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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA,, NOVEMBER Jl, 1926
No. 4
VOL. XXXI
Livingstone Writes of |
County's Fine Record
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By JOrtN A. LIVINGSTONE.
Transylvania wasn't the first
North Carolina county to vote a
nine months school term. for every
child within its borders, but it was
the first rural county, and it is still
one of two counties. ->
New HanoV?r, the other county,
is largely composed of Wilmington,
and is scarcely half as large as
Transylvania. It is distinctly urban
?with more than 90 per cent of its
people living in towns.
Transylvania is largely composed
of Blue Ridge mountains with 80
per cent of its people living in
mountain valleys v and mountain
coves. It is distinctly rural in its
life.
By Common Content.
"How did it happen that you
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DELEGATES GONE TO
BIG KIWANIS MEET
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Messrs. W. E. Breese, R. E. Law-j
re net, C. E. Lowe, T. C. Henderson ;
?and Jerry Jerome are in Charleston,'
S. C. , attending the convention of
Kiwanis club in session there Thurs- ?
day and Friday. The Kiwanis del
egation is acompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Alexander, representing
the Brevard Chamber of Commerce.
During the convention the Bre
vard scenic film will be shown in
all of the picture theatres, arrange
ments having been made for the
exhibition of the picture through J.
GiLmore Smith, president of the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to the showing of the
Brevard picture, the delegation . .
taking a supply of Brevard booklets
and illustrated advertising niau
and will place Brevard Glad-hand
signs all along the route through
South Carolina.
Delegates expect to return to
Brevard Saturday.
William R. Warren, 53 years of
age, died Sunday morning at the
home of his son near Seashore. The
deceased has been engaged in saw
mill work in Transylvania and ad
joining counties for several years,
and was well known.
Reports reaching Sheriff Sitton
immediately following the death of
Mr. Warren, which came suddenly,
caused the official to call a coroner's
inquest. Coroner Kilpatrick was
notified of the reports ''and Messrs.
I. F. Shipman, E. F. Gillespie, A. B.
Owen, W. W. Bradley, W. P. Full
hright and E. H. Duckworth were
summoned and accompanied the cor
oner to the Warren home.
Investigation by the jury resulted
in a verdict to the effect that the
' deceased came to his death as a re
sult of natural causes.
Automobiles, electric lights and
telephones are used by American
people in about equal number, ap
proximately 16,000,000 of each.
John a Livingstone, one of Caro
lina's very finest newspapermen,,
came with Hon. Josephus Daniels to
rsitvard when the former cabinet
member spoke here a few weeks
ago. Mr. Livingstone is no stranger
in Transylvania county, having
lived here several years ago.
Mr. Livingstone was delighted
with the rapid growth and splendid
program of Brevard and Transyl
vania county. Upon his return to
Raleigh he wrote and published in
The Raleigh News and Observer a
splendid tribute to Transylvania.
The News and Observer, The Old
Reliable" as it is affectionately
called, is one of the most influential
papers of the South, and Transyl
vania- county is truly grateful to Mr.
Livingstone for the accompanying
article. ? Editor. _________ ?
HEARING MONDAY
IN MURDER CASE
Preliminary hearing set for Sat-,
urday of last week in the case o
State vs Richard Edens and Carl
Lynch was continued until Monday,
November 15, owing to the fact that
counsel for the defense claimed in
sufficient time for proper investiga
tion of the case.
The hearing arises as the result
of the recent death of John Chap
man, of East Fork, who died from
wounds received in a blow on t e
head, according to coroner's verdict.
An alleged fight occurred about
six weeks ago in the East Fork sec
tion when Chapman claimed he was
attacked and beaten by Richard
Edens and Carl Lynch, of Pickens,
S. C., the two men leaving Chapman
for dead partly buried in a Hole
ilbout a half mile off the highway.
Chapman later revived and return
ed to his home, and died about two
weeks later at Transylvania hospi
tal. Edens and Lynch are out on
$j,0U0 bond, each,, pending the hear
ing next Monday.
Hamlin & Kimzey will represent
the State at the- preliminary haar
ng. Attorneys for the defense will
. .elude W. E. Breese, R. R- Fisher,
D. L. English, all of Brevard, and
Sam Craig, of South Carolina.
The hearing will be held before
Magistrate F. E. Shuford.
MANYLOCALENTRIES
STWESTERNN.CJASR;
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Quite a jnumber of citizens of the
town- and county are making ex
hibits at the Western North Caro
lina Fair held in Asheville th u
"week. j
Among the Transylvania exhibit
ors are W. L. Aiken, C. C. Yongue,
Otis Shipman, Clough Farm, Pisgah
Forest, T. T. Patton, Pisgah Forest,
T. A. English, Davidson River, C. S.
Woodfin, Penrose, Mrs. John Reid, |
Blantyre, F. H. Holden, Pisgah For
est, Eugene Duckworth. |
The display will consist of a va
riety of farm products and cattle.
