Cevoied to the upbuilding
of
Brevard .
a.od? _
Transylvania County
VOL. XXX
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925
Our Advertisers" make
the Town
and Couiity
prosperous.
Patronize TH?M
No. 17
By L. A. AMMON
Beet Cattle Iviovtng
A Richmond man was here this
? ^
week and bought up the live tars ol
steers that have been fed t>0 to 1 10
days, i he price runs from seven
one-hail to et^nl ccins per pound,
.vtosi. ot Lite lecvU-rs have been keep
ing books aud results i tnoir worn
will* be given iatei i.oo.ts good.
Ot the two cats snipp*. -i i ae.-a.t.? ,
the County Agei... . ta..u-neo. e.g...
head. the eight head cost $1^1.00
last fall. They wire .ed for iOi
days and sold i or y-ii-t.OO. an .yverage i
vf each, ii was - a good j
vestment, as only $110.00 was spent
for teed, the rest coming irom mc
farm, mostly nubbins.' and soybean
hay. Water, the County Farm for
good farming.
The Farmer; Federation truciv that
made the County last. Friday, picKeti
up over one hundred dollars worth
(it poultry, iin short notice. 1 am
now working on a taa/i to have them
come certain days i-ach month, so *\e
will know without sending out
cards. Look for word in next week s
paper.
Sick Cows A-P!enty
Watch the condition ot the vows
bowels before giving her a chance
at the grass. Was called to seven j
places to give advice becau>e ot. in- ]
digestion due to too much grass <-t ?
the first start.
Toxawav gets another car of tune :
for pasture work. . Mr. Ralph Fisher ;
has launched out into tame pasture.;
for Mis tine herd of Angus. 1 he
open range is better than nothing,
but very poor for growing cattle in!
a way to make a protit. lake? a .
vear .longer to make tne same weight.
Some samples of the lime rock;
Turkey Creek Lime Good i
from Sir. Si nun's lime quarry weie
sent in to Raleigh through Extension j
Specialist Blair. He used his good
office to get an analysis maue. Ihe ,
report shows it to oe richer in lime j
than the Fietcner limes, ami is about!
iojxv percent olue lime or Magnt^- ,
ium lime. Why not a crusher at
home'.'
Last year close to 15,000 baby |
chickens were orueved and placed :ii ,
brootters in this county, i ms yea";
the eWauate runs -i-r.OUo. I his is J
close to the record that made ..
County in- Georgia xaniout. I
.is tue days waim up you will noeu ^
to give' more gram and less nii.s.i i>
the cnickens mat are a tew week
old. The more grain the less mash
they will eat. is the way to v\oik it.
Keep the mash before ?.nem at a.,
times. From last years res-uu.-, the
mash that is rich witn meat scraps
tends to sour or. their stomachs, as
' it were, while the grain does ilot. A
ten percent meat scrap mash am.
plenty ot niak is most too much for
warm weather. Cut rate of meat :
scraps instead of the milk.
About time to think of marketing!
vour wool. Sir. Williams, the State
Sheep Specialist, writes me that he
will come to the Mountains about
the first of June to grade wool, and .
has arrangement made to buy tor
cash at his coming. If any wish to
pool their wool for selling to him or :
shipping to some other market, they j
can mail or freight their wool to me;
and tell me what they wish done, or j
1 .vih let it go to the place that j
makes the best price. Up to the lif- i
teenth. the price was fifty cents pel j
pound in grease. This is ten ceiu.- j
above last year. The market is j
quiet at present.
The third spray for apples will j
start the last of this week uito oi;- j
tinue for a week or more. Add at ;
least one pound paris green or ar- 1
senate of lead to the fifty gallons-, as
this spray is the best of all to con
trol worms.
About time, for the bean beetle
and ail manner of insects to .start
their work. Are you prepared with J
a spraying outfit or 'dust gun.
There is not much use of putting oil
the necessity of equipping your place j
with one of these two articles.
There . is not a great difference in ;
the two, but the spray -outfit is use- j
able in more places. Have an exten
sion rod three feet long and curved
up at the end so you can shoot the
spray up under the leaves of the
crops.
Calcium arsenate as used last
year is still the best dope for tne
bean beetle. Blackleaf 40 is good,
especially for the young larva stage.
