THE BREVARD NEWS
.VOL. XXXII ' BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY, 24, 1927
BREVARD BOOKLET
GONE TO PRINTERS
1 - i
Te nThousand Copies to be Scattered
Throughout the Whole Country
?Fine Work
^ ALEXANDER NOW IN
w SOUTHERN
Southern Railway Company Adver
tising Brevard Golf Course
in North and East
At ft meeting of the directors, of
the Chamber of Commerce held
Tuesday night, contracts for printing
ten thousand Brevard booklets was
let to the Jacobs & company, print
ers, of Clinton, S. C. The booklet
was prepared by J. O. Barrett, un
der direction 01 the publicity com
mittee of the commerce body, and
was pronounced one of the best
ever presented for this city and
county.
Letters and news dispatches were
read from W. H. Alexander, secre
tary, who is now in the South, in
viting people to come to Transyl
vania county to spend their summer
months. Mr. Alexander is meeting
with much success, and it is be
lieved this section will have an un
usually fine season during the com
ing months.
Vice President J. S. Bromfteld
sprung a most pleasant piece of in
formation when he reported that
James H. Wood, divsion passenger
agent for the Southern Railway
company, has passed along the in
formation that Brevard's J?0^
course is to b6 pictured in the Sou
thern Railway folder being .sent in
to the North and West. This means
that this section will receive adver
tising of untold value.
Work on the Chamber of Com
merce rooms, preparing an assembly
hair in the rear of the office, is pro
gressing.
Consideration was given to the
two highways leading into South
Carolina, the one to Piokens and
the other to Greenville by way of
Caesar's Head. Splendid reports
were received on the progress being
made on these important highways.
PENROSE SCHOOL
HAVING TROUBLE
Penrose school, it is said, is ex
periencing serious conditions due to
the depredation of criminals in the
community. Sunday night it is said
the school building was broken into,
basket balls and other article^ stol
en, desks torn up and filth scatter
ed over the school hpusc. It is re
ported that Mr. and Mrs. Alley, who
were teaching with Mrs. Joe Lyday,
resigned while Mrs. Lyday has de
cided to remain on and endeavor to
keep the school from ceasing en
tirely.^ At last reports the school
committee were making every ef
fort to procure teachers to take the
place of Mr. and Mrs. Alley that
the school may continue until the
end of the term. Citizens of the
community said the Penrose school
has suffered much from vanadalism
for many years, but since the office
of rural policeman was abolished
the criminals have become much
more active and daring.
WORKMAN INJURED
v ' AT CAESAR'S HEAD
While engaged in work on the
highway construction project on the
Caesar's Head road last Thursday,
Mr. Raemey, during some dynamite
blasting, had his hand partially
blown off, his right arm broken in
four places, his eyes badly burned,
and it was later found necessary to
remove two fingers and the thumb on
the right hand. The victim of the ac
cident was at once removed to the
Transylvania hospital where he is
now under treatment and his condi
tion is reported as satisfactory by at
tending physcians.
TRYING TO DRIVE
KLAN OUT OF N. C.
Judge Grady Resigns at Grand
Dragon in North Carolina ? Break J
with the Imperial Wizard
Raleigh, Feb. 23. ? Rev. Oscar
Haywood, representative, has intro
duced a Iwll in the house that wojild
drive the Ku Klux Klan out of
North Carolina. Mr. Haywood was
formerly lecturer for the Klan, and
at one time was one of the organiz
ation's most loyal supporter*.
A similar bill has been introduced
in the senate by Hovers Johnson, al
so at one time an active member of
the Klan.
Judge Henry Grady, of Clinton,
has resigned as grand dragon of
the Ku Klux Klan in North Caroli
na, and Morgan B. Belzer, of Wash
ington, 1). C., will succeed him on
next Saturday. It is said Judge
Grady based his resignation on im
proper and unnecessary legislation
being urged in this state by Imperial
Wizard Evans.
Judge Grady wrote a 3500-word
letter to the Mr. Evans, setting
forth in detail the reasons for his
resignation.
