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VOL. XXX
THURSDAY, MARCH 2 '6, VJ25
No. 13
FARM NEWS
By L. A. AMMON
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Cannery Proposition
The business men are now putting
their nam.es on the clotted, line, with
the understanding that the money if
not to be collected till the farmer.*
sign contracts for at least 100 acres
of produce, such as tomatoes, beans, j
okra, beets, sweet potatoes, etc. Toj
this will be a request for wild ber
ries, pumpkin and apples.
The goai is well worth the effort:
we will build a plant that will lake
care of the County in a liberal way
and produce can be handled so well
that the overhead will be much small
er proportionally than in a small
home -cannery. The directors of tne
Chamber of Commerce started the
subscriptions to shares on Tuesday
night, and both townsmen and farm
ers will have an opportunity to help.
As soon as the money is sub
scribed, the committee will go out for
acreage. The farmer will be given
a contract to sign for his produce at
certain at finite prices. The prices
will be good and will run. into money
when done on a large scale, many
times what is. now being received for
the same products; in other word-*,
the grower will be raising theji;, nuii- j
"tireds of bushels where no w he raises j
but bushels. Then, when fali coiue.-j
the farmer will have a much fuiier |.
purse and that is what counts with I
him.
I have covered the greater portion j
of the County, sounding oul the j
fanners on the subject, and not one
has said nay; many have agrted io j
piaiii, without being asked if they
would.
The marketing situation in the ?
County has caused me to ioose many j
hours of sleep. There is always a
market for tilings, cut it is a lough I
and dangerous road to such markets, j
It takes not less than $50.U00.0(J cap
ital to- market the fresh produce, ami j
get the regular price, what ever it !
may be. The Canning Factory will |
make a HUME MARKET that is not
glutted, and trie prouuee is put into ,
a form that it may be held is uesireu. ?
farmers as a class are willing to j
take iess for their foods for cash on
the spot. That is wnat tne cannery ;
can no 011 a very small capital, and is !
the plan no^ under consideration.
Tne County Agent has stuuicu the
Canning iiuMitess from all angles tor
the past ten days. .Vlade checks and
investigation.-: upon tne statements 01 1
Jir. Clay, anu i am nank to confess:
that i nave- been surprised at the pus- '
sibuitko for both the farmer una in-1
Ves'cor.
If camps, schools, an dindiviuuais '
want some canning uone, it will be ;
tile pleasure ox ttie cannery lo uu it
cn caper uiaii jvu. can uo u yourselt.
lou lurnisu viie produce am: tile. can- j
ner\ furnishes the rest.
W hile the urive is on we will need
the help of any one who can spare a
day or so. Speak to Mr. Warren or
myself if you can help the committee.
Please, it is important.
?Please do not expect too much from i
the Agent while we are on this
drive, as 1 feel it i sa b;g thing a.u?
shall uo my bc-st to make it go n
some of tne smaller things nave- to i
suffer. i
i
A fe w are having trouble with i
their baby chickens. A study of
theii- trouble leads me to believe j
there is much danger in over-heating, j
Keep cool, rather than too warm.
O.ve plenty of fresh air.
Tins week ends the chances for i
the- dormant spray for apples, as the
leaves are snowing. \V hen t;ie raa- 1
- jority of tne blooms show pink, but !
not open, is the time for the ne.\t:
spray, which is the one for killing '
lice and the apple scab disease. Toj
this spray you should add three j
ounces ox "black leaf 40"' for killing 1
> lice.
Twenty cars of lime have been or-j
dered up to date. The reduced
price iasts till May the first.
A portion of the peach crop is liv-i
ing as yet, but just how they have!
managed 1 do not know.
A TRANSYLVANIA CANNING j
COMPANY
LET'S iMAKE IT GO
FRUITLAND DEFEATS
BREVARD INSTITUTE 7-3 ;
Fruitland Institute and Brevard
Institute met on the Institute dia
mond Monday afternoon in an inter
esting base bail game, the final score
resulting 7-3 in favor of Fruitland.
