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Devoted to the Upbuilding of jTraiwylvania County Try a 'Want Ad' They Will [Bring You RESULTS VOL. XXXI BREV/tRD, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 2, 1816 No. 34 FARM NEWS (By L A. AMJ40N) The first wagon load of home grown water melons was in town Saturday, and sold well As best I fcan find out this is the first load of home grown melons to be brought in for several years. All seemed pleas |L. ed with the showing Mr. Berryman 7 is making in this line of truck. The most often asked question, of late, is, "When is the best time to turn under such heavy weeds as we have this Fall?" The greener they are turned under the less humus they will make and the more apt the soft weeds to make the land sour. From a theoretical view, I would say after considerable of the seed are ripe, but not till all the seed are ripe to reinfest the land. One man who says he has tried them several ways t says he prefers to turn after frost. Some are planning on mowing soon, and let a second crop help rot the large crop. Turn in October and put in rye or wheat. East Fork people are wanting a telephone, and I have agreed to con sult the people on this side about the matter, so be ready when I call. Lab or, poles, and money will be needed, that all along the line can help with. Wonder why Little River hasn't a telephone line? That section needs one badly. Expect lots of callers this winter inquiring about production in this County. Any one having extra good things that will keep, just leave them in my office or at the door, and I will be glad to show them first hand information. Never before was there as many callers for information about our section, and its farm. During September the County Agent and the State Dairy Specialist, hope to establish at least three cream buying stations in the county. Cher ryfield, Brevard and Penrose, will be tried first. Many have extra cows that they have been milking to sup ply summer trade, and wish to keep them over. Cream will pay more than the feed, and the increase in yields due to manure makes it a paying business. Then there is the skimmed milk for chickens, first for pay, pigs second, and calves third. Riverside farm has 450 pullets that are laying seven dozen eggs per day at 50c per dozen. Not consuming much mash yet, being held back. Mr. John Bishop, of the Institute farm, would like for those having better corn than his to speak up, and so does M. Orr of the Clough farm, Capt. Patton, W. S. Ashworth. Coun ty Farm, and goodness most every farmer in the county. I would hate to try to determine the winner, aa all have such good corn. Now is the time to rape for the chickens. Sprouted oats from now on will insure a better hatch next spring, as well as more eggs during winter. BIBLE INSTITUTE . PLANS PERFECTED TWO-WEEK SESSION BE HELD HERE NEXT YEAR Meeting of the local committee was held Thursday evening at the Chamber of Commerce room with reference to the proposed Moody In stitute conference to be held in Brevard next summer Wayne A. Monroe, chairman of (the local committee, presided, at which time it was decided to extend an invitation to the Institute to hold a two-week conference here from July 24 to August 7. Invita tions to the Institute to convene here will be extended from the local committee, the Chamber of Com merce, the mayor and board of al dermen, and from the ministerial body. Various committees were appoint ed for the promotion of this con ference, which will mean in its ben ference, which wil lmean much in its benefits to the community. The four churches of the town are repre sented in the four committees. The committees appointed are as follows: Committee on publication, Methodist, Dr. J. F. Zachary, Mr*. Oliver Orr, T. W. 4 Whitmire, Miss Alma Trowbridge; committee on ar rangements, Baptist, A. E. Hamp ton, Mrs. L. P. Hamlin, J. A. Glaz ier; committee on reservation, Pres byterian, Mrs. C. E. Lowe, R. W. Everett, W. H. Alexander; committee ' on registration, Episcopal, Mrs. Frank Jenkins, Mrs. 0. L. Erwin, D. G. Ward. BREVARD SCHOOLS OPEN WITH TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 750 270 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEGIN TERM The opening o f the Brevard high school and elementary school on Monday morning was featured by the largest student enrollment m the history of the school, the total en rollment of the two schools being practically 750 students. Of this number 270 students are registered in the high school, and 450 in the elementary grades. An increase of 70 in the high school is noted over the enrollment of the first day last year. The largest enrollment in the elementary school is in the first and fourth grades where crowded condi tions exist, though all the grades have practically full enrollments. Twenty-nine members comprise the faculty of the two schools, including 12 in the high s?hool department and 15 in the elementary schoql. 