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VOL. XXXII BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 28, 1927 No. 17
CLEAN UP AND PAINT-UP WEEK MAY 2-7
BREVARD TO BE CLEANEST
TOWN IN WHOLE COUNTRY !
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What and when is the Clean Up
|uid Paint Up campaign?
"The Modern Crusader" ? emblem
atic of a new and popular concep
tion ' of the National Clean Up and
Paint up campaign ? already is car
rying his banner of cleanliness,
thrift and civic pride into hundreds
of communities throughout the coun
try and next week will turn his face
toward Brevard. The week t>f May
2nd to 7th, marks the annual spring
clean up activities in Transylvania
county which gives promise of being
the most beneficial ever undertaken
here. I
For three years, the town offic
ials, the fire chief and civic clubs
have been forking side by side with
the Woman's Bureau and the Cham
ber of Commerce to clean and beau
tify this community on the bfoad
basis that "good citizenship is good
business" and that < to follow the
Modern Crusader is to enlist in the
public service.
The Clean Up and Paint Up cam
paign is launched at different dates
in different communities acecording
to their geographical location and
their climatic and other local condi
tions, and, when properly conduct
ed lasts long enough to-do a thor
ough job of cleaning up, beautify
ing, repairing and general rehabili
tation. In most communities the
period for launching the campaign
lasts one or two weeks although in
many places the campaigns run for
longer time. In Charleston, S. C.,
a clean up campaign ran for six
months, and at Now Smyrna, Fla.,
the beautifying and cleaning activi
ties covered a period of two years.
The purpose of the campaign is:
Not only to "Clean Up." but to per
manently c?mmit to cleanliness^ at
tractiveness and public respect, "ev
erything cleaned up. The mere
cleaning is transient and futile with
out public committment to the new
order of things ? so that being
"clothed in a garb of righteousness"
as it were, and, in its dress of grass
or shrubbery, a thrift garden, or
paint, the place will so inspire the
respect of everybody that it will not
be permitted to revert to its former
disorderlinesa.
It has been found that one of the
few movements which individuals,
regardless of religion, creed, race,
prejudices or .politics can unquali
fiedly get behind is the Clean Up
" and Paint Up work.
Let's all go.
The National Clean-Up and Paint
-r. Up campaign bureau suggests a pro
gram of daily events to give the
proper impetus during the campaign
week. This program which is now in
successful use i* many cities is as
fallows : .
Sunday ? Church Cooperation Day
All clergymen of the town are
asked to make special announce
ment of the clean up campaign at
Sunday services.
Monday Fire Prevention Day
Clean basements and attics of rub
bish, greasy rags and waste paper.
All fires are the same at the start.
Tuesday ? Front Yard Day
Cut lawns, prepare gardens and
flower beds for planting, clean walks
around the house.
Wednesday ? Dandelion and
Flower Bed Day
Dig Dandelions, exchange plants,
plant flower beds and trim shrub
PRIZE WINNERS ,
IN DRESS CONTEST
Display to Be Entered it Durham
Meet by Mri. J. S. Silversteen
? Big Day for Cotton
Great success attended Brevard's
first cotton dress contest staged by
girls of the home economics depart
ment of the local high school Friday
of last week, the contest being spon
sored by the federated clubs of the
town, at the instigation of the dis
trict president of the State Federa
tion of Women's Clubs, Mrs. J. S.
Silversteen.
The dresses of the contestants
were arranged in three groups, in
cluding morning dresses, sports
dresses and lingerie dresses, and two
prizes were awarded for each of the
three groups, a first prize of $5 and
a second prize of S2.50.
r ^The judges awarded the following
x flHzes : Morning ' dresses: First
prize, Tina Hedrick, second prize,
Mildred Barnett; sports dresses: first
prize, Ruth Cantrell, second prize.
Gertie Hamilton; lingerie dresses:
first prize, Edna Mae Hend'-rson.
second nrize, Rowena Orr
The three first-prize dresses will be
token to Durkam next week bv Mrs.
Silversteen to b?? entered into the
State cotton dress contest. Mrs. Sil
versteen has been appointed :is one
of the judges in the state contest.