SHOOH^FINISH
IN PISTOL DUEL
-As a result of a pistol duel in a
cafe at Topton, Cherokee county,
.Saturday night two men are dead
and another woUnded, the fight be
tween the two men having started,
oyer a trivial joke a few minutes be
fore the fatal shooting. The victims
of the pistol battle were Victor
Birchfield, 22, son of Sheriff D. M.
Birehfield of Cherokee county, and
his cousin Emmet Wright, 20, of
Topton, both succumbing to the
wounds' after five or six shots had
been fired between the two. The
third 1 party, Arnold Wright, 18, an
innocent bystander, was sightly
wound ed and was taken to Asheville
for treatment in a hospital.
TRI-?ITYlEEf
OPKIWANlAlt
Brevard Kiwanians will journey to
Htndersonville Thursday night to
meet with the sister organization
there. Asheville Kiwanians will al
so be guests of the Hendersonville
boys, and all members of the local
club arc expecting an unusually fine
evening. Thursday's meeting will
take the place of the regular Friday
evening meeting.
It is hoped tnat every member of
the Brevard club will go to Hen
dersonville, making the attendance as
nearly one hundred per cent as pos
sible.
REVIVAL STARTS
ON FIRST SUNDAY
Revival services at the Baptist
church in Brevard will begin on the
first Sunday in March. Rev. C. J.
Black, of King's Mountain, one of
the strongest preachers among North
Carolina Baptists, will assist Rev.
Wallace Hartsell during the cam
paign. Preparations have been un
der way for some time, preparatory
to the beginning of this religious
campaign, which is expected to be
one of the most successful ever held
in this city.
Special music will be one of the
features of the services.
MRS. WILSON RETURNS
Mrs. Thos. J. Wilson returned
Tuesday from Kalcigh, where she
has been attending the session of
Legislature with Representative Wil
son. She will not return to Raleigh,
since the session closes in ten days,
at vhich time Mr. Wilson will re
turn home.
BILL TG EXTEND CITY LIMITS
PASSED IN THE LOWER HOUSE
Word reached the city Wednes
day that the bill providing for
annexation of North Brevard
by the city proper has passed
the house, and gone to the sen
ate. Many citizens have b?en
interested in extending the city
limits for some time, and the
requeat for the enactment of
this legislation was pretty well
general.
PAY INCREASE FOR
COUNTY OFFICERS
Representative Wilson procured1
the passage of a bill in the legisla
ture raising the salaries of the
sheriff, clerk <>f the court and reg
ister of rletds. The sheriff's salary
poes to SflfiOO the year; that of the
clerk $2400. while the register of
deeds is placed at ?2'200.
It is said the previous ?nlari?*- in
effect were much loo low for the du
ties involved and th<* he'.p needed
in carrying or> thv rk <?f th?
rioijH "Ti v.
M NEWS MOVES
| INTO NEW HOME
The Brevard News has moved in
to its new home, in The News Buffd
in>T. ??n News Arcade. It has >been
a pretty hard job. movinpr all the
h?a vy machinery since last issue,
sitting it up. nnd printing the paper
? grain this week.
AH our pood friends are invited
' cull on us in our new home,
i i ? i>sur not a> larpe as we had
hnprd To make it. Several adver*
t i.?i t?u nis> urll a- many new- ar
tirlfs were omitted this i?ue bo
? aiiM- w?* -imply couldn't *ret the
?vnik done. \V<- have worked day
and niL'ht f?r 1 hi* pa-t week, and the
on 'hi- paper are .mi-*, about
worn out.
Fr? m now nn *av h?'P?* iiv prove
Th" I5n ? New. . ! wry
w?ek. unt.l
REPORT THAT LITTLE RIVER IS
TO BE LOST IS FALSE ALARM
Much excitement was created in
and around Brevard during tbe
week-end by reports that a bill had
been introduced jn the legislature
which would take Little River town
ship from Transylvania county and
give it to Henderson county, The
news of , the proposed legislation
came through a paragraph in a
daily paper.