'W. W .Hanaman is beginning his second year a sprincipal of the Bre vard high school, and Miss Ruth Heilig is entering upon her first year as principal of the elementary school. The opening exercises of the high school were attended by quite a number of parents, visitors and for mer students. The exercises opened with devotionals led by Prof. Hana man. The music was in charge of Miss Helen James, the new super visor of public school music. Prof. Hanaman introduced to the student body and visitors the teachers, some of whom spoke a few words. Prof. Hanaman addressed the stu dents, giving particular emphasis to the matter of instructions for enroll ment for the new and old students. The main feature of the opening ex ercises was organization and enroll ment, preparatory to starting the following day with regular assigned class room work. SCENIC FILM BEING SHOWN AT CLEMSON MANY LOCAL SCENES OF IN TEREST ARE INCLUDED One of the outstanding pieces of . Brevard publicity material issued this year by the Chamber of Com merce is the Brevard Scenic Film re cently completed and exhibited for the first time to the public on Mon day at the Clemson Theatre-. The picture requires about ten minutes to run and every scene is filled wth in teresting activities of Brevard's va cation season. All the summer sports and recreational pastimes for which this community is becoming widely known are showing amid most at tractive surroundings. Golf, tennis, baseball, swimming, canoeing, bath ing, fishing, riding, hiking and simi lar activites are shown, beautifully located and splendidly planned, and simply alive with youth in the spirit and in the flesh. Connesstee Falls and Looking Glass Falls are two of,' the cascades pictured. Both are pop ular with the visitors for their natu ral setting and scenic granduer, and are prodmced with wonderful effect Vpon the screen. Panoramic views of the business section of Brevard are shown in which the pewer build ings of Main street ? The Clemson Theatre and the Brevard Banking Company are prominently photo graphed. Scenes of the new Brevard High School and the Methodist Church reflect the high standard of our educational and religious as pects. An old grist mill in operation gives an unusual charm to the pic ture, and the reel is finished with greetings from the citizens of Bre vard, throt^h the Chamber of Com merce and the Brevard Kiwanis Club. The electric sign of the Chamber of Commerce is shown as a fade-out. While the film is essentially a med ium of Brevard publicity, it is free from advertising which is objection able to theatre patrons and should be very popular with the show houses in which it will be exhibited as one of the features of the Carolina News Reel. Almost the entire reel is de voted to scenic views "interest to everyone contemplating a (trip to the mountains and to the' activities of youth. Beginning next Monday the Brevard Reel will be released on a twenty week contract to be afeown in t GET-TOGETHER-DAY PROOVES SUCCESS V V , LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS ARE ENTERTAINED An enjoyable and important event of the past week was the community and tourist picnic held Thursday afternoon and evening on the spaci ous grounds of the Country dab, at which a large gathering of towns people and visitors was present. The entertainment was sponsored joint ly by the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. The weather conditions were all that could be desired, and the bounti ful picnic lunch served on the beau tiful lawn adjoining the Country Club afforded satisfaction for all. In addition to the regular basket lunch, an abundance of hot coffee was served by Secretary Alexander, of the Chamber of Commerce. The event was featured by a fox chase which was participated in just at sunset. The evening was given over to games and dancing. Prior to the picnic supper, an ad dress of welcome was given byW. E. Breese in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. Mrs. L. E. Faulkner, of New Orleans, responded to the address of wel come in behalf of the visitors pre sent. A nice feature of the event was the tagging of each person present with a slip of paper stating the name and home addrefe, thus making un necessary all formalities and in troductions. _ , REPUBLICANS FIRE FIRST CAMPAIGN GUN HERE MONDAY HON. Jj J. HAYES AND K. R. SMATHERS TO SPEAK The first big gun of the Republi can campaign in this county will be fired Monday morning, September 6th, at 11:00 o'clock when Hon. J. J. Hayes and K. R. Smathers ad dress the voters on the issues of the day. Hayes is the Republican nominee for United States Senate; Smathers is Republican nominee from the district for Congress, both men be ing eloquent speakers and well versed in the business of the party. The speaking will be held in the county Court House, and a cordial invitation has been extended by local Republican leaders to ladies and gents alike to be present. JESSE MASTERS, ROSMAN * MAN, MISSING FOR PAST * TWO WEEKS; NO CLUES * Posses under the direction of * Sheriff B. J. Silton are scouring * the woods and fields around * Rosman for the -body of Jesse * Masters, who has been mising * since Sunday, August 15. No * definite due* ban been found * from which to work, other than * he was possibly lolled or died * from* the effect* of whiskey in * an out of the way place. - * He it supposed to kfre had * several hundred dollars on his * person whan be left hif Rosman * boarding place abont 9 o'clock * Sunday morning the lfc. He was * drinking at that tint* and was * seen again about 11 o'clock at * the bomp ef Tal Petit, who lives * on the old Tomaway road. He * w>s drinking very heavy at that * time and left presumably for * more whiskey. At three o'clock Wednesday. 