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VOL. XXXI
BREVARD, NORTH CA ROLINA, MARCH 4, 1926
No. 8
FARM NEWS
By L- A. AMMON
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Chicken T ruck Coming
For some time the chicken truck
has been coming: each Saturday, but
for this week it will come on' Fri
day. Expect to start at Kosman in
the forenoon, and pass on down the
valley. The prices are up some on
hens to get enough to load a car
Saturday. Heavy hens 22c; light
20c; ducks 15c; and broilers 44c
per pound. Let me know if you
need help in culling, or time to meet
the truck.
A Suggestion
It seems that the people of Green
ville have, and rightly so, a notion
that vegetables from Little River
are just a little better than any
from any part of the country. Sev
eral parties of influence have made
remarks to that effect. Now Little
A River yrowers sholNd capatialize on
this fact, and label their goods and
trucks, "Little River Vegetables."
Then try and put their products on
the market in the best manner pos
sible. They sure would have a much
easier time selling.
The French Broad men might try
a trade name, as this entire County
produces vegetables of very high
quality.
Lime and Cabbage
New York State cannot grow
?rood cabbage without lime. In the
first place it keeps down clubroot1
disease, second it makes the plant |
food available a little sooner, and
*hey claim that it is somewhat of a
fertilizer for the cabbage. From
talks I have had with farmers here,
:t seems that the majority dodge
Hme, seeing no use for it for the
crop. Glad to have someone try a
demonstration with lime.
Fertilizer Prices
The prices of fertilizers seen so
far show very little difference from
last year. 16 per cent acid will re
tail at some places for slightly over
$21 per ton. Nitrate of soda, $6.60
per bag. The price of acid laid
down here sight draft is near $18.
50. As last year, the time prices
will eat you up. Borrow money if
you haven't it, and save several per
cent.
For truck tne 10-2-2 and 8-4-1
are hard to beat, and for corn on
black and sandy lands the 10-4-1
has stood out as best. For other
soils the 12-4-4 is very good. Use
two-thirds as much of 12-4-4 as of
8-2-2 and you save freight on con
siderable filler. The thing to do is
to order early, as freight conditions
point to trouble later.
BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO MEET TUESDAY NEXT
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Baptist church will hold its
monthly meeting next Tuesday
afternoon at three-thirty o'clock* in
the church. The program leader
will be Mrs. D. F. Moore. The
meeting was changed from Tuesday
of this week on account of having
a report from the delegates to the
W. M. U. convention in Raleigh.
All members are earnestly re
quested to attend.
TWO MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED DURING FEBRUARY I
February proved an "off" month
in this section for those inclined
toward the bonds of matrimony,
since only two marriage licenses
were recorded during the entire
month at the register of deeds of
fice, being the smallest number on
record for somf time. The licenses
fallow: Feb. 13-, Albert E. Merrill,
Penrose, to Beatrice Cissom, Cedar
Mt.; Marshall Clayton to Eunice
MeCall, Brevard.
New Shrubs in Court
#? House Lawn Add
Much Attractiveness
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The shrubs, spruce, laurel and
rhododendron, which were planted
last wek in the court house lawn
and adjoining library lawn, add a de
cided attraction to the surround
ings, presenting a natural, woodsy
appearance in the center of the bus
iness district.
These shrubs are added to each,
year and are made possible by the
generosity of the county commis
sioners, to whom credit is due for
^pSiis contribution to town beautifi
cation. ' " ' ?
WOMAN'S BUREAU
HOLDS IMPORTANT
MEETING MONDAY
SPLENDID SUCCESS REPORTED
BY BEAUTIFYING COMMITTEE
The regular meeting of the Wo
man's Bureau was held, Monday
afternoon in the Chamber of Com
merce room, ' with the president,
Mrs. O. L- Erwin, presiding. Fif
teen members were present, and five
new names were added to the mem
bership list.
The president appointed Mrs. J.
S. Silversteen and Mrs. C. C.
Yongue as the two new members on
the board of directors.
Reports were heard from the four
section leaders regarding the out
come of their house to house canvass
to secure signatures agreeing to co
operate in the planting of the dog
wood in front of the various prem
ises. Each chairman reported that
members of the different committees
had met with splendid success, all
the residents agreeing to do their
part in carrying out the proposed
project.
A motion went into effect that a
sum of five dollars for eacji section
chairman be appropriated from the
treasury for the purpose of buying
flower seed. Each chairman will
then make free distribution of seed
to the various residents in her sec
tion. ' ?
