North Carolina Newspapers

LEWIS P. HAMLIN BEING URGED FOR IMPORTANT POST Friend. Waging Campaign to Have Him Appointed aa United State* District Attorney CONSIDERED IDEAL MAN FOR THE HIGH OFFICE Harldn* and Green* Alto Being Pre- j tented? tp be Decide.d by State - Rep. Executive Committee Lewift P. Hamlin, Brevard lawyer aid banker, is being urged by his friends for the post of United States , district attorney,, an office created , through the enactment of CorigresB in establishing the third district in North Carolina. The Transylvania Bar Association has unanimously endorsed Mr. Hamlin and an active campaign is being waged in his be- ! half by his friends throughout the ; western part of the state. Hon. Thos. H. Harkins of Ashe-, ville and Chas. E. Green of Bakers- , ville are also being presented by ; their friends for the same post of ; honor. Letters that have gone out from \ Mr. Hamlin's friends emphasize several reasons why they claim | the Brevard man should receive the > appointment. Mr. Hamlin's ability/ as a prosecuting attorney is claimed ! by his followers to especially fit him 1 for the important post of United States district attorney. Then his record of activities for j the Republican party are enumer-?|| ated. It is pointed out that M.r, Hamlin served " his party as county: chairman for six years, carrying the ! county nt each of the elections dur ing his term as chairman ; that he was elected register of deeds, being first Republican to be elected to that ottice a. quarter of a tury, and two years later was re elected; was a candidate for the Legislature and lost by one vote; that in 1922 he was congressional chairman for the. -Tenth district -and made a splendid campaign for the party candidate; that in 1924 he congress and ^^^eruh congressional * 'district; and further, that he had responded to 1 \ s every call made upon him to assist in j . campaigns and to speak wherever y t ?nrf whenever he wae asked, - ^ Mr. Hamlin has steadfastly re- > fused to make any statement for publication. The campaigr/for h'.s * appointment is being waged, it is v said, by his friends in Transylvania t and other counties, and is described r by those friends as an effort to be stow an honor where honor is due j and is deserved . 1 The appointment will be decided i by the expressed wishes of a ma jority of the Republican state exec- | utive Committee, which, it is said, I will soon be' convened for this pur pose. The fact that Mr. Hamlin is a member of the state committee is given by some of his friends as the reason why the Brevard lawyer has so persistently refused to make any statement concerning the strong ; campaign that is being made for his i appointment. < SN0W14INCHES DEEP IN RALEIGH Representative T. J. Wilson wired friends here Wednesday that snow had fallen in Raleigh to a depth of 14 to 15 inches, blocking traffic and even stopping the wheels of legisla ture which were grinding slowly. The snowfall Mondya night and Tuesday was pretty general through out W'cstern North Carolina, and in fact reports coming from the Ozarks to the Rockies indicate that the snowfall was perhaps the most general of the season. Traffic was practically demoralized in the larger cities, and March was ushered in like a lion throughout the greater portion of the United States. In a number of sections farther south budding fruit trees <?erc reported damaged to a considerable extent. Brevard's snowfall, which began Monday night and continued through Tuesday and Tuesday night and part of Wednesday, blanketed the ground with a white covering 10 inches in depth. This was followed bv a decided drop in temperature Wednesday before allowing the snow very much chance to melt. k ALL SCH00LSC0MING HERE ON SATURDAY Medford Furniture company will present their fine big Orthophonic Yictrola Saturday of this week to the school in the county which has the largest percentage of enrollment at their sloiv on that date. All that i? necessary >s for the pupils to he present at the st?r?" sometime during the dav. Much interest heintr shown in this content, and many school children await with oatrcrne*s the outcome. GIRL SCOUTS TO GIVE PLAY ON MARCH 24TH : Membi rs ??f the local fi'.rl Scout troop will pre "?or.