Buildings valued at $4,000,000 are
being erected in Honolulu.
MAYOR'S STATEMENT
ABOOT EXPLOSION
Mayor T. W. Whitmire iwued the
following statement Wednesday re
garding the explosion on Maiti street
election night:
"Concerning the explosion of
election night, I desire to ?y that
I have been expecting each day that
the parties who caused the explos
ion would appear Wore the author
ities and make full confession.
'i based my expectation upon in
formation which I considered most
"authentic and thoroughly reliable.
"I have waited several days for
the proposed confession of the one?
who caused the explosion, and will
say to the public at this time that,
I am not waiting any longer, butj
will urge the city and county offi
cers to make every effort to obtain
necessary evidence to convict the
guilty party or parties, thereby
clearing the fair name of Brevard^
insofar as apprehension and punish
ment of the guilty ones may do that.
"The reward of $500 still stands j
for the arrest and conviction of
those causing the explosion."
kotedmIster I
PASSES AWAY HERE
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Rev. Franklin L. Townsend, aged.
73, died here Sunday night at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. H. E.
Martin, following a lingering ill
ness. Funeral services were held,
Tuesday afternoon at the Metho
dist' church, the officiating clergy
being, Rev. C. S. Kilpatrick, of Gas
tonia, and Rev. W. E. Poovery, of
Lenoir, both former pastors of Bre
vard and long-time friends of Mr.
Townsend, Dr. T. J. Marr, Rev. E.
R. Welch. Interment was in Gilles
pie cemetery.
Rev. Mr. Townsend was one of the
most beloved men in the Western
North Carolina Methodist confer
ence, having joined the conference
in 1879, before the division was
made, and continued in the ministry
until 1920, when he retired from ac
tive service on account of failing
health. He was presiding elder of
the Waynesville district about twen
ty-five years ago, at which time Bre
vard circuit was included in that
district. For four years he served
as pastor at Franklin, and also held
pastorates at Lincolnton, Rocking
ham, East Greensboro, Wadesboro
and Bessemer City, ,his last charge.
He wrote quite extensively for var
ious church peridoicals. He was a
native of Robeson county, and he
and his wife have been making their
home in Brevard the past year with
their daughter
Mr. Townsend is survived by his
wife and seven children, Herbert, of
Augusta, Ga.; Frank, of Walpole,
Mass; Roy L., of Greensboro; Folger,
a student at Duke University; Paul,
a teacher in the Waynesville high
school; Mrs. H. E. Martin, of Bre
vard; and the youngest daughter,
Mary, a student at Duke University.
All the children with the exception
of the oldest, Herbert, were present
at the funeral services Tuesday.
U. D. C. MEETS SATURDAY
The regular meeting of the U. D.
C. will be held Satnrday afternoon
at three-thirty . o'clock at the li
brary.
PARTIES DIVIDE
COUNTY OFFICES
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Election officials met last Thurs
day at the county court house and
cfenvassed the returns, made their
report and signed the official papers
that gave six county offices to the
democrats and five to the republi
cans. F. E. Shuford was selected
as chairman of the meeting, and sev
eral secretaries were appointed to
keep records of the proceedings.
Offices won by the democrats are
as follows: Wilson for legislature;
Patton for treasurer; Henderson for
tax collector; Morrow for surveyor;
Wilkerson for coroner and Lyda on
the board of commissioners.
Republicans were victorious in
naming Owen for deck of the court;
Sitton for sheriff;. Galloway for
register of deeds; and Pickelsimer
and White on the board of county
commissioners.
Democrats carried the county for
all state offices, and Overman and
Weaver for senate and congress se
cured the county by majorities of
less than one hundred.
Patton secured the largest ma
jority of an,y democratic candidate, '
while White carried the honors forj
receiving 160 over his opponent,
the republicans, his vote being 69
over his nearest democratic oppon- '
en in the commissioner's race.
Table published elsewhere gives
the official vote of each precinct for
all the county offices and that, of th^
congressional race.
SCHOOL INFLUENCE
MOST FAR-REACHING
(By Supt. T. C. Henderson)
In estimating the efficiency of
our schools it is important to know
where the emphasis should be placed.
