Our Goal:
Brevard
The Beautiful
/
Transylvania,
Just
A Step Forward
VOL. XXXI
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, JUNE 24, 1926
No. 24
> FARM NEWS
. By L. A. AMMON
Oh Boy !. the showers have given
*^Pk-as hope and all have that "Grand and
glorious feeling." Two narrow strips
in the county are still dry, but the ?
rest have had enough to do some real
good.
Late Beans.
What acreage of beans should I
plan on? What are the South Caro-|
lina farmers going to do about a late 1
crop? To date there is no indications
of an extra large acreage, and from
what farmers that once farmed far
ther South and the Southern farmer
cannot do much to hurt us in selling
across the mountains. So it looks
^jke another ideal season for us. You'
'grow enough to supply local and near
by towns you will do well, let alone
shipping to begging States in the
^wer South.
The beetle is bad enough, but not
so bad as west of us, and we will be
able to sell in Asheville. Just now I
could sell half car load or more per
week in Asheville.
The same will be true of- beats,
turnips, peppers, and tomatoes. Ten
carloads of each would move like hot
cakes in A igust and September. For
such amounts the buyers would
have men on the spot taking up all
they could get. That is a beautiful
situation to any farmer, but just why
we do not cash in on it, one of the
seven wonders to me.
Wednesday, the Federation truck
will be here, for probably . the last
time for the season. We hope to be
able to get as good price at home for
what we have coming on later. The
truck has not brought near so many
broilers this year as last. Some are
holding for the local trade, and the
local trade has already consumed
many.
The Federation tells me that they
are now shipping more pounds of
dressed chickens into the county than
they are taking out.. Here we have
two things to overcome, first, the lack
of supply, and second, some one mak
ing a business of buying, dressing, j
and selling poultry.
One of the most pleasing things in (
my work for the past two years, has
been to see the farmers gradually (
change from the low grade fertilizers ,
to the higher grades. The results are ,
very noticable now. The 12-4-4, used J
around the Lake is showing very .
good, and the 8-4-4 on Little River ,
? shows much above acid. The 10-0-4 ,
stands out as the best for the money
that I have seen put under corn. The ]
high grade goods has caused some
trouble in suckering. This is due to ,
a lack of moisture, and these early
suckers should be pulled off. Late .
suckers do no harm to speak of.
The bean beetle is finding it hard.
The county as a whole is determined
to get him. If the spirit lasts we will
find that widespread action will get
results.
im SEGA OPENS
FOR THE SEASON
N. C. COLLEGE FOOTBALL MEN
TO TRAIN HERE
Lake Sega, situated about two
miles from town just off Highway
No. 28, is now open for boating and
swimming, with Mr. Moco Bynum,
swimming instructor at State Col
lege, Raleigh, in charge of the Lake.
Swimming lessons will be given by
appointment.
Lake Sega will also "be the sum
mer training camp, for the State
College football team. Thirty mem
bers of the team will arrive in Br?
vard the latter part of August and
pitch their camp along the shore of
^^ake Sega for two weeks. Accomp
the team will be John Mil
ter, director of athletics, Gus Tebell,
coach, and Dr. Sermon, trainer and
baekfiel d coach. The camp will be
K?re for the conditioning the play
ers than for actual training as a
training table will be established
and the squad will go through light
work-outs.
This is said to be the first time
than any college of the state has
established a camp in Western North
Carolina, since the most of them do
their early fall training on their own
fields. The ideal location and con
ditions of this section is said to be
Responsible for the selection of this
site for training camp.
' Gus Tebell, head coach at Stat#
College, is building a home at Lake
Sega, together with other notables.
Seven homes are now complete in
the subdivision.
! PRICE MEETINGS ARE
| GAINING IN FAVOR
' STORES TO CLOSE FOR TEN .
O'CLOCK SERVICES
The second and last week* of the I
revival meetings at the Methodist)
church conducted by Dr. Thurston |
Price is now in progress, with a con-j
tinued interest and attendance'
manifest.
The Sunday evening service was'
attended by one of the largest aud
iences ever crowded into the church
edifice, the main body of the
church being filled with men, and
the annex packed to its capacity
with ladies and children. The evan
gelist delivered a powerful sermon
on "Hypocrites,' 'with especial ap
peal to the men.
