XXXI
A Road to S. C.
Line Means
Money to Us All
No. 4
BREVARD, NORTH CARO UNA, JANUARY 28, 1926
A ' .V-'-Qv t
Will You Help
'? Keep
Brevard Clean
FARM NEWS
By L. A. AMMON
What of the Summer?
To hear the local and outsiders
tajk^ou have no doubt about what
^^crop?the farmer should grow for
JPP this TOming summer. The big ques
tion is, what quantity?
Those who have ventured to esti
mate the number of people coming
here for the season, feel that we
?will be filled to capacity of rooms,
\ and water. Ten thousand people foi
|^k.^y and August. That would mean
jout double normal times. They
must be fed, and if we wish to
please them and have them come (
again, we must give them our
ity vegetables.
Land prices are so high that v.'e
cannot make profit on corn, iu:i
must turn to more intensive farm-;
ing of truck crops.
Markets are assured. What we
can seal at home is that much more
^jn the growers pocket. Then dur
July, August and September,
we have the entire Southern States
wanting our good vegetables. Like
wise, Greenville, and Pickens people
must eat, and more, they are de
pending on us for fresh vegetables.
If we can keep them satified for a
number of years, they will cease to
look elsewhere for food.
Chances are that prices will be
the best since the peak of war
times. Conservative men advise
against our section running prices
up too high if we should be found
in a situation similar to thj of Flor
ida at present. We have been call
ing these people our summer guests,
and to take advantages of them,
"would be rode.
From past years demands, the fol
lowing crops are being pushed.
Beans to the limit, same for Irish
potatoes, early and medium cab
bage, early celery, and tomatoes
without number. My office can fur
nish you the names of the varieties
of each that have done the best at
our mountain experiment station.
We need the vegetables bad
enough, but you can get reasonable
good quality in canned goods, but
chickens and eggs are another prob
lem. We can put all our cheap
spring eggs in cold storage, and
push every hen to her limit, and then
not have half enough eggs. The
price the people pay entitles them
to fresh eggs. Let's prepare for our
limit this year, and next year try and
come near our demands in our sup
ply.
To hold the summer crowd, we
farmers must meet their demands
for fresh articles of food. It
means prosperity or a slump.
FISHER AND OWEN
CAPTURE PRIZE STILL
Deputy C. W. Fisher and Prohi- '
bition Officer Owen made the prize
haul of the season last week, getting
a complete steamer distillery.
The outfit, which was found or.
East Fork, was complete in every
detail. The two horse-power up
right boiler was equipped with
-^Steam gauge, pop-off valve and water
glass ? in fact, everything but a
whistle.
Recent operation was evidenced,
the boiler being warm from the last
run. The outfit was neatly hid 100
feet from the usual stream of water.
The water used was piped from the
nearby stream through two fifty
foot sections of fire hose.
Three other stills were captured
by the officers, one of these being
in operation. The two operators of
the last named, made a dash for
freedom, but were caught after a
short chase.
A large quatity of beer and low
wine, a few gallons of whiskey, and
numerous vessels were destroyed by
the officers on their three-day quest.
REV. HUTCHISON TO PREACH
^ AT DAVIDSON RIVER LAST
SUNDAY IN JAN.; FIRST IN FEB.
fesev. W. S. Hutchison will fill the
pulpit at Davidson River on the last
Sunday in January and the first
in February.
REV. WALLACE HARTSELL'S
CONDITION IMPROVES
The many friends of Rev. Wallace
Hartsell, pastor of the Brevard Bap
tist thurch, will be pleased to know
that his condition continues to im
, prove, following a serious illness of
*the pn'+ +TY7 rrprl-s.
C. OF C. DIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING
NEARLY ALL MEMBERS BOARD
( OF DIRECTORS PRESENT
TUESDAY NIGHT
Almost the entire Board of Direc
tors of the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce attended the regular
meeting held Tuesday evening, Janu
ary 26, at the Chamber of Commerce
headquarters on Main street.
The enthusiasm shown at this
meeting is conclusive proof of a suc
cessful year for that body for 1926
which gives promise of being the
most successful in the history of the
organization.