At the beginning of the last inning,
the score stood 3-3. Fruitland
made good use of their last chance,
In seeing four runs, the Brevard
clouters failing to tally. Many en
ds "rooters" wore out to wit
MR. VERNON CRAWFORD
CALLED AS NEW PASTOR
OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Mr. Vernon Crawford, of Colum
bia, S. C., has been called to the pas
torate of the Brevard Presbyterian
church, and will assume his duties in
that capacity about May 15.
Mr. Crawford is at present a slu
dent in the Columbia Theological
Seminary, and will enter upon bi>
duties as -pastor of- the Brevard
church on completion of his cours
of study in that institution, which
wil be sometime in May.
NEW OFFICIALS BUSY
AT STATS CAPITAL
(By M. L. SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, March 125. ? The legisla
tive rush in Raleigh was succeeded
last week by events of a nature as
important as the acts of the General,
Assembly and was featured par tic u- 1
laily by the reorganization of the 1
Supreme Court, the official an- ?
nouncement from Governor McLean 1
relating to tne State deficit, the be- 3
giutung ot bus control by the State '
and the handling oi' several matters :
chieiiy from the Governor's office, 1
dealing with enforcement of laws en- :
acted at the recent session of the
Legislature.
Thie most important event of the
week was the resignation of Chief
Justice W. A. Hoke, of the Supreme j
Court, and the appointment by the i ^
Governor oi Associate Justice W. P. ! (
Stacey to succeed him. To fill the .
vacancy created by tne Stacey eieva-j*
iicn, Governor Mcean named former : '
State Senator Lycurgus R. Varser,
of Luniberton. The new Associate i
s
Justice was Mr. McLean's law part
ner prior to the time the latter be
came Governor. During the recent
session of the General Assembly, j
Mr. \ a.rser had headquarters at the j
Executive Mansion and has been one t
of the Governor's chief advisors on \
legislative matters. He is recot^- ?
ni/.ed as an able lawyer and it is he- N
lieved that he will make a valuable j
addition to the high tribunal to "which (
he nas been elevated. j
Chief Justice Hoke resigned be - ^
cause oi iil health, and after Having j
devoted more than thirty years oi
distinguished service to the State,;,
most oi these having been spent on ^
the bench. The tiew Chief Justice, j"
Mr. Stacey, achieves with his eieva- .1
tion, the distinction oi being the ,i
youngest chief justice in America. 1 -
He has, besides, attained to the j ^
highest judicial position within the
niu of the people of North Carolina
at the age of forty, after fifteen
years of actual law practice, inl*
lUO'J, Mr. W. P. Stacey was princi- j 1
pai of a Raleigh public school. "In j c
1U25, it is Chief Justice W. P. Stac- j i
ey presiding over the highest tribunal.; 2
maintained in the State, after four
years as assacoiate on the bench dur
ing which time he fully demonstrated J
his capability as a judge and became 1
recognized as probably one oi the 1
most capable members of the Su- 1
prenie Court. It is iittie wender j 1
now that the call from the State U.n: !1
ver&ity ior his services a short while m
a.tro did not appeal to him. Time h?3
shown the wisdom exercised in re- 1
mainir.g oil the bench. i
Governo. McLean "startled the ha- ?
tiyes ' on Friday with a statement
showing the deficit of the State, un- '
ider his system of "cash" financing, '
to bi $10, 1,600.57 as of February ;
2S,ll'~3, ai... ,t;; bonded indebtedneJ.- '
$113, 868, 000 on the same date. :
The figures show an increase in the
deficit, since last July, of approxim- 1
ately three and a half millions and :
an operating deficit for the month of <
February of more than $300,000. '
It is recognized, however, that the
deficit will be reduced when figures ]
of revenue collections, from March
1st to June 30th, the close of the lis- 1
cal year, are taken into consiuera- i
tion, as this is the period for the ?<
heaviest collections of revenue to
take place.
