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NITIES EMPIRE' NATURAL RESOURCES FOR LOCATING INDUSTRIES in ? I "THE AIM II ' FRANKNESS AND SINCERITY" "EXPONENT OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY" INDEPENDENT FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST., 1924 NO.31 ?>fSi >UK RAliEGH COMMUNICATION SHIPMAN ISSUES STATEMENT . . , '7 ? i . Raleigh,' N. C., July ,29.? Com_| mlwioner M. L. Shipman today issu ed 'the following statement on the I result of the second primary for the i nomination of a ' candidate for Com- I f i misaioner of Labor and Printing on I July' 6. Mr: Shipman has awaited I official announcement of the State Canvassing Board. Since this has been deferred to .August 8th., he de cided to > release it in advance of the . ? meeting. He says: "The official tabulation of the , votes cast 5* the second primary ' on Jjily 5th for the office of Commis . {'?'sioner of Labor aftd Printing shows' % that my otfjNinei^t has' been nominat ' ed to that office. I tal?e this oppor ^?Vtuntty of wishing for him a success- j ful and prosperous administration of tme office. "t wish to- express to my friends, and tilt Titters of the State who cast their' ballots for in the first and , W|;||Mar; les, my sincere appre ciation, That the result of the se cond primary iH unfavorable to mis, cannot In, any degree lessen this ap preciiitinn. For nearly sixte n '.SflW** I ' wre been the recipient of ff.fi' honors at the ' hands of the demo ? cratk- woters of the State, having . ? .\fc#ld coffice under th'eir decree ex %y,.? pressed every foUr years. During W this 'time I have given unstintedly jF-ffj. my time and such talent as I pos- I yK eewiin the service to which I had 'S been called, and I retire -in the full consciousness of having performed the 'duties assigned to me to the M. Iteftfc rof myjab'lity. No taxpayer has suffered ^through the work of Department.' x "The result of the second primary not appear to represent .A the will--of the people, and 1 can not res train' from saying, in this connec tion, that I do not regard it as in *riy sense a repudiation of the, re_ fcnt'd Phavfe made while in office. TKis record has been testified to a ga'n and again by impartial critics as.' being worthy of emulation, and I <will .retire from office secure in thought that no. reproach on my ficial life was ' giver* at the polls. ....'"The 50,0d0 "protest, votes" .. >?lataniti by my opponent as the "ba * sis for his demand for a second pri jf. maty did not inater^alixe, and he be oames the nominee'on a smaller vote < by nearly 12,000, than . *1 received 1 on .Qune 7th. 'iA combination of ill emu stances was : against me in the second pri ., mary. Unusual lack of interest on ?the part of a great majority of the * ; ^KCters is evidenced by the light vote c*st Slightly more than fifty per i?.\..;<serit'bf"tH&tae who participated tn , the first primary c^st their' ballots In tftte Second. Against my record ; f of ?service to the State was thrown ;; , "the Tecord of my opponent in -the ^ "Wert'4 War. The issue of patriot^ i-. T&m -was set up against that of quiet ?md faithful service to the State. ? The service men were active every Jfcrtjere, and, sentiment triumphed in .,{* the end. "I Tor 6ne, would be the last to ?. ' detract from the credit which Tight, i fufly belongs to any veteran for ? . sacrifices made during the gruelling days of 1^17-18. I was, I trust, no Jess patriotic at home, as were hun . dreds of thousands of other men y who, by reason of age, were not fit ted for active ? military service. ? Neither have I been unmindful of the needs of former service men, since their return to civilian life, . On the contrary, I have given more ; tjme in assisting to desirable posi tions- in the business and commercial ;*;< world those ^seeking employment t,,; than I have to any other class of worjc connected with the Depart i*;:, ment over which I presides I had ^ .reason,- therefore, to expect friend V ly,' rattier, than antagonistic treat 1 ment* At their -hands. "The primary is over, I have no ^ 'tegreto. I Shall retire from office ;with a_ heart full of gratitude to the-1 . best people the Lord ever made." I CONGRESSMAN VISITS ? BREVARD Hon. H. J. Drane, member of ' Congress from Florida, arrived on V'* Monday from Lakeland, Fla., and has been the guest of the family of M. F. Hetherington, at the Bishop place, North Brevard. Mr. Drane was joined yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Drane, their daughter, Mrs. W. S. Moore, and the latter's two young sons. The party hare a suite of rooms at Mw, McMinn's. TRANSYLVANIA FARM NEWS NO T. B. CATTLE FOUND VEGETABLE MARKET? LIVE STOCK ? GRAIN The work of freeing our County | of T. B. in all cattle, is moving a long in. fine shape. Up to date no cattle have been found that have T. B. That me&ns