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NEWS BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 14 1927 ' No. 15 XXXII PARKER HOLDING TWO WEEK'S TERM SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Docket Being Cleared ? Drunk Cases Remanded to Magistrate's Court SHUFORD IS CHOSEN HEAD GRAND JURY No Important Criminal Cases ? Judge's Charge Scored Reckless Driver ? Safeguard Travel Superior court convened Monday morning at ten o'clock, with Hon. Raymond G. Parker presiding judge, and Hon. J. Will PI ess, Jr., prose cuting attorney for the State. Trial of the criminal cases was taken up first, and as soon as the docket is cleared the civil calendar will claim the attention of the court. There are no important cases on the crimi nal docket, and all public drunken ness cases awaiting trial were re manded to the magistrate's court in conformity with the legislative en actment at the last general assembly. Grand jury chosen was headed by C. B. Shuford as foreman, II. Gar ren, C. K. Osborn'e, Oat Bryson, J. A. Brown, W. M. Ball, Perry Gal loway. M. G. Duncan, A. C. Lyday, Dave Holiday, J. C. Orr, V. G. Moore, John Reid, N. H. Carrier, Joe Mc Crary, A. P. Bell, . F. Tharp, Will McKolvey. Judge Parker's charge to the grand jury was most impressive, not only upon that body, but upon all the \ spectators and lawyers in the court) room. The jurist declared that the highways of the state must be made.; safe for the traveling public. Drunken drivers, reckless drivers, and young boys and girls who, while driving for fun, manipulate their cars in such manner as to menace other people, must be hailed into court and given purnishme'nt, and if j proven guilty of violations of the traffic laws m'jst be given punish ment that will stop such practice. Jtidgc Parker assorted that the dangers of travel on our highways is equal to, if not greater, than fcne dangers presented in the European war, and called upon the grand jury to investigate cases of reckless driv ing or driving under the influence of whiskey and to return true bills agaicst them. The embezzler was given a scorch ing by Judge Parker. The man who acts as agent for another and embez zles the principals and the things be- ! longing to him is more than a thief, because he is not only taking money but he is proving false to those who had given him his confidence. The destruction of property, the Judge ! said, must not dc tolerated and citi- 1 zens must be permitted to hold their homes in peace, safety and security. ! Referring to the liquor laws, Judge I Parker impressed upon the grand jury that it matters not whether | they are in sympathy with the i law or not. so long as it is a law peo- , pie must be prosecuted who violate it, and that every criminal law should j be enforced that good government ; piay survive. He instructed the grand jury to sec to it that the county institutions, the jail and the chain gang, were being conducted o nthe uroper plane; that the prisoners must have sanitary sur roundings and substantial food. The, Judge was especially emphatic in his I charge that inmates of the County] Home must be properly cared 'for; that the old folks out there must have good treatment ,and not only the | necessities of life but should be pro- i vided with some of the luxuries that other people enjoy. GIRL SCOUTS MAKE 1 GOOD SHOWING Representatives from the local Girl , Scout troop attending the Regional Girl Scout convention in Charleston, j S. the past week returned Mon day. and expressions of delight over i the trip were heard from many of, those in attendance. The three clay convention program included business sessions, group discussions of scout problems, ad dresses and recreational features. The Brevard troops took part in the i Pioneer Campfire, which consisted of a pageant depicting the various stages of American pioneering, be- 1 ginninjr with- the Indian trailmakcr. 