The report of the committee on
assessments was probably the most
discussed topic of the meeting. The
report of the chairman revealed a
deplorable condition as concerns the
result of that committee's canvass
for additional funds to carry on the
work which is believed to be most
beneficial to the citizens generally of
Brevard and Transylvania County.
It was shown that the burden of the
financing was being done by about
one-half of the membership of the
organization, but this information
did not dampen the spirit of the di
rectors in the task they set out to
do. Rather it urged them to a
greater effort in the work of financ
ing the budget for the year within
the shortest possible time. The as-,
sessment committee, by unanimous
vote of the directors, was given a
deserved support in the work which
they had undertaken, and many of
the members present volunteered ;
their assistance to that committee ,
for an energetic campaign in which ;
will be raised in cash and pledges,
sufficient funds to properly finance
the needs of the organization for
the year, in a way that will be a
credit to Brevard, as other towns ?]
have done. j ]
It is the opinion of many of the J |
members and citizens of the couijty ; ;
that the Chamber of Commerce is j j
responsible in no small measure for ]
the healthy progress shown by this I
community during the past two i
years, and it is expressed intention
of that body to continue to keep (
apace with the general upward trend (
of Western North Carolina. i
A committee was appointed by <
President Everett to prepare and cir
culate a petition for the inaugura- i
tion of Village Postal Delivery Ser- |
vice, to which Brevard is now en- <
titled, under the regulations of the <
United States Post Office Depart
ment as concerns population, paved (
streets and side walks. This mat- |
ter was discussed generally and it ]
was the concensus of opinion that i
the introduction of this postal de- i
livery service in Brevard would be
a step in material advancement for I
the town and would be of particular I
convenience to the residents and j
visitors when the post office is re- <
moved from the present location.
The secretary read a communica- 1
tion from the Asheville Chamber of
Commerce suggesting that a confer- <
ence of the civic and commercial i
leaders of Western North Carolina 1
meet in round table discussion of i
problems which are mutually inter- 1
esting. The Brevard organization <
was invited to be represented at the
proposed meeting by three or more
members of the Chamber of Com
merce, who were to attend as the
official delegates. Although the
time and place of the proposed meet
ing is not decided upon, the secre
tary was instructed to communicate
with the Asheville Chamber of Com
merce in view of co-operating with
that organization in the movement
and to say, the plan has the approval
of the Brevard Chamber.
An elaborate advertising cam
paign was briefly outlined whereby
the several real estate concerns of
Brevard planned full page adver
tisements at weekly intervals in
newspapers of Western North Car
olina and other places. The pro
posed plans provided for a portion
of the space being used for general
publicity by the Chamber of Com
merce, such space to be a donation
to the organization by the real es
tate concerns. The idea was partic
ularly well received because of the
publicity which would accrue to Bre
vard through such a campaign, with
out cost to the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Smoky Mountain National
Park project was endorsed by sev
t eral of the members with much en
thusiasm. President Everett, R. L.
j Nicholson, Dr. T. J. Summey and R
onHnvrV H<>' P.w!
Norr.s-Tritt Trial Is
Progressing Slowly
- I T I
Trial Expected to Last
All Week.
At the time of going to press,
2:30 Wednesday, the court in ses
sion here have succeeded in select
ing only seven of the required
twelve jurors for the trial of Mrs.
Naomi Norris and Lawrence Tritt,
who are being tried for the murder
of William Norris, husband of the
woman on trial
A special venire of fifty m*n .vas
ordered Monday l>y Judge Sehenck
from Henderson County, forty-three
of whom were excused for various
reasons Tuesday evening; the ma
jority of those called being opposed
to capital punishment.
Another venire of fifty from Hen
derson County was ordered Tuesday
evening, to appear at 2:30 Wednes
day afternoon, at which time the
case will be resumed. The hearing
of evidence is not expected to begin
until Thursday morning.
The seven men already chosen
are: J. F. Drake, D. E. Jones, J.
L. Case, T. D. McCall, L. S. Justice,
E. F. Mintz, R. M. Jackson.
The grand jury returned a true
bill against Tritt and Mrs. Norris
shortly before noon, Monday after
examining one State's witness, the
proceedure taking less than ten
minutes.
At the beginning of the hearing
Tuesday afternoon, both Mrs. Nor
ris and Tritt plead not guilty to the
charge of murder in the first degree
as charged by the prosecution.