* :i plav ? Tr jr-' day evt n::iiT. Ma.?r J4. at .h- i-. v h school auditor. um. Thi? i? f.-r the benefit of tfce trnop actr;tu>. r-.' l BIG DEMAND FOR COWS IN COUNTY * ? / Horse and Cattle Disease Under Con trol- ? Time to do. the Spraying (By I*. A. Ammon) To produce what you consume is the slogan these days, as well as con Hume what you produce. We are ?oing to need an increase in oats and yellow corn to meet the needs of our extra hens. Seven acres of oats per 100 hens and two and one-half to three acres of yellow corn per 100 hens for scratch feed, and two-thirds this mpch for grinding for mash if you want to feed home grown, home mixed mash. The oat crop should be seeded the last half of March, and the early oats make the heaviest heads. Take a chance with frost rather than heat and If land needs fertilizer, try the 10-0-4, as oats need the potash. While doing this seed the field to clover, either for hay or for turn ing under. The fertilizer will help start the clover syice it is so well scattered. One of the best pieces of seeding in the county was done this way, and Mr. T. A. English will cut one of the best pieces of hay in the county. The yellow corn is grown the same as the white. Is a little earl ier, and you will have a better ma tured corn. Best for all livestock. : Plenty of good seed nt Davidson j River. If you find a surplus of butter on ! your hands any /time this spring, see me about shipping cream to Bilt- ; more or Ashevifle, as the way is ' open. I The cattle and horse diseases are ; in bounds now due to vaccination, i At. last account the Clough farm had steers, and more sick, but I no new cases. More calls for milk cows than any' time since I have been here. Many i fresh ones soon. Hyd to find now.! The truck growei?r meeting Sat urday made out a list of prices at j which they would grow crops, and ; appointed a committee to go to | & P ^.?/es. Have wire^ Twent^'two calls f ol* veterinary ' . vork last month, and since the state ! s paying over two-thirds the bill, ' hey are saying "cut it out." -These ! veterinary prices would have l 3ij over $l5fl. ; .County Agent'? office is now lairs ^ cross ?r.i ' uW- Home \ gent's office, TThe old office goingL :o other officials. Conic up and see 'jf ne often. Start spraying soon. Sixteen >ounds of lime-sulphur powder to ifty gallons of water. Some have '2 ilready got this out of their way. ? f, BAR ASTOCiAflON i ENDORSES HAMLIN ; In a message directed to the Re- ] publican State Executive Commit- , 3 tee. the Brevard Bar association en- i dorsed Lewis P. Hamlin for United , States District Attorney. The resolution of endorsement fol- 1 lows: ? v ? ?- -h "We, the undersigned members of I the Brevard Bar, do hereby endorse L. P. Hamlin for appointment to the 1 position of District Attorney fori! Western District of North Carolina. ' Mr. Hamlin is highly competent toi1 till this position and is worthy of;' the position, and would serve with credit to himself and to the Gov ernment. "We recommend earnest consider ation. "Signed. "Ralph Fisher, H. E. Martin. Wm. P. Kimzey, Richard B. Overton. Ralph H. Ramsey, R. L. Gash. J. E. Prazier, D. L. English, Coleman Gal loway. W. E. Breese, A. F. Mitchell. J. S. BROMFIELD BOARD CHAIRMAN J. S. Bromticld, C. F. Woodfin and C. R. Sharp constitute the new school board for Transylvania coun ty, according to announcement made in Raleigh last Friday. Mr. Brom finld was named fo ra six-year term; Mr. Woodfin for a four-year term, and Mr. Sharp fur the two-year term. According to this plan there will always be two old members on the board, vacancies occurring each two years. Gentlemen named on this bonrd ?ur^eed Messrs. R. Osborne, T- A. England and .1. W. Glazvner. who have been serving in .this rapacity. TOWNSEND IN BUSINESS NOW NEAR WAYNESVILLE I.. X. Towiisend. wh?? for th?- K'st five yar.? has hern with the Ftrr vard Battery company, has \Vayne>v:lle an.| gi?ue intn hu?ir? ** fo?- h us' ""If ji. tlaifl- mv!. '-Jr. \ar<l wh ? will w ? h him mi h;* ?I'M V. I ;i|*1'..?lfh rc ? a I fs rroKS f ?