The Tuesday afternoon service
was devoted entirely "to women and
girls, at which time some 300 ladies
gathered to hear the appealing mes
sage of the evangelist on the sub
ject, "The power of a Woman's
Influence." At the close of the ser
vice, practically every person pres
ent went forward as a token of re
consercation and a more devoted,
service for the Master.
The Tuesday nightv service was
"The Meanest Man in Brevard," in
which Dr. Price stated that the
meanest man in . town was not the
drunkard, or the thief, or the boot
legger, but rather the man who
persistently refused to acknowledge
God in his life, or to show gratitude '
to Him.
The subject of the Wednesday j
night service will be "The Biggest |
Fool in Brevard." The Thursday
night service will be especially for
men, at which time the main audi
torium will be reserved for men,
the ladies being requested to sit in
the annex. The subject for this ser- ,
vice will be, "The Modern Business
Man's Blunder,' 'and it is hoped '
that a hirge delegation of men es- j
pecially will be present to hear this .
important mesage.
Morning services are being held
Ihree days this week, which began
Wednesday morning, the evangelist
ielivering a powerful sermon on the | 1
subject, "The Plan of Salvation '
from the Viewpoint of a Lawyer," '
ivhich he was able to handle in an :
authoritative manner since he was
at one time a noted criminal law- :
. !
The subject at the Thursday
morning service will be, "What '
Happens to Country Folk When '
they Move to Town." The Friday '
morning service will be especially
Cor old folk, at which time the sub- :
ject will be, "Pickled or Preserved,
Which?" A boquet of flowers will
be presented to the mother present
who has the largest number of
children, and one to the oldest lady 1
present and one to the oldest man.
These morning services are held
from ten to eleven o'clock, and the
business houses have agreed to close
their various places -for that hour.
Some fifty business houses have
signed the contract to close at this
time and to attend the meetings as
far as possible.
We the undersigned business and
professional men, take this means
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BAND CONCERTS DISCON
TINUED TEMPORARILY
The regular band concerts sche
duled to be held each Tuesday and
Friday evenings will not be held this
week until Saturday evening. This
change is due to the revival meet
ings now in progress and also to
the fact that the band stand will
have to be moved. It is hoped that
after this week the regular sche
dule of concerts will be in effect.
DAILY BIBLE SCHOOLS
INCREASING IN INTEREST
The daily vacation Bible schools
are increasing in interest, with a
total attendance of about 200 chil
dren.
A picnic for the children will be
held Saturday, July 3, at Lake Sega.
An automobile excursion to include
Hendersonville will be made on that
day, leaving Lake Sega at two
o'clock in the afternoon. Between
40 and 50 cars will be needed for
the transportation of the children,
and it is hoped that car owners
will be generous in their donation
of cars for the occasion,
i A demonstration service of the
jJBible school will be fceld Friday
tiight, July 2, in both the Presbyter
ian and Baptist churches.
WORK BEGUN FOR
! EXTENDING BROAD
1 ?1. TO PROBARTE
TOWN WILL HAVE 8 MILES
pF PAVED STREETS
Construction work on the gradinfe
and paving of Broad street exten
sion, from Main 'street to Probarte
avenue ,a distance of one block, is
now in progress, and contract will
be let this week* for the grading and
completion of the remainder of the
extension which will join Highway
No. 28 at King's Creek bridge, just I
below the Institute property:
% order to allow a width of 7 5
feet for this extension, in keeping
with the regulation width of Main
and Broad streets in the business
district, it was found necessary to
remove 20 feet from the East Main
street sidewalk and from the court I
house lawn. To make room foi I
this proper width, it was further I
necessary to uproot three large trees I
on the court house lawn, move the
band stand back toward the court
house several feet, and decrease I
the size of the water fountain to a I
small degree.
Another obstacfe in the way ol
the new street was the old building I
formerly used to house the fire en- 1
gine, and which was necessarily
torn down. The removal of this
building which has for so nian>
years obstructed the distant view. I
now reveals to the public eye a I
magnificent view of the mountains I
in the distance, which view hasl
hithertto been obliterated by the I
presence of this unsightly structure. ,
For the present the extension 1 '
will include only one sidewalk, that I ?
in the side of Macfie's dwjg store. I,
The new street will be constructed I
?5 feet wide through to the Institute I ,
property , and from there on to its j
ioining with the main highway will I ?