An attempt to prove a joint con
spiracy on the part of ^Tritt and
Mrs. Norris will be made by Solic
itor J. Will Pless and R. R. Fisher,
prosecuting attorneys. The defense
plea is not known, but it is expected
that an insanity plea will be made
for Tritt, and an effort to clear
Mrs. Norris on grounds of non
participant, by W. E. Breese and
Coleman Galloway, attorneys for
;he defense.
A large number of witnesses are
rxpected to be heard for both the
defense and the prosecution, prob
ibly extending the trial through Fri
day and possibly part of Saturday.
A record attendance has been
noted through the past three days,
:he court room being packed at all
limes during the preliminary work
>f starting the Norris-Tritt trial.
The charge of murder in the first
iegree against Tritt and Mrs. Norris
?rew out of the killing of William
Norris, which occurred at the Nor
ris home about 2:30 o'clock Sunday
morning, December 27.
Tritt is alleged to have confessed
:o the fatal shooting to Sheriff Sit
ton immediately following the kill
ing, making it appear in his confes
sion that he shot Norris in self de
fense. Saying that Norris had
threatened his life.
Mrs. Norris was arrested a few
days later and charged with inipli'.'
ity in the killing. The evidenc?
brought out at the preliminary hear
ing December 31, implirrftcd her
further. It is expected that evidence
will be brought out at the trial now
in progress, showing threats made
by Mrs. Norris against her husband
prior to the actual killing.
Among the witnesses to testify
against the two prisoners will be
the twelve-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Norris, whose testimony will prob
ably be a deciding factor in the
case.
At the opening of the trial on
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Norris
had lost to some extent the expres
sion of indifference that was so
prominent in her bearing when she
appeared in the courtroom Tueday,
while Tritt remained stolidly silent
like in his pose, frequently glancing
around the crowded room with a
calm face.
Other Case* Disposed of
Several other cases of minor im
portance have been disposed of by
the court during the past few days.
NEW REALTY FIRM OPENS
FEBRUARY FIRST
A new realty firm, known as
Laurens Trust Company, will open
for business February 1st, in the
Tinsley building, occupying a sec
tion of the first floor. C. R. Bishop,
of Laurens, S. C., will be general
manager, with Fred Johnson, of
I Brevard, head of the sales force.
The "'11 handle real estate and
0. F. M'CRARY
MAKING GOOD
IN CHOSEN FIELD
O. F. McCrary, son of Silas Mc
Crary of See Off, makes rapid rise
fiom mountain youth to college
graduate, teacher and District Agri
culture Extension Agent.
What were the dreams of S.las
McCrary and mothei? Emma, (Emma
Ball), when forty-one years ago
this promising boy was born? Did
they dream of a man near six feet
tall, strong, sturdy, and red headed,
with ability to direct the affairs of
other men? Such seems to have
bten true.
O. F. or "Mac" as the boys
know him, started to school at six.
! His first teacher was Mr. Hardin, our
present County Surveyor, in the
Burnt Mountain school house. Later
sent 'to the See Off school. These
schools not being high schools, the
parents decided to move to Green
ville where they put their children
in school. In the North Greenville
Academy Mac secured the neces
sary studies for entrance to Clem
son College.
Entering <4emson in 1908, Mac
?worked his way and finished in 1912
with many honors to his credit. The
four years were hard work and liv
ing as poor students must live, hav
ing to see many wealthier boys en
joy what he could not, but was not
in vain for it developed a greater
man out of the boy.
With his "sheepskin" under his
arm the first job was teaching in
Nofthwest Georgia. This he fol
lowed for three years. A better
position was offered him in Louis
iana, and he taught in that State
one year, but the unusual graduate
was induced to come back to the
home State to teach, so for two
years he taught Agriculture and
Science at Hampton High School.
Having too much ambition and en
ergy for a small school room, Mac
decided he would try County Agent
work. His application at Raleigh
found favor and the new recruit j
was placed at Kinston in the East- 1
era part of the State. Mac made
good, and in three years he had so (
impressed the Extension officials
that they made him District Agent
of the Centra] District, with head
quarters in Raleigh.
