CHAMBER OF COMMENCE PASSED THE 250
MARK IN FIRST WEEK OF FINE CAMPAIGN
The Transylvania Spirit Manifest in
Magnificent Style ? -New Mem
bers Galore are Added
MORE MEMBERS NOW THAN
TOTAL WAS IN PAST YEAR
AHiion and Bromfield Running Neck
and Neck in Contest ? Pulling
for 300 Members
Ending of the first week- of Bre
vard's campaign for a greater
Chamber of Commerce came Tues
day night in high gear, with the
. twenty-five members of the board of
directors in the most enthusiastic
and optimistic mood. Reports by
the two teams that had been can
vasing' for new members since last
Wednesday morning showed a great
er collection in cash than ever be
fore; a greater amount in pledges
than ever before secured, and with
the largest membership in the or
ganization's history.
Mac Allison and Jim BromfieW.
were the two captains, and the two
teams had really worked, as ' tlie
results showed. The race between
the t\yo teams was so close that
neither could be declared in actual
lead over the other, and it will' take
the winding up of the campaign
next Tuesday night to decide the
winner.
An enthusiastic meeting was held,
^Eat which reports were made. With
but few exceptions the people not
only of Brevard, but of all Tran
sylvania county, proved themselves
to be standing squarely behind the
Chamber of Commerce. New mem
bers in large numbers were added to
the list, each team turning in about
130 memberships, giving_a_-t(?tai- of
(continued on page four)
HUNNICUT IS
COMING FRIDAY
? '
To Speak to Kiwanians at Regular
Meeting ? Breese to Make
Report
Superintendent Hunnicutt, of the
Henderson county schools, will head
a delegation of Kiwanians who are
coming to Brevard next FYiday
night to meet with the local club.
Mr. Hunnicutt has the reputation of
being one of the finest speakers in
the western part of the state, and
local Kiwanians are anxious for the
coming event.
The club met last week with the
Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday
night, but this week will go back to
the regular meeting time and place.
In addition to the visit of the
Hendersonville Kinwanians, District
Trustee William E. Breese, who at
tended the district meeting in Char
lotte last Wednesday, will report on
the action taken by the governing
board.
Every member of the club is ex
pected to attend the meeting Fri
day night.
NOTEDMANPAYS
VISIT TO BREVARD
Hon L. L. Jenkins of Washing
ton and Asheville, spent a few
. hours in Brevard last Saturday.
He was accompanied by . Mrs. Jenk
ins and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Boyd.
Mr. Jenkins has many friends in
the county, having spent much time
here during the campaign of 1920
when he was R-epublican candidate
for Congress. While Mr. and Mrs.
Jenkins spend most of the time in
their Washington home, their Ashe
ville residence is their real home,
both desiring to retain their legal
residence in North Carolina.
Mr. Jenkins announced his inten
tion of bringing his wife to Bre
vard this coming summer where
they expect to spend most of the
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd live at Pen
rose. Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Jenkins
are sisters.
BREESERETURNS
FROM WEEK'S TRIP
" William E. "Breese has ^returned
from Charlotte and Raleigh, having
Wn Away from the city for about
? one week. The Brevnrd lawyer said
he is glad to be back where the
weather is perfect. lie encoun'.r
ed snow, rain, wind, sleet, slush
and mud in the Central part of the
state, and vowed that Brevard is
the one _ spot in the whole section
where tKe* Fun shines brightly, and
where there is no snow.
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
SINGING CONVENTION
At the last session of the Tran
syTfTrTKa County Singing Conven
tion. iS^as elected to scive as
'?hairma^epf the convention dur'ng
the year ^^27. The first session of
th? convo^^on t hi < year will con
vene at the court house in Brevard
on the fifth Sunday in this month,
being the 3rtth ftf January.
We hope to make this a great con
vention. Let us come together and
worship the Lord 'in song.
? Z. I. HENDERSON. Chmn.
auiiiljilli R
AT P.?T.
Elume|itary Group Renders Interest
ing Program ? Miss Kern is
Heard* with Interest
Unusual Merest was manifest at
the meeting of the Elementary 1'iUv
ent-Teaehe^assoeiation held fyortday
afternoon In the elementary school
auditorium, at which about seventy
five parents and teachers were in at
tendance.