It was decided to observe the
first week in April as clean-up week,
making an intensive campaign for a
town-wide observance of this week.
In this connection it was voted to
set aside the last week in March as
a time for both schools of the town
to present programs bearing on and
leading up to the clean-up campaign.
A letter was read from J. S.
Holmes, State Forester, to the 'Wo
man's Bureau, advocating the plant
ing of dogwood as a town tree. The
letter appears in another column of
this issue.
The matter of public dumping
grounds was discussed and it was
deemed advisable to agitate the
question of removing some of the
present unsightly dumping places
along one of the main highways into
town to other less conspicuous
spots.
Mrs. Oliver Orr, who has been ap
pointed from national headquarters
in Washington to sponsor '"Better
Homes Week" in this community,
presented the matter to the Bureau
for sanction and sponsorship of this
movement. This week will be ob
served in Brevard during the week
uf April 25 to May l,,yf which fur
ther publicity will be made in the
meantime. The Bureau voted to
co-operate in every way possible to
make a success of this worthy enter
prise.
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GLAZENER'S ANCONA HENS
MAKE HIGH RECORD
Edward Glazener, four-year-old
son of Julian A. Giazener, is the
owner of 25 Sheppard strain Ancona
hens. These birds laid 397 eggs in
January and 425 in February.
J. S. HOLMES WRITES TO
WOMAN'S BUREAU IN RE
PLANTING DOGWOOD TREES
The Woman's Bureau is in receipt
of the following communication
from J. S. Holmes, State Forester,
Raleigh:
Woman's Bureau,
Brevard, N. C.
My Dear Madam: ?
Replying to yours of recent date
relative to the planting of dogwood,
will say that dogwood is certainly
one of the most suitable native trees
for highway planting. Not only is it
one of the most beautiful trees
both in early spring and in the fall,
but it fits in with nearly every
scheme of planting. In these days
where telephone, telegraph, and elec
tric light wires hold indisput
able sway ojv each side of our streets
and highways it seems advisable to
select trees which jyqll not be sub
ject to disfigurement and ? destruc
tion to make way for our utilitar
an necessities. Dogwood grows
slowly whether in the open or in
partial or full sh;>dc and it will b
a very" long time before it would ex
ceed 12 or 15 feet in height
Even where th i.t 't no wire 3
and where larger trees sue!"
is the oaks may ' '.nied without
fear of mutilation ?> Xpzwood can
be planted) between ' ?> and in tfte
Twenty Real Estate
Firms In Brevard All *
Doing Good Business
Over 4,000 Eggs
Received at Local
Hatchery Monday
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By J. A. GLAZENEK
Last Monday was a record day at
Brevard Community Hatchery ?
Over 4,000 eggs were brought to
the hatchery that day from various
parts of the county. The total num
ber of eggs in the machines have
now passed the 11,000 mark. In
dications are that next week the
second machine will be needed to
take care of the increased number
o? eggs that will be received at the
hatchery.
I have been asked a number of
times about the per cent hatch we
expected to get. This I cannot tell,
as I do not know the kind of eggs
that our customers have brought,
with the exception of a few. There
are a number of things that should
be remembered when selecting eggs
for incubation. I shall name a few
of them as I feel that our custom
ers and others interested in bigger
hatches and stronger chicks, would
like to know:
1. Eggs to hatch well must be
perfect. Discard all defective, thin,
or excessive thick shelled eggs and
those with ridges around them.
One should not use eggs that weigh
less than two ounces for hatching
purposes. Eggs must weigh 24 '
ounces to the dozen to be classified j
as first grade. Size of egg is an in
herited quality, says Dr. B. F.
Kaupp. If you want to get stand
ard size eggs, select your hatching
eggs with that point in view, for as
you sow, so shall you reap.
2. One of the outstanding factors
in getting a good hatch is to see that
the eggs are fresh. Of course, oc
casionally one will get a very good
hatch with eggs several days old,
but careful experiments show that
eggs deteriorate at an average of
4 per cent per day. One can see
from this information that the J
fresher the eggs the better the
hatch.
3 Eggs should be carefully
handled. Keep them from chilling,
but on the other hand do not keep
them in a place where it is warmer
than 65 degrees. Turning then
daily seems to add to their hatching
qualities.