1 no trace had been found of the * body. He was employed by the * Texaway Tanning Co. * the principal citiee of North and South Carolina after which time it will be avilable for exhibition in Florida at a time wh#n the people of the South are planning to come to j the mountains. If there appears to be a demand for the picture in more I^aces than ess be supplied with one film, as many additional copies as are desired can be made from the negative. The picture will be shown daring this week at the Clemsea Theatre on Wednesday, Friday and gaittrday at matinee and evening performances. ST. PHILIPS CHURCH CORNERSTONE LAID k ' ? ? ' - CEREMONIES IN CHARGE OF BISHOP HORNER The laying of the cornerstone of the new edifice o fSt. Philips Epis copal church was an impressive and important event taking place Monday -afternoon. Bishop Junius M. Horner, D. D., of the Western North Carolina <jiocese, officiated at the ceremonies, assisted by Eev. Harry Perry, rector of St. Philips, and Rev. C. D. Chap inan, former rector. As the bishop and clergy proceeded to the place where the cornerstone was to be laid, the choir, standing on a nimproised platform, sang softly a hymn. A short reading from the order of service was given by Rev. Perry, followed by prayer and scrip ture reading from the third chapter of first Corinthians. The bishop, standing beside the cornerstone and laying: his hands up on it, spoke a few words and offer ed prayer, carrying out the forma lities of laying the cornerstone. Rev. Chapman then proceeded to the atone and with a few appropriate re marks placed in it an old well-worn Bible, which was given him by Bis hop Seymore at the time he was or dained to the priesthood. W. E. Breese placed in the stone the re cords of the laying of the corner stone of the original church and al so the record of the present ceremony together with a history of the parish. A copy of the order of service used at the ceremony and the latest edi tion of the Brevard News, a prayer book, hymnal, and gold coin present ed by Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Ward, a Columbian Exposition coin presented by Rev. Mr. Chapman, a Brevard silver spoon and a photograph of Rev. Mr. Chapman presented by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Breese, a Brevard scenic post card, and an original poem by Harve Vernor Smedberg, were placed in the stone by Rev. Mr. Perry. A large number of the church members and interested friends gathered to witness the impressive service. A collection taken 'at the close of the services amounted to (566. A brief history of the original St. Philips church, written by Miss Jane W. Hume, of Asheville, follows: The cornerstone of the first St. Philips church was . laid, during the summer of 1883. The lot on which it 6tood, now to be occupied by the new church, was given by my father, Robert W. Hume. My mother, Mrs. Jane W. Hume, .sold an old wedge Wood dish that had been in her family over a hundred years to start the building fund. 2 ifow .the church was built my mother asked the Bishop to send us a minister, and for a number of years Rev. Dr. D. H. Buell came once a month and preached Sunday morning at St. Paul's, in the Valley, three miles out, which was torn down some years ago, and in the afternoon in the Brevard court house. My father died before the church was built, but was interred on the lot and will I rest with my mother and other mem bers of my family beneath the new church. , Bishop Lyman, who laid the cor nerstone, gave my mother the priv ilege of naming the church and she named it after St. Philips in Charles ton, S. C., where she was chris tened and married. The town gave a lot each to the Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Episcopal churches. The one given to the Episcopal church was sold and the proceeds added to the building fund. A daughter, grand-daughter and greaterand-danghter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hume, the first founders of the church, were present Monday at the laying of the corner ' atone. PISGAH FOREST SCHOOL OPENS WITH 172 STUDENTS The Pisgah Forest school, with E. E. Allison as principal, opened Mon day with a total student enrollment of 172. Six teachers oomprise the faculty. | The 1926-27 school year promises to be a successful one ,with the farge number of promising pupils enrolled and apparently ready for a gfcod yew's work. ROSMAN SCHOOLS BEGIN ON BANNER YEAR IN HISTORY CO-OPERATION IN ALL DEPART MENTS STRESSED The Rosman schools opened Mon day morning with the largest student body and faculty in the history of the school. A large number of par ents and visitors were also present. The total student enrollment was 347, of which number 97 are high school students and 250 in the ele mentary school. This is a decided , increase over the enrollment of last year, since the high school enroll ment on the first day of last year was 72 and the elementary enroll ment was 224. Sixteen members comprise the present faculty. The exercises opened with a song, followed by scripture reading by Rev. J. C. Richardson, pastor of the Rosman Methodist church, and pray er by Rev. Littleton, of Salem, S. C. Interesting and inspiring talks were heard from several, including Rev. H. F. Wright, pastor of the Rosman Baptist church, Rev. W. H. Nicholson, pastor of the Toxaway Circuit, Committeemen A. M. White and E. A. Glazener, Lee R. Fisher, Miss Juanita Koontz, principal of the elementary school, and Prof. V. E. Wessinger, principal of the Ros man schools. Prof. Wessinger spoke interesting ly of educational and other matters of interest, stressing the importance of co-operation between the facutly and student body and between the parents and the school. JUDGE