One pound of calcium arsenate, one
pound sulpnur, and three to four
pounds slacked lime is the latest
mixture for the dust gun.
The Brevard High School cora
mencomen'. will be held 111 the liew
building;, May as the auditor
ium is to be completed with seats
arui stage scenery installed ? by that
.time.
j Dr. Walter N. Johnson, former
5 liuMi.i1. at W ake Forest College, and
| now of tiasumia* will preacn ti'-e
! commencement sermon on Sunday
! morning, A lay, J4, at 1 1 :tH> o'-'loei\.
ill'-.' address to the graduates or
Monday evening,' May will be
made by Mr, Eugene Alley, a prom
inent lawyer of \V aynesville, N. C.
The annual play wiii be presented
on Tuesday evening, May lit!. The
one chosen for this year is, "Miss
Somebody Else ' by Marion Short ? a.
Royalty play.
1 wo piano recitals will be given
the. weei< preceding the regular com
mencement exercises.
rOMSlMM,
APRIL It-Mi 3
IX PROCLAIMING American Forest
Week, 1 desire to bring to the at
tention of all our people the danger
that comes from the neglect of our
forests.
For several years the Nation has
observed Forest Protection Week.
It is fitting that this observance be
enlarged. We have too freely spent
the rich and magnificent gift that na
ture bestowed on us. In our eager
ness to use that gift we have strip
ped our forests; we have permitted
fires to lay waste and devour them;
we have all too often destroyed the
young growth and the seed from
which new forests might spring. And
iliuUgh we already feel the first grip
of timber shortage, we have barely
begun to save and restore.
We have passed the pioneer stage
and are no longer excusable for con
tinuing this unwise dissipation of a
great resource. To the Nation it
means the lack of an elemental ne
cessity and the waste of keeping idle (
or only partly productive nearly one
fourth nf our soil, 'lo our foresc
using industries it means unstable in
vestments, the depletion of lores,
capital, the disbanding of established
enterprises, and the decline of one
of nut' most important industrial
groups.
Our forests ought to be put to
work and kept at work. I do no,
minimize the obstacles that have to
be met. .nor the difficulty of changing
old ideas and practices. We must nil
put our hands to this common ta.ik.
It is not enough that the Federal,
State, anil local governments take the !
lead. There must be a change in
our National attitude. Our indus- '
tries, our landowners, our fanners,
all our citizens must learn to treat
our forests as crops, to he used but
also to be renewed. We must learn
to treat our forests as crops, to be
used but also to be renewed. W c
must learn to tend our woodlands as
carefully as we tend our farms.
Let us apply to this creative task
the boundless energy and skill we
have so long spent in harvesting the
free gift of nature. The forests of
the future must be started today.
Our children are dependent on our
course. We are bound by a solemn
obligation from which no evasion and
no subterfuge will relieve us. Un
less we fulill our sacred responsibil
ity to unborn generations, unless we
use with gratitude and with restraint
the generous and kindly gifts of Di
vine Providence, we shall prove our
selves unworthy guardians of a her
itage we hold in trust.
NOW. THEREFORE, I, CALVIN
COOLIDGE, President of the United
States, do recommend to the Govern
ors of the various States to desig
nate and set apart the week of April
! 27? May 3,' inclusive, 1925, a '?
| American Forest Week, and wher
i ever practicable and not ir. conflict
with State law or accepted customs,
to celebrate Arbor Day within that
week.. And I urge public officials,
public and business associations, in
dustrial leaders, forest owners, edi
tors, educators, and all patriotic citi
zens to unite in the common task of
forest conservation and renewal.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
I the United States to be affixed.
?CALVIN COOLIDGE.
BREVARD'S PRIMARY ELECTION
IS AROUSING MUCH INTEREST
1 Mucli interest is aroused in the
j coming Primary Election l'yr City
I offices. J. wo Democrats are out ior
Mayor, and one Republican, with
ceil ivt'ii'ioivats aspirin^ lor tile ?i
lices of Aidermen ami five Republi
can:-. J or the same oil'iees.