The Attorney General's office is
being re-organized under the recent
law passed giving that official three
full-time assistants at $3,600 a year,
? the present assistant, Frank Nash,
has been re-appointed and will con
tinue in the office of Attorney Gen
eral Brummitt. Walter L. Cohoon j
will continue with the State Highway )
Commission as another of the assist
ants and still another is to be as
signed to the Department of Rev
enue. Mr. Cohoon will receive $3,
600 instead of a little more than
$4-, 000 which has been paid him in ;
the past few years.
The Governor also took a step the
^ (Continued on Editorial page) J
Seventh Grade Exams
For County Students
To Be Held April 3
ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUARTET
TO APPEAR "IN BREVARD 1ST
The next Lyceum number, which
will appear in Brevard, Wednesday,
evening April 1st, at the high school
auditorium, offers a most unusual
program replete with novelty fea
tures. The personnel of the Rocky
Mountain Quartet consists oi', Fran!;
Morris, first tenor, reader and com
edy sketch artist; Herb Morris, sec
ond tenor, reader, character imper
sonator, and musical novelties; .1
Courtland Morris, basso and musical
novelties; Fred Morris, baritone,
reader and sketch artist.
The Morris family play novelty
musical instruments seldom seen,
many of them being the invention oi'
Mr. Herb Morris, manager, and
played only by the quartet. The
members of this quartet are enter
tainers of a high order, and present
a varied and attractive program,
with just enough comedy to give
spice to a very delightful program.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The following marriage licenses
iajve been issued: .las. Holden, Bre
vard, to Delia Nelson, Brevard;
Spurgeon Hyder, Hendersonville, to
vlargeret Hendricks, Hendersonville ;
Perry Taylor, Greer, to Rosa Heath.
Hedar Mountain. Also one colored
rouple, Fred Gash, to Creole White
? I 1
;ide.
AT THE MEHTODIST CHURCH
The services next Sunday promise
.0 be especially interesting. At 7:30
he pastor wil lpreach on the "Young
Han Four Square.'1 The services
vil] be under the auspices of the
Spworth League. The newly elected
ifficers will be installed. The large
ludiences attending the church aro
?ery encouraging to the pastor and
eaders.
mm. nm afi
SCARCER am MY
The United States Prohibition oi
icers of this section are making the
jootleggers and moonshiners scarcer
racfa week as they are eiliuv . "n:ppeU
n the act" or "caught with the
roods." ) i
A recent addition to : their list of
'conquered foes' is >aathaniel Mcr
jan, of Eastatoe Townfchip, who wis:;
rauglit in the act at one of the now-a
iay called joy-water outfits, last wjek
jy Federal Prohibition Officers M. I..
lutchc-rson and \Y. W. Owen, accom
iHiiied by Policeman Galloway of
Bosnian. y
The still, a large copper one, was
.?oniiscated along with abouc 1,000
gallons of beer, ready for the'vun and
i quantity of the real thing.
Morgan was brought before United
States Commissioner A. E. Hampton,
vho bound the defendant over under
i bond of $500 for his appearance ?.t
,he May term of Federal Court, which
.-onvenes in Asheviile.
On Wednesday of last week, Fed
eral Prohibition Officer J. B. Draper,
issisted by the sheriff's department
,f Buncombe County, captured the
argest illicit distillery ever seen in
Western North Carolina in South
Biltmore.
The still, a 350-gallon capacity,
was aa up-to-date copper one, with
ill the "auxiliaries" thac go to make
u first-class outfit. 2,000' gallons of
beer, along with a quantity of whis
key was confiscated.
Two arrests were made, Lawrence
Stevens and Louis Robbins.
On Monday of this week, Mr.
Draper, accompanied by Policeman
Galloway of Rosman and Rural Po
liceman Simms cut down 500 gallons
of beer about 8 miles west of
Rosman.
Again Tuesday evening, Draper
and Pouceman Gallov/ay, made a
successl'al raid about 10 miles west
of Rosman, in about 3 miles of
the locality of the raid of Monday,
destroying a sixty-gallon still, 100
gallons of beer and a small
amount of whiskey. No arrests were
made, although sufficient evidence
was gathered for future arrests.