All of the dresses on exhibition fur
the local contest displayed excellent
workmanship and a variety of de
signs and styles, which wen- made
under the supervision of the homo
* * economics teacher. Miss Rachel Ball.
Judges in the contest included :
k Mrs. R. E. Lawrence. Mis* Ada
. Walker. Mrs R \V K - M-- W
Hani M r* J ( V
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
FOR CLEAN-UP WEEK1
Once again the citizens of Brevard |
are asked to act in concert, each in- 1
dividual doing his part for the good'
of all people of the town.
May 2-7, inclusive, has been des
ignated as clean-up and paint-up
week for this beautiful town, the
movement having originated in the
Woman's Bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce with a challenge to every
god citizen of Brevard.
The purpose of this concerted ac
tion is to clean the town of rubbish,
f>alnt the buildings and beautify the
awns. The pleasure and the health
of our citizens depend upon the* man
ner in which we keep our premises,
and our success as a resort center is
dependent entirely upon such condi
tions.
Our progressive citizens know the
value of a clean town, therefore, I
as mayor of Brevard deem it unnec
essary to issue any formal proclama
tion concerning clean-up and paint-up
week, content in the belief that each
and every one will do a citizen's full
part in making Brevard the clean
est and most presentable and at
tractive town in the hills of Western
Carolina.
T. W. WHITM1RE,
Mayor of Brevard.
SCHEDULE OF TRASH
WAGONS FOR WEEK
The 'town will be divided into four'
district*, using Main and Caldwell
streets as the divding line:
No. 1. All that section situate
north of Main and east of Caldwell,
from the intersection of these streets
tc city limits.
No. 2. All that section situate
south of Main and eaLst of Caldwell
from the intersection of these
. t.ts to city limits.
No. 3. All that section south of
Main and west of Caldwell from the
intersection of these streets to city
limits.
No. 4. All that section north of
Main aad wiut of Caldwell from the,
intersection of these street* to city
I limits.
The town truck wfll collect trash
I as follows:
I Monday, May 2 ? District No. 1
Tuesday, May 3 ? District No. 2
Wednesday, May 4 ? District No. 3
Thursday, May 5? ?District No. 4
Please have your trash put on
sidewalk in a barrel or box on the
I day that the truck is to be in your
{district.
bery. The dandelion pest has de
creased perceptibly in the last three
years. Keep up this fight.
Thursday? Paint Day
Paint and brighten up inside and
.out, porches, fences, woodwork,
1 screens and porch chairs. Business
houses clean windows and replace
old awnings. "A little paint works
wonders."
Friday ? Back Yard Day
Clean back yards, repair fences
and sheds, screen garbage cans. Put '
up screens, plant thrift gardens.
Saturday ? Vacant Lot Day
Everybody join in and help school
children clean vacant lots and re
move tin cans, paper and dead
weeds. Plow and plant garden
plots wherever possible.
WEEK'S REVIVAL . !
TO START SUNDAY
Rev. O. L. Simpson Will Preach ?
Home Prayer Meetings To Be
Held Thursday Evening
lic'KinitiK next Sunday, May 1, and
continuing through the following
Sunday, special revival services will 1
be held at the Methodist church, I
lieu. O. L. Simpson
conducted by the pastor, Rev. 0. L.
Simpson, Services will be held ev
ery night during the week, beginning
nt 7:45 o'clock.
Preparatory to the special series
of meetings, cottage prayer meet
ings will be held in the homes of va
rious member* on Thursday night of
this week, beginning at eight o'clock.
The cottage prayer meetings and
the leaders are as follows: L. B.
Haynes lea'der ,at the home of Dr. J.
F. Zachary; H.. C. Ranson leader at
the home of* B. W. Trantham; J. P.
Barrett leader at the home of J. M.
Kilpatrick; Mrs. R. P. Hollinshead
leader at the Waltermire hotel.
An earnest request is made for all/
church members living in these Sev
eral districts to attend one of the
meetings Thursday night. An invi
tation is extended to the public to
attend the services to be held at the
church during next week.
rosmanTrIary
SELECTS FISHER
Rosman's primary election last
Monday gave high vote to the follow
ing ticket: For Mayor, Lee R.