- -.-In .,1 tk Your n?mr. plifn- n .. m Kv - ? rn ihr], \ i., | r\V ?? t Lt hiivr vn.r r. ?' ? - n r r i ir BOY BORN AT DAVIDSON RIVER IS NOW 'POWER BEHIND THRONE' IN THE RAGING WARS OF CHINA This Transylvania Boy Lives in a Palace, in China's Capital, Attended by an Army of Servants? Associates are from Royalty Forty-four years ago a baby boy was born at Davidson River, at the place now known as the Ledbetter Place. Today a great war is raging in China, the greatest war that old big nation has ever known. Just what connection is there be tween these statements ? that of the little Davidson River boy and the big China war? Just this: That baby born near Brevard forty-four years ago, it today the power behind the throne in that great war raging in China!' Hie name is William Forsythe Sherfesee, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sher fesee. As a lad young William played with the ' children of Davidson River, and one of his closest childhood friends was Edgar ?atton, of this place. Today William Sherfesee is ad visor to the minister of finance of China, and upon his decisions will' largely depend the settlements of the great war with the other nations of the World. He lives in a palace in the capital of China, attended by a retinue of servants and is closely as- 1 sociated with " the ' most powerful of China's rulers. Mrs, Paul Workman, writing in"1 The Charlotte Observer, tells a most interesting story of the powerful man who was born in this county, and pliiyed with the children on Dav idson Itiver. She tells of the re moval. of the family from Brevard to Hock Hill, S. C., and of the later removal to Charleston, and then continues the wonderful story, as follows : Young William attended the grad ed school in Rock Hill, and later finish^4iis high school course in (continued on ,Page eleven) MR. JENNINGS TO I BUILD HOME HERE ul^TX?; ? vend ing several days with Mr. C. j ! Orr, local manager of the Fun n.ngs estate. While he"' Mr .lenl nings adopted plans for a beautiful summer home to be erected at Fair. tion'of th |Wl n beKi" on lhc ?"c- ! details of '1 just as sno" as<; ed out Mr P Vs "re ?<>rk - ^ hj pleasure at tl^'^le' T 1 1 Transylvania and ImTks forward to L the coming; of the time when he can Kfeerd weeks in this ?ectiSn , ?"*i? ntn-a^,-.. ' jREAT GROWTH IN !s BUILDING AND LOAJJ : Brevard's Building and I-oan a ;Vo_ ' ' ration has experienced a continual ind steady growth since its organiz itlon in 11)0(1. During its 18 years of I ftxFnhn ? "?so,c!a,io" has loaned 1 >J^2,000 to build 2?ft homes in Iransy vania county. I.ast year the issoeiation earned fl.G per cent on ts investment, which represents a lubstantial growth over that of 4.0 ,"r, the Previous year. Two hundred . ind forty-one people have shares in * ;tus association. v The growth in business of the 1 Gliding and loan has also been felt J.v th" community as a whole. It ? ,s,?tlmot?d that $93 out of everv ! >100 invested in the building ami 1 oan is spent with the building trades- 1 men in the community. ? ...iM, f.rum ,hv . service to home ' thl! , association performs a aluabto work as an attractive de- ; pository -for savings. 1 Connected with the association in 1 ^he capacity of directors are some ; I'ransyl vii nui county's most prom- ? inent business men. Thos H. Ship- 1 man is president. .1. M. Allison is pice . president, and Mrs. H. E I ferktns is .secretary-treasurer. The I board of directors is composed of i w. M. Henry, H. Tinslev. S. M. ' S3? : METER SYSTEM IS ! PROVIDED IN BILL : Water meters are to be installed in Brevard as n result of a bill . passetl in the legislature last week. Jt Will be recalled that a committee from the Chamber of Commerce asked the city officials a few weeks ago. to put water charges cm meter oasis, and it was learned that legis lative action would be necessarv be fore the city officials could take anv action on the matter. Now that ,h' ,u5 ue" cleared, it is expected that the change will be made at an early date, lender the old plan there was much ?ii5; tepancy in payment for . water, some large users paying th. sam. a." those who used much less. Un der the meter system each user will pay only for the water actually used. WITH THE SICK PEOPLE IN BREVARD HOSPITALS f"' r r Hodges, who has been in Transylvania hospital for *cv?ral months past, and wh., has bee,, v.