1 the Pilgrims, Daniel Boone, etc., on up to the present, showing the va- j rious professions now open for wo- ' men, the basis of which is to be had , through the Girl Scaut training. j On Sunday morninir before church 1 hour, tho people of the city took the 1 scout delegates on a car ride to va- ! rious points of interest in the r'ty, While the girls were on this trip, the three Brevard chaperone*. Miss Bertie Ballard. Miss Annette Patton and Mrs. H. A. Plunvner, visited the Macnolin Gardens. On another oc casion. together with th< trirN. ;i visit wa< made to the* Middleton Gard-ns. and of the two famous carditis f h latter was considered bv thn major ity heintr the most beautiful. Br< vnrd was the >mnlle*t town in S*or?h Carolina tn ?ir!?".'atoi to the envont-on, but it *??!?.! the larg est deelgation. there heintr 24 in the Brevard party. Report < are brou' ht ha< k of the splendid manner in which the local eirl* eo^du-*' '-d then'?clves tVr .u-h '-.jt '* *r:Tv cau?;"'" tV" 1-n !? r- a- < i?rr !?:??? v.v i' the- f. o] t?roud f ftr?? art'* r. t> l o?er nrd ? > f \ ANOTHER POULTRY I CAR HERE ON 22ND | BJ^ir Spends Day in County ? -Selling | j Feeds to Livestock ? Car Seed j Cojfu Shipped North j (By L. A. Amnion) | Friday, April 22nd, the poultry I car will he at Brevard station ail day to buy all kinds of poultry. | Heavy hens 22c, leghorns 20e, heavy broilers 35c, leghorn broilers 32c, [cocks 10c, ducks 18c per pound. Broilers to be not under one and lone-half pounds. Put them on feed now and feed all the corn meal wet with buttermilk that thoy will eat, | : and keep up to prevent excessive ex- j j ercise. j Mr. E. C. Blair, extension soii j and crops man was with us a day this I 'week. One new thing learned was J how to tell clover from home grown ( need from that of European seed. The home grown plants naVeihalry stems, while the other is smooth. In looking over several fields I find that much of our clover is of the | European strain. It has stood the I winter well, and promises to yield j well. Mr. Blair says for one crop, ! experience shows that the foreign j yield about as well, but that ordin? j arily a disease cuts the second cut jting of the first year short, and kills 'most of it by end of that year. So . where a man is only to take one cut jting he can use the ten cent cheaper seed. I May not be much market for , home feeds this year, as of past years, but our cattle feeders are | showing that they can sell it to cat | tie at good prices, and help the old [ .farm with the manure. Make your j j plans now to feed from one to a car. I j next winter. No hope for better j markets than this year from out- j i siders. I Mr. Blair has just come from the ? soy bean seed sections, and from I I information gained, he says we had better order our seed soon, if wet expect to get what we want. The Loreda soy bean now leads all others in yield of hay per acre. In moun tains it was decidedly above the j ; others. It is earlier than the Mam mouth yellow, finer stemmed, and j seed very small and flat. One bushel ; will broad cast two acres, or Hi pounds to acre planted and culti-. j vated: Latest price is $2.50 per , 'bushel, and Mammouth >ellows at $1.50, so you see it would be cheaper to use the loredas. Plant one acre for- each cow. Mr. Tom Hollingsworth thinks he will have his roosters legs banded and glut the market sure enough. Mr. Hollingsworth has done, a good piece of work in changing bees from, old hives to nice painted patent hives. First call for culling chickens, on East Fork, came from Mrs. 0. W. Gravely. Don't know whether she reads Boylston news or not. Any way Mrs. Gravely did not need much culling as she has picked up the work by reading and experience. Let her tribe incresae until the County Agents are not needed. Chas. Orr of the Clough Farm, has shipped another car of seed corn north. In remarking about | jjome pigs left on his hands bv a de ceased mother. Chafes thinks he [ has just about beat the sows at the j game. NEW HOMES BANG BUILT IN BREVARD Two new homes arc being crectcd j for Mr. Owens, of Florence, . S. C. ! One is on the east side of the city . and the other in the west end of | town. These residences are being j constructed by E. B. Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton is also building two houses i for Judson McCrary on Miner street, . and has just completed a dwelling ' for Mr. T. T. Loftis. Mr. Hamilton, who has been in the building business for several years, I is authority for the statement that there is more building activity in ; Brevard now than at ai\y spring time j in mind these appointments. MANY CASESON THE CIVIL DOCKET Court officials expect to clear the I criminal docket today and begin ' hearing of the civil cases, of which j there are many. It is said that some, of the most important civil cases ever] to be tried in the county are on the calendar f<?r this term. It is not ex- 1 pccted that the civil docket will be j cleared in th? two weeks' term al- : lotted for this session of superior co-,jrt. MILLER DECLINES ALDERMAN DUTIES X. A. Miller, wivs*' name ha-- bo?n Mit-'trrsted as a member . f tr boar ' of abb-rmon. a*k- Th ? Ww- t-> -tv? f >r Hm that while h- .iPpr?:i-'.atr* the carried with th.