)e 60 f<?et in width, ,lt is the opin-ji
on that the remainder of the Broad
street extension will not be com- 1 1
sleted within the year.
The present paving program. I
nade possible by the town's $550.- 1
300 bond issue, will include when I
;ompleted around six miles of paved | !
streets, nine miles of concrete side- 1 1
walks, and 23 miles of water and 1 1
sewer lines, at a total cost of $5.55,- 1 '
300. The remaining $15,000 of the I
bond issue wil be used in grading .
and completing the Broad street ex- 1
tension from Probarte avenue to its I
linking with State Highway No. 28.1
According to information received
from P E. Tignor, resident engi
neer in charge of the street paving I
work, the entire paving program of I
the town will be completed within J
the next six weeks. Of the present I
street paving project, 4 Ys miles are I
now complete, with only 1 1-4 miles 1
yet to be finished. Practically fifty
per cent of the sidewalk construe- 1
tion work is now complete, with < I
balance of 4^4 miles to be com J
pleted sometime within the year. 1
The construction work started ovev I
a year ago.
Prior to the undertaking of the I
present paving programr the town j
had completed 2 % miles of street!
paving, thus with the completion of 1
the present program Brevard will I
be able to boast of possessing 8 I
miles of paved streets. This amounts J
to approximately 68 per cent of the I
total street area of the town being |
paved, which is an unusually large |
percentage for a town of like size. I
The streets are all constructed j
with a five inch concrete base, cov
ered with a twe and one-half inch I
sheet asphalt, including curb and
gutter. I
It is considered quite essential,
and also quite probable, that the
paving program now in progress in- 1
elude in addition the widening to
75 feet and re-covering with sheet
asphalt of South Broad street from
Jordan street to the Rosman high
way. This will involve an addition
al expense of $22,000, but is con
sidered by those in position to know
to be of great importance and to
be less in expense at this time
while the paving work is still under
way."
The total cost of the street im
provements is estimated at $310,
000; sidewalks, $65,000; and water
and sewer pipe*, $128,000. |
The present street paVing project
includes the paving of 20 streets
throughout the town, which are as
follows:
Whitmire, from Caldwell to Cot
continued on second page)
FINAL CONTRACTS
SIGNED FOR HOTEL
TUES. AFTERNOON
WORK WILL BEGIN AT EARLY
DATE
Final contracts for Brevard's
new hotel, to be erected at the
corner of Broad and Morgan
streets, were signpd Tuesday after
noon in a conference between J,
N. Jarrctt, promoter of the new
hotel project, and Mrs. Beulah
Zachary, the donor of the lot for
the hotel site.
Detailed plang for construction
have not yet beln made public, but
it is known that it will be a five
story brick structure, fireproof and
modern in every respect. Construc
tion will begin at an early date.
The name chosen for the hostelry
is "Hotel Woodford."
FLORIDA Y. W. C. A.
AT R0CKBR00K
REGULAR ANNUAL CAMP WILL
MEET JULY SECOND
The Florida delegation of the Y.
W. C. A. Girl Reserves, comprised
of about fifty young girls from
Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg
and the East Coast arrived Tuesday
to encamp at Rockbrook for the
period from June 22 to July 2.
Most of the reserves made the trip
from Florida by train in a special
L-ar, in charge of Miss Morrow, of
Clearwater, Fla., leader of the
Pinellas county group. A few
motored up accompanied by the
parents of some of the girls.
The general .conference is an an
nual affair, the object to get to
gether and plan for the year's work,
rhis conference will be followed by
the regular annual meeting of the
Y. W. C. A. at Rockbrook Camp, '
beginning July 2.
IT PAYS TO RAISE HOGS
J. A. Bishop, manager of the In
stitute farm, made a trip to Hen
iersonville Monday with a truck load
of fresh pork raised on the Institute
farm. The entire load was bought
by the Justus meat market, and
Mr. Bishop received an order for an
other load of pork from the Stepp
market in Hendersonville.