-rv ill the past week. ?... I,;. .1 I, tile h-ttcr U'edr.-lav 1. 1., pit a I attaches. Mrs. ^ ald*->. wh<i t?ri*>f*'t acting a- librarian at the Y n <? ihrary. was ,ak. n t.. Brevard i,...: pstal Tup-dnv. Mr- K I?n^ . ... v.,r.| h..,.,.,l. , trans k,f \. Wh fcjj. h. , J, Tb J.W: Ml. '? ? xt>. ... f . . FR1GIDAIRE FOLKS COMING TO TOWN attracted to Brevard by its rapid growffi" and the dauntless spirit of., enthusiasm, the Reusing Light and \ Refrigerating company of HeildfCr sonvjJle is to establish a branch in Brevard. The principal lipe here will be frigidairc by the electric re frigerating system. Mr. H. A. Ken uedy-.will be in chargh of the local r>tficu and expects to move hen- at] an early date. Mr. Reusing, head of ! the concern, it will be recalled, held \ telephone conversation" With l he [?'Htfjdairc man in London a tew iay&^go. talking with him from Hen " "" ' speaking of this, lost "th- irrnp" thQ fe to sit in his '"Hiences __ ? _ ? ce and carry on n condensation with70 mat in London. Mr. Kennedy is ^ PW^X'isive youjUi man and it is." <pJ5ic:t that he will be a great ad- t iiion vhe business life of Bre aiYl. ? ' '.if*: -'-P. )R0VE 1900 MILES; f 12 MILES DIRT ROAD '! Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mooney. of Cren.nling. Colo., were interesting j ?sitors in Brevard recently, driving roni Ashevillc where they are vis ting Mrs. Mooney's parents, Mr. and >Irs. C. K. Clark. Mr. Mooney p?nt a few years in this section . vhen the Champion Fibre company j vas installing its big plant. He , u per vised the placement of all the nachinery for the Champion people. Mr. and Mrs. Mooney drove from heir Colorado home to Ashevillc, ind traveled over only 12 miles of lirt road on the entire trip. In the itate of Kentucky they found this ;hort span with no paved roads or uirdsurfaced nature. Mr. Mooney stated that North Carolina's roads were the equal of he best encountered and far super or to most of the roads. From the 1'ennessee line to Asheville is the inest piece of road work encounter ed anywhere on the trip, Mr. Mooney taid. This whole section has grown it a tremendous rate, the travelers said. It has been a dozen years dncc last they visited this section, md the changes that have taken i>lace in that time are most remark able, Mr. Mooney said. The Mooneys came to visit J. O. ?' Barrett, an old friend of theirs. MANY WANTING JOB ' RURAL POLICEMAN Since enactment of legislation which provides for rcestablishmont of the office of rural policeman and places this office under the jurisdic tion of the road commissioners, sev eral men of the county are circulat ing a petition asking for the appoint nu nt. It is saiil that under the new regulation the rural policeman will devote practically all his time to patrol of the highways and will have but little to do with the enforcement of the prohibition law. Ii is not known wh?*n the road commissioners will make th?-ir selection, HOG GAINED MORE THAPi? POUNDS DAY Speaking of hogs. W. IV r.lnx* m reports that he took a pig at 12 day* old weighing 14 1-2 pound* and k i ! ' ' i rh- h??g whon !'?7 days old i .* n.f.d V.itu l pound*.; This ?ior.1 :n the ... TS- Nt-w- XV.: I L, TO LEND MONEYTO EX-SERVICE MEN Pisgah Bank's Announcement ic In teresting Adjusted Certificates tQ be Handled Ex-service men in Transylvania county are rejoicing over the an nouncement of the Pisgah Bank that their United States adjusted certifi cates lire being accepted at that 1 bank i# collateral for loans. The } government, of course, sets the rate [ of interest that can be charged for loans against the adjusted certifi- 1 cates, and the margin is so narrow . it is said, that there is no profit at | all in handling the certificates. Lewis P. Hamlin, cashier of ihe Pisgah Bank, in commenting upon, tho decision of his bank to lend money to the soldier boys on these ; certificates said : "So many of our Transylvania ' boys who fought in the World War applied for loans that we felt jt to be our duty to take care of them. Of course there is no profit to the bank in* handling these certificates. On the other hand, there is quite a bit of extra work required. Yet when we think of the great sacri fices made by our boys during the j war, it is a pleasure to us to render this service to them now." The Pisgah. Bank cannot, of course, lend money on these adjusted cer tificates to any . other than citizens of Transylvania county, and ? these' must be personally known to the of ficers of the bank. Lending of this money . will help not only the service men, but will be a great boost for business gen erally, in that it will turn a large ( amount of money into circulation ' throughout the county. THE PRAYER CORNER FRIENDS OF JESUS Washington was a friend of Jesus. Are you truly His friends? Con sider _these words of His carefully, and see It- you ? tan answer thein truthfu.ly. "He who has my commandments, and obeys them, he it is who loves', me." And "he who loves me will , iff.vfld of my Father, and 1 will . r*veHl i lim and make our^bm^riMtlf hir/r." I 'J^e1 who loves obeys." . Hold vhut | Wvjtffit firmly. It 8C?ms to me thut it is a fetrafcb ? ssue. Jt is either a loyal, glowing i riendship for the living Christ* and j lower to bear abundant fruit $0 the :lory of God. or it is a weak slop- 1 iy disunion . which - has. the~assu'-ed y irospect of bearing no fruit, .and Be- * ng thrown into the lire. I ^ 1 love to face a square issue and h his is clear as day to me, that fruit | ?earing in the Kingdom of Christ is i: ntirely dependent on a loyal, loving n inion, which admits of Christ's call- o ng us friends, and making known to ; v is tho unsearchable riches of God's A ove, in order that wo may bear t "ruit, get results, in making the j ame known to our fellow men. i "I know a man," said one, "who j ipoke the name 'Jesus' in a railroad :ar? another heard it, and saw a neat light: and the fourth genera ;ion of that living witness wrote re cently the words to a girl friend: " 'You have certainly made me feel and know a living personal L'hrist, as never before; something; hat nothing can ever take away, rhat is a big thing to have done for i fellow creature ? How happy you must be, and I know you are. that you are able so successfully to do ihis tremendous work toward the spread of the Kingdom. It is so dif ferent from the idea that beinjr as [food as you can, and going to church regularly is all that is re rjuired'.'* "Thou wast their Rock, their Fort ress, and their Might. Thou, Lord, Iheir Captain in the well fought fight; Thou ,in the darkness drear, the one true Light, Allelulin.' A PRAYER FOR FRIENDSHIP ? WITH .JESUS O Blessed Jesus, our human j friendships we prize as the dearest { things on earth. They are more pre- ] cious than rarest gems. We would i lose everything else we have rather j than give them up. Our life without friends would be empty ami ; lonely; yet we know that the best , earthly friendships are but little j. fragments of Thy friendship. Thy friendship is perfect. Its touch is always gentle and full of healing; its help i.s always wise; its tenderness is like the warmth of a heavenly summer. If we have Thy friendship, we cannot be utterly be reft. though all human friends be taken away. If we can say: Thou art our Friend, it ?near>s everything we nerd. No want can be unsup plieil. no sorrow ran be un comforted, no evl ran overmaster us. For time and eternitv we are safe. It will r...r 1 he ' >t reel ? f edd, :i f. . I h. trii" ?? - "f pmirl and the ri\?-r and ;lv tr? > < -h.-ir will make hcavi n t'??r a- . :t w II be Thv . o'i,: an:..r-h:v. Th friendship. b* ?; rover f??rt'?*t tho "'Jt i part ;hi> friend-hip. W,. .-ire t be Thy friends too. It n.it murh we can irive Thne or do f-M Thi-? But Th^U would-t hav? -I - l?.ya! true T'rou would-t ha-. ? ob^d i ? 1 r * . f- r Thnu no* lef* u? :n d- lib*. !??? b**? t'-M nlnrrTv "Y* i.-.v fvu r.'i?. ?