that the people of Brevard, have had an unusual safe milk supply. It sure makes ope feel better to know that their children are not in danger when they drink that necessary fluid. POTATOES I am informed that our potatoe market will not open till after the middle of August, due to the late ness of the Virginia crop. The Vir_ ginia and New Jersey crop is selling for 60c bu. to the farmer. When they are off of the market, we are the only producers East of thrf Mississippi'. > . Transylvania growers are expect ing to be ready to handle our crop of potatoes as soon as the Sounthern market is opened for us. Many potatoe patches have been ttlled down by the late blight. That means smaller yields and some de caying, bat if "well graded, they can be shipped, and sold as good pota toes. * Com, Pigs, and Cattle -At thfa date .the U. S. corn crop is the poorest iin 25 years, nd old corn is going up dailj*. This fact lc-oks like a' heavy dumping of Wes tern pigs and cattle, in the fall, which will bring prices to very low levels. Then to be followed by very high prices in the spring. , Rye Inquiries are coming m for seed rye, in carloads. , Have seen metny of the growers, and all want not less than $X.50"per bu., or more if corn keeps- climbing. For feeding pigs a bushel of rye ib a little better than a bushel of corn. If yen have rye sell, keep in touch with the County Agent. Seeds Up to date the Co-operative seed orders, .have been clos to* six tons. We hope to serve all, but time will J?t permit us continueing much longer. I / . * Corn ' \ Transylvania's com crop is about :?he hest nf -any section of the U. S. with a .prospect of highest prices m amaay .yaars. The best all round crops any where. Prevent Tomato Wilt The tomafo wilt disease is pre-j sent in many gardens this year, i causing the rvines to wilt and die be I &>re the fruit begins to ripen. This! fungus trouble is most abundant in ? the small garden where tomatoes ' have been grown continuously for' several years. The wijt resistant; tomato developed by government breeders a few years ag? has proVen j affective 'in eliminating this loss. Tomato growers wishing to secure seed this yea^ or seed for next years crop can obtain tthem through the County Agent providing request is made during the next few weeks. If in doubt as to whether the *ines are dying from wilt or from other troubles, the "tomato grower should Submit the lower portion of a badly affected stem to the County Agent for examination. Wilt ir. feeted plante display a characteris tic blackening of the interior of the stem by which the disease is distin guished. L. A. Ammon, County Agent. MR. MARCUS ERWIN VISITS BREVARD AFTER 58 YEARS Mr. Marcus Erwin who is now living in Waco, Texas, is visiting Brevard for the first time in fifty eight years. When he was last here the Court House a frame building was about half completed. His brother-in-law, Mr. Ephriam Eng land was the builder. The week after his visit the July term of court was held in the un finished building. Mr. Probarte Poor had a store. Householders were Alex England, Jonathan King, Clifford Lyons. Before the court house was built court was held under a spreading oak tree. A man was on hand with a bucket of whiskey and a tin cup. He sold the whiskey for five cents a cup and did a rushinp business. The only one of Mr. Erwin's old friends whom he has met is Mr. Jas per Orr. Mr. Erwin was much impressed ?? ith ;ke improvement in farm con ditions here. aT Western Aforth Carolina Probable Center Of Immense Park V National Park Commiittee Entertained Jit Luncheon In Brevard for the purpose of finding the most suitable spot in the Southern Applachians to locate a national pari: in the East to compare wlt'i those of the west a committee of five experts representing the Nation al Park Committee is touring Wes tern North Carolina pnd Tuesday afternoon were entertained at lun_ cheon at the Franklin hotel in Bre vard. ' Members of the committee are- as follows: Dr. Temple, chairman; Col. Glen S. Smith, Acting Chief Topographer of the U. S. Geologi cal Survey, Secretary; Maj. W. A. Welch, general manager of the Pal isades Interstate Park ? Commission; William C. Gregg, prominent mariji facturer of Hackensack, N. J. and a member of the council of national parks and wild life, and Harlan P. 1 Kelsey, of Boston, Mass., a mem ber of the council of National Parks and wild Life and a director of the Applachian Mountain Club. , ? Dr. Hubert Work, Secretary of the Interior was forced to leave the party at Highlands, N. C,, on ac count of a alight illness. The party left Highlands at 9:00 Tuesday morning for Brevard. En_ r-oate they visited Whiteside Moun tain 4930 feet high. The trip to the top of the montain was made on horseback. Upon arrival at the top many expressions of admiration were made by the committeemen. Maj. Welch