A commit Lee of principals, an.i
teachers appointed by the County
SuperinteiKiofit, met' id the Brevard;
Hi?rh School Building Saturday
I March 7, for the purpose of outlin
ing work and making plans for the
; seventh grade County Examinations,
i After thorough discussion, the fol
lowing rules were drawn up:
1. It was unanimously decided to
hold the examinations in groups as
they were last year. The following
places were/ designated as group cen
ters: Balsam Grove, Brevard High
School, Lake Toxaway, Bosnian High
School and | Davidson River.
2. The principals of the above
named schools to hold the examina
tions, except that Penrose will be the
place for examinations in that group
center.
.3 The examination is to include !
Spelling, Arithmetic, Geography, His
j tory and English.
?1. The time allowed on examina-j
tion is to be five hours, exclusive of ?
i '
the noon hour.
5. Date of examination to be
j Friday, April 3.
| 6. Pupils will be required to fur- !
nish pencil ami paper. Paper being
the standard examination or composi- j
tion size.
Those appointed to make out the
examination questions are: Profes
sors, V. E. Wessinger, Spelling; S. B.
Wilson, History; A. P. Bell, Geogra
phy; S. P. Verner, English; and J. E.
Rufty, Arithmetic.
The principal, or seventh grade
teacher, from the various schools
having pupils to take examination
must send to the teacher of the
group where the pupil takes the ex
amination the average daily grade of
each pupil in each of the five sub
jects. As the average daily grade
will count 50 percent and the examin
ation 50 percent. That is: a pup.i
having an average daily grade of 80 >
and making a grade of (J0 on the ex
amination would receive a grade of ?
85.
? By Committee.
In response to a general caii from :
Secretary Warren ox the Chamber oi
* '- ? . ' ? ' ...
Commerce, quite a number oi it'.-. 1
ladies of the town assembled at Jv.
Court House Thursday aiternbwii, :
March li), foi 'he purpose of forme-,
lating plans the organization Oi .
a Woman's Bureau of the Ciiainbe.
of Commerce.
I Mr. Warren called the meeting t:; '
I order, stating at some lengin uk
purpose and needs oi the propose;.
I organization. The main object in
view is to aid in the promotion o.
civic, social, educational and mora:
conditions in Brevard.
Mrs. 0. L. Erwin was elected tem
porary chairman. A motion \va. i
made and carried to the elrect thai j
the chairman appoint a committee u< j
act wah the chairman and the Cham- 1
ber oi Commerce secretary in forma !
' latihg tentative pians ior such a::.
i organization. The following com I
' ' i " ? j
1 mittee was appointed: Mesdamts W.
E. Breose, chairman, W. W. Zachary, j
S. M. Maciie, K. B. Lyon, U. H. U:.,.
S. C. Yates, A. E. Hampton, an<> j
i Miss Alma Trowbridge.
i
The above mentioned committee, ?
with "vlrs. Erwin and Mr, Warren,
met March 23, for the purpose oi
further discussing plans for the or
ganisation of .this Bureau. 7hi.i
body v.ii aga:n meet in business ses
sion iLon?ay, March 30, at 4:30 p.m.,
at wbieii .time final arrangements vvi l
be made relative to the actual organ
inzation of a Woman's Bureau.
The membership dues will be ;
$5.00 per year. It is hoped that aj
large proportion of the ladies of th-.
town will be present at a public
meeting to be held in the near fu
ture, and eventually enroll themselves
as members of this organization. A
splendid opportunity is thus afforded
the women of Brevard to exert their
influence in hastening the day of
community prosperity and a city
beautiful.
The greatest Picture ever screened.
"TKii SEA rlAWiC.'' Auditorium
Monday and Tuesday, March 30-31.