About this stage of the game,
Mac says he made his worst mis
take ? he married Miss Unice Pen- ^
ny, of Wake County. Then he re- j
marked: "We have two fine chil
dren and a good home, so I guess n
was not so bad after all."
The Extension officials were askiv.
if they had a more popular or
more effective district agent, and
they emphatically said "No."
It is hoped that this honorable,
son of Transylvania may be induccd
to visit us some day and let all see
the man as he is ? he is another
Roosevelt.
RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE
MAKES VISIT TO BREVARD
A meeting of the local Red Cross
organization was held at the Library
Tuesday afternoon, at which Miss
Cordelle Komper, field representa
tive of the American National Red
Cross, of Washington, D. C., was
present.
Miss Kemper has under her super
vision 59 American Red Cross as
sociations in the Western section of
North Carolina, it being her duty to
visit each two or three times during
the year for the purpose of reviving
or rendering assistance to the va
rious organizations. Miss Kemper,
in her talk to the members assemb
led, recalled to mind the three-fold
purpose of the Red CroES as an or
ganization, that of disaster prepared
ness, aiding disabled ex-soldi^rs,
or their families, or constructive
work as carried on in various local
organizations. The disaster aspect
of the work was especially stressed
by Miss Kemper, who strongly ad
vised the appointing of a disaster
chairman for the local organization.
It was decided to call another
meeting of this body at an early
date, at which time officers and com
mittee chairmen for the ensuing year
-? - ? ' V ?
PAVING PROGRAM
MAY BE EXTENDED
PETITIONS FOR CONTINUING OF
ROADS THROUGH UPPER
END OF COUNTY
Since the recently announced pro
posal for the paving of the Brevard
Greenville road to Caesar's Head,
petitions are being circulated
through the upper section of the
county asking that the paving pro
gram be extended through that sec
ties.
An enthusiastic mass meeting was
held at the court house Fridaj
morning relative to the Greenville
Brevard proposal. Following the
meeting a petition with several hun
dred signers, favoring the paving 01
the Greenville-Brevard highway tc
Caesar's Head, was presented to tin
County Board of Commissioners.
The board deferred decision of the
matter until their next meeting, the
first Monday in February, at which
time they will decide whether or not
.to float this bond issue. This pro
posed project for paving from Bre
vard to the South Carolina line
will cost if ordered, approximately
$150,000.
A petition is now being circulated
for a $250,000 project in the upper
section of the county for signature
to be presented to the board at it:
meeting Monday, to petition them
for the paving program to be ex
tended from Rosman to the Jackson
County line, Highway No. 28; un;:
paving Hijrhway No. 283, Pickens
Highway, from Rosman to the South
Carolina line; also the grading and
paving of a road leading off High
way No. 28, near E. D. Reid's resi
dence, to the South Carolina line,
near White Water. (This road to be
built only on condition the South
Carolina authorities meet this road
at the State line with a paved road,)
Leaders of this proposed project
for the upper end of the County
heartily endorse the paving of th<
Greenville-Brevard road; at the
same time, as opinion is expressed. I
they feel that they have a right foi !
the paving program to extend
through their section.
At the mass meeting held Friday
a number of influential and pro
gressive men of the county spoke
also other prominent people. H
Walter Fuller, of Hcnderconville
president of Laurel Park Estate:
and owner of Caesar's Head, sound
ed the keynote of the enthusiast
support which all present expressed
toward the proposed project.
In his speech, Mr. Fuller brougii
out the point of the benefits th::
road would bring to him in his de I
velopment at Caesar's Head, alsi |
Laurel Park, and expressed the opii:
ion that the whole of Transylvani;:
?s well, would derive great benefit- i
from the paving of this highway.
Other out of town speakers were !
D. C. Geer, Greenville, C. V. Zi:n
merman, Greenville, L. B. Houston
prominent real estate man u,
Greenville.
The total project will ,if tarried
cost approximately $400,000, tin
money derived by this cour.;<
through the sale of bonds to i,."
loaned to the State Highway Com
mission. The amount advanced wii
be repaid on the Transylvania pro
gram as the highway commission
makes appropriations for road build
ing in this county.