The president, Mrs. Hinton MCr
Leod, opened the meeting with cle
votionals and conducted th? matters
of business pertaining to the assoc
ciation, following which the meeting
was put in charge of the program
committee, of which Mrs. F. P.
Sledge is chairman.
An interesting and instructive
program on the subject of Health
was presented, opening with a health
May entitled "Milk for All the
World,' - which W&s -given by Miss
Hedrick's fourth grade children.
TlM young jfirts and boys taking
part in the play were dressed in cos
tume to represent the different na
tions, demonstrating the fact that
milk :-s a nourishing and necessary
food for children the world over.
A number of*iittle folks of the
second grade gave an enjoyable
demonstration ;?f physical education
to the accomffcniament of the viu
trola. r
Dr. T. J. .lummey, in his discus
sion of the subject, "Contagious and
Infectious Diseases," told interesting
rind helpful facts concerning the
most serious contagious diseases (
prevalent mainly among children, i 1
He spoke also of the rapid changes M
taking place in medicine from year J \
to year and <>f recent discoveries af
fect ihg the treatment of certain dis
eases.
Prior to his discussion of the sub
ject at hand, Dr. Summey announced
to' the audience that the procuring
of a full-time county health officer
was now a reality and that the ser
vices of an educated and experienced
man for this position would be se- j
cured within a few days.
Miss Florence Kern discussed the
Health Crusade to be carried on in
the schools of the county, explain
ing more in detail the health chore
folders which have been distributed
for use in the schools and urging
Hie parents to cooperate with the
children in the proper observance of
t ivise health rules.
The grade having the largest num- ,
her <.f parents present at the Par. nt
Teacher meetings is entitled to keep
?i special picture in their room for .
a month, hence Miss Hedrick's fourth '
grade will have the picture for the j
month ^>f January for having nine !
parents present.
WILSON PLEDGES
SUPPORT TO BILL
Of interest to the reading public
will be the letter printed helow
which was received this week by
the Woman's Bureau from Repre-i,
smtativc Thos. J. Wilson, relative to
the Bureau's recent request wr him
to introduce certain bills at thU. pres- I
ent General Asembly in session at
Raleigh.
As \vag generally expected, Mr. i
Wilson expresses himself as desirous 1
of complying with the request and
doing all in his power toward the
jmssage of a bill requiring compul
sory vaccination in this county.
This is encouraging news to all
throughout the county, and it is to j
be hoped that the enactment and en
forcement of such a bill for Tran- i
sylvania county will be a matter of
only a short time.
Mr. Wilson's letter follows:
Raleigh, Jan. 10, 1027. I
Woman's Bureau,
Brevard, N. C.
Your letter received in regard |
to vaccination and quarantine .
law. I will he more than glad |
to introduce a bill to that ef
fect, for I certainly believe we
nod such a law "in our county.
Will be clad to help in any
way I can for any law that my
county wants passed.
Yours truly,
THOS. J. WILSON.
CHARLES M'CRARY
FIRST DEPOSITOR
One morning, nearly five yearn
ruro. Charles McCrary walked" into
lire vara tr< m his father's h mo in
I.ittle River community .ami w
patiently until ?> o\ lock. ;.t which
time the Pi- -rah Bank (opened it*
doors for th* l?r> t time. Young Mc
Crary w.i- the fli *t depositor of th?- ?
new hank.
'* I'"* N'W Year's morning,
vvhi-n the hank ^ opened in its new
home. Mr. M.^t rary wn% a en in nri
vand. ami made the lir^t dopo?-t m
th?- bank's n? w home. II* j? now -i
.? ;,?^n* r f Rr-var.l nn,j n stud.n't
' ? ? ht" B e-.j.r J H ^ ^ S? ,,Oi il (>?**
.lids of the hj.nk proud ,,f ?
V'*ung man arid rhi*rle? Mcf'rarvN
< pla.v* ,,f hor.-r * ?V.
:>r-*?k? r-f * he hank.
J
This Is How They Grow In
Transylvania County
? Picture shows a DOS-pound hojcj
killed by Mr. L M. Glazencr, of
Rosman, several days ago. Mr.'