Insofar as The Brevard News has
been able to ascertain facts in the
case, there has been no bill of this
kind introduced or even contem
plated. Little River is considered
one of the very best townships in
the county and is hiKhly prized l>y |
the whole county, not only for its (
mutt rial wealth, its great taxable j
property, but also because of the j
high type of citizenship in that sec
tion.
The reports have proven one
thihg, however, and that is the fact
that Transylvania county citizens are
ready to fight for Little River town
shin any time such fight might be
necessary. ' Dozens of people have
called The News office to ask about
tharreport, giving some indication of
theVhigh regard in which Lttle River
towiship is held by the people over
thojeounty generally.
ALEXANDER GETS
RESULTS IN FLA.
That W. H. Alexander, secretary
of the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce, is doing effective work for
this city on his Southern tour is ev
idenced by the following clipping
from the New Smyrna Breeze, pub
lished in New Smyrna, Florida.
The Brevard, North Carolina,
Chamber of Commerce is making a
strong bid for the Florida tourist
business this year. Bill Alexander,
the secretary of the Brevard Cham
ber is making a tour of this state in
anticipation of an extensive adver
tising campaign in the interest of
that popular resort, and was in New
Smyrna on Thursday. He was favor
ably impressed with the progress
being made here particularly in civic
improvements which are the real
back-bone of community forward
movements.
Mr. Alexander announced another
triumph for Br?vard this year, the
golf course of the Brevard Country
Club was opened last fall and was
played without interruption during
the winter. The course, he said, is
making a reputation of being one of
the sportiest courses to be found in
the mountain section of Western
North Carolina. The privileges of
the course is extended to guests of
the Brevard hotels and boarding
houses.
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FINANCE LIBRARY
Regular meeting of the Elemen
tary Parent - Teacher association
held Monday afternoon at the ele
mentary school building was well at
tended by parents and teachers of
the different grades. Following the
business session presided over by the
president, Mrs. Hinton McLeod;" the
constitution of the organization was
read by Mrs. F. P. Sledge.
The program for the occasion was
featured bv an interesting and in
structive talk by Miss Rachel Ball,
director of the high school home
economics department, on the sub
ject of health foods for children and
proper health habits. Miss Ball
stressed the importance of right
habits in eating and the necessity of
training the child when young to eat
the proper foods. She spoke of the
value of milk in the diet i f not on-'
iy infants but ;ilso of growing chil
dren throughout the entile school
age and even into more adult life.
Other foods mentioned as essential
for healthy growing children were
fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs and
cercals, and a caution given the
mothers not to indulge their chil
dren in too much sweets and meats
f healthy bodies are to be the re
sult. In addition to the right kinds
and amount of food necessary to
the growing human body, the .speak
er spoke also ' of , the value of sun
shine and the proper amount of rest
and sleep at the proper time in in
fluencing a normal, healthy growth
in children.
The president appointed the fol
lowing committee to make investi
gations for some plan whereby the
necessary one hundred dollars may
he raised at an early date for pur
chase of school library books: Mr*.
F. P. Sledge, Miss Ruth Heilig, Mrs.
R. II. Morrow. Mrs. II. A. Plummer,
Mrs. \V. M. Henry.
Miss Ballard's second grade won
the picture for their room for the
coming month due to the fact that
they had the largest number of
pio* her* present at this meeting. At
ih" close of the meeting Miss Heilig,
the elementary school principal, in
vited all the parent? to make an in
spection tour of the building, and
more particularly to visit the dif
ferent rooms and view the work of
tho children in the various grades.
ViCTROLA GIFT BY
MEDFORD STORE
Saturday. March Mh. i? the da.v
t; at has been set by the Sledford
I .-r.iturc company f..r giving away
'?.i* large beautiful orthi'phonie vie
la t?? th?? *?? hf?f'l in Transylvania
:i::*y brincir.tr the larg?,*l p?r cent
The seh.-.d>' ? f.rollment I.. :h?;r
? .ml ?r that day
>IRAI roi I C F.MAN FOR
TRANS VLV AN I A COUNTY
' ! "r- wW ?- ). u- ' tri" rural
-i f ? Transyl.