BREVARD BAND AND
MINSTRELS TO APPEAR
AT ROSMAN APRIL 3
The Brevard Band and Sunshine
Minstrels will present their enter
tainment at Rosman, Friday evening,
April 3rd, irt the high school auditor
ium. No doubt the people of Ros
man Will turn out en masse to this
jirst class minstrel and band concert.
Tn?s will also afford an opportunity
for any Brevard people who failed
to attend either of the recent per
formances given in Brevard to
an evening of wholesome fun ami
laughter and at the same time heii,
a worthy cause.
M'GRAkY MOTOR CO.
' The McCray Motor Company, for
merly owned by Judson McCrary,
has been purchased by T. 11. ("a.;,
[and V. J. McCrary, jointly, the latter
parties having assumed* management
of same.
It is the intention of these gentle
men to operate only a lirst-class
sales and repair department, carry
ing a full line of parts and accessor
ies and employing only expert me
chanics in the repair department.
The McCray Motor Cxtmpany has the
agency for the Hudson, Essex, I)u
2'aiiip and Star cars.
FARM WOMEN ENROLLING
IN GARDEN CONTEST
Raleigh, N. C., March 25. ? Of the
48 Counties now being served by
home demonstration agents of the
Stale College Extension Service, 20
of the Counties have enrolld one bun- j
died or more farm women in the j
home garden contest being conducted ?
by College workers this year.
So far, Mecklenburg is the banner
county will 500 contestants enroileu. |
This was due to the excellent resuito j
being secured in that County by .'viiss :
Bertha Proffit, the home agent. .
Miss 1'rolfit has also had the cordial ,
support of the Mecklenburg Time-,
and other papers of Charlotte.
telling how so many people have in -
come interested -in the contest in he. j
coounty, Miss Pro Ifit says:
"The County Federation of HoiJie
Demonstration Clubs appointed i:
central committee of six women to
plan and organize the garden cam
paign. They, in turn, appointed a
committee of ten in each of the fif- ;
teen townships. These women were ,
organized and given definite instruc- j
tions about the contest aiul were then ?
sent out to enroll those who wou. ;
be interested. Up until March i-ltii,
500 women were enrolled. All o?
the garden committees and each con
testant were invited to a special
luncheon held recently in Charlotte,
at which time this report was made."
This luncheon meeting was a !
dicssed by Glenn O. Kandail of the,
extensioon service, who gave instruc
tions about the contest and told of
the $1,000 in additional prizes being
offered by the Southern Ruralist of
Atlanta, Ga. Miss Florence Thomas,
home economics supervisor in the
Charlotte schools, addressed ti
gathering on the value of vegetables
in the diet. Three rural communi
ties added to the program with mu
sical numbers and readings.
WEAVER COLLEGE TO PRESENT
"ICE BOUND" SATURDAY. 23
The Weaver College play maker.;
wil present their unusually attract "ve
play "Ice Bound,' at the Brevard
high school auditorium next Saturda
evening, March 28, at tight o'clock
If you want to miss a delightful treat,
stay at home; if an evening of thor
ough enjoyment is desired, com
out. This play will doubtless be one
of the "best of the season.
JUNIOR ORDER MEETING
Transyivania Council, No. 37G, j
wishes to invite all members to be !
present at its next regular meeting,
Saturday night, March 28.
The promise of some fine dogrcv
work, good talks, and last but not
least, something good to eat a::d
also smokes. A record attendance
is asked for by those in charge:
LEGION AUXILIARY TO GIVE
EASTER EGG HUN i
The American Legion Auxiliary ,
will give an Easter egg hunt in April,
the exact dat'i to be announced later.
Mrs. R. R. Fishev and Miss Lo::.
Walker wil! be in charge in this af
fair. A nomine' charge wiil be j
made for nil participating in this I
aunt, whuii \\--i . ' u -
rr.ent to all, chiJ&cn especially.
THE PRAYER CORNER
DUTY
Time is indeed a precious boon,
But with the boon a la.sk is given.
The heart must learn its duty well,
To man on earth and God in Hiaveii.