Fisher. For Aldermen, Craig Whit
mire, Lee Nicholson, E. M. Collins.
There has been some talk that the
next high men will run in the gen
eral election next week. These were
as follows: Mayor, J. It. Mahoney.
Aldermen. D. H. Winchester, J. F.
Hayes, \v. J. Moore.
Some of the citizens have stated
that there is a possibility of no con
test being waged in the general elec
tion, permitting the high men as se
lected Monday to be confirmed as
city officers for the next two-year
period.
W. 0. W. WILL HOLD
BOARDS ON MAY 5
Log-Rolling Convention To Be Held
Here Next Thursday?? Big
Crowd Coming
Thursday, May 5, will be a great
(lav for Brevard, when nearly - 300
delegates will attend the Log Rolling
convention of the Woodmen of the
World. The sessions of the conven
tion will be held in the county court
house.
The Brevard municipal band will
furnish music for the occasion. The
convention will open .at ten o'clock
in the morning, when an address of
welcome to the city will be made by
Hon. W. E. Bree.se, representing
Mayor Whitmire. This will be fol
lowed by short addresses by H. A.
Plummcr, for the Chamber of Com
merce, and James F. Barrett, for
the Kiwanis -club.
A picnic dinner will be served at
noon on the court house lawn, and all
members of the W. 0. W. are urged
to bring well filled baskets.
W. H. Grogan, Jr., district repre
sentative for the Woodmen of the
World, is highly elite d over the man
ner in which Brevard in general is
cooperating with the order to give
to the visiting delegates a fine wel
come and a day's splendid entertain
ment.
ALL PRESENT BOARD
13 RE-NOMINATED
Mayor T. W. Whitmire was nom
inated in Monday's primary to suc
ceed himself, his' opponent being T.
M. Mitchell, a former mayor of
Brevard. All the present aldermen
were nominated by decisive majority
over their opponents, and the dem
ocratic ticket will enter the general
city election next Tuesday as fol
lows:
For Mayor:
T. W. Whitmire
For Aldermen :
W. M. Henry
v K. P. Kilpatrick
T. L. Snelson
^51. "W^ Traiitham ? ?*** v.?<t
J. E. Waters
|The primary was pronounced one
of the most peaeeable eelctions fever
held in- Brevard, and while the fpK
lowers of each candldaet were tteg
tive in support of their favorites/
there was no bitterness of feeling
noticeable, the day Having a holiday
air about it.
DAVIDSON RIVER T6
WORK ON CEMETERY
A movement is on foot Jfor clean
ing up Davidson River cemetery,
which is very badly in need of at
tention. All persons interested in
seeing this cemetery cleaned up ir.d
are willing to assist in the wore are
asked to make their contribution to
Harry Patton or Willie Deaver.
CHOIR REHEARSAL AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Choir rehearsal of the Methodist
church will be held at seven o'clock
Friday night of this week, instead of
the usual hour at eight o'clock. The
change in hour is made thiB week on
account of the play at the Institute,
which some of the choir members
wish to attend.
PICKENS-BREVARD
HIGHWAY MEETING
Brings Result* ? 37 Brevard Men
Attend Big Meeting ? -All
Well Pleased
I
SHIPMAN AND BROMFJELD
NAMED ON COMMITTEE
Road Will Be Surface Treated Wi
In Next 60 Days, It Promise
Made to Brevard
Thirty-seven citizens of Brev
journeyed to Pickens, S. C., Tues<
night and held a joint meeting v
the 'Pickens ('ham bur of Commei
Representatives from Anderson, C
tral, CI em son College and ot
South Carolina towns wore prest
The meeting was for the purp
of getting concerted action on
part of the road officials of the t
states in completing the Piekci
Brevard highway. . |
Thos. H. Shipman, of the Brev
Banking company, has advocated
completion of this highway for
past several years, urging it as
of the greatest assets of this sect
of the state. The meeting Tues
night was a result, many citiz
say. of .Mr, Shipman's tireless off
to have this highway completed.