Names .Tiled are a- follows:
Democratic Jichel, 1' or iViayor :
J. S. lironu'icld,
T. \V . Whitnurc. V .
For Aldermen:
W. :?i . lienry,
A. A.
ii. P. kiipaiiick,
K. 11. ilOlTQW,
W. 1.. Mull,
. T. 1.. bnefson,
C. 0. iiOUiiison,
l>. \v; liaiunam,
J. iv aiers,
Di. J. I'. Zaehary,
Republican Ticket., For Mayor:
D. JL. English.
For Aldermen :
J. \\. Loobk ,
L. P. Hamlin,
Judsun AxeCrary,
is. r.,. Nicholson,
J. H. iinsley.
i he primary will be held April
27 th to select the ticket to be platen
on the ballot i'or tiie ?geiieral election
to be held May 5th.
MEN'S iiitiLE CLASS
POSTPONE SHELBY TRii"
? * " '.'J / ? "? V ? '.*v * V*. *
Owing to unforseeii conditions, I
which will be explained to the class
Sunday, the trip to Shelby has been,
postponed.
PLUMMER-COBBLE BUY FIRST
STAMPS UNDER NEW RATES
riummer-Cobble Department Store
bought the first stamps sold under
the new postal rates here, which
went into effect April 15. They pur
chased at one time 1,500 one and
one-half cent stamps. 4 j
NOTICE TO ALL VOTERS
The Registration Books will be
open until Saturday night. As a
citizen, it is your duty to register, hi
order that you may vote in ihe. i'v-.
mary election to be held Monday,
April 2 7.
PAvi'G COfi'iMCT
LETlO^SfiE ViLLE
ilil jiiM'ANii
WORK TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
Contract has been let for approx
imately twenty-five thousand yards
of paving with sidewalks on each
street to be paved, to the Ashcviile
Paying Company, of Ashcviile, who
made the lowest bid out of nine
concerns bidding on the work. The
amount of their bid was $10D, 042.0(1.
The Asheville Paving Company ex
pects to begin work within the next
two weeks and will finish the amount
of the present contract some time in
September.
The type of paving to be placed is
similar to ~that already in use in
Brevard. The base will be 5 inch
concrete with top coating of hot
mixed asphalt. This is considered
the best type of paving that can be
made.
Only those streets petitioned by
property owners will be considered
for paving.
D. P. KILPATRICK TO OPEN
NEW FILLING STATION SOOA
Mr. D. P. Kilpatrick is now erect
ing and will, soon have ready for bus
iness a new filling station located o .
the lot adjoining his home in North
Brevard.
This is a handsome structure of
natural stone and is to consist c?
three roems and an attractive drive
way in front. The large room in the
front is to be used for supplies, with
a smaller room to the rear for gen
eral purposes, and another room on
the opposite side is to be comfortably
and attractively equipped as a ladies
rest room, containing a lavatory and
other coveniences.
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
SETS NEW FEE SCALE
The Transylvania County Medical
i Society. hold its regular monthly
j meeting on April I lth. It was voted
I unanimously to have a fixed fee
I scale, realizing that it costs as much
money to practice medicine in Tran
s> i van i;. County as it does in Mender-'
i son and - Buncombe. i'ee'iiiir ti'.'ai. i. :!?
| medical profession in this County is
i oil a 'par with thai os adjoining Coun
| tics, it was decided u.iunimously t>.
J arrange a tee scale similar to the one
| in the adjoining Counties. The fee
scale which is to go into el/eci ?>j;
.way im, is as iollows:
Day caiis within tity limits, iji.i.ou ;
night tails between tiie hours .01 u-.
p.m., and (j ,a.m., fr.OU-; obsteti lea.
xees, minimum, #25,00; out-oi' '-town
calls, $1.00 per mile during day,
double at iiisdit. olnce calls, $1.00 m
$2.00.
ECK SIMMS HAS VERY
PKOSi-tROUS WEER
/
J)uiing the past week, Eck Simms,
Rural 1 oiieeman, with tne assislaiicv
of soine of the other oil icers, :>t;c
ceeued in capturing i>. stills, 7 men,
one automobile, (>;> gallons of i\iiis
iu y, o,000 gallons ol bee. and sever a.
