THE BREVARD NEWS
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VOL. XXXII BRLVAKD, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 12, 1927 ? No. 19
WOODMEN CONVENTION IS
PRONOUNCED HUGE SUCCESS
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vj Citizens of Brevard learned some
thing last Thursday of the standing
North Carolina in the financial
world that caused a new thrill of
pride. . E. B. Lewis, state manager
of the Woodmen of the World, was
speaking at the district convention
of that order in the court house, and
in the course of his remarks stated
that of the seventy-five millions of
dollars that the Woodmen have in
vested in bonds, fifteen million of
that amount is invested in North
Carolina bonds, or one-fifth of the
total bond investment of the nation
al organization is in North Carolina
securities. "It is simply a cold
blooded proposition with us," Mr.
Lewis said. "We investigate every
offering made us, and buy the best.
We consider North Carolina securi
ties among the very best of bonds
benig offered in the financial world."
The convention was pronounced
one of the most successful ever held
by the Woodmen. For an hour pre
vious to the opening session, the
Brevard municipal band gave a con
cert which was highly pleasing.
Promptly at eleven o'clock the morn
ing session was called to order by
district president, Dr. T. O. Grigg
of Sjhelby. The opening ode was
sung by the convention and the
meeting formally opened with prayer
by the Reverend Creaseman, of
Black Mountain. Mayor T. W.
Whitmire was called on to deliver
the address of welcome in behalf of
Brevard, and in a few well chosen
words introduced Wm. E. Breese,
who, the mayor said was the official
spokesman for the city, both be
cause of Mr. Breese's love for Bre
vard and because of his ability to
properly-convey words of welcome to
the visitors coming here.
Mr. Breese made a. beautiful wel
come address for the city, and was
followed by H. A. Plummer in behalf
of the Chamber of Commerce.
James F. Barrett extended welcome
from the Kiwanis club. W. H.
Grogan, Jr., from the Woodmen of
Transylvania county, and Miss Mar
jorie Garren for the Woodmen
Circle.
Responses to the addresses were
made by D. Ledbetter, of Asheville;
Mrs. Effie Rogers, of Raletgh; J.
Milton Todd, of Charlotte; "Ma"
Griffin, from the Mecklenburg Cir
cle, Mrs. Hester Stepp, of Old Fort,
for the Circle. Rev. Baxter McLen
don, better known as . "Cyclone
Mack," was called upon for a
speech, an account of which will b?
found elsewhere in this issue of The
News.
State Manager E. B. Lewis, of
(Continued on back page)
"THE PASSOVER"
GREAT ADDRESS
Commandant Julius Abrams, He
brew evangelist, delivered an inspir
ational and interesting , illustrated
lecture on "The Passover," Sunday
afternoon at the Clemson Theatre
before a large and attentive audi
ence. The lecture was held under
the auspii^s of the Brevard church
es. Rev. v. A. Crawford, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, presided
over the meeting and introduced the
speaker.
The lecture, so strikingly and im~
pressively presented by Command
ant Abrams, carried th? audience
from the first passover and escape
of the first born of the Israelites
through the plagues of Egynt on
down to the Last Supper, the be
trayal, crucifixion and resurrection
of. Jesus Christ. Commandant Ab
rams. being a native born and con
verted Jew and trained in the ob
servance of all the ancient Jewish
rites, was particularly fitted to
present this lecture in such a con
vicing and appealing manner and
with so much evident feeling on
his part. The lecture was pro
nounced by many in attendance to
be one of the finest nresentations of
this most sacred of all subjects ever
to have been heard.
Commandant Abrams was accom
panied to Brevard hy Mrs. Abrams,
both of whom have been officers in
the Salvation Army for more than
25 years.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
DRAWING CROWDS
Visitors are arriving at Cedar
Mountain, opening up their homes
for the summer, and the section is
takng on an air of activity already.
K. A. Heath, popular merchant of
the section, 'is opening his store for
the summer and expects the biggest
sea on in the history of the county.
