PAPER
VOL. XXXII
Friday Octobfer 31, 1924
JOINDER NEW
J MANAGEMENT
I ?? BEGINNING NOy. l.t
I " '? "
It gives me pleasure to ari
. nounce that Mr. Frank A, Star
| . t?#? h*?taken charge of the
Brevard News and Print Shop,
and with the assistance of his
brother in law, Mr. S. E. Sterl
: teg, will give to the people of
Transylvania County, a first
class small newspaper and al
* so be prepared to do all kinds
Of job work frpm the, plainest
poster to the most intricate
?v; Class of ruling complicated
?f printing.
Blfoi. ?jr" Starrette is no stranger
fe;'. vev<froi as is the son of
Mr. F. S. Starrette who lived in
Brevard for six yeArs or more
i-: and was engaged in the news
paper business with Mr. . J.>J.
. Minor. / *
Mr. Starrette comes with
the highest recommendations 1
trom his former associates in '
business, he having been con
PrinH n th.e Stateaville ,
Company for twelve'
^A8U^i0^ e?ept the '
vr j h? was serving in
W*r S dui-ing the World
War, and he brings recom
ft mendations as to his ability
and character that any maJ
3? ?e P.roud of, and the peo
ple of this community will find
hira^an honorable, Upright, in
dustrious and so bar man.
, Mr. Starrette is maiajei and '
, ne and his charming ^me will
be an addition to our Town and
County. /
-Abating Mr. Starrette, is'
Mr. St E. Sterling from , Glou
cester, N. J.
' Mr. Sterling brings to the
News office hi? experience cov
ering a period of ten years or
more, with some of the largest
printing establishments in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania," and
his experience and ability as
i a, pressman Will be seen on
, every job which goes' out from
the news office.
Mr. Sterling ia married and
nas one young daughter,; and
I' ?e also c?mes with. the highest
testamonials fron? those with
whom he , has been associated
p :*>?th in business, social and re
ligious affairs.
. With these two young men.
m charge the Brevard News
an^ the -Job Shop connected
therewith offers to the people
of our County exceptional ad
vantages. i
The 'new management will
not be able to get into* their
full style and method for this
first -week's, issue, but we will
promise that they will get out
a first class newspaper and
one that will be non-partisan
in politics, truthful in its re
ports and which will aid in
building up our County if it is
supported by our people,
Our County newspaper- is
one of the best indications of
the condition of our people
morally, mentally and finan
cially that is known, and we
therefore earnestly request the
hearty support of all our citi
VMMS.
CARD OF THANKS "?
Mr. Fleet Shipman and Fam
ily desire to extend their
thanks to the good people of
Bthe community for their many
kindnesses shown during the
V sickness and death of Mrs.
? Shipman. i
m
. MEETING CLOSES
The meeting held at . the
Baptist church closed on last
Thursday night. We have. had
some of the best preaching
ever done at our church. Sev
eral have joined the church by
baptism and some by letter.
Those who heard the 9plendid
sermons are better for having
heard them.
If the poultry is to go through the
?winter in ffood health and with higrh
production, the hor*e must ho kept
el. ,.r, ant sa li'.rr.-. scys Dr. ?. I".
Kaupp of St*te college.
PROMINENT
. LADY DIES
Mrs, Mary L. Oeaver, wife of the
late Captain W. H. Deaver died sud
denly at her son's house in Hender
sonville last Sunday morning.
Mrs, Deavor was in {ier sixty
fifth year and was well known in
Transylvania County. She was the
mother of our fellow-townsman,
?
Hon. C. B. Deavor and the mother .
of Mrs. W. P. Whitmire, of Hender- i
sonville.
Mrt. Deaver had been in good I
health until Sunday morning and.
just after breakfast she was strick
en with heart trouble while in the
yard and died before she could be
taken into the house. '
.. Mrs. Deaver has been a member
of the Brevard Church for over fifty
years, and is survived by on^ sister
and five children.
She was the daughter of the, late
Jos. W. Green who was a prominent
citizen and large land owner in
Rutherford County and married
Capt. Deaver on Jan. 13, 1874.
TH6 funeral service was held ' at
the home of her daughter Mrs. W.
P. Whitmire on Monday and was
conducted by Dr. Bowman of the
Hendersonville Baprtist Church and
Dr. Wallace Hartsell of the Brevard
Baptist Church.
The sympathies of the community
are extended to- Mr. Deaver and
Mrs. Whitmire in their bereavefnent.