Mr. Bishop is of the opinion that
it pays to raise hogs.
PROLONGED DROUGHT ENDED
Refreshing and reviving rains of
the past week brought relief from
the prolonged drought of the past
two months. ?
EPISCOPAL CAlVfP IN
SESSION HERE NOW
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200 YOUNG PEOPLE AT CAMP
TRANSYLVANIA
Some 200 young people represent
ing the two Episcopal Dioceses of
South Carolina and Upper South
Carolina are now holding a two
weeks' encampment at Camp Tran
sylvania, the session beginning June
18 and will close July 1. A few
dioceses of Eastern Carolina, West
ern North Carolina and Florida are
also represented.
The object of the gathering is
for training in church work, includ
ing courses on the Bible, church
history, and methods of work in
young peoples organizations. Classe?
are held each morning from nine
o'clock until one, the afternoons be
ing given over to rest and recrea-|
tions of various kinds, including hik
ing and aquatic1 sports on the campl
lake. 1
|
Bishop K. J. Finley, of Columbia,
?is director of the camp, with whom
is associated a number of prominent
men and women on the faculty,
together with an efficient corps of
councillors. j
In addition to Bishop Finley, some,
of the prominent members of the
faculty include: Dr. H. W. Starr,
Charleston, dean of the faculty;
Rev. H. W. K. ' Pendleton, Spartan
burg, chaplain; Mrs. D; D. Taber,
Columbia; Miss Annie Morton Stout,
Memphis; Rev. Frank Dean, Wil
mington,. N. C. ; Rev. ^Mortimer
Glover, Stanford, Fla.
CYCLONE MACK TO
PREACH HERE 4TH
THREE SERVICES AT NEW HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING
Rev. Baxter McLendon, bette
known as Cyclone Mack, will lie it
Brevard, Sunday, July 4 ,and holi
three services at the high school
building. All denominations of the
city are cordially invited to heai
him.
Cyclone Mack is well known a.
one of the foremost evangelists of
the country, and this is a wonderful
opportunity giVfcn the Brevard pen
pie to hear him.
The music for the three service:
will be in charge of Mr. and Mr.-.
Charles Jollay, and a chorus of at
least 100 voices is expected. Rep
resentatives from all the different
churches are requested to assist in j
the choir.
CAM MORRISON TO
SPEAK HERE JULY 5 :
EX-GOVERNOR WILL DELIVER ?'
t ADDRESS TO VOTERS 1
As the first big gun of the Dem- '
ocratic campaign here, Cameron ?
Morrison will address the voters of '
the county at the court house at 1 :30 '
Monday afternoon, July 5th.
Ex-Governor Morrison is an able '
speaker and is well Versed on the '
political issues of the day.
A general invitaton is issued to '
all voters i hear him, ladies being '
especially invited to attend.
MRS. JORDAN MEECE DIES '
AT MISSION HOSPITAL *
(
Mrs. Jbrdan Meece, of Rosman, ,
died at Mission hospital, Asheville.
Saturday, after a prolonged illness.
Mrs. Meece had been in declining
health for several months and grad
ually grew worse. She is survived
by her husband and five children. ^
W. W. ALEXANDER ESCAPES
SERIOUS INJURY IN WRECK j
Wells Alexander, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Alexander, experienced
a narrow escape last week in the
train wreck which occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Pitts- j
burg. He was the only one of j
three pasengers on the train who es- j
caped serious injury or death. He |
suffered a sprained ankle and per- j
haps other minor injuries, and is (
now in Washington under medical |
treatment. He expects to join his ,
parents here in. Brevard sometime
this week. I
BUSINESS AT P. 0. ;
DOUBLES IN VOLUME !
POSTMASTER BELIEVES WILL
TREBLE DURING SEASON
According to a statement made by
Postmaster R. L. Nicholson, the vol
ume of business at the local office
is double that of a year ago. Two
truck loads of incoming mail were
received on two consecutive days
during the past week, whereas a
year ago one truck load was con
sidered quite heavy mail.
Mr. Nicholson states that as
much mail has been handled during
the past winter and spring as usu
ally passes through the office in the
rush summer season. He expect?
that the mai Ithis summer will be
three times heavier than that of last
summer.