FlkE CHIEF HAS NEAR
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
X,ast Saturday night when the fire
alarm was sounded from the depot
section, in answering the alarm,
Chief rtromfield's car collided with
Dr. J. H. McLean's car at tho cor
ner of Main and Caldwell streets,
doing considerable damage to both
care.
As result of the collision, the
city authorities have asked, The
News to publish the ordinance, which
wab passed on October G, 1924, gov
erning traffic while firemen and the
fire wagon arc answering the alarm
City authorities are prompted in this
action by the fear, it is said, of se
rious consequences resulting from
accidents that might happen to the
firemen and to the citizens while
fighting forces arc rushing to the
Sceneii of the fire.
Following is a reproduction of
the city ordinance:
Section 1.
Be it ordained by the Board of
Aldfermen. of the Town of Brevard}
N C., that all persons other than
members of the Fire .'Department,
who may be driving any automobile
or other vehicle on any of the pub
lic streets of the Town of Brevard,
shall at the sound of the Fire
Whistle or the Fire Beli, park their
vehicle in such a place and manner
??s not to interfere in any way with
passage Ojf the Fire Truck or
^HWHatflbiles carrying members Of
Section 2.
Xny '*pey.*<flnk violating the provis
ions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, shall be fined not
less than $25,00 or imprisoned not
more than thirty days, in the discre
tion of the Mayor.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Due to the practice of some of
men and boys mounting the fire
wagon, it is necessary that they, be
reminded that there is a law against
this practice.
That ordinance will be strictly en
forced in the future. Any one "ivot
a member of th" fire department
mounting the fire truck while in mo
tion or standing still will b'? prose
cuted. This Will not apply. of
course, to those authorized by me or
my duly appointed assistants to go
.with the. fire department.
(signed) J. S. BROMF1ELD.
Fire Chief.
MUNICIPAL BAND
POSTPONES PLAY
The Brevard Municipal band play,
entitled "The Dancing Artist,'!
which was announced last week to
be presented March 4, has been
postponed until Friday of the fol
lowing w?ek, .March 11. It was
found necessary to make this change
in dates due to conflict with the
Lyceum number which had been
previously auounced for the night
.?f March 4.
ROSVARD ISNAME
THAT WON PR5ZE
Marion Glazener, of Calvert, won
the ten dollar gold piece offered by
Moore & Sharp for the best name
for their new filling station in south
Brtvard, the name as awarded by
the judges being "Rosvard Service
Station." The second best name as
selected by the judges was "Triangle
Filling Station," this nffme being
chosen by eight different contest
ants. Thn judges for this contest
were: Prof. R. V. \eel. J. B. Pick
elsimer. Pat Kimzey. It took the
judires on .? and one-half hours to
select the prize winner from the
"{on name* submitted. The judges
as announced in the paper last week
wer" unable >erve on account of
their bu<inc interests at the time.
The serviee >tatinn was tilled with
1 ol-es and children at tin- hour on
Saturday morning when th'- prize
was r bo 'given, and the men were
. -rv.'. iTit H ti? -:and on the outside.
I" i- estimated that at lea-! ar
\*.<ro iiarkfd in th ? near vicinity.
M". V. l? M.-.rtin. Standard t > il
r< n.| any *nlt--n:an. was also among
*'?.? r.mv.!? r present and expressed
:i, nv1! pleased with thr op
HENDERSON TAKES
CHARGE OF OFFICE
Sheriff Siiton Turns Tax Book* Over
to New Incumbent ? Difference*
of Opinion* Delayed Date
Auditors arc busy this week
chocking the accounts of Sheriff B.
J. Hilton, who is turning the collec
tion of taxes oyer to W. H. Hender
son, successful candidate in the
race for that office last election. |
The differences of opinion that have
existed as to the proper time of
making the change in this office have
been ironed out.