"nui.-iiuigvS reauy lor the v-un. Ah
of these were captured near Rosnia.i,
all being- oil or near the main iii.au
way. /
BREVARD CASH GROCERY
Or'E
i<i> Wn>i oU?Ji> BUSINESS
The jkrevard ( asi. wi ocery, owned
and .managed by ( . V. ration, opin
ed lor Business ia.-i Saturday morn
ing. Mr. x'atton has a compatv. 1111c
of staple and fancy groceries, and
says that' taking his lust Vevv days
business as a guu.e, that he will1
have a very prbspeious business.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
"Would You Have Cut the Rope?"
j This subject will be used by the pas
! to; Sunuay nigiit. At the close 01' the
I service,- a vote 'will be taken a> w.?
1 wlie tlier vou would -have clk til.
| rope or not. A real thrilling <t;,r;.
I will form the. basi; 'oi this tjue.-n'.;
and a warm go.sjwl sermon wai be j
I delivered, The icadeis of the cliu.ch
are pleased with the iargc addie.uri.'
i that are attending these Sunday ec
I ening services.
:G0tf lOSRSii LIABLE;
MV Mi? ito&rri
nun rvii
a r'i; s vk
IIS SUMMM
| A Golf Course and Country Club ?
iohg a ill earn of I;: evard ? hid., fa:,
j to become an accomplish., d iaei.
| Within the next few months. i ii
! movement for a Golf Course was re
! vived by the Chamber of Commerce
'several days ago and up to 11001..
! Wednesday, a total 01 eieven thous
and dollars had be oil .Tuhscrioeu to
wards the capital stock of the Go!;'
: Club.
' It is planned to build first a nine
hole golf course, and later to add an
other nine boles, making a complete
eighteen hole course. An Interna
tionally known golf course architect
has been 111 Brevard and inspected
several proposed sites. He will make
a written recommendation as to
which of a number of sites are best
adapted for a golf course.
A meeting of the subscribers of
the capital stock will be called at
an early date to form an organization
of the corporation and to elccv of I .
cers and directors.
0
Progressive citizens of Brevard, in
speaking cf the proposed golf course.
dec1.;/. t\ na: it is the most csse.11
?v / '
tial need of the community at the
present ': Brevard will become,
they declared, one of th- leading re
sorts of Western North Carolina
when the town has a good golf
course to attract tourists Who eaa j
and will spend considerable sums of !
money.
It is felt by those who are familiar
with the developcment of tourist
towns, that the building; of a golf
coursc is, in reality, the first s'tep to
wards interesting outside capital in
Brevard.
Every effort will be made to have ]
the course far enough advanced to |
permit playing on it this summer.
l ife OLD liittii
SFEUG BSE
i . MiM N1GET
The grandmothers ;n;.| grand
fathers, sons and daughters, grund
j children and others of Transylvania
County will nuet at ill;- < ourr House
oi: Friday night, Aprii D.t i, H :?:??
'??I
! o cioc!., p.m. .-narp, and engage m a-i
Old fashioned spelling bei*, ail tin
words ' to l>e taken from tin! old
standby of our parents . . : 1 < t grand
parents, nameiy, Websui's liiur
Lack Spelling liooi..
These spelling Ihw La c ;d.\:.\
pr<> veil of great intercut to our pco
pie, and not only ailoid much amu.-e
liient, hut really lias aa c.iac;.iiOii.i.
influence. and it is hop; <1 lhal a mrgi
crowd will l>c out.
The entertainment is gi en tunic,
the auspices m' tile Maiiiat;..-:an < lui>.
which in itself, i^ sdifici' :i* to guar
a il tee that e.\ c ryoiic win he sure of ;
splendid entertainment.
The following are the rules of tlu
contest:
All words given out shall he taker
from WeOster's old Idtu -k.cs. -|?cn
i.;g he ok, beginning with pap'
Ail. words shall he spoiled ;i.; sa.n
are sr.ciigjl in said spelling book am.
no oiin. r authority v. ill lie ron.-idi-n .1.
Each contestant siiaii spell the
word but once and shall do so slowr.
and distinctly, no s? eond or thiro
trial wiil be allowed any one.
Any contestant shall be allowed,
befoi e they attempt to spell the
work, to ask its meaning, nut n<i
after having attempted to spell same.
Xo contestant " or other person
i shall giVo any aid or assistance to
any contestant.