( di?r Mountain, it is said, will
att' act many people who visit Cao
sar'? Head, and from among the
nut" her will be many who will erert
the'r summer homes in Cedar Moun
tain . which is considered one of the
most lovely spots in Transylvania
county.
BREVARD NIGHT ON i
THE AIR OVER WWNC
Splendid Program Arranged For!
'1 hunday Evening, May 19, |
8 to 9 O'Clock
Brevard will hold the boards over
the broadcasting station of WWNC
Thursday night, May 19, from 8 to
i 9 o'clock, and a splendid program
I has been arranged embracing some
of the best talent in this section.
The Chamber of Commerce lias or
dered notices printed and broad- !
casted of the coming event, inviting
people to tune in on WWNC at
that hour and hear the Brevard
program.
tolowing is the program that will
be rendered:
Violin Solo Miss Elizabeth Hanaman
Vocal Duet . The Misses Silversteen
Address: "Transylvania Waterfalls"
. Hon. W. E. Breese
Quartet .... Mrs. Mac Allison, Mrs.
Alec Kizer, Miss James, Mrs.
W. O. K. King
i Violin Duet Miss Elizabeth
Hanaman, Mr. Carter
| Vocal Solo .... Mrs. Hugh Walker
Address: "Good Roads and Motor
Travel . . Hon. T. H. Shipman
Duet ...... The Misses Silversteen
Male Quartet . .. . Ray Lyon, Walter
Duckworth, Dr. Carl Hardin,
J. 0. Barrett
Miss Marguerite Robertson will be
the accompanist. Program under
auspices of Chamber of Commerce;
directed by J. O. Barrett.
1 BREVARD WOMEN
TO ATTEND MEET
Annual district meeting of the j
| United Daughters of the Confeder
' acy .will be held in Dillsboro on Tues
' day, May 17, at which time a ,num
' ber of the members from the local
chapter are planning to attend. This i
[district embraces 11 chapters, in
! eluding Asheville, Hendersonville,
Brevard, Waynesville, Sylva, An
drews, Black Mountain, Marion, Old
Fort, and Dillsboro. ?
Mrs. Walter Woodui'U, uf Wilson*.
State U. D. C. president, \yill be the
guest of honor at this meeting and
will deliver an address a? the morn
ing session.
Mrs. L. E. Fisher, district direc
tor, has offered a prize of $10 to the '
chapter bringing the largest per
centage of its membership to the
meeting, with distance considered.
It is announced that any member I
of Transylvania chapter expecting to I
attend, should notify Mrs. J. J.
Hooker, Sylva, by May 12.
MAKING PLANS FOR
MOODY INSTITUTE I
According to previous announce
ment, the date for the Moody Bible
Institute conference to be held in
Brevai'd during the coming summer I
has been set for the two week per-|
iod from July 24 to August 7, the j
meetings to be held in the high ,
school auditorium.
| Featuring the daily meetings will !
i be speakers, widely known in relig- !
ious and educational circles, who
are sent out bv the Moody Bible
Institute, of Chicago. The confer- j
<nce will be directly in charge of
Mr. Robinson, and in addition to
other responsibilities Mr. and Mrs.
Ilobinson will carry on a program of ,
children's work.
Speakers for the conference will I
include, Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D., I
widely known Bible teacher and
evangelist; Rev. A. J. Sutherland,!
pastor of West End Baptist church,
Birmingham; Evangelist James Ray
burn. D. D. ; Mr. Louis Entzminger,
Sunday School specialist; Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson in the capacity of
musical director and pianist.
This conference is to be sponsor
ed here by the Chamber of Com
merce and other civic and religious
organizations of the town, and many
. people have been heard to express
the opinion that Brevard is indeed
fortunate in being able to secure
for the benefit of its residents and
1 tourists a summer attraction of such
high standing.