In the life of the individual, even
as in the life of the nation, the ac
tivities of today are conducted in
the light of their influence on the
affairs of tomorrow. So it is with
education ? its prime business is
the development of the individual to
build the nation's future. "One's
way of loojking at things does not
depend upon the size of the town in
which he li(ves but on the lize of his
mind." Te statement broadcasted
over the county week before last
that the County Superintendent of
Schools "caused to be appointed in
Brevard Elementary School a lady
who has only finished the 7th grade,"
is, as every intelligent and informed
person in the county knows, an ab
solutely untrue statement, without
any foundation whatever, and an
insult not only to the school officials
but also to all the teachers of Bre
vard Elementary School. There is no
teacher in said school but holds a
Teacher's Standard Certificate is
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STORES TO CLOST
ALL DAY THURSDAY
Banks and stores of Brevard will
be closed Thursday (today) in ob
servance of Armistice Day. There
is no special program arranged for
celebration here, and many Brevard
people will spend the day in Ashe
ville, Hendersonville, and other
near-by points.
Brevard to Have Mail
Delivery for the City
v City delivery of mail for Brevard
is to be the next step forward in
this rapidly growing little city.
The city council in session Mon
day evening voted unanimously to
proceed with the naming of the
streets, in accordance with the de
mands ?f the United States govern
ment before free delivery of mail
will be instituted for a city.
After streets have been named all
houses will be numbered in the zone
where free delivery of mail will be
made. Cost of naming streets and
placing names at street corners and
intersections will be borne by the
city. Residents w;?i, of course, be
required to place numbers on their
houses.
Free delivery of mail will save
the residents of Brevard hundreds
of hours each day in the aggregate.
Another valuable asset for the city
FREE TICKETS TO
CLEMSON THEATRE
Head the advertisements in to
day's Brevard News, and see if
YOUR name appears in any one of
them.
' There are two advertisements in
this issue, each one carrying the
name of a Brevard lady. It will be
necessary for you to read the adver
tisements carefully in order to find
the names.
There are tickets in The News
office for each of the ladies whose
names appear in the advertisements,
which will admit them to the Clem
son Theatre on next Monday or
Tuesday, when that wonderful pic
ture, "Bardeley's The Magnificent"
will be shown.
This picture is considered one of
the very best released this season,
and The News is happy because twe
ladies will be the guests of this
paper at this great show.
One purpose of announcing this
plan is to influence the people to
road the advertisements of the Bre
vard business men each week. They
are messages prepared and publish :d
especially for' the "ouying public, and
the person who reads the advertis
ments regularly, watching carefully
for the best offerings each week,
will save much money and time dur
ing the year, for the business men
plan these events for you and tell
you about them in the advertise
ments in this paper.
Next week two other names will
appear and each week will find two
new names, picked at random, and
placed in different - advertisements
each issue.
Read the advertisements. Find
your name. Call at News office and
get your ticket.
SAMUEL R. OWEN ABLE
TO LEAVE HOSPITAL
Samuel R. Owen, deputy sheriff
of Gloucester township, who was
accidentally shot on election day by
Sylvanus McCall, was able to leave
Transylvania hospital Wednesday,
where he was taken after receiving
wounds in his right leg.
Walker Breedlove, who was shot
in a pistol duel with Jim Bryson on
election day, is reported as improv
ing at the Brevard hospital.
Official Vote of Transylvania County November 2, 1926
Cong. Legis. C. of C. Sheriff Register 'Treas. Tax Col. Surveyor Coroner County Board Commissioners
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Bovd 115 157 114 156 118 150 105 165 108 160 121 148 100 171 111 159 104 168 116 112 110 159 164 157
Brevard No 1 317 151 312 159 316 159 296 176 320 1,51 321 152 323 148 326 143 318 152 318 298 309 154 165 164
Brevard No 2 459 239 459 258 443 254 447 249 458 240 466 230 458 240 459 237 448 248 448 441 454 243 249 251
Brevard No 3 132 189 192 188 125 195 120 201 136 184 149 174 121 198 130 190 127 193 127 126 127 190 195 192
Gath Creek 123 155 118 158 119 160 115 164 118 158 118 rfcO 115 157 123 1&5 120 156 118 118 119 160 160 158
Cedar Mtn "7 50 9 49 7 50 9 49 8 50 8 50 7 50 7 50 8 49 8 7 7 47 50 50
Dunn s Roc k 134 82 134 82 128 87 131 83 133 82 133 83 132 82 133 82 133 ,82 132 132 132 83 84 83
Eastatoe 76 113 77 115 82 113 84 111 79 115. 80 110 86 107 76 _ 115 79 115 76 77 72 108 112 126
Fast Fork '76 5 78 3 74 5 75 6 75 5 77 3 75 5 75 4 74 6 74 75 75 6 6 7
Gl^ces No 1 27 129 32 124 22 132 33 124 .23 134 28 127 36 121 25 131 30 127 v. 28 24 25 129 130 130
Glouces No 2 34 106 38 102" 17 123 38 102 22 117 38 101 31 109 32 108 30 108 29 29 27 111 111 113
Hoi k 2 195 -235 197 241 195 227 205 221 211 222 ' 206 237 192 229 196 228 195 227 221 23(T 196 204 198
82?hL?' II 171 59 170 57 177 56 173 57 171 62 167 56 174 57 172 56 172 60 53 57 170 175 171
OM 1W.V 21 26 29 36 28 39 25 42 24 43 31 36 28 38 26 38 p 39 24 36 28 30 41 47
Rosman 121 82 118 88 114 92 120 88 113 92 123 80 125 83 122 80 115 82 112 103 95 86 88 119
TOTALS 1927 1850 1944 1865 1891 1931 1881 1938 1895 1913 1977 1817 1930 1875 1931 1860 1897 1892 1897 1852 1862 1871 1934 1966
Majorities 77 1? J " 40 37 18 160 ' 55 71 5 x , . x X
\ V' . . ; ???V" " 'V/r-s
is the additional pulling power of
Brevard in bringing new citizens to
this city. One of the first questions
asked by a prospective new-come*
to any small city Is that of free de
livery of mafl.