4. Eggs must be fertile to hatch,
yet not all fertile eggs hatch. There
are a number of factors that in
fluence hatchability. One should
have a good active male bird with
c-ach twelve hens of the heavy
breeds, and one to every fifteen of,
the light breeds. Green feed of
some kind should be given the hens
from which hatching eggs are se
lected.
5. Record hatches are never ob
tained from eggs laid in cold weath
er. Hens as a general rule are' not as
vigorous then as they are when the
warm days of spring appear. Eggs
from hens confined in small lots that
have not been supplied with green
feed and some animal source of pro
tein will not hatch strong healthy
chicks.
5. Last but not least, if you have
kept in mind the points named above
in selecting your hatching eggs, go
just one step further and bring
them to the Brevard Comunity
Hatchery, where service and satis
faction awaits you.
partial shade of the larger trees it
can grow to perfection. If proper
space is given, therb* can be no fear
of dogwoods rooting up the side
walks. The trees grow so slowly
and the roots are comparatively
small. The tree is not difficult to
transplant but owing to the slow
growth the stems should be well
trimmed up before it is allowed to
spread into the form of a crown.
While the planting of dogwood in
our mountain towns is strongly rec
ommended it should not be- the only
tree planted, though it might be the
only one on certain sections of th?
street. The best use for dogwood
is transplanting alternately with
larger trees where these can be used
U advantage.
I If you 'tnink that any part of this
| letter can be used for publication
j you are at perfect liberty to give it
Lwfcat publicity you want.
k. Very sincerely yours,
i .T f HOMTES, State Forester.
All Branches of Real
Estate and Insurance
Covered by Offices
Significant of Brevard's rapid
progress in the field of real estate
is the fact that some twenty realty
firms have sprung into existence in
Brevard within the past twelve
montlis or less, whereas a year ago
there were practically none. In
cluded in the list may be found also
a few engineering firms which, have
recently come into existence, and a
few realty firms dealing with insur
ance in connection with the real es
tate.
The personnel ol many of th?
firms includes outside men from va
rious sections of the country, while
others found in the list are made up
wholly or in part by local men. A
diversified business is represented in
the various firms, including acreage,
residential property, business prop
erty, farm lands, subdivisions and
specialty projects, and a general in
surance business in the case of sev
eral firms. Every week brings with
it the establishment of at least one
new realty firm, and it is rumored
that eight or ten more will be put
into operation within the next six
weeks.
An alphabetical list follows:
BLUE RIDGE REALTY CO.?
Personnel: F. B. Massengale, B. H.
Davis, Mr. Bamett, all of Green
ville. Specialty: General line of
real estate including city and subur
ban property and farm lands. Main
office, Greenville, S. C.
BREVARD REALTY Co., Inc.?
Personnel : president, Judson Mc
Crary; vice-president. J. E. I.oftis ;
secretary-treasurer, R. H. Bennett,
all of Brevard. Salesmen, J. W.
Cobble. P. W. Lowry; office secre
tary, Miss Bonnie Kilpatrick. Spe
cialty: acreage, business property,
farms, residential property and lots.
Agent: Sapphire Lake Estates prop
erty and Montelove Estates proper
ty.
CALDWELL & COMPANY? Per
sonnel: president and treasurer,
J. D. Caldwell; vice-president and
secretary, A. B Owings; manager,
H. H. Patton. Specialty: real es
tate and insurance, city and subur
ban property, home builders. Agent :
Sapphire Lake Estates. Main of
fice, Columbia, S. C.
CASTLE VALLEY PARK CO.,
Inc. ? President, Kenneth Fitchette;
vice-president, 0. K. Robinson; sec
retary-treasurer, Geo. P. Fitchette;
sales manager, C -J- Johnson, Bre
vard representative, Robert H.
Long. Specialty: general % real es
tate. Development project: Castle
Valley Park subdivision.
LAURENS TRUST CO.? Presi
dent, M .J. Owens; vice-president, C.
E. Kennedy; secretary-treasurer, C.
R. Bishop; salesmen, W. P. Chaney,
Fred Johnson. Specialty: real es
tate and insurance. Main office,
Laurens, S. C.
LAWRENCE-MALLORY REAL
TY AND INSURANCE CO.? Per
sonnel: R. E. Lawrence, J. B. Mal
lory, John Lawrence. Specialty:
veal estate, insurance, acreage. De
velopment project: Lake Sega subdi
vision.