GUS AND PETE ARE
RILL AMERICANS
Brevard now has two additional
citiztns. Gus Roman and Pete
Mounerides w*re made f.jll-fled'red
American citizens in Judge K. Y.
Webb's court last Mondav, and final
napers were issued to the Brevard
Greeks. Both men are seemingly
very happy in the new possession,
that great possession, which is known
; a? American citizenship.
In Judge Webb's court Mondav a
class of sixteen received their final
napers. including ten Greeks, two
Swedes, one Rnssinn. one Lithuanian
and two Frenchwomen.
SPECIAL WEEK'S
SERVICE BEGINS
Interest and Attendance at Presby
terian Church Are Good ? -
Continues Through 'Sunday
Revival services which begun at
the Presbyterian church Monday
night are increasing in interest and
attendance with each service, the i
lieu. V. Jl. Crawford
meeting being conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. V. A. Crawford, who is de
livering strong, heart searching
sermons each night. Special services
for the children and young people
of the church are held each morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock, and prayer ser
vices are held each afternoon at 4
o'clock. The night services are held
at 7:45 o'clock, to which a cordial in
vitation is extended the public to
attend. The series of meetings will
continue through Sunday.
It is quite evident that a spiritual
note is present in the various ser
vices due in large measure to the
splendid sermons, of an uplifting and
deeply spiritual nature, which are
delivered by the pastor each night.
The keynote of the meeting so far
seems to bo that of deepening the
spiritual life of church members,
while an appeal of a more evange
-Msticnature is proposed for the lat
ter aays of the week. The singing
under the leadership of Rev. C. E.
Piephoff, of Greenville, together with
the augmented choir ai the church,
is an attractive feature of the ser
vices, and adding greatly to the
success of the meeting.
BREVARD BOOKLET
BEING SCATTERED
Considered One of Best Ever Pub
lished by County ? Filled
With Strong Appeals
Brevard's new booklet is off the
press and is being mailed to pros
pective visitors in many sections of
the country. It is pronounced one
of the most attractive and attention
compelling booklets ever issued by
the local Chamber of Commerce, and
it is expected to draw thousands of
people to this section.
The front cover of the booklet
shows some of the beautiful water
falls in which the county abounds.
Scenes of the French 6road river
and of the matchless mountains oc
cupy top postion of the first pace of
the booklet, undsrneath which the
following statement is made in tell
ing of the beauty awaiting the com
ing of the visitor:
"The magic of the morning sun,
casting its rays across the far-flung
vistas of mountain ranges, catching
peak after peak in the noose of its
golden light, traveling on toward
that hour when the lengthening shad
ows creep to meet the night ? and all
is bathed in the beauty of Carolina's
Purple Sunset ? an awe-inspiring
scene of serene beauty. Brave is he
who tries to unfold to the world in
wondrous tales, such matchless cli
mate and scenic grandeur that defv
the feeble power of man-mad *
words."
Pictures of beautiful homes,
lawns, parks and driveways, the coif
course, hotels and boardfng house."
furnish an illustrated story that
makes the booklet most appealing.
The county's resources, mineral, ag
ricultural and industrial, are told in
pleasincr manner. Sports, huntinrr
and Ashing :'.re given in-,port:'.no;\
The practical side of the booklet
is a listing of all hotels and boarding
houses, furnished ior.nis. apartments
and houses, together with all t li"
summer ramps of the county, give
to a prospective visitor all informa
tion need d in selecting a place for
spending one's vacation.
The golf course comes in for spe
, cial mention, and doubtless will
prov? a drawincr card in getting
peonle to visit this section.
The booklet was written and pre
pared for publication by J. O. Bar
rett. acting f"r the Chamber of
Commerce. Th ? printing was done
bv Jacobs and company, printers.
GIVES PROMISE OF
i RECREATION PARK
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Wm. ?, Brooie Considering Amuse
ment Center THat Would Be of
Great Worth to Section
There is strong probability that !
Brevard will have an amusement!
center at an early date, which will !
fill a long-felt need in this commun
ity.