Due to the fact that hcrtoforc the
sheriff has also been tax collector,
and the sheriff always having col
lected the previous year's taxes after
his retirement as sheriff* caused
some confusion last Fall, when the
offices were separated and a tax col
lector elccted for the first time.
Mr. Henderson thought he had been
elected to begin services with other
new officers on the first Monday in
December after election. Sheriff
Sitton felt that he should be allow
ed to folow the old custom, and have
the collection of the 1026 taxes.
Friendly arguments and discus
sions of the unusual situation have
been engaged in by friends of the
two popular men.
THE PRAYER CORNER
ABOUT WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY
"And to let the oppressed be free"
? Isaiah. 58 :G.
A writer whom I admire greatly,
says "It is now the fashion atnpng
writers who would rather be orig
inal than tell the truth, to say that
Washington was not a real Ameri
can, but a transplanted Britisher."
I doubt if he looked so at Trenton,
or Princeton, or Monmouth, oV York
town.
What is REAL Americanism and
where does it reside?
Not on the tongue, nor in the cos
tume; nor among the transient so
cial forms, refined or rough, which
mottle the surface of life.
The log cabin has no monopoly of
of it, nor is it a fixture of the
stately mansion. Its home is not on
the frontier nor in the crowded city.
Its dwelling Is in the heart.
It speaks a score of dialects, but
uni^anguage, and this is what it
''God hasgive?>T?^i!a?Btff^fi&
ienable rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness." The best
government is that which best pro
tects these rights, and restrains peo
ple from trampling on one another.
The best way to serve such a gov
emnient is to trust the common
sense of the people to choose wise
and honest leaders, and governors.
The right to save is equivalent to
the right to earn, and the end of
freedom is fair play to all. It is
the duty of the United States as A
new republic, first to grow strong
-?nd ? firm; next to use that strength
for the benefit of mankind, and all
the time to ^ct an example of jus
tire. benevolence and fair 'dealing]
to all nations.
Religion and morality, are the
firmest supporters of national pr?ace
and welfare. That is REAL Ameri
jranfxm. That is it ho faith which
Washington proved by his lofty and
victorious life.
A PRAYER FOR WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY
Father of Life, we thank Thee
that Thou hast been with the fathers;
that Thou hast been with him whose
birth we celebrated this week.
Thou wert willing to speak to
them and they were willing to hear
Thee, and answer Thee "Lo. here am
1 send me." We thank Thee that
the memory of this great man has
come , down to us. of him, who was
first in war, first in peace, and first
in the hearts ??? his fellow citizens,
and we ask The to be with our fel
low citizens this week and every
week, that Th"U wilt teach us Thy
law that we may walk in Thy ways,
that this may be that happy* nation
whose God is the Lord.
In all time of our trial, if we have
sought Thee we have found Thee ?
A. & P. STORES TO
BUY FARM PRODUCE
Important Meeting Qf P.
Cnn-i ii ?J 1 ?r*ner? av
A{ H?M?? Saturday
Afternoon, Feb. 26
*EW
j Banking Company
In an., we*
purchasing agent ol thl ijr n .
??? ?X"n sutt A1,1;
buying, C>?nd0Wa3l!"Vu,n to make" ?"*
to^'grow" thing" t 't'?
,.oi ? , .e Promised to huvp I#*.
So ft T ' tl" his office in ten daja.
we can jrrbw and
bUfx'TotTk ftVrS:
urditCt2mn j11 thh' ,co"' t house S*
? p n]- Jet s got togeiiw
Hkearo?"u thf0r thi1KS- WoilfSS:
/, Lor al1 tne members of the T?-u*fc
Fcb.ct26tb**
less than ten 'cars' ^ ^ ^
e^al'head of kVLT ^ "J ~
,h;T?h". Cantrell had a horse
? hough."0" "sr- Ho WM **?*
?? dise?.*f spreading krn?
cattle, starting with a black diarrhea
weakening the cow, and if not
properly handled ending i? dUtK
Ihc serium treatment is working fin.