- -uirtre-iion. J . ne. rnt :h. . .*T:? .? xh'.uM :* V.- M ? ?. :? ^ i- ' th.. i JZ Proclamation WHEREAS, T!' >ughout the ages, l?y,??>ample an<! by pre cep:.' wc nave boon .uUght, that it ib h?th a duty and a privilege for the strong to care far the weak, and for t.hc well to nurse the sick, and. , WHEREAS, riie hearts of the people of Transylvania beat in unison in eve/y high and holy purpose that calls for the ad vancement of our people or the alleviation of the suffering among our citizens, and WHEREAS, Hospital* have been erected and - are being operated in our county center for the purpose of rendering more effective service to those who suffer, and the success of these hospitals having been made through the sacrifices and tireless labors of those who operate then?, and WHEKKAS, As an expression of appreciation of the com munity for the wonderful work that has been, done by vhu hospitals, it has been suggested to set aside Easter Monday as "Hospital Day," and believing that the people of Brevard .".re de sirous of joining hands with the County in this movement, there fine, I, T. W, Whitmire, Mayor of the City of Brevard, do pro claim Easter Monday to be known now and hereafter as "Hospital Day," whereon the people in concertcd action may visit the hospitals and make donations of money, materials and good will to those institutions of mercy, and I call upon the citizens of Brevard to observe Easter Monday in a manner befitting the followers of a Christ who laid down his life for suffering human ity and the alleviation of their spirtual illness. (Signed) T. W. WHITMIRE, Mayor of Brevard. "HOSPITAL DAY " PROGRAM PROMISES INTERESTING DAY Plans are practically perfected for the observance of Brevard's first an- J nual Hospital Day, which is to be ah ? outstanding event of Easter Monday, April 18. Interesting programs have been' arranged to be carried out at both hospitals during the hours of re ception, two to four o'clock. The committee is .exceedingly fortunate in securing for the occasion two dis-! tinguished surgeons from Greenville, : S. C., both of whom will tnlk at both hospitals on matters of public inter- 1 o?t. The visiting physicians for the \ occasion wjl! he Dr. Qeorgg K. Wilk erson and Dr. Irvin S. Barksdale. j. Two well known local -men will also be included In the pro&fam* Rev, 0. L. Simpson, pastor of the Methodist j church, and Mr. James F. Barrett,; editor of The Brevard News. These .talks will be heard at Brevard hos- j pital Monday afternoon from threes I to three-thirty, o'clock, and at Tran- j sylvania hospital from three-thirl y to j four o'clock. Other ministers of the community' will open the meetings, Rev. Harry | Perry, rector of St. Philips church, i presiding at Transylvania hospital, and Rev. W. II. Hartscll, pastor of j the Baptist church, at Brevard hos- 1 pital. At the Presbyterian Hut at fourl o'clock the hospital organization com- ? mittee will meet, at which time all members of . this committee are urg- 1 ed to be present, with Miss "Martha;. Bosw^ll as chairman. People from the various com'rauiM ities throughout the county are en- j tering enthusiastically into the plans for a successful event on Hospital1 Day, and business men of the town are volunteering substantial assist- j ance without solicitation. | EXCITEMENT CREATED WHEN OFFICERS ARE FIRED UPON \ Much excitement was created in ' town last Saturday .when rum-run- j ncrs are said to haw fired upon; Sheriff Sitton and his deputies at Curve Trestle above Kosman. j The sheriff's department had been j notified that a car had been stolen at Asheville and was .loaded with liqour ' and on its way through the county, j Sheriff Sitton. Deputy Sheriff Clar- j ? nee Kisher and Chief of Police Bar- 1 nett went to the vantage point of-1 fered by the trestle and laid in wait for the car. When it approached, ! there is