Following an editorial two weeks ;
ago in which the necessity of an
amusement center was stressed, Wm. !
E. Breese, one of the really progres- i
sive citizens of the county, has made :
it known that he contemplates the I
'erection and perfection of an I
amusement center which will be an I
attraction not only to the visitors'
but to the residents of the town and
county as well.
The location is just far enough out
of town to prevent pleasure from in
terferring with business, and at the
same time sufficiently near that all
people can reach it with case. With
the completing of this amusement
center, which will provide all water
spoits and other pleasurable recrea
tions, there will be something to of
fer tourists who are not particularly
interested in golf. It will be es
pecially appealing to the younger
people, nnd in addition to the
water sports there is a big boundary
of mountain land adjoining, with
horseback trails and pathways lead
ing to points of vantage, from which
magnificent views of the mountains
can be had.
Following is a letter from Mr.
, Breese, giving an outline of the
proposed , recreation center :
Editor The Brevard News:
I read with interest your splendid
I editorial i:i last week's paper con
cerning the need of offering amuse
ments to our summer visitors.
I agree with you most heartily and
have one thought to add to your
suggestion, however,, in that I feel
the citizens of Brevard should also
j be afforded means of recreation.
| It seems as if the majority of our
'visitors want water sports, and in
j this connection I will say that only
? two miles from Brevard I have an
ideal place to build a lake covering
ten to twenty acres and being fed
with a stream large enough to keep
a lake fresh and clean.
The great trouble with the aver
age artificial lake is that therei is not
a large enough water supply, with the
result that you have a rather sizeable
body of water with only a small
supply of fresh water coming into it.
But in my proposition, I have all of
Maiden (Hair Creek which comes off
a practically unpolluted watershed,
which means that I can have a body
of clean, fresh, unpolluted water,
which said lake would be of ample
size for the majority of aquatic
'sports, in addition to the lake, I]
j have several miles of beautiful
| horssback trails leading to the sev
jeral waterfalls upon my property,
I where the citizens of Brevard, as
[well as the visitors can spend many
j pleasant hours in walking through
primeval forests and through large
'groves of rhododendron and other
j native wild flowers.
I will be very glad indeed to take
1 you over my property and show j'c'.t
[these great possibilities.
Lack of money prevents me from
1 developing this as I would like to
I do, and if we can hit upon any
I method of financing same I would
j appreciate your assistance.
Yours verv truly,
W. E. BREESE.
| Brevard, N. C., April 30, 1927.
MUSIC LOVERS GIVE
GOOD PROGRAM
In observance of national music
| week, the Brevard Music LoveVs'
| club presented a concert Wednesday
| nipht of last week, which,
jjrreatly enjoyed by the larpe^
of music lovers in atteiji'j
I The propram was of S'f
|ard, displaying to pood
the best of Brevard's tall
realm of music. Tncludeil
propram were varied selectl
>:istinp of solos, duets, quaf
orchestra selections, rendered
bv members of the club, with
jsistance of other local taler
Those appearinp on the
were: Vsiss Marian Armstrol
Kli'/.iboth Hananian. Mrs. Ala
Misses Nancy Macfio. Lilllnj
ins. Dorothy Silversteen,
Silvers! een. Mrs. V. A. CJ
OTrs. W. O. K. Kin". Mrs.
son, Miss James, Mr. Carte
Cutter, with Miss Marpuerifl
ertson accompanist throuphoj
svenhip.
EIGHT DRUNKS A1
ST!'1 fAPTU
Sheriff .Srtfn"*- :Tio had i
Sunday and Mnr.'lav. captnrini
drunks, a quantity of whiskt
one !>:p copner still. In the c
of the drunks an exciti"? r:i<!
staped. in one in.-t.inci' I) pul>
< r closing in on h:s man so
that the fellow ran into a tre<
hurt his shoulder.