Brevard's splendid system of
, paved streets and sidewalks will
guarantee the . government's o. k.
for free delivery J of mail just as
soon as naming a/.J numbering the
streets shall have been completed.
Dr. "Walter Ramer was appointed
meat inspector for the city. -^0^*
THE PRAYER CORNER
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
v "Whereunto shall we liken the
Ten ffcmmandments and what shall
we compare the laws revealed upon
Mount Sinia?" says a noted whiter.
I "They are iruits borne, by The
Tree of Wisdom, wherein the seed
of harvest to come is hidden." "They
are jewels in the crust of earth,
wherein the teachings of life are
made clean as crystal. Wherefore it
is said that God wrote them upon
the rocks, because they belong to the
foundations.
"And He gave them to Israel, be
cause they were His people cnoten to
enlighten all nations. Yet He hath
broken and scattered Israel, and the
Tables of Stone laid up in the Ark
have vanished."
"But the fruitfulnesfc of their wis
dom is not lost, neither have the
Jewels of their righteousness been
darkened.
For in them we see clearly what is
good for man to do, and what things
hinder him in the upward way of
living. .
"Wherefore Christ hath put * His '
Seal upon The Ten Commandments,
because their meaning is i_.ove to
God and our neighbor. "Thou shalt"
he said, "love the Lord thy Goilj with
all thy heart, and wiUi ail thy soul,
and with all they mind and With all
'thy strength. And thou shalt love
'thy neighbor as thyself."
! While we are putting forth as- a
Nation a united effoit to school our
children on the Constitution; to
teach them to respect 'he laws that
men have made for the governing of
our land, let us go back one step
farther and teach every child the
Corner Stone, the I'ounJation, the
Fundamental Principle upon which
every law now in existence was or
iginally based, The Lavs of God, as
plainly set forth in The Ten Com
mandments.
"A PRAYER FOR TH?TEN
conl;,iandment\
Almighty Law Giver, in Vhose
bosom the Moral Law ha.-: its sear, ?
teach us to reverence and obey it,
and to bring home to the beans d
the children its eternal truths, for
it is the corner stone, the foundation,
the fundamental principle upon
which every law now in existence was
originally based. The laws of God
as plainly set forth in the Ten
Words.
There are fruits borne by the
tree of Wisdom, wherein the seed of
harvest to come is hidden. They are
jewels in the crust of eiirth wherein
the teachings of life are made clear
as crystal.
In them we see clearly what is
good for man to do, and what
things hinder him iu the upward way
of loving.
Did not Christ our Lord and
Master put His Seal upo.i them, say
ing "Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God, with all thy heart, and with all
they soul, and witb all thy mind, and
with all thy strength. And thou
shalt love thy neighoor as thyself,"
because their meaning is love io God
and love to our neighbor?
Let us never iorgut that Our be- y
loved Lord said, "That whqaoever
breaks one of these comn jndments,
even the least of them, a:;d teaches *
others to do so will be tb- least es
teemed in the Kingdom o: Heaven;
but whosover kpep thfcm a.id teaches
others to do so will be e.'.tecmed great
in the Kingdom of Heaven."
Grant that we may keep and do
them from our hearts, O Thou Al
mighty Lay Giver, in whose bosom
the Ten Words have "their seat, for
the sake of Him who so loved us as
to die for us and who will judge
at the Last Day, Arr.-. n.