evidence that the occupants , of the liquor car recognized the Of- I ficers and stopped and began back- 1 ing. Sheriff Sitton \hen started in put suit and the liquor car changed its tactics and startacl? .forward, fir- ' ijiif Upon (lie sheriff's car as it pass-- i ed. the bullets breaking, th? wind- j shield and lodging against the glass support of the shield. The liquor ? car outdistanced the officers and is [ said to have turned off Highway No. j .28 on a cross-town street, where it j was wrecked in making a turn near] the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Eng- 1 iish. ; . ' The two men in the liquor car ! made their escape, but D. T. (lilies- j pie soon located the woman, who i claimed that she had been shot. She : was taken to Transylvania hospital, J where it was found that only a scalp wound had been inflicted sometime previously. She was then taken to the county jail and locked up. Search was made for the two men Snturday afternoon and Saturday night and is being continued. Officers from Asheville came to Brevard and identified the woman as a Mrs. Martin. They had been on the trail of tin- tw<i men, who art said to have stolen a Hudson car, Which was captured. The car had 42 gallons ?.f sugar liquor in it. It is' said that federal officers had been ! on the trail of the car before its en- 1 counter with Transylvania officers, j There is a report to the effect tv" i a forest ranger ha:' fired upon the liquor ear because* of an effor.'. on the part of itt- drivers' to crowd the ; ranger off the highway. The car had bevn fired upon, as is evidenced by two bullet holes though the rear glass in the car. ? ( A Ford ear wa? stolen on Mills ? River Saturday night, and it is the j belief by some of the officials that j the same two men in the liquor car, , after escaping the Transylvania of? , ficials. took this Ford and rode into , Asheville. , The search for the men is being j contiued by officials through this i ' section, and it is predicted that they j '? will be captured. HALL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THIS SECTION R. I). Hal), one of the b?s?t known real estate operators of Asheville. spent Tuesday in Brevard and ex pressed himself as being delighted with the activity and growth of this . town. Mr. Hall stated that he believes Brevard is the most ideally situated town in the mountains, and he pre dicted a trcmemdou? irrowth for this" section during the next few years. The Asheville man was a bidder at the auction sale of the Summey prop erty. SMITH PRAISES TOWN OF BREVARD W II S;p!th. f Inckson county formerly ??{ Brevard. -nen; several dnvs iv tour this \v?-ek. Mr. Smith liv? r| I- r?- J h yei*-* an<! wa n<: ? :ait * w.th W. I.- A:ko*? in n "vvkct. k ;i? * he Aiken Ar ??.arket . Mr ?!i..:h si 'l he woul 1 Inve V: r ? wr the H:?? ?? or: iiffmii't <f the tre?vr ilo'.;-. ard thi* many ? - -v Km M "?-*-? rri'1 i?-pr.i'vn.i.w, ? ?. < f,:r*h. r 'h:.- ;1 DEEDS FILED WITH ! REGISTER'S OFFICE i Three deeds were placed on file J in Register of Deeds office this past J week without any accompanying deed of trust, showing that <-a*h trnnsac-j tions are being made in city and county property. One deed called for a house and ' three lots at Lake Sega, while an other* was for farm land in the J county. Th e dials were made by 1 1 the 11 u yens Bureau. ? i < *? ' rn to d" * v ht iO TLttl A I THE COUNT HOME ? !'r? v;u-!'? band will v> v Vr n spe thr<i- ?."*?!? >. k :ii the f'-.un!y for ?h ? ' ? ?>( the ir.maU-1 ?>f that in who canno: att?rd church hear V* - 'cr musir. K, .1. Cutt?r. band i<ad-.-r. in * th - a:moun?? -pi-.-n:. >-ue* ? ;? i::v tat-.or the public ?<? attend th ? eo?-,-. rt. and >utrir<>st'' t).:ii n?*ot>l? i* xv . - ii ?*,..> hvvn b."?k?. ? t, . ,r u *? . .. . ' - ? ?. f.?n* r t.? the oM f--k? ?? -h. H r?. S i! DR. ANDREWS PAYS VISIT 10 BREVARD Visits Sister, Mrs. R. E. Lawrence ? An Outstanding Figure in National Affairs Brevard entertained a distinguish ed visitor Monday when Rev. Dr. George Keid Andrews, of New York C ty, visited his sister, Mrs. R. E. i Li.wrence. Dr. Andrews is one of the out- 1 standing figure?: in the activities of ' tl.j Federal Council of the Churches j in America. He is vice president and j g< nei'al manager of the Religious .Mo- | irion Picture Foundation, an organ iy.