Glazeher is one of- the best known j
Farmers of the state, and takes ??reat
pride in raising pure bred stock. |
This picture has just boon re
turned to The News, having been
t iMVshed in The Asheville Tim??
and in one other daily paper of the
state, giving to Transylvania county
much valuable advertising.
HENS BOUGHT ALL
FAMILY GROCERIES
And Paid fir Some Clothing, Too ?
Big Meeting of Blantyrc
Citizens
(By L. A. Amnion) ? --T
a talk with Mr. Harley Merrill,
of Little River, this week in regard
to his flock 01. liens, soiiio good
boosting information was secured.
After visiting the rtne flock -of
four hundred white Leghorn?, the*
question of feeds, ami cost of feed
ing the flock tame up* ? The ques
tion was put: "Mr. Merrill, 'did
you make much money on last
years flock of three hundred?*' The
reply was like this, "Well! It is like
this, my hens fed themselves,
bought our groceries, and clothes,
and had some money left."
Mr. Merrill's hens are now pay
ing him three dollars per day above
feed and he is charging all feeds he
arrows at market prices. Last
month's feed hill was forty . dollars.
Egg* figured at' 30 cents, per dozen.
Word comes to me from several
that many popple i:i the county
think the county furnishes all the-'
medicines that the Agint uses in
doctoring. Get ! but I wish they
did. 1 would be t'rnm one to ten
dollars better ofT. I bring along the
medicine. jUst to save time for the
farmer. He is expected to pay f- -
it. .
. From the tax listers' census . of
last May, 1 find that we are very
short on some livestock in the
county. We have less than ?>ne
horse or mule per farm. One cow,
and 24 hens. While the records did
not separate the cattle Into ages, 1 ,
am sure from the sum total, that we j
are just as short of beef cattle. (
The.?? figures ought to point the ?
way for some to increase in th?se j
lines, as prices are bound to bt bel
ter, and sales easier.
We h?td about sixty of Blanty're's
best f-Hizcns out to the poultry
m^et'1 'j. U"trrA< that we were not
ah1* to h:*ve the movies, but the
crowd seemed very much interested
in the- general talk on poultry, and
the plans for the year. Three in
dicate ' they would increase their
flocks during 1927.
Meetings Thursday at Quebec;
Friday :?t Rosmnn ; and Saturday at
Selica. Others next w< ek. Fridny
niirht. , 28ih. at Brevard will bs the
big wind up, and the whole county .
is invited.
Th.* Hatchery started ofT better
than 1 had hoped for. Not able to
ee* enough egtrs from hrtavy breed*.
??? some leghorn eirgs are going in.
Good crops with 1*ss insects usu
aPy follow winter* ft' hard freezing.
1 [five heard some very f avorabl <
prophe c i'es a 1 re a d y .
Ilnv?. a ?pccial ?i.-sjre t" sfc the'
'? How air crop> increased this .veer:
? rid ve!!ow rorii f'?r chick- '
? n*. . St:',ns f. r la* I and catf.e;
and t!-.? k v, 11. Thir.k i:
ever.
CRrr.K church to nr.
IORMI.D IN ASHEViLLE
Mr. an I Mr-, r ;-.a . i:. \j^,
''har'-s VaUam. . P. t r !
; ' " ?"" Thohur arte*!,!# d a
v'i A".". 1 ile Tu? -dav. ?t
f. :n ilat. d f??r
!n e?.iri.v er?-4*.u-n ? .? Greek church.
* v- r., 1 f- ...hep c:1
PARSONAGE FOR
THE METHODISTS
Enthusiastic Meeting Tuesday Niglkt
Guarantees Home for
.Methodist Pastor
About yne hundred and fifty mem
bers of the Methodist church gath
ered In the. recreation moms of the
church Tuesday night for a get-to
gether meeting and supper, the ob
ject of which was to discuss ways
and means for the building of the
ne>v parsonage.
Following a delicious and bounti
ful repast st ryed by the ladies in
charge, enthusiastic speeches 'rela
tive to the new parsonage were
heard from fifteen of the leading
church members present, including.
C. P. Wilkins, H. C. Hanson, W. \V.
Hauanian, Dr. J. ,1*. . Zachary, T. 11.
Galloway, O. II. Orr, H. A. Plummer,
i\ C. Yongue, R. E. Lawrence, L. B.