The still wa? captured in ]
fl'oii''' 't^r vction
BAPTIST WOMEN OF THE WEST
TO MEET HERE ON MAY 17TH
Annual meeting of the Asheville
Division of the Woman's Missionary
Union will be held at Brevard Bap
tst ohurch on the evening of May 17,
and an all-day session on May 18.
I.uneh will be served at the church.
The Asheville division comprises
15 associations in Western North
Carolina and delegates are expected
from each of these associations.
This meeting will be full of informa
tion and inspiration for all Baptist
women in Transylvania association
who are interested in the work of
the W. M. U.
Rev. Milton L. Braun of Shanghai,
China, will deliver the address at the
service on Tuesday evening, and it
is expected that M rs. Braun will
sing. Miss Bertha Brevard, mis
sionary from Shantung, China, will
speak to'ihe women on Wednesday
morning. There will be special
musie and discussions and talks
along tiio different phases of work
that the \V. M. 1J. stands for Ivy
some of our loaders in this Division.
Tuesday evening the women of the
Brevard W. M. U. will present a
pageant entitled "Torches- of the
Pioneers," and Wednesday afternoon
the Sunbeams of Brevard Baptist
church will give a short pageant.
It is hoped that as many of the
Baptist women as can will attend
this meeting. An invitation is ex
tended to the women of the other
chuches of the city to attend the
meetings also.
P.-T. ASSOCIATION
IN FINAL MEETING
Program Thoroughly Enjoyed? Of
ficers for Coming Year Elected
?Much Accomplished
Final meeting for the scholastic!
. year of the high school Parent
Teacher association was held in the |
high school auditorium Monday af
jternoon, the president, Mrs. R. E. 1
! Lawrence, presiding.
Previous to the business session, a i
most interesting program was reiid
jered by members of the two high
school societies, "Carolina," of which
I Jack Trantham is president, and
| "Cora Leigh Tyner," of which Lo
retie York is president.
; The program follows: Devotion
als, Mac Grogan; prayer. Miss Re
mine; sonK. society; recitation, Lo
jrene York; solo, Helen Duckworth;
stunt song, society; stunt, family
,album, group; song, society.
Following this enjoyable feature,
the- business meeting was held, at
which were discussed matters of im
portance pertaining to the associa
tional work, and some plans outlined'
for the next year's work.
Election of officers for the ensu- 1
ling year was held, the election re
i suiting as follows: President, Mrs.
R. E. Lawrence; vice president,
Mrs. R. P. Hollinshead; secretary,
Mrs. W. H. Grogan, Jr.; treasurer,
Mrs. Cordia King.
THE PRAYER COR
MOTHERS
May I contribute
Prayer Corner,
Mothers?
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SUMMER CAMPS TO
BRING THOUSANDS
Transylvania County Far In Lead
in Operation of Camps ? - Final
Touches For Season's Opening
Transylvania coiinty, noted for
its waterfalls, beautiful mountain
scenery and its matchless Sylvan val
ley, has captured the lead in sum
mer camps, and for. many years will
be the leading- county in Western
Carolina in the operation of such
camps.
Officials of the summer camps, to
which thousands of people come each,
year, are busily engaged in making
preparations for the 1!)27 openings.
Following , is a list .of -lie camps,
with the name and address of the
directors of each camp:
For Boys:
Camp Sapphir - ? \Vm. McK. Fet
zer, Brevard.
Camp Carolina ? D. Meade Ber
nard, 1640, Post St., Jacksonville,
Fla.
Camp Chickasaw ? Geo. Morris,
1339 Bank of Com. Building, Mem
phis, Tenn.
Camp Transylvania? .T. A. Miller,
Brevard.
Camp French Broad ? Maj. H. E.
Raines, 133 CalhoM St.. Charleston,
S. C.
For Girls:
Keystone Camp ? Miss Fannie
Holt, 1341 Libertv St.. Jacksonville,
Fla.
Rockhrook Camp ? Mr.
Carrier, Brevard..
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