!USE STORAGE PIT FOR
WINTER VEGETABLES
i": Raleigh, N. C. Oct. 24th. Farmers
living in the upper Piedmont and
Mountain sections of North Carolina
may prolong the season for fresh
vegetables this winter by digging and
using a storage pit. >
This storage pit may be used to a4
vantage--with Any of-^Wroot' crdps'
such as turnips, carrots, .parsnips,
salsify And to a limited extent with
cabbage.
Glenn p. Rand&ll, 'extension horti
cultuij.st for the State College of
Agriculture, states that the use of
the storage pit will overcome some
of the deficiencies of diet experi
enced by many families in winter
because of a lack of Vegetables in the
food. . 1
The- pit is made as iollows: Secure
a' well drained location; dig out four
inches of soil of the. area as that de
sired for the -pit and fill this with
straw; pile the vegetables upon thte
.?straw in a conical form about a tour
board ventilator or flue made by'
nailing "four six-inch boards tjogeth
er; cover the vegetables vJiBbij' lay
er of straw about cight to t?$feches
thick and then put On a thin layer of
. earth and .the . pit is made4 ? ^
As the weather becomes severe, ?
the layer of earth may be made
thicker and thicker and during an
unusually bad spell it might be wise
to add a layer of manure over the
whole. The end of the flue should
' protrude slightly above the -mound
and need not be closed except dur
ing the most severe weather.
Mr. Randall stats that where a '
large quantity of vegetables is to be
stored or many different lands, it i
would be wise to build more than ,
one pit. In this way, the other ve- j
getables, would not' be e'xposed when |
ony one kind was -Wanted.
BAPTIST LISTEN
The finish of a great cam
paign. Five years of liberal
giving for a glorious cause is
about to be closed and we are
still a little behind in our coun
tv with the amount .pledged.
' But we are going to meet it by
the appointed time which is
Nov. 30th, just one month in
which to finish the,, job.
| Let every church in the as
sociation close this great cam
paign with the satisfaction of
knowing that we have truly
carried out our part to the last
dollar.
During the past five years,
,100,000 new members have
I been baptized in North Caro
lina alone. Is this worth our
effort? You had a part in
this work. Earnest pra-er and
faithful \vor.< spei! Victory,
and wc are counting on you.
i
KfcmtMM THE VETERAN
Dorothy Williams and Betty Bird, two pretty Chicago girls,
who devote spare time to making "forget-me-nots for the dis
abled veterans. " ?
Don't forget "Forget-me-not Day" on Saturday Nov. 8th.
This, is a worthy object as it is for the purpose of getting
money for the disabled Veterans who are not well enough to
work nor s/ck enough to get a pension.
Buy "Forget-me-nots" in any of the stores in Town and help
these Veterans whQ lost their help in helping us.
Don't forget it is your
duty as a good citizen
of Transylvania County
to cast your ballot,
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T.uesday, November 4th.
FARM BOYS AND
GIRLS WIN PRAISE
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Raleigh, N. C. Oct. 24th. "the
forty farm club boys and fifty clufc
girls taking part in the judging con
tests and demonstrations at the
North Carolina State Fajr last week
won much praise for the noteworthy
manner in which they performed
their duties.
Th girls had charge of small
booths, one' booth to o.'uh team, in
the Woman's .Building and gave
daily demonstrations in how to make
better clothing, how to prepare nu
tritious bread, how to make jelly
and preserves, how to handle farm
?poultry or handle and grade eggs
and the other activities in which they
are engaged as club members. Not
only did they go through the oper
ations with the .skill of the trained
worker but .were also able to
give the reasons that occasioned
each operation. Nor were they dis- .
mayed by the questions which came >
to them from, every direction by the _
multitude of visitors.
The boys had charge of 17 booths
in the Agricutural Building. They
told with ease how to prepare a calf
for the show ring, how to feud and ?
judge swine, how to select seed corn, !
how to grow more cotton tP the acre
or how to improve soils by using soy- '
beans and other legumes. Tljey had .
in their booths actual exhibits of the j
calves, the swine, the poultry and j
the improved modern devices for !
handling these successfully.
These boys and girls are those I
who won out in county contests con- ?
ducted by the farm and home agents |
and then later competed in district. .
contests for the right to come to the |
State Fa.r as the representatives of j
that district. Adcqunte prizes for I
'he winning teams were awarded by j
the fair management and private
orgnizations. These young people
were guests of the State College
while in Raleigh and were tendered
a complimentary banquet on Wed
nesday night of Fair week.
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To develop a market for roots
and bulbs, club women of Buncombe
'County held a flower show at one of
'the leadir.g h. te'.s in Asheville this
fall. Many fire vrr ot-ej of dahlia?