Waynes, \V. L. Aiken. .Tamps F. Bar
rett. Mrs. Sarah Tavlor. Mrs. W. H.
Harris. Mayor T. \v. Whitinire made
the opening tnlk and presided over
the occasion.
Pledges were taken to finance the
undertaking and a neat sum for the
initial payment was subscribed, inaik
ing it possible to begin erection of
the structure at an curly Mate, it is
thought. Inasmuch as a rented res
idence in the outskirts of the town
is serving as temporary parsonage,
it is deemed advisable to compjetc.
plans for the erection of a pastor, V
home with as little delay as possible.
A LITTLECOLB, BUT
NO SNOW AT ALL
Brevard experienced it* fir>t real
winter weather early Sunday morn
ing when the thermometer registered
2 abov? zero, according to official
bureau records, breaking previous
low records for the past two years.
On the preceding Tuesday morn
ing the official thermometer record
ed a temperature of S above, which
cold wave was followed by two
days of rain and a notiecable rise
in temperature just prior to the de
cided drop in temperaiutre Sunday
morning. The temperature b^gsln
to rise gradually ^during the day
Sunday and for the succeeding days
to the pre.;ept t:m \ Another cold
wave ^redirtod, how -v.r, for the
last of the week. No -now has as
Vi" ???*?? -> i Bvi-vard and immediati
section.
m LIKE GOES
NOW TO ROSMAN
K'?"man and the entire upper end
? ?f the c??unty rejoicing over the
fa-t th.v regular bus ?<-heduh?
?o?w !:? ? ;T? t t between Brevard and
"l}he Bl'eMil ?.-Ii ei?de
v s J I ? ? lii> l:?f hn* ho m extended t<?
M. an. ... d .he fdlowMig "*h. -de
I-rive B; -id f?r U^irsn a: 7
i *?) . cl???k .1 th.? nv rnm?'. ar.d
r* if', vi >? n??
l.?ave Ko>n;an for Br-\ard .it
? an 1 ;n ;h r*?-n:r,g?. and
TEACHERS MEET
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Brings to Forefront Problem.* Facing
Schools of County~? Parents'
Duty Outlined
MRS ORR TELLS WHAT
IS EXPECTED OF SCHOOLS .
Supt. Henderson Discusses the Old
School 'and the New Noted
| Educator Coming j
One hundred or more teachers of
I the county and visitors assembled
Saturday morning at the high hchool
auditorium to attend the regular
meeting of the Transylvania Local
North Carolina Educational associa
tion, which was conceded by many
to he the most successful meeting of
the association held recently. The
president, Prof. V. E. Wessinger,
principal of the ltosman school, pre
sided.
The program as previously out
lined by the committee proved un
usually interesting and profitable,
the general subject being "The
School and the Community."
Rev. O. L Simpson, pastor of the
Methodist church opened th? meet
ing with devotionals, reading a por
tion of the fourth chapter of Ma.k
rind basing his timely remarks on the
Parable of the Sower, applying
these teachings of Jesus to present
day life. This was followed by a
solo, "Bless You," by Mrs. A. II.
Ki/.civ
Mrs.- O. H. Orr spoke on the sub
ject, "What the Community Expects
of the School," stating concretely
th- best methods of correlating the
i two. In behalf of the Community,
Mrs. Orr mentioned several things
| which the community expects of the
school, as follows: Create u clean,
fit school environment for the child
such as. will help build up his morals;
l'.nk after the health of the child
arid report any deficiencies to the
parents; take steps that Will bring
(anoj oKud uo ponupuoj)
THE PRAYER CORNER
AN ACT OF DEVOTION
You are a child of (io.d: He is
your Father; the Kingdom of God is
your Home.
i Repeat silently the Family Prayers
sharing its trusting and. triumphant
not, "Our Father," etc.
Now inake these affirmations as a
conscious expression, of what it
means to be
A CHILD OF GOD.
Who is the All Good, Perfect .Love,
Wis'dom and . Power. Your true sell"
is God's thought of you, the perfect
self which He means you to work
out with Him.
IN CHRIST I am one with the Di
vine Power.
IN CHRIST I am one with th
. Love Whieli understands and for
gives.
IN CHRIST I am one with the
Peace that passeth, understanding.