Mr. B. Lewis, of Pickens, presi
over the meeting and introduced
various speakers. James P. Ca
Jr., prominent Pickens attorney,
corned the visitors to Pickens, am
a short address that sparkled >
with ;...d humor assumed the N
Carolina visitors that South Caro
would do her share in joining the
states, in spite of what the w
world said about the South Care
governor and its legislature, w
has recently adjourned. Mr. C
said that some business men in
town had objected to this highw,
few years ago, fearing it would
business into Brevard, but st
that these same business men t<
are the highway's greatest sup]
ers, in that the highway impi
ments already effected had con
uted much to the upbuildini
business in Pickens. The spe
paid a glowing tribute to Chair
Page, of the North Carolina higl
?e.omroission, and wished he migh
^fethployed by the state of South
olina.
"After the welcome address,
meeting was turned over to Tho
?'Shipman who introduced Brev
? Speakers. Mr. Shipman told of
agreement entered into between
two states about eight years
which was to the effect that as
as possible a fine highway st
link the towns in the counties a
the state line. The road cons
tion already done was an outgr
of this cooperative work, and
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BAPTIST LADIES TO ENTER
The Asheville Division of the I
man's Missionary Union will hol<|
annual' meeting at the Brevard
tist church on the evening of
17, and an all-day session, May 1
It is expected that some of the
state leaders will be present on this
occasion and give' addresses along
missionary lines and the fundamen
tals of the mission work.
It is hoped that many Baptist wo
men of the county will plan to at
tend this meeting, as it will be one
of both inspiration and information.
KING COTTON'S DAY WITH QUEENS OF BREVARD
I ? nf?>\ irirl- '.lu Unnif Ki'?i. < !.i ?; ?f ;S.r Hrovn:<l Hich Soli...! p?uti(ipnU-<l in the IVp<s contort the past work.
FIRST ROW FMim Mawn. Mildred Burnet. .lulia Wood. Br>sir* Orr. B?.w?-nat Orr. Wilowree Byrd, Virginia Allen, Mary Osborne Wilkin?.
Willie Mat1 Pridiiwrc. l.?ui>?- !!;??- Mollie Hn?*l><on. Marv (ieorgre. ? 'a
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DEAF CHILDREN
DELIGHT BREVARD
Guest# of Kiwani, Club Friday Night
? Member. Vi.ibly Moved by
ri?e Children
area, and a conservative estimate of
[fatalities range as high as 500, with
property loss estimated at half a bil
llion dollars.
In compliance with a telegram re
ceived Friday and again Sunday from
national Red Cross Headquarters at
Washington by J. S. Silversteen,
chairman of the Transylvania Red
Cross chapter, ? drive for funds wan
launched in Brevard Monday for
immedaite relief of the flood suffer
ers. The town was zoned by a com
mitte of representative business men,
and solicitors were sent out to can
vass the town for contributions to
this fund. As usual the people of
the community arose to the emerg
ency at hand and a sum of $3.r>0 was
contributed and sent at once to
Washington headquarters.
Commerce Secretary Herbert
1 Hoover, who is making a personal
survey of the flood .area for the fed
eral government, declares thai the
full five million dollars the country
has been asked to give Jhrounh the
Red Cross would all be needed, and
perhaps more would hp needed later,
for relief of the sufferers in this
greatest flood disaster in history.
Heart-rending descriptions- are
[given of the horrible plight of the
thousands of flood victims, with new
victims heine claimed every day on
.account of th? rapidly rising waters.
Reports state that many" of tliM ref
I uj?ees are huddled on levees without
j shelter or food, while other- are
I perched on houstops and in trees,
and even some, in their pitiable' at
tempts to save their lives, ar?- said
I to hang from the limbs of tree* and
wire fences, and forced to t ndure
untold hardships.
Sol all the people could he seen
ir. time to send the contributions off
jlo headquarters, and those desiring
'to -help in this preat dis'.re--* are, re
ouested to *end in or brinp their
donations to T. II. Shipman at Bre
vard Bank, and the Red Crov offic
ials will send the money in. .
POULTRY MEN MEET SATURDAY
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