We can put our own interpretation
on the word "Duty." ii mean.-, just
what we want it to. It >s either a
hard stern taskmaster, or a penile
leader, whose kind approval is ai>vay;>
awaiting us ? a sure ivwar-i i"i c-v< . y
thing cheerfully and widi;.j.'iy done.
There is no task whi<:h may not be
finished, no burden which shall nol
be lifted, no cloud that shall not m
dispersed, and no night that hath not
its glorius dawn. .Some time, some
time, we shall be able to fully real
ize this, and understand that th.re is
"augend to all things under the sun."'
Let us go on then, doing the duty
nearest, sweetening each task witii a
smile, and doing with our might wha.
our hands find to do. If We make
duty a pleasure, it will be far easiei
for us. Each person is a hero in
the Eyes of God, if he is actively en
gaged in doing his best. Go ii.aveiy
forward, meet and surmount ever;,
difficulty: put your hand into the
hand of God.
Long though my ta. k may be,
Cometh the end.
God 'ti.: that helpeth rae,
His is the work, ai d l!e
New strength <*>il lend.
A PRAYKR FOR DUTY
We entreat Thee, O Lord, to re
member us in our daily work. Let
us do it heartily as unto flue, an.:
not as unto men. We know that Yin
kind approval is always awaiting,
cheerfully and willingly done.
Grant tiiat our tasks may be con
genial to us, that we may give our
selves wholly to them. ('oiiMcrat*
all our powers of body and mind ??
do Thy service. Give us enthusiasm,
a fervent spirit, a cheerful, hopeful
temper, so that we may do our w?.r.<
with ease and self-control, not with
idle worry, or fruitless fear. I - u>
not think too much of our right . !;t t
always of our duties, doing the <mt\
nearest, sweetening each task wiui ..
smile, and doing with our might what
our hands find to do. Help us to
make duty a pleasure, so shall v.e liii.i
favor in Thine eyes, Our Father, for
Thou art pleased with every one that
does his best.
(Jive us grace to go bravely for
ward, meeting and surmounting ev
ery difficulty, putting our hand in
Thine, so wilt Thou help us, for our
work, if \vc do it unto Thee, is Thy
work, and "as our days so shall our
strength be. Grant this 0 Lord, in
the Name of Him, who with fewest
hours,1 finished Thy Divines'. v.>.',..
Jesus Christ, Thy Son ? Our I .m il.
Amen.
? C. 1). ('.
TAYLOR-HEATH NUPT ' LS
A beautiful home wedding \va.
solemnized at the home of >1,, ami
Mrs. E. A. Heath, of Cedai . : ;.nl;.:ii.
on March the eleventh at !?;; '.i i o<?n.
when their daughter, Rosa, b .-n.iie
the bride of Mr. Perry Ta. ?, of
Greer, S. C.
The home was attraciiw !;,? ! -c.;r
ated with laurel, spruce a . ' :..i
tain ferns. The happy i o ;; i : .u.k
the marriage vows under a - >i.: \
flowci -covered an if. An a:.
traction to the beauty > . . -
roundini;s was afforded by i! .? ."i
lights from the many !i;:hu>d cv.-lies
in various pans <>|' the ???? ai. \ ?
strains of the wedding march w. :???
beautifully played by Mrs. Utcoe
Taylor, the ceremony be.ng :>;
formed by Rev. Wallace Hansel!,
pastor of the Brevard Kaptir. ch
The beautiful ami impressive .in,:
ceremony was used.
? Following the ceremony a ..
tuous wedding dinner was sc. .
The dining table was most enl'.i
the center of which contained a
handsome wedding cake < :i !;
were the names of the bride ami
groom.
The bride is the daughter >f .\' \
and Mrs. E. A. Heath, and ?. ... ia;:
lady of most winning ami atl'mtive
personality. The groom comes from
a splendid family, and is a promis
ing young business man of Grc:.\
S. C.
Following a honeymoon trip
through North and South Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will make their
home in Greer, S. C.
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McnJa/ c td r icsday, IVJarch 30-31.
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