BAILEY, OF FLORIDA, PRAISES TO6 COMMUNITY SAYS 5-WEEK STAY RENEWED HIS HEALTH Brevard has been highly honored for the fwet several weeks in having within its borders a distinguished guest in the person of Judge H. P. Bailey, of Tampa, Fla., who is com pletely sold on this section. Judge Bailey came here five Weeks ago, broken in health and greatly in need of rest and recupera tion. His original intention was to spend twp weeks in this section, but finding the surroundings so favor able and his health improving so noticeably, his visit has been pro longed into five weeks. Before coming to Brevard, the judge was desirous of finding a quiet place somewhere in the West ern Norih Carolina mountains, and to that effect wrcte to the postmast er of several resorts centers in this section of the mountains. Judge Bailey states that his inquiry to the Brevard postmaster received the promptest and most courteous reply, in that the communication was at once placed in the hands of Secre tary Alexander, of the Chamber of Commerce, who wrote alluringly of the many charms and advantages td be derved in this beauty spot and health-giving resort center. Judge Bailey is of the opinion that the climate, water and people here are unexcelled, and he ex presses himself as being altogether delighted with his environs and with the beauties of this immediate sec tion of the mountains. It is quite probable that he will buy property here with the intention of "building b summer home, since he has become such an ardent admirer of Brevard its residents. He considers Bre vard ideally located, and is en thvsiastic in his belief that the town i has wonderful possibilities for be ; coming a large and important re . sort and industrial center. Mrs. Bailey, who acompanied the judge to Brevard, returned borne some two weeks ago, and he leaves for Tampa this week. They liave been stopping at the home of T. A. English. STORES TO BE CLOSE MONDAY FOR LABOR DAY CELEBRATION i All business houses' in Brevard will be closed Monday, September 6 for Labor Day. No exercises wiO lie held during the day. A Repub: lican speaking and ball game will Ik features of the day. THE PRAYER CORNER ? THE GUIDE FOR THE WAY i ????? "When He, The Spirit of Truth is come He will guide you into all Truth" ? John 16:13. I do not know that I can do better for us all, in speaking of "The Guide For The Way" than by quoting that beautiful hymn of Harriet Aubers, that has been such a help and com fort to so many of the Lord's Dis ciples: Our blest Redeemer ere he breathfd His tender last farewell A Guide a Comforter bequeathed With us to dwell. He came sweet influence to impart A gracious willing Guest, While He can find one humble heart Wherein to rest. And His, that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even, That checks each fault, that calms each fear And speaks of Heaven. And every virtue we possess And every victory won, And every thought of holiness Are His alone. Spirit of purity and grace Our weakness pitying, see: 0 make our hearts Thy dwelling place, And worthier Thee. A PRAYER TO THE GUIDE FOR THE WAY 0 Thou Spirit of Purity and Grace Whom our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed His tendeh last farewell, bequeathed as a Guide and Com forter with us to dwell, Thou didst come sweet influence to impart, a gracious will Guest. Make < ur hearts humble that Thou maycst rest in them. Touch our ears that we may hear Thy gentle voice, soft as the breath of even, checking each fault, calming each fear and speaking of beaven. Help us to know and feel tnat ev ery virtue we possess, and every vic tory won and every though: of holi ness are Thine alone. Pity our weakness, make Thou, our hearts, Thy dwelling place and worthier Thee. 0 Holy Spirit dwelling i:i as, Thy servants, enable us to manifest the Fruit of Thy Presence, Love ? in obedient self sacrifice to God and man; joy ? in daily hopefulness and cheerfulness, in brightness and con tentment; peace ? in calm confidence in God, in outward temptations and inward trials; long suffering ? in pa tience with God, our neighbors and ourselves; gentleness ? in tenderness to all ijien ; goodness ? in personal holiness and loving efforts to help, j others; Faith? in brave warfare (against sin/ the worid and the ' devil; meekness ? in a recollected mind, a detached heart, and a stead fast /bill; and temperance ? in a mortified and chastened body, kept, undefiled as Thy Temple. i And this we ask, in the Name of our blest Redeemer, who bequeathed Thee -to us as our Guide and Com ? forter, to dwell within us, Amen. | ? . ' ? C. D. C. NEW JEWELRY STORE OPENS IN BREVARD 1 . ? WILL OCCUPY JUD McCRARY BUILDING A new jewelry store "is opening for business this week in the Mc Crary building on Main street, un der the management of M.'%. Fox man, formerly of Ashevillc. A first class jewelry stock is car ried, the management specializing in. watch and jewelry repairing. Mr. Foxman is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Horology,, and 1 [as been in the jewelry business for the past 14 years. He is con nected with the American Optical company, of Atheville, and is pre pared to give 24-hour service in all optical goods. 2,500 STUDENTS ENROLLED . IN TRANSYLVANIA SCHOOLS 1,1 " ? ? The total number of pupils en rolled in the 32 schools of the coun- . ty is estimated at approximately * 12,600. Tbe school* have all started with bright prospects for a success ful school year of 1926-27. . / :