One failure to correctly spell
word shall disqualify the contestant
from further pari in the bee.
Every one is invited to lie present
and requested to bt on time as tiiei
are enough good spe;iers in 15iv?-a.
to keep the match going for quite a
while.
SHIPMAN'S DIGEST Of DOINGS
AROUND THE STATE CaPP1TA'_
(By M. L. SHrPMAN)
Raleigh, X. C., April 20.- Tile af
fairs of Culiowhee Normal Institute
were thoroughly aired during the
past week by Attorney General
Jiiummit, who invi.-aigated the insti
tution at the direction of the Gov
ernor. Air. McLean also had a hard
weeK with the Stewart case whicn
culminated Friday with the electro
eution of father and son to expiate a
murder in Brunswick County last
year. A statement on the State dc
? licit was issued by the (inve imr, and
I various other matters occupied the
, attention of the i ap.tai cit.v.
The Governor, who ha.-- had cousin
erabie experience witi: lis Washing
ton system of going into matter,
without regard tu "where iiie chip,
may fall," round out thai, lucre
trouble at I'uliowher. So, in direc.
and characteristit la. nion, lie direu
ed Mr. Brunimiu .the attorney go:,
eral, to find out what it was aim j
why. This the attorney general on.
in a report which, though rata .
lengthy was clear and unmistakable.
The Governor should experience lit
tle difficulty in ast-i rtaiuitig wiioin he
should not appoint to the. Culiowhee
board when the matter engages 'm
attention in the next tew da. In
j appointments probably would li.-.vi
been made ere now but for reporter
[trouble at the institution.
! Air. Brummit-t discovers that Wal
'
, ter E. Moore, ciianv.Kin of ilse
Board, is "at outs'' with U". W. Wait,
member of the Hoard from Charlotte.
, and adds that whatever one does the
i other wiil oppose and so on. The af
fairs of the institution are said to be
suffering. The attorney general
makes the further discovery that Mr.
Moore has been acting as attorney
for tile institution and (iocs not thin.,
well of the acceptance of sach civ
ployment which requires service i.
dnai capacity with him acting
chairman of the l'oard. Tkj tioubt
between the two men seems chivil..
i to be OTer certain contract am.
build in;, arrangements for Cullowhc.
and a part of the difficulty, at least,
is disposed of when the attorne;
general declares the $85,000 suplc
mentary contract for il heating plant
to be void. The Governor is study
ing the report but has had nothing to
say on the subject.
Proponents of the Edenhouse site
for the bridge over the lower Chow- J
(Continued on Editorial page)
M riihibli COKMR
THE SECRET OF PEACE
ill'.- thought <<i j.e.ici conns lo us
id tlic.sc ?si it r 1..1 ?.<* I', and I v. alii.
ill Mlill C ...ill III .11 i l it ll'l ?? .will'.'
lu ijiiul thoughts ii i>iii 1 1 1 ?"i
j i .it i:. ' i ill' peace hi (i?iil tViiM'.i
j <?. i .11 ;i!l 'Jiiii* : . i.iii niij,.'
i* I/, me u,i!i.\ v'.oii .i ^ : ; Miaii'.
IHiVV iS-VV i r.iii/.i- j ii.ii I." III- |"' i ???
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i in* itn.udiii' ol .watt. 1. 1 v.. 4. * ?.#!?? ?
till' Wn.^ Oil (tlMiul 4. I.J 11^ 4 i IHI'
lliat Mil4 li'uduif <1. * * - v tic! .11* m#
4 l!il fllllf ill COil.liHMl llll*. I- I lll'ii iJ'M
I) Oi I > ; cIiw.m' \v x ??> i i?t v i ? j j i : t ? I ? * no J ????
Vi.iOl: Jill llll! lit I'd.) ? ? ! II. I l*?l.,i J#.l f| \ .
I iflli li%\ iiiu i* Uli-# ? i < i \ i * I ? i &1 i : ? I i<iii?:
'bflujr liaini lo H* .-ill! in tio ! .*
I tit i*. ;\ ( 1 > ? i itai fail * ll.it.