* ?? ? whats-M . y ! v. u " T'r.. v wl . ib.y are Thy friend*. and the> only. Dear l.nrd, help u- to obey, bv I CARR LUMBER CO. TO BUILD MILES OF R. R. TRACKAGE Opening New Territory of 14,000 Acre* of Timber Lands? More Than 300 Men on Payroll ALL EMPLOYEES GIVEN PROTECTION BY COMPANY Mr. Carr Expect* to be Here During Summer ? Hat Returned to \ New Mexico Plant Officers and the large army 'of- em ployees of the Carr Lumber company are at present engaged in laying 12 miles of raijway trackage frpm, Eto wah into a new boundary of timber. Several additional men have been put to work within the past few weeks so this great, task could be completed in record time. Tho new trackage leads into a boundary of 14,000 acres where the lumber com pany will carry on its operations in the immediate future. There are at present more than 300 men on the payroll of the Carr Lumber com pany. Mr. Louis Carr, head of the big concern, spent a few days here re cently in a meeting with his asoci- ' ates to plan the details of the new work. While here, Mr. Carr spoke interestingly of the big holdings-. of his company in New Mexico. He Trt stationed at Alamogordo, New Mex ico and says that the operatiohs there are just about on an equal par in size and volume of business as that in the Carr Lumber company here. W. W. Croushorn, general man ager of the Carr Lumber company, has recently protected the large num ber of employees with insurance. Two kinds of insurance were taken out for ench of their employees, first a straight life insurance policy, then in addition a health and acci dent policy which pays the employ ees weekly benefits in case of illness tr accident. Both Mr. Carr and Mr. Croushorn expect business in 1927 to be even better than last year, which was a record year for their business. Mr. Carr hopes to return to Bre vard within the next few weeks and will spend much of his time during * the summer in this section. lOiOlM PAPERS J TA1K ft* As an indication of the pubbcity^^^ iven Bill Alexander on his south in trip, the following clipping from The Lakeland Evening Ledger i? ercwith reproduced. "That Brevard, . North Carolina, ntends to attract to that popular nountain resort a greater number f Florida vacationists than prc iously have visited the "Land of the Vaterfalls" is evidenced by an ex ensive publicity campaign being ?lanned for the coming season. . "Bill Alexander, secretary of the Urevard Chamber of Commerce, is naking a tour of the principal cities ?f Florida in anticipation of a pro gram to advertise Brevard through out this state. He spent Wednesday n Lakeland visiting the chamber of :ommerce, the Tourists club and the rolf clubs. Mr. Alexander* is leaning heavily n golf to get people to Brevard. Ho ;ays most of the inquiries coming to :h*e Brevard Chamber of Commerce isk particularly about the ancient ;ame; there is always one or more n every vacation party inquiring if here are facilities for swinging the *lubs. Brevard in the past has of fered all sorts of outdoor i ports and tow has added golf, opening a country club last fall; and summer have available a swell course, railed the sportiest in Western Car olina. Due to the configuration of he holes, it has not been necessary says Mr. Alexander, . to build haz ards except around the greens, but the course will not be difficult to [day at near par. A "pro." well known in Florid a will have charge but this appointment will not be Announced until Mr. Alexander com pletes his swing through Florida. Following is a clipping from a recent issue of the Lakeland (Fin.) Star-Telegram. which will lu of ireneral interest here: W. H. Alexander, secretary of ".he chamber of commerce at Brevard, >1. C., was in the city yesterduv calling on local business men and the local chamber of commune. securing a f<-r a survey he is making ?>f Flor ida with the idea of sendii.tr certa'ii >ections of the *tate "in vitation* to come t (i Brevard 1h?s summer. Mr. Alexander ?nv: .h^y have just completed a splendid new golf course and tV featnr- aIP in real to many in Lnk viand. II ?? very much pleaded it H Wal ity and met many :"ror? ' :?sitive h<r?- \vh" aid.-d iv .w: ? n .a wnrm u.-l.^ir. !?? Amen. ? C. P. C.