McKINNEY & JACKSON? Per
sonnel: R. Y. McKinney, S. C. Jack
son. Specialty: real estate brokers
MACFIE-WHITE REALTY CO.?
' Personnel: S. M .Macfie, C. P.
j White. Specialty: general real es
tate.
NEEL REALTY CO.? Personnel:
president, R. Y. Neel; Sam McCul
lough, T. H. Case; E. F. Moffit, J.
P. Deaver; office manager, Mrs. R.
Y. Neel; stenographer, Miss Russell
Hollinshead. Specialty: acreage,
business property, residential prop
erty, farm lands. Branch office:
Davidson River.
PINNIX LAND CO., Inc.? Person
nel: Hugh Pinnix, J. White Ware,
F. H. Cunningham, L. L. McCor
mick, 0. B. Carruthers. Specialty:
developers and acreage. Develop
ment project: Montelove Estates.
Main offices: Gastonia, and Ft. My
ers, Fla.
SAPPHIRE LAKES ESTAES?
Personnel : Wm. Mck. Fetzer, A. L.
Dasher. Development project: Sap
phire Lake Estates.
SAPPHIRE SALES CORPORA
TION? President, Philip Warren ;
vipn.prssident, Thornwell Hr/vnes.
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H. BOOTH'S PLAY
PRESENTED OVER
RADIO WEDNESDAY
NEARLY ONE- HUNDRED OTHER
PLAYS WRITTEN BY AUTHOR
"Back-Stage," by Hilliard Booth,
of Brevard, which was awarded the
$200 prize in the radio play contest
of recent date, was broadcasted
Wednesday nipht from WLS theatre,
Chicago.,
"Back-Stage" is Mr. Booth's first
venture into the realm of the radio
drama. He has, however, nearly
one hundred one-act plays to his
credit, many of which have been
produced on the stage or vaude
ville circuit. Mr. Booth is a grad
uate of Brown University, Provi
dence, R. I., and sirffce graduation
has made play and story writing his
profession. Mr. and Mrs. Booth and
son have made Brevard their home
for the past ten years or more.
GALLI-CURCI TO APPEAR
IN ASHEVILLE MARCH ll!
Galli-Curci, the world's greatest
coloratura soprano, will appear at
the City Auditorium, Asheville , in
recital, Thursday night, March Tl.
This is under the auspices of and
for the benefit of the Asheville Club
House for Women, Inc.
WOMAN'S BUREAU REQUESTS
FLOWER BULBS!
The Woman's Bureau, in connec
tion with its beautificalion cam
paign, requests that any ladies hav
ing flower bulbs of any kind more
than she needs, pass them on to
others. Those having bulbs to
spare and those in need of same
may communicate with Mrs. Beulah
Zachary, chairman of beautifying
campaign, who will have in charge
their distribution to the proper per
sons.
KU KLUX KLAN DONATES
$52 TO REV. J. C. OWEN
The Ku KIux Klan presented |
Rev. J. C. Owen, Sunday night at I
the Bosnian church, a donation of I
$52.
Rev. Owen had been conducting
revival services 'at Rosman the past
week, and at the opening of the
evening service Sunday night, IS
white robed Klansmen entered, and
marched down the aisle quietly and 1
unheralded, presenting solemnly the
donation to Mr. Owen.
A most successful meeting is re
ported at Rosman, with some 1 00
professions of faith being made. 1
Miss Ruth O'Shaugncssy, a blind
pianist of note and ability, of Ashe
ville, will appear in recital at the
Brevard High school auditorium
this (Thursday) evening.
Specialty: general real estate, city
and suburban property, acreage.
SINGLETARY & McGUIRE ?
Personnel: W. 0. Singletary, J. Mc
Guire. Specialty: general real es
tate.
SHIRLEY & PENDLETON, ? Inc.
? Personnel: Steven L. Shirley, E
R. Pendleton. Specialty: residential
property, farm lands, business prop
erty, South Carolina farm land.
TINSLEY & JEROME REAL ES
TATE CO. ? Personnel: Joe Tinsley
Jerry Jerome. Specialty: real es
tate and insurance, acreage, business
property, farms, residential proper
ty, subdivisions.
C. P. WILKIN'S ? Personnel : pres
ident, C. P. Wilkins; salesmen, H. J
Williams, John Hudson, Haroh'
Griffin. Specialty: real estate, ren
tals, general insurance, land auc
tioneer. Development project
Woodlawn subdivision, Franklin
Park subdivision.
