beautiful open face of nature sliinr. ng upon us, for the splendor (of ? the' ' fields :'J'; where the birds wing heir, me^jr ,'j flight, for the breath of the flo^vejs, > and' the grass beneath th6 Scythe, ' " Ske the odo^ Of incense, vand most j of all for the merr> shouts of women and children and men in the meadow . ?? in the hey day of hrtppiner.; 4s they fill their souls with the freedom rot the childreif of God, and live in the open where no evil breath can come. Grant thtit we may live LpirituaHy forever in the fragrant hay fields of life, where the birds s:hg and the children s^iout .and where' rto 'cover-, ing' ean ever shuVp^tlth^'ivAsVdhe of;; '5 life's eternal bliss. Our Father, fa# we tiUUWf , Tiiee for the friendly sdrvice' and -?ympa_ thy thaW biess a (id strength ah our daily lives, we pray. that oar grati tude may move us to give a like sar vjee and sympathy ? freely a^ we receive. ' ? Let our hearts and hands be ready to meet the needs of thoie with. whom vre come in touch, to influence our wayward will that we shr.il not ' / walk in selfish \yaya, nor forget the ,, ties that bind ns to one another, and ' to Thee. Keep. us. conscious of o\ir birth right as Thy children, that our v - "J acts and aims may be fiilial and f In ternal and loyal to Jesus CJ'.riit our Lord, Amen. i Vy A-'V. c. d. c. P1SGAH FOREST TX>PiC? i / ' Tv Mr. an<l Mrs. Waller,' Hurst and small daughter who have been visit ing friends and relatives in this sec.. tion have returned to their fy)ifoe in Portsmouth, Va. ?' ' Mr. and Mrs. Depew Orr have re- ' ceived word from their sistci- Mrs. t'y Louis Orr that a son, Earnest Clyde? ? C' Orr came to pless their home on July 1st. Miss Fanny Boggs, who recently trissed an examination for nurees, is. ponding a vacation with her sister,'. * -j Mrs4 W.~A. Lyday. / ' ?'dl Mrs. Sarah Orr and grandchildren visited her son, Depew Orr on July . ' 19th. : i : Miss Ora Whifciker of Mills River i *3 is visiting her sister, Mrs. James Hedden. \ ' ' Rev. Truitt preached at the Pis- ? gah Forest Baptist Church last Sun day night. Mrs. Muller Albert is vis- ting her mother-in-law, Mrs. S. A. Albert. Miss Jewel McCall is visiting Mr % and Mrs. W. A. Lyday.,. The Email son of Mr. and M:-s, " " Grcver Sentell, who haa been qu te ill is much better. Mr. a:xl Mrs. Hc-nry Sentell spent the week end at Little River. Mios Leile Reed of Blantyre is vis'ting Mrs. Depew Orr. A CARD OF THANICS Thi of the !nte Dr, C.'W. K.?r.t wirh to publicly- express the?r tr.M k.- and appreciation f..r tr.e wide r/.anifotiitions of s. mj?athyt fv>r the beau.iful ftovitrs, .'or the many r;. alines*?: , for t'.t ,:?oni rites; .r.c :.i :.t to t'r.c t.vjth and funeral of L;r. Hum. ?yi -il myii CVi.