>n curing. Dr. Ramer has wi
quite busy in Henderson countr
treating such cows. ,r
deJ* th? SrV<!" '?w? sPokon for ui>- .
rfi, ThW Banking eompa,,
Snce. ' uver and ?<* ?*
lownr^fnt ,16, per cent acid as
low as 31 5.05 and 10-0-4 at $15.S?.
I his county paid out for feed styjl
during 1925, >83,000. Tta wM
thing is that this thing is gr?ttini?
wors? all the time. Let's plan??
growing more of our feeds, hay or
grain. ' or
11,7'^, .WW*"". c?untio5 of
' h?vc four cash crops, ffi
?5S L? r poetry, cattle, cruet,
ana pigs. w
janegoudewTns
GOOD NAME HERE
An appreciative audience heat*
Jane Goudc, reader and entertaioir,
at the high school auditorium Friday
njght in a most enjoyable enter
tauiment.
Miss Goudi. who is a native of
the state of Washington, has a
charming personality and impressed
her audience with wholesome *eal
ShM nrh Vpirit of her native west.
usual .hTlTtv "I cntorl"i"t r of i, .i
1? .' ,h('r program including
humorm, | -V " selections, bo!*
SETS? , ? ?e''"us- an<l imperson
ations of a varied cast of character.
During. a part of the evening hex
??!*???. was held spellbound witX
?ome'ryS l' i" "le ""ding of
icil? k ,y '??""niatic and trag
f ,vh I ' wh'ie "t "'her times p-als
provoked*^"1 \i nl,d ,nuSht" Vc?
m?? ,.M?ny considered the
of he. s^? 1,<,st rend?rtS
?SBTJSSti ?- 5:5
in ail time of our success Tho'i.harl
won for u.s our victories ? Thou ha?t
been with our counsellors. Father,
today, tomorrow, and in day? to
come, in our memories and in our
hopes, bo with us still. Our Father,
W hn art in Heaven. And this ?t
ask for Jesus sake, our Lord an-l
Saviour, Amen.
? C. D. C.
NATIONAL PARK <S AWRFD
fN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS
A ft or passim; the senate with only
one dissentinjr vote, the Great Smoky
National Park bill passed the house
T'.jcsilay. Sill to 10. and ha> thus vir
tually become a law. The lull ey
ries with it an appropriation of two
million dollars worth of bonds ntf
the st nt ?* for the purchase ?>t* land.'
bordcrintr on the T.-nnessi e-North
Carolina line. Actual purchake i-f
the lands will have to be deferred,
however, until the department siirvcy
is completed. June 1.
It iv said that the next step in
the ill velopme'nt of T National
Park project will be the i-iatchimr
of North Carolina's appropriation by
Ton-.? and the secursr.ir by the
North Carolina -rark commission of
at least $ 1 .T>oo.i"?o in pri\;ite -sub
scription* and th ? purchase of ap
proximately acres of land
within th< park Tea. Th -e ir. po
>itio?i k'..-\v *ve .'ate ?.f Htfair
i v. the park si*i;at m-ii arc con
FRANK CARR BTfvs
B!G POULTRY FI.Ofl
trflnk ( arr an<l his as.-tocial! 4
liav?. bought from Eti McCoy h*
poultry flock of 700 hois, ami win
?pcrav in Ht-r.<lersc?i c* unt.v a >? sir
rv plant of 2.000 hi-i.-. F;f:y
?oostcry will ?J>n hi- n?M< ,! ;t, ?-*
lock. The ?trtr- will bo hatchi;. tt
ho 1< c;,! hatch* rv urtil cim t.*
ire hati-htMl.
Plan- hnvv itocr *irawn .nl
rrouml* |ih-?(o?> f?r ?>? van^u*
}Ou?c> of the iarct- riant. Four ?v
ive l?roo(U>r hoo-co ;? ; n k ? C;|, , r,f
1.00*1 chick* will h. . :I1|t n\ 4?%
ind later scwiaj lay r e h?u.?cs '.vill
>0 ailcl. , .... y |>
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