WHITMIRE REALTY CO.? Per
sonnel: president, T. W. Whitmire
Rush Whitmire, Roland Whitmire.
Specialty: general real estate, farn:
and town property, acreage.
EAGLE ENGINEERING CO.
Raymond I& Eagle, manager. Gen
eral contracting and engineering
Main office, New Bern, N. C.
MORROW ENGINEERING CO.
R. H. Morrow, W. E. McGuire. En
gineering and construction work.
TOMLINSON ENGINEE RING
CO., Inc.? President, W. S .Tomlin
son; vice-president, F. W. Lee; sec
retary-treasurer, L. A. Emerson.
Civil, hydraulic and municipal engi
neers, reports, estimates, design.
Main office: Columbia. S. C.
THE PRAYER CORNER
"FEAR NOT"
Have you ever noticed, dear
friends, how continually those two
email words are insisted upon
throughout the length and breadth
of the Scriptures? In all God's
communings with men, those uvo
.email words were His almost .r vari
able greeting, and ? they are His
[greeting still! Daily ? hourly ? (!<;d
' speaks to us with a the js:and
I tongues ? in a thousand guises. He
! speaks in the myriad occurrences ot
life, in opportunities, in trial:, in
unforseen events: these are the mes
sages from Him: these point out. our
way and work in life; and they,
who listen best will always hes- 1 is
greeting as of old, "Fear Not "
In life you will continually re
mark that occurrences which at the
time seemeth wholly disastrous,
brought a happiness which but for
the seeming calamity, never would
or could have been known. An un
forseen event, which at the time :i(i
pears only to make chaos of our
P life and happiness is almost invari
ably, the door through which we
pass to better and sweeter voridi
lions.
Never be afraid of eliatig< ?
the unforseen ? of the unknown.
Beware only of lighting -of regret
of rebellion at such times. Trust,
the Wise I.ove that sends these
things to you ? go with them gladiv
? ? and turning they will show yoi
such angel faces as shall nnke ;.ll
yt?ur future days "A Song of Bless
edness."
A PRAYER FOR CONFIDENCE
AND TRUST
O hou Gracious One, in whom
Confidence and Trust have then
home, and from whom they come t<>
us mortals, so distrustful and fear
ing, how continually in Thy-'' Hoi;,
Bible are those two small words.
"Fear Not," insisted upon. The;
are hy almost invariable greeting
and ? they are Thy greeting sti!!
Daily, hourly, Thou speakest to u .
?with a thousand tongues -in
thousand guises. Thou speakest in
the myriad occurrences of o n- lives,
in opportunities, in trials, in unfo?
seen events: these a'e messages
from Thee, these point out our way
and work in life, and they who lis
ten, will always hear Thy greeting
as. of old, "Fear Not."
In life, how continually we re
mark that occurrences, which, li
the time, seemed wholly di:.ast:-' i;
brought a happiness, which, but for
the seeming calamity, never wodld
or could have been known. Have
we not known unforseen events,
which at the time, appeared only to
make chaos of our life and happi
ness, are almost invariably the door
through which we have passed to
sweeter and better condition-! if we
confided and trusted in Tb.-e,
May we never be afraid of
change ? of the unforseen- -of the
the unknown; because of e ir trust
in Thee, and of the confidence that
al) things work together for good
to those who love Thee.
Give us grace to beware of light
ing ? of regret ? of rebellion sttcii
times. Enable us to trust The Wise
Love that sends these things to us
to go with them gladly ? anil turn
ing, they will show us such angel
faces as shall make all our future
days, a song of blessedness. And
unto Thee shall be all the praise and
honor and Glory, now and forever.
Amen.
? C. D r.
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN TO BE
OBSERVED FIRST Oi
A town-wide clean-up campaign
will be observed in Brevard, April
5-11. This will be sponsored by the
Woman's Bureau and the Chamber
of Commerce jointly.
D. F. Moore Buys
W. E. Bishop Co.
Hardware Store
C. S. Osborne, former owner of
W. E. Bishop company, has sold out
the entire stock of hardware and
furniture to D. F. Moore, who has
been with Mr. Osborne for soire
time, and J. S. Garrett, of Green
ville. The name of the firm will be
changed to the Brevard Hardware
and Furniture company.
Practically the same line of goods
will be carried and the present own
ers expect to enlarge the stock con
siderably.