-j at'on whose purpose is to purify ihe j world drama. For several years Dr. Andrews was pastor of St. Paul's Congregational church in Brooklyn, later being j nanud as general secretary of the Congregational Educational society, I apd had charge of the educational . work for the church in eleven dif- 1 fe rent states. It was from this posi tion that he was called to take an ae- J tive part in the Federal Council of > Churches. The first picture to be released by Dr. Andrews' organization will open on Broadway on next Tuesday even ing. "King of Kings, ' about which so much has been written, in re< int week?; is the name <>f the pictures which was directed by Cecil de Mille, while the scenario was written under the direction of Dr. Andrews. ' Nearly a year was devoted to the making of this grent^religious picture, in round figures a production costing $2,300, - 000. Associated with Dr. Andrews in this work is Dr. S. Parks Cadman, possibly the most widely known di vine in the world today, and John W. Davis, demoncratic candidate for) president in the last general election,' and many other noted men and wo- 1 men throughout the country; Dr. Andrews expects to visit Mrs. j: Lawrence and. her husband during' the summ< . , and he hopes to spend j at least two weeks in this section. He Was born and reared at the Andrews' home at Mt. Gilead, this state, :-.nd | his rapid rise to a position of power L in national and international af-l fairs is a great source of gratif ica- j tion to the numerous friend? of the Andrews family. THE PRAM CORNER OUR VICTORIOUS KING There is a very beautiful old J Easter Hymn; which, if one takes the first two lines of cach verse 1 makes a wonderful thought for us j at this season. "At the Lamb's High Feast We j tins Praise to our victorious King." I We forget that it is Qod's high feast; so many times, altogether, we forget | that God is victorious; that we are j not on the side of failure, weakness j und1 sin, but on the side, of victory: no failure but perfect strength and sin washed away. Those of us who are Christains ? and come this lias- i ter Day to the Sacrament of His Body and Blood would do well to j think especially of this ? that it is the Lamb's High Feast at which we I appear. "Where the Pascal Blood "is J poured, Death's dark Angel sheaths his j sword." Clod is victorious even over death. There- is no death to those who be lieve in our Lord Jeesus Christ. Our loved ones are not dead. Behold ihey live! The spirit goes to God who gave it. God is victorious. God is full of life. There is no dark ness nor shadows of turning; tlu-re is no night there, so there is nothing Lo fear. "Perfect love casteth out ' fear." Have love for God. If we come to the Lamb's llig?i Feast with love in our hearts, we j too, overcome death, we rise to a j new life. Christ came that we might j 'nave life and have it more abund antly now, in the word to come life ?verlasting. I These arc wonderful things to j (now and we can know them if we ivill. God has won the victory, it is ? for us to claim the victory and make f t our own. So come to the feast, hj he Lamb's High Feast with no mis-.y. rivings for |a "At the Lamb's High Feast we ^ sing * Praise to our victorious King." jc A PRAYER FOR OUR { VICTORIOUS KING !? O risen Christ, who hast gained j the ete'rnal victory of life over 1 loath, and in whom all men are vie- c lorious. we bless Thee for Thy good- I c less, even as we adore Thee for Thy ] o (lory. > T Give us Thy victory over ft-ar :? ui I TWO TICKETS FILED lj FOR CITY OFFICES ' T.me limit for fil.ng notice* of la ,-andida- v in the cmiinr town ? !? *?- ] T :5on ? \pire? on the l.'th. I' t "it y Clerk Harry Pat ton receivvdil formal notice of only '.wo i>i-krt~ np ]?> lo the t:me The News went t? |r rr-S'. These ticket- follow: f Mayor: F. F.. .Shu ford; Fori a \ . . < ? y-'.