IN CHRIST I am one with infin
ite resources.
IN CHRIST 1 am one with His
Spirit of Service.
IN CHRIST 1 have power over
opposing conditions, such as fear,,
lack of confidence, difficult circum
stances.
IN CHRIST I am one with His
patience, purity, joy, wisdom and
contentment.
Quietly a (firm to yourself the vir
tues which you are most conscious
of lacking, but which God means
you to have, and which will grow
through His indwelling union with
you.
I A PRAYER AS AN ACT OF
DEVOTION
: Help me, dear Father to step out
of self life into Christ life; to real
ize that I am not an important
worker; not a mighty messenger of
Thine, full of care and anxiety, but
only a little child with my Father
bidding to heed and fulfill.
Help me to cease to hurry, lest I
lose sight of Thy Face; to learn to
follow Thee and not run ahead of
orders; to cease to live in self and
for self, and to live in Thee and for
Theo. Help nie to be a clear med
ium through which Thy Life shall
shine and glow. Amen.
O Lord Jesus in Thee we arc Om*
with the Divine Power. In Thee we
ar? oni with the Love which pas
seth understanding and forgives. In
Thee we are one with the Peace that
passeth understanding. In Thee we
are one with infinite resources. In
Tin ? we. aie one with Thy Spirit of
service. In Thee we have power
over opposing conditions, such as
' ft-ar, lack of confidence, difficult
circumstances. In Thee we are one
with Thy more abundant life. In
The^ we ate one with Thy patience,
purity, jov, wisdom and content
ment.
llelj u- t?? ouietlv affirm to our
solves tli virtues which w? are mo*:
ennseiou* of lacking, but which God
mean* .>-? to have, and which n ?
thank Gud. will grow Ihrouirn il s
indwellinir with us.
O I. old .le-us Christ, mo-t merci
ful Redeemer. Friend and n-'-lher.
xt> "odnv and cv-ry da\ . t ? ? *.? ?
Tln-e more elearlv. to dove The.
? .! <r?- dearly and to follow Thee
: !.. ?rly. for Thine own sake,
for ' at Thy name every knee shall
..?* thine* m heaven and th'in?.
and th:ncs under ?.h
And e\e;"> tongue shall eor.f,-.. i), k
Thou art' Lord, to the glory of God
the Father," Amen.
? C IV C
HEALTH OFFICER
FOR THE COUNTY
Commia&ioneris Join Force# With
City and State? y-Work to
Begin at Early Date
DR. BUCHANAN TOLD
OF OFFICER'S DUTIES
Office of Home Demonstrator Au?i
islied ? Strong Influence for the
Adoption of Health Work
County commissioners, in special
called meeting last week, voted to
join the state ami eity in the em
ployment of a full-time health offi
cer for Transylvania county. . Sev.
eral citizens appeared, before the
commissioners and urged the a'- ion.
For several months interested
people have been actively engaged in
pressing the question of a fuH-tim<:
health officer, the Chamber of Com
merce, the Kiwanis club, ibv wo
men's organizations and leading cit
izens of all parts of the county,
have worked constantly for the cre
ation of this office.
Dr. Buchanan, of Concord, of
the best known county health offic
ials in the state, was with th? dele
gation that appeared before the
county commisisoners, having been
invited to give a history of the
work and explain the duties of nuch
official. Dr. Buchanan was lojr] in
his praise of the great good that
has been accomplished by the
county health officials in the t' i.ty
foiir counties that have tried the
work out.
The commissioners and -sever a. <it
izens asked (questions' -of'. Dr. Buch
anan as to tfce work. Qrie interest
ing question that set at ea>e. file
mind of some citizens dealt with the
additional expense of the off-ice. It
was feared by some that through the
work of the county health ortj.-er,
there might bfi untold additional ex
pense piled upon the county. ' D.'r.
Buchanan made it plain tfaflt "1:1
are no aduitional expenses above i'he
appropriation made by the j-tutf.
county and city.
Under the plan , the stale- pftvs
$2500 a year; the. eity pays $.r>00 and
the county pays $2000 the y?
In taking on this important.. -woW;.
the county commissioners dropped
the home demons' ration
Many people have been hear/ to
exHMHMHk 1 '