stated that the view from Whiteside Mountain was almost comparable to tKat from Glacier Point in the Yosemite. Photos were made by the committeemen. On was taken of the committee standing, near the edge of a cliffy 1200 ft. high. From Whiteside Mountain a mag nificient view of the Nantahala Nat ional Forest is obtainable. From the top can be seen the beautiful Whiteside- Cove, Short-Off Moun tain, 6054 feet high, and Yellow "Mountain, 6145 feet high, the high est in the district. From Whiteside Mountain the party went through the .beautiful Cashiers Valley section and to Lake Fairfield, where a visit was made to Fairfield Inn. The par ty then went to Sapphire, Toxaway, Brevard, Horseshoe and Mills River, and then to Asheville. The- .good sooads along the route called words of praise from the members of the committee, who are aware of the wonderful progress being made by North Carolina in highway improve, ment. The party "arrived in Brevard at 2 (o'clock and luncheon was served at the Franklin Hotel. Citizens from Brevard present were: Thom r.3 H. Shipman, president of the ?Brevard Banking Co.; Louis Ham Tin, Republican nominee for Con gress from the Tenth North Caroli na District; R. H. Zachary, S. M Macfie, Dr. Walker, Dr. T. J Sum-, miry, J M. Allison, Mr. Clement, W.i W Croushorn, John Smith, Wm. A.! Band, editor of the Brevard News; J. W. Cobble, J H Pickelsimer, A.: E Hampton, R. W. Eserett, C. B Deavir. *' The delegation from Ashe rille, which met the members trf the committee at Brevard, included: Mayor Cathey, Wythe M. Peyton,' E. M. Lyda, chairman of the connty Board of Commissioners; C. H Bar lett, City Commissioner; J. W. Hay_ ncs, Judge Frank Carter, Roscoe Marvel, C. N. Malone and Dr. Her long, chairman of the City Com missioners of Jacksonville, Fla. At the luncheon Col. Pratt told of the aims of the committee. In stated that lie wanted the commit tee to know that the people of Wes tern North Carolina are interested in the establishment of a national . park in the Southern Appalachians first of all, and that they feel there should be such a park. He said that, upon request, he had submitted a list of about 20 possible locations. He told of the great advantages such a park would jrive to the Southern Applchian re- 1 (don. "It would be one of the big gest advertisements Western North i Carolina has ever had," he declared. Dr. Temple was the next speaker. He said that the plan is to secure and set aside a larre area for edu cational purposes. He broucht out I the fact that there is perhaps n greater variety of plant life in the Southern Appalachian? than can he ' ? iour.d ar.- -rhere ci c en earth. ?ui"h I ? a park will also be a gnrr.e sanctu_ ' \ i \ ary, he said. He declared that he had not been disappointed in his ex pectations regarding the attractive ness of the region. , He t.lso declared that a park in the Southern Appalachians would be near seven-eights of thd > population of the United States. "If 'people fco in large numbers to the Yosemite they are likely to come in larger numbers to a nearer park " he asser ted. Mayor Cathey said that the people of Western North Carolina were interested in the park, but do not care where it is located' as long as it is situated somewhere in the Southern Appalachian. Maj. Welch, member of the com mittee, said in his opinion the Ap palachian range should be represen ted in the national park system. He talked on the human side of the park problem, - saying that people are more and more being concentra_ ted in cities and will be in great need of a national park for recrat tionai purposes. "We must pro vide for-th^ next generation," he declared. "There is more to be had in these mountains for the good of humanity than anywhere else, and I have been' many places," he said "I have seen nature in many moods, but to me she is never so much like a mother as she is in these old, tree ? covered hills of Carolina." The eloquence of Maj. Welch brojught forth ap plause from the 50 or more persons present at the luncheon. Judge Frank Carter, of Asheville told of the glories of the mountains of Western North Carolina. He de clared that "There is no more living beauty in America than theflaming azaleas, mountain laurel and rhodo dendrons of Southern Appalachia. He said the greatest mountain mass in Southern Appalachia is the Great Smokies. They rise, he said, from a plateau of about 700 feet to an altitude of over 6,000 feet. He told of the great Pisgah mountains, the Unaka Range and gave other in teresting information concerning Western North Carolina. The party left at 4.30 for Asheville | where the night was spent and from there will go to Mount Mitchell and other places of note. LITTLE RIVER NEWS ? I The young folks at this place en joyed a picnic to Mt. Pisgah Friday. Those who went were Miss Fae Kil patrick, Hazel Merrell, Lillian Pon der, Willie Mae Pridmore, Mrs. Mackie, Carl Patterson, Freeman Nicholson, Care, (JJiarlie and Ar thur McCrary, Woodrow Kilpatrick. Odes Piekelsimer from Green_ ville, S. C is visiting relatives at his place. ^ B. G. Brown from Turkey Creek visited relatives at this pl^ce T. L. Nicholson from Horse Shoe visited his brother H. P. Nicholson Sunday. Mrs. Leona Summey from Green ville, S. C. is visiting her parents Mr. and Miji, Clangin Capps. Miss Elsie Ray from Henderson ville, N. C. is expected borne from summer school. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Benson and children are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Elbert McGaba. "Blue Bird" LECTURE BENEFIT OF WORTHY BOYS AND GIRLS AT INSTITUTE For the benefit of worthy boyr and girls of Brevard Institute who are dependent upon outside help, Mr Robert Y. Neel, attorney at law and professor of languages who is con nected with the Brevard Instit#te, trill deliver a lecture on August 7, 1924, at 8:15 in the Brevard Court House, absolutely free. The subject will be "Is civilization in danger?" Professor Neel is well recommend ed by State Superintendent of Tenn essee and by hundreds of prominent citizens and communities, Y. M. C. A.s and people in nil walks of life. Prof. Neel served as Educational Secretary in the Y. M. C. A., dur ing the war, serving Regiments 321 and 322. Everyone cordially invited to hear [h ? talmtei orntor deliver a mo? ragr of deep if.tcrc : : ?> .','1 (,'hri-. I tian American people. DR. C. W. HUNT IN MEMORIAM He is gone. The friend of the Bick and Buffering, the man who since 1880 has never spared himself in heat, or cold, rain or shine-, day or night, when the call of the suffer_ er came to him. We say in grief stricken tones, "Dr. Hunt is dead" Oh no not dead, he has only begun to live. He has passed through that thin veil which divides this earthly world from the spiritual and eternal. We can not see him because ho has been released from the corrupt ible body and taken upon him the spiritual body. He was here and in an instant he was not for God took him. But he is with us yet. We know, from many things that those in the .spiritual world can come to us, and did not the rich man beseech father Abraham to send Lazarus to testify to his breth ren. "If they hear not Moses and the prophets neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead." We do not know what Dr. Hunts work will be in the other world, but perhaps it will be to guide and help those left behind. I feel sure that would rejoice him more than any thing else he could do. We know that he iq at peace and happiness. He had such a look of peace on those still features and a smile telling of unknown joys rested on his lips. The county has lost a good friend and the people have lost' one who neVer failed to take an interest in their welfare. He has helped t^ develop the country and wa3 so attached to it that nothing could induce him live elsewhere, or even to spend bis winters in a balmy spot". He could not leave his people, his patients but remained here in the cold winters and took many long rides at night to relieve suffering, re turning home with his beard en crusted with ice and snow. > m In this old days when people came from the country for the doctor it was a call from the gate "Hello Doc," and it did it?t take them long to wake him, then he hastily dresscu and saddled a horse and rode away to some distant farm house or tiny cabin. ? ? How the fashionable city doc tors would have scorned that hum ble practice, - No amount pf loss of sleep, no degree of fatigue deterred him from work if he were needed to help the suffering or to save life. Did you read "The Bonnie Briar Bush." He was just like the old doctor in that book. Yes, he was a doctor of the old school, one who not only healed the body but was the advisor, friend and helper of the' whole family. He took an in terest in all of their affairs and help_ ed thefn in every way. The family doctor is seldom seen in this day of the specialist. Per haps a few still linger in the small towns but the doctor with the per sonal touch, the intimate sympathy, the real human relationship is fast disappearing, , Now its a more hus'ness like con tact between doctor and patient and is restricted to the matter in hand, namely, the operation or the sick ness and no knowledge on the doc tors part of the patients affairs, un less at some point a private matt' - is so closely mixed with the sickn s that the doctor is compelled to ;'_ld it a slight and grudging attenion. Dr. Hunt was one of ? the old schools greatest representatives. He came to Brevard in 1880 and for 44 years has worked to help all svho came with a smile and a jest for every one. When Dr, Hunt came to Brevard it was a very primitive place. No railroad, all of the roads very bad and