1 jr'ad.ol: v-<re shown an 1 a'.trart
jod over a thousand visitors.
RALPH BINGHAM
It was the good fortune of i
large audience to hear tha
most enjoyable lecturer, Ralpl
Bingham, of Philadelphia a
the Auditorium last Thursday
evening.
? Mr. Bingham lectured unde:
the auspices of the Musii
Lovers Club and the people o
the community are under obli
gations, not only to this Club
but also to Mr. Bingham fo:
the splendid entertainment.
The people of Brevard hav<
been to many entertainments
and is as usual, the case, somi
are good and some are bad
but Mr. Bingham is in a clas.
by ? himself and he runs thi
gamut of human interest fron
the gay to the grave and fron
the HKrely to the severe anc
through it all is a thread o:
wholesome philosophy' and ir
it all there is not one word
thought or suggestion of <
questionable or doubtful char
acter. His entertainments ar<
interesting, elevating and in
structive and we hope it wil
be the; fortune of this commun
ity to have Mr. Bingham witl
us again.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Peter
son Sledge announce the en
gagement and approachinj
marriage of their daughter
Mary Locke, to Mr. Roj
Kanipe of Marion, N. C. Thf
?cdtiir.g i3 to take place at ar
early date.
Trembles or milk sickness has beer
developed in sheep by feeding then
with white snake foot, a poisonous
p'.ant jrrowinp in the mountain sec
tion. Farm Apent C. B. Baird o1
Avery County has used this demon
siration to warn his co-operatinf
farmer* of the dancer t" sheep fron'
eat.np this weed.
Growinp a lepume crop this wintn
will protect the soil and add expc?v
s've nitro,. ? say Agronomy \v.7r>:
crs of the S:..'.a College es:.cr.s.A':
division.
BIG PRIZES FOR
SCHOOLCHILDREN
AWARDS OFFERED ELE
METARY SCHOOL PUPILS
OF NATION FOR BEST ES
SAYS ON HIGHWAY
SAFETY.
Highway Education Board An
/ nouncea Fourth National |
Competition ? -Teachers To
Write Lessons. ? !
Washington, D. C., October
24. Can children solve the
traffic problem.
In CQnnection with the
' fourth national safety educa
tional campaign announced to- |
|.day by the Highway Educa
I tion Board, American school
: children are to be given an op
i portunity to answer the vexing
j question that now engages the
j attention of the best engineer
ing minds of the country.
The announcement offers
more than $0,500 in cash prizes
and medals to elementary
school pupils and elementary
school teachers who submit the
best essays and the best lessons
. in the 1924 national essay and
national lesson contest. Offi
cials of the Board are not op
timistic enough to believe, it
is said, that any final solution
will come from 'the essays by
?children, but it is belived that
a nation-wide consideration of
the- traffic problem will have a
, Miu-aiiciai . ? cet in reducing the
I number of accidents and fata
lities on streets and highways.
The basic principle of the
contest is to train children in
careful conduct on streets and
highways and to impress upon
them a sense of personal re
sponsibility. This contest is
the fourth consecutive compe-^
tition conducted under the*
auspices of the Board, approx
imately one million, , two hun
dred thousand pupils, an aver
age of afc least* 400,000 annual
ly, having participated in the
three . preceding contests.
All pupils of the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eigth grades are
eligible to compete, whether
attending public,, private or
I parochial schools." Four hun
dred and eighty-eight checks
a and as many medals will be
t given for the best state essays,
i while three national prizes will
t be awarded for the three es
/ says chosen as the best of all*
those to be written throughout
r the nation. The first national
c prize is a gold watch and a
f.trip to Washington, with all
- expenses paid. The secoftd
and third state prizes are gold
r watches of relative values.
All state and national prize?
s in the pupils contest are given
i, by the National Automobile
3 Chamber of Commerce, which
, has incorporated in its safety
s program a plank calling for
e safety education in the schools.
i In addition to the prizes and
i padals for pupils, this organ
1 .ization offers to the teachers
f writing -the best practical sfafe
i ty lesson a check for $500 and
, a trip to W ashington. As sec
1 j ond and third prizes checks for
- j $300 and S200 will be given to
2 I the successful teachers.
Pupils are requested t
1 write essays on the subjcc .
- j "My Conduct on Streets and
l Highways," while teachers are
1 invited to prepare practical
lessons for use In the class
room. Essays are not to* ex
ceed 500 words in length, while
lessons by teachers may vary
between 1,000 and 3,000 words,
according to the inclination of
. the teacher.