< F. E I'. knw. Ii. V. ErwM.. Fr* <i ,1oh:v- -n. ] v V B. GaH*?wj?v. , V V i-- ' ** W Wb - n I V. . |i \\ , . , i SCHOOL PROPERTY 85 TIMES GREATER THAN IN YEAR 1908 County Had $5,150 in School Prop erty 20 Year* Ago-? Now $422,500 Invested FACTS PRESENTED AT LAST KIWANIS MEETING Only Four Kicker* in all Transyl vania ? i-They Have Dyspepsia and Gout K,, lrs m:; as to the public sclioois uf the -nation, state anil luunty were giySn at the meeting of the Knvanis dub last 1-riday niiht. : 1 nuay lllgni. A! II L was in Charge of W. l)Vincii)ttl of the Bre ard High School, and speeches were made by Supt. I. C. Henderson, and Dan Coleman, coach of the Brevard schools. . Haruiman gave statistics j-howing there are twenty-five mil i- ''yP,''S 1,1 thL' frc? schools of the United States, at a cost of one bil lion five hundred million dollars a year. It takes an army of 750,000 teachers to manage these schools, at 10 m,nUr"K<'' cost tu ll'e nation of SAOOO a year per teacher and S(iO a year per pupil. California has the Jlf? ratc ,,f expenditures, paying ?><j,000 a year per teacher and ?100 a year per pupil. Mississippi is the o/vwi statc in the union, spending $G00 a year per teacher and $15 a year for pupils. North Carolina has 850,000 chil dren in her public schools, eninlov Slfl im'onS U'ai'he,?' anJ spending Ji,j00,000. annually, at a cost of about $1,000 a year per teacher and 5^0 a year per pupil. Transylvania county has an enrollment of 2,4 59 school children, with 96 teachers em ployed at cost of practically ?2,000 a year per teacher and an expendi ture of practically $00 a year per pupil. These county figures were for the present year and included in the expenditure a building fund be ing paid for the high school build ings. Superintendent Henderson devoted time to_ a history of the growth uf the public schools in Transylvania county. In 1906 the total value of nil the school property in Trans vl RH!? VountX w?8 v" 150, and in lJwG, just 20 years later, tile value r >f school property in this county was $422,500. There were 27 one-room abjiQoI houses in the county in 1 900, and SiK? t,fl be-n reduced to 13 in J.fLG. Twenty years ago there was but one school house in the county svrth more than two rooms, now there ire 1 1 such school buildings with nore than two rooms. In 1906 there were three log school houses, while there are none now. In 1906 there ivere no brick school houses in Tran i.vlvania county, and now there are four. . 'n 190C, 28 of the school rooms n the county were furnished with he old-time benches, and these have low been replaced with modern lesks. In 1906 there were 1,52.0 school children enrolled, and in 192G here were 2,459. Twenty years igo, there were 34 teachers in Tran sylvania county* and there arc now Hi teachers. In 1000 the avrat'e ?chnol terin per year was 80 days, or our months. This year it is 1-1S lays and next year, it will be ISO lays. There are no local tax dis rupts in the county, as a special ?ounty-widv tax has been voted, giv i\k the same tax rate and the ^ame ichool term to each school district in he county. Dan Coleman stressed the import - ince of sports in the lives of the chool children, and appealed to the viwanians to continue lending their cooperation to tha young men and roung women in their various lines 'f sport. He cited instances whero eading men and women had been idvaneed through clean sports n"i| ithletics, and asserted that u-aiiuiii; ?f the body is no less important than raining of the mind, for a strong nind is greatly handicapped with a veak hody. An interesting feature of .he pro gram was the statement bv one of he members that there were only our kickers and knockers -'n all of rransylvania county, and that all the ?alanee of the citizens were in one iccord in singing the praise - of this litrhly favored section, but unfortun itely there were four men in the ounty who made a practice of ap ?roachinir every visitor who stopped icre and in a sing-song whimpering iianner tell visitors *to this section ust how fast the county is irointr 1o lades. The club members hope to ?onvert the'se four men t^ a soirifc f optimism and enthusiasm for their wn section in which they reside. *re?ident T. J. Snmmey and Rev. \V. 1. Ilartsell told ? ?f instances where me or more of these four men had r: de ^latrnvnts to tfie damage nf h" county. It was the oninion of V rh-b. however, that they could >-vcvl. irii<| .-t'vnuous efforts will i 'nade jn "7i\ ert them. Mi? Elizabeth Hanamnn delighN d the club with violin selection-;, iccomn.mied by Miss Marguer.t ?? tobertson at the piano. ?i icrn?'?s. Grar.t us Thv victory 'V"r sorrow, tha: in it our poor may he hidden, find w? h-> roiv e ted. Make u* to rise with The ir 1 from the ?.the. world ma\ ?r uni'i.l w.'V, Th\ voiep. '' s ?bo*f who have risen to ?f ? " i ^ TV- .v>,n (i . \ nen. I) C.