the county thinly populated. His practice took him afar into the country so for many years he traveled on horseback. In rainy summer the roads were muddy but in the winters they were terrible Dr. Hunt returned from his long rides so splashed with mud that its j removal from his garments appeared ' an impossibility. Wh?n "jrh splash I intr occurred even,- day it was very I i iTicut to look like a "neatly" pro i fessional man. In course of time he was able t. I use a busgy for most of hi* work. 1 Often he rode 25 miles into th t Ralfcams or other miuntn n-? to v:jc t ror some injured man or sick per I 'on. and let me tell you my friends ! :hat k:nd of practice did not mcar' Honey. itontinued on another Pace) THE PRAYER CORNER The Joy .Of Youth Did you ever notice how a child skips and dances in the summer sunshine? Its feet seem scarce to touch the ground they have so much elasticity in them, its face iB a mir_ ror of happiness, its eyes are as . 1 bright as stars and its sweet . little innocent heart seems overflowing with gladness. Life is like a beau tiful garden ? all flowers and- sun shine and cooling shadows with blue, sky and sailing clouds overheads why should not the child rejoice? More too, the Joy of Youth jg in the blithe little spirit, and it trusts in and loves all mankind. It knows it. will be cared for and it's heart iss full of childish faith, it sees no- * clouds in the sky of thefuture, so it clasps confidingly the hand of hope, and fears no ills to come. Why should we lose our faith hope. God cares for us. Why should we lose our joy in His sun shine when He is overheard? Why should we leave our youth behind, if we love all mankind? Ah! it is' the lack of these things that makear. vis grow old. Keep your heart, youngy* with trust in God and man and your youth will never die. A Prayer > Our Father God, we thank thee: v for the child life all about us. What, a sorry world this would be if there were no little people in' it; We thank Thee for their untjonaciousnefc their humility, their simplicity and their faith. Renew within us the spirit of a little child, give us the childs love, the childs eensittvenesa^ the childs expectant wonder., May / we find in the spirit of child like ness the secret treasures of Thy grace. .. Why should we lose our faith and hope? Thou carest for us. ... Thy love for each of us is so deep, so> tender, so personal that Thou\shar ?st our every pain< every tdi&tress,. every struggle. Like as a- father pitieth his children, so Thou pitielh them that fear Thee. Thfcu art our father and . Thy care is gentler thaw, a human fatiovr: r.-. "Sj ex ceeds human love, why should we lose our joy in thy sunshine," when thou, art overhead? Why should we leave our youth behind, if we love? all mankind? , i. r * . Give back, the j6y of our; youth, if we have lost it. Help us to find; and show our happiness, in the knowledge that thou- lovpst us, and Christ died for us, so shall pur hearts be set free, t6 rejoice;in lire's common mercies ? the light of the' sun, the blue of the sky, the peace of the everlasting hills, the song of birds, the sweetness qf flowed, the wholesome sovor of good food, the? delights of action and root-'on, the refreshments of sleep, the blessings of human love and friendship. . ' Keep our hearts ypung vrith trust in thee and in man, so our youth will never die. Perpetual youth shall be ours for why should we ever cease to be children? And this we. ask for our dear Saviovs > sake who came that we might have life, and that we/ might have it- more^ abundantly. Amen. Hi. m, i . .c, p. c. R. W. EVERETT'S SHOW CATTLE. ?$. On the 18th of August Mr_ R", W.f Everett will leave here witfr. four teen head of Shorthorn Show Cattle for Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio. State fair, held at Co'-cmbua, Ohio, is the largest State fair in America and Mr., Everett has great' hopes of' capturing a few ribbons as fie' has.: the best herd this year that he has ever exhibited. From Columbus the herd will ti.ke in all the Southern fairs ending iir the fall about the last of NovejaJier at Chicago. The citizens of Transylvania will watch with keen and otic :n terest the results obtained? !>}/ this herd at each State fair HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT COMING Miss Creighton, district Home De monstration agent has written Mr. George Lyday, chairman of the County Commissioners, that we w 11 t-ave n F^me Agent ready for work August 1st. Miss Walker comes highly recom_ n-.ended and we are ?ure she will be warmly welcomed and will receive the hearty co-operation cf the people of the whole County. Mis? Lucille C'ark r!:d such splen did work and was so much loved that her successor w 11 f.nd the way paved f'-ir hr>r. We Hv v.r- V-.| ;? nr r.j;r-nt iince aiiss Ham was lorceo by ill health to resign last winter.