The Greenville News of Januarj
Sunday, 24, says:
The goods roads bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce, togethei
with other interested citizens, has
recently inaugurated a movement
looking to the resurfacing 0f the
Caesar's Head road from Greenville
with the hope of completing this
work so that a part of the road can
be used as a detour while the Bun
combe road is being paved to the
North Carolina line. The subject
has been taken up with the highway
department, and the aid and cooper
ation of that body will be given, if
is believed. The highway depart
ment has already put road machin
ery on the highway to rebuild and
put in shape several portions of the
road that have shown deterioration.
WOMAN'S BUREAU MEETS
MONDAY NEXT
The regular meeting of the Wo
man's Bureau will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce room, next
Monday afternoon, February 1st, at
three-thirty oclock. All members
are requested to be present, as im
.TSTtOWt T: V.: -v -Lcikwc.w
THE PRAYER CORNER
A HAPPPY NEW YEAR
A glorious, fateful wonderworking
New Year!
Go forward into it with ?
The Spirit of Love and Trust and
Freedom in your Heart.
Do not make good resolutions and
turn over new leaves on The First
of January only ? but remember
that every hour, and every minuie
of life is crammed with opportun
ities ? teeming with chances for,
better, nobler, and more loving ef
fort.
Let go of yesterday. Live today!
And trust, hope, believe with all
your might and main in Tomorronv.
Yesterday has a tiresome habit of
clipping the wings of Today with
old grudges, old regrets, old
wounds and old sorrows.
Get rid of yesterday! And go
trustfully, bravely on into that won
land where all ideals awit A cer
tain fulfillment for The Loving and
for the true Pilgrim who has laid
aside the Bother of Yesterday.
A PRAYER FOR A HAPPY NEW
YEAR
Gratious and Loving Father:
Slake this year a glorious" fateful,
wonder-working new year for us.
Help us to go forward into it with
the Spirit of Love and Trust and
Freedom in our hearts. Let us not
make good resolutions and turn ov< r
new leaves on the first of January
only, but remember that - every
hour and every minute of life is1
crammed with opportunities, levy
ing with chances for better, nobler,
and more loving ef^>rt. \
Enable us to let go of Yesterd.i;.'.
Live Today, and ti;usr, ,hope, be
lieve with all our ipight and main
in Tomorroy! Give us to see th:it
Yesterday has a tiresome habit <?(
clipping the wings of Today, with oi l
grudges, old regrets, old wounds,
and old sorrows.
Grant us grace to get rid of Yes
terday! to g?t free, and go tin.-i
fully, bravely on into that won<ii-i -
land called The Future ? that html
where all ideals await a certain ful
filment for the loving and faithful
pilgrim who has laid aside all the
burdens of Yesterday.
And all this we ask in the K'anv:
and for the Sake of Jesus Chri t,
who is the same Yesterday, Today
and Forever, Amen.
I ? C. D. C.
BREVARD BAND TO
PRESENT COMEDY
The Brevard Municipal Band wi!!
present a farce comedy in three
acts, "The Poor Married Man," at
the new high school auditorium,
Friday night, February 5, at 8:00
o'clock.
All those who attend the mimtreJ
which was given by the Band last
season remember how enjoyable a
program was rendered. Now they
are preparing to present a play, "A
Poor Married Man," which promise.*
to more laughable than the pro
gram of last season.
"A Poor Married Man" is offered
by the Brevard Band with the con
fidence that their audience will be
delighted with a play combining the
best elements of comedy with the
action and movement of pure far-ce.
It is not a "sit down and talk" play,
but rather a decidedly "get up and
do" play. The refined comedj
scenes of the innocent old country
doctor and his modest little daugh
ter are sharp in contrast to the lu
dicrous adventures of the newlj*
married college professor and tht
antics of his negro servant, Who
thinks himself poisoned. Action- if
the dominant keynote of the play,
A professor has married a charm
ing young lady whose mother insets
on accompanying the pair to th'eir
new home, much to the disgust - of
the groom. His friends mistake $ic
mother for the bride and relate 'to
the professor sundry escapades; .'of
the mother's husbands and her
daughter. Professor Wise naturally
thinks they are referring to Jlis
wife instead of her mother; finally,
he is led to believe that his Wife '
jneans to poison him and then
iness picks- op." Tl/e^_mix-up that '
follows is simply side-splitting.
Suffering from lost memory ,'s .
getting .to almost as good ?& defefese
P'