Each state is entitled to one
j first prize, a gold medal and a
, check for fifteen dollars, and
r to one second prize, a silver
? medal and a check for ten dol
i lars. The number of third
prizes, bronze medals and
I checks for five dollars, varies
in proportion to the lementary
? school enrollment.
1 Tho Board announces that
! the co-operation of educators.
; the women's clubs, chambers
of commerce, civic organiza
? tions, automobile clubs and
? others, that has marked theso
1 contests in the past, is pledger*
for this year. Many conmuni
ties. it rerorted, add strictly 1
' local pr;:;cr- t<~ the state and
? national awards off^rod.
f ? "? ' . r ? i .".tun- .
' ** / * "? * f , ? i ?
? i.'.ti.r.i a ,3r. cor.
I corning the contests are boi. g
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETS
lhe Executive Committe of
the i.onn Carolina Sunday
bchooi Association held its '
semi-annual meeting in tho
omce 01 tne Association in
Raleigh at 8 o'clocK Tuesday
nigiit, October 14.
Among other important bus
i^f.t,r^8acted' was voted
to hold the 1925 session of the
r?mv?L - ' Sunday School
Convention m Greensboro^ on
-Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 18-2yio. in
vitations to hold the convention
in Ureensboro were received
the Minist:erial Associa
tion, Guilford County Sunday
School Association,' tne Mayor
oi Greensporo, the Chamber of
S"1?"6- the Rotary
Club, lhe- committee appona
?Jr ??u ve cnar?e of arrang
m n w Pl ogram 13 composed
man : t' olins' Ka,tii^h, Cha.r
'n ' **'2 L^ey' Charlotte;
J. M. Broughton and E. B
Crow, Raleigh;' ail of whom \
wjre present and accepted
their appointment as memoers
n ? r?gram committee.
... * W. Sims, General Super
intendent, present to the com
mitte a report covering the
iJ^th -tne Association ' dur- '?
i u 8iX months from April
1 to September 80. Mr. Sims -
said m part:
During the six months we
^nfn 58 C?nty Sunday
bcnoo. conventions, reaching i
a total of more than * 12,000 :.;i
q|qP<5.e" a oth.eae conventions
929 Sunday .Schools have been
represented by 259 pastors. "
417 superintendents, and 1,839
teachers. In .many counties
the conventions have been the
biggest and best ev^r hfeld. In ' ?;.!
the Six iponths 172 Township
Conventions and 'institutes' ? M
have also been held, in which *
more tnan twice as many peo- ' ;
pie and- Sunday Schools were
readied as in tne county -con- - 4
veiiuons.
' ^ res?lte of the work v
?1 St ate and County Sun
day, School Associations, sta
tistics and reports reveal three
very significent factsi. In
counties that have live, wide- '<
awake county and ? township ?>' -
organizations we find: First,
more Sunday School enthusi- - ^ ;
asm ; second, ' more efficient - :
Sunday Schools; thir^, a larg
er percentage of the popula- ' .
tion in the Sunday Schools - ?'<
than in counties that are not
well organized. As an illus
tratiojij while the State' as a' V
whole has only one third of its ~
population enrolled in SunUiy '
bchool, Rowan County has oO .
per cent of its population in '
bunday School; Cabarrus, 51
per cent; Randolph, 45 1-2 per
cent. These are three of the
well organized counties. . K
"'To the field staff of the /
Association has been added
Miss liaisy Magee as Children's
Division Superintendent Miss
Magee is a trained and exper
ienced Sunday School worker,
having served in local Sunday
,bchoM,?as field worker for her'
denomination in Mississippi,
anjd lat^r as Children's- Divi
sion Superintendent' of the- '
Georgia Sunday School As-. ' '
sociatjon for hearly eight
years: She has recently stud- ''
led a year in Boston Universi
ty in further preparation for
her work. ~
, "Perhaps one of the most
helpful features of the Asso
ciation's work is the Free Cir
culating Library maintained
for the benefit of all Sunday:
School workers of all denomin
ations in the Stat^. There are
now more. than one thousand
books in the library. Many
now ones have recently been
added. - *
"Plans for the next six
months include holding three
day Conventions and Institutes,
in some of the larger cities in
tne btate, the organiaztion of
a number of new Counties and
holding "County Officers' Ef
nciencv Conferencer" to #et
the counties bettor organized."
sent to all schools throughout
if. ,C0,lnAry' as U'?H as to
an* Porto Rico,
the Philippines, and the Canal
?n(V Individual requests
"ill he promptly answered if
-Cil/esiec. la
? -t!a : V.":i!ard .