With the former location and in
adequtae facilities it would have
been impossible to dispense the pres
ent amount of business and the in
creased amount expected, however
with the new location and edequatc
ness is handled at a minimum ex
penditure of time and effort.
This one fact alone is conclusiv.
proof thtft countless , "numbers of "J
people are locating in Brevard,
either as transient guests or perman
ent residents. ...
COL. HODGES RESTING
Col. C. C. Hodges, at: last re
ports just before going to press, is
said to be resting comfortably in
Transylvania hospital, where he has
been quite seriously ill for the past
two weeks. ;
THE PRAYER CORNER
UNDER THE ROSE? SOB ROSA
The rose is one gf those flowers
which recall some lovely deed of
saintship.
"Each flower is as a written bonk
Recalling, by memorial quaint,
The; holy deed of martyr'd saint."
What does the rose recall? If no
one special deed ? though the Gold
en Rose of history might well sug
gest many a deed done for Christ ?
it tells ,at least, of one of the root?
of saintship. For the rose tells of
reticence. Silence and saintship ?
how often they go together! It is
said that one-third of the sin of
the world is caused by sins of the
tongue.
And there is one special form of
reticence suggested by the rose. It.
is found in the phrase "sub rosa."
such familiar Latin, that we have
almost adopted it in the English
language ? "under the rose. '. In its
old meaning the sayinj; tells of
things not to be repeated.
Amongst the ancients, the rose
was dedicated to Harpocrates, th>*
God of Silence, and was suspended
aver the tables in banqueting halls
js a sign that the talk of the guests
sitting underneath it ? "under the
rose," ? was private.
The teaching is as obvious, as it
s necessary, for moderns as well as
indents. And not in banqueting
lalls only must we live "sub rosa."
;hough many a bitter jealousy and
jroken friendship would he avoided
f things were not repeated "after
he party."
As in Smyrna there is a street
lamed "The Street of Roses," be
:ause in it there are roses, roses all
he way, the "sub rosa" life is to
>e lived everywhere, in public and
n private, at home and in society,
it work or a holiday. It is a f<,rro
vhich June places before all her
ilients. Then
?Let me live in my house by the
side of the road,
Where the race of men go by
They are god, they are bad, they
are weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish ? so am 1.
?hen why should I sit in thi scorn
ers seat*
Or hurl the cynics ban?
jet me live in my house by the >i< c
of the road
And be a friend of man.
A PRAYER FOR UNDER THE
ROSE ,
Ever living, ever loving God, our
leavenly Father, we bless and
, raise Thee, that Thou didst set the
luman race in families fo? J>
ligher development and its greate
nfluence. May we gratefully ree
>gnize our duty and our responst
jility to Thee and to one anothei,
md to this community.
Use us, our Father, for Thy pur
pose, even as water bearers, and
love bringers to those whose souls
u-e parched and desolate here. Let
is go forth upon our daily journey,
knowing that Thou wilt help us to
discern and bring beauty and sweet
ness to those who know it not.
Above all touch our lives, we be
seech Thee, with the love of Jesus
Christ, make us lowly and kind a. .
He was, following His example
thought and word and d?ed. Guard
us against all that embitters our re
lations with others. Fill our souls
with true charity in judgment and
utterance. Let us seek good rather
than ill in the lives of those around
us, that we may help to sweeten the
world for the Day of the Coming of
ChlTa word of helpful chicr be
needed, grant that it may be given
us to speak it, and let us see the
hands that are outstretched and the
hearts that arc darkened, as we po
through the world.
"Let us live in our house bj
side of the road, and be a friend to
man." , ?
Let each morning be truly a ^
to sweeter thoughts, leading us
nearer the realizing of our hopes m
Christ, and each evening the gate
way to peaceful rest in Him. "
Christ's Name we ask it'^Amen^
M. U. ASSOCIATION
MEETS AT OAK GROVE
The W. . M. U. .Association will
meet at Oak Grove Baptist church,
Saturday June 2G, beginning at JO
o'clock in the morning. Miss Dorothy
Kellam, State young people's leader,
will be present. All churches in the
county are invited to send i repre
sentatives, and as many attend {???
possible. Dinner-will be served on
the grounds.