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iil'tii L| 4 f 1 1 ? ? iii? lii..... I i*i. i?J u| i o|ji
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I ".^u, ii .s III llii* Mli-nii vw If ?iMi i;n
LsCl'll'l <?l ill (' ?lI!lM.ii1H ? / 1
Ijlia.viT ?;IM lin ?i,i ik{ j4i"av% .i
ill! I hi' Siii liff U.- I. .ii':: t?i ?.il., I"
I Vita!, aint near lnm i . : 1 ?? I" .i , ??i:<i
j till* C .iilll aihl tt liit !#?*?: ?.! * ' ui ulllJ.*',
/.oiilf Oi u. ?;a?f If. 4. I.I i i < ?
I ill /A* i 1 . * >l?u I ill 4 III V\ III.- 1 14 | ul 4 1 1 :?
I hrff/f , ami in Jili l in ,..44. ;? i ..*
| MJii lltl.S i?i lilf Wo. i 1 i 1 1 -.'a 4.51 1 1 if * v. .1. 1
In iia.s made."
"Oil liii- lllii.-ide II. ill- I.eaiciUl
valley, ny i.'ie J : i i \v . 1 1 ? ? . ? - i.iki^ -n
rivi i', wo have -t?*. |ii l ? ?ur ? u I .n
ills loveliness ai!u mif n lr in.
said to us, "l.i-t imi your m '?> ?
irouuled,' ami llis pi.ii> n.- ,i,.\-.i
in the Micrameiits ol nai uiv. nas i ?? 1 -
leu upo hour imui'lfi ii? ,.rt. a.?'i
compelled it to lit- .-ml.
"And at tin; last it .-liall Willi
untroubled heart becau.-e t li? ? vi.-ioii
is clear ? that we shall l:e Mown in
perfect peace, with laces turned in
wards tlie City where there .hall !??
no more pain, and God shall wipe
aw.iy ail icars from our i-,. i-s.
A PRAYER FOR THE SECRET OF
PEACE
(.) Thou (iod of Peace, grant 11
Thy Peace?tile peace liun pa -c;i:
all understanding. Teach ;i: iha. iin
; best preparation tor tin daily v.ir
lies la- a heart at peace witn I liecr
and that the social circle in co:n:u??j
life is enriched oy those who .ia
time beforehand lo be sliil in i .'?>
presence, ami who can carry i nee
with then, in the peace ol ;iui-'
heart into the trivial round <d" >oni
mon tasks.
Help us to learn in th?' silence, lii
secret of peace. So shall i!ie ililTii ul
lies of jirayi r jrrow less, a> in th<
silence we learn lo talk with I'lee.
ami hear Thee tail; to us. and in the
calm and quiet beaut*, of nature
learn to re? ojjni/ie 1 It y voice in
whispers of the breeze ami in all tin
murmuring sound - <>f ;n u.nld n.-.ai
tiful which Thou ha.-; iiml .
On the lull .-inc. ai.d in n.e peac?
ful valley, by the st.ii wate ol .ake
or river, we shall steep oi;. -oul in
Thy loveliness. ari:l i ? 'i .:??? say
us, "Let not your hea; l l?c .i ubled
and Thy peace be:-t"Wi d in ie -;e
ramentj of nature, sliali :.iii upoi
our troul)Ie?l heaits and eoiiip;'! it ti
be still.
So, at the last, it shall In with ai.
untroubled heart ? hecause the vi io:
is clcart, hat we shall lie down in per
feet peace, with faces turned to
wards tile City where iliere ...iall be
no more pain, and Thou. O Ci.nl > i
i'catje, shall wipe away all liars from
our eyes. In i I is name ive : . \\ he
is the Prince of I'eace. our lile.-seii
Christ Who died for our sins, aad
rose a^aiu for our justification.
Amen.
? C. 1). C.
UNION MEETING TO
BEGIN MERE FIRST
SUNDAY IN MAY
Union tent meetings, participated
in by the pastors ami members uf
the various churches in Hivvanl.
will be conducted, beginning May i>.
and continuing three weeks. Lev. J.
H. Stanbury, of Mars Hili, will do
the preaching. Tin song leader has
not yet been definitely decided upon.
Preparatory the revival services,
it is expected to hold cottage prayer
meetings next week in various pari?
of town. It is the intention of those
in charge to erect the big tent on ihe
vacant lot adjoining the post office.