THE BREVARD NEWS
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VOL. XXXII BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 19, 1927 No. 20
33 BOYS AND GIRLS
GRADUATING IN THE
1927 H. S. COURSE
Dr. HarUell to Deliver Commence
ment Sermon Exercise*
Begin Friday
REV. DR. ASHLEY CHAPPELL
TO ADDRESS GRADUATES
Clan Day Program To Be Given
Monday? -Exercises End
Tuesday
Commencement exercises of tli"
Brevard high school, closing the
rcholastic year 1926-27, will bugin
Friday night, May 20, with the
senior class play, and continue
through Tuesday night, concluding
with the graduating exercises. All
evening programs are scheduled to
begin at 8:15 o'clock.
The commencement sermon Sunday
at the high school auditorium will be
delivered by Rev. W. H. Hartsell,
pastor of the Brevard Baptist church.
Rev. Dr. Ashley Chappell, pastor of
Central Methodist church, Asheville,
will address the graduates on Tues
day evening.
Comprising the senior class are 33
members, of which number 20 are
girls and 13 boys. Members of the
senior class are as follows:
Flora Marion Allison, Zilpah Jew
ell Ashworth, Opal Deniza Ashworth,
Lela Montgomery Barnett, Mildred
Yvonne Barnett, Lois Blythe, Pearl
Emeline Brinkley, George Mason
Bromfield, Annie Jean Crouch, Myr
tle Dill, Helen Roxana Duckworth,
George Dewey Gravely, William Mc
Lean Grogan, Ansel Robert Jones,
Clyde G. Jones, Roxie E. Jones,
Maude Emma Kilpatrick, Wilhelmina
W. King, Claudius Guy Lowe, Mar
garet Elizabeth Lyerly, Mary Kath
leen Lyon, Nancy Clarke Macfie.
Geneva M. Merrill, Donald Lee
Moore, Pauline May Mull, Zebulon
Frank Osborne, Lorraine Payne,
Elizabeth Shipman, Jack Elmer
Trantham, Harold M. Whitmire,
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MANY NEW BOOKS
IN THE LIBRARY
Quite a number of books have been
added to the shelves of the U. D. C.
library during the past week, and
ape now ready for circulation.
Among the number is the popular
late book, "Beau Geste," of which
there are in the library two copies.
The librarian asks, "Why not read
the book before it comes to the
Theatre?"
The following books have been
shelved :
The Fifth String, John Philip
Sousa; Set in Silver, C. N. A. M.
Williamson; The Definite Object,
Jeffery Farnol, The Old Homestead,
Denmar Thompson; The Witness for
the Defense, A. E. W. Mason; T.
Tembarom, Frances Hodson Burn
ett; Knights of the Cross, Author of
Quo Vadis; Cape Cod Stories, Jo
seph C. Lincoln; The White Prophet,
Hall Cain; The Voice of the Peo
ple, Ellen Glascow.
WASHINGTON TRIP
POSSIBLE TO ALL
On June 3rd, the people of West
ern North Carolina will be given an
unusual opportunity to visit Wash
ington, the nation's capital. The
Southern Railway company an
nounces a high class excursion on
that datet leaving Asheville at 2 :'20
p.m., arriving in Washington early
next morning. Tickets are good un
til the 8th of the month, thus enab
ling excursionists to attend two
baseball games, go to New York, At
lantic City, or see the whole of
Washington.
People who have- never had the
pleasure of visiting Washington will,
doubtless, be appreciative of this
opportunity. The round trip fare,
as announced by the Southern is on
ly $14.50 from Brevard, much less
than a regular one-way fare. It is
said many people from this section
are planning to make the trip.
AMERICAN GRILL
TO BE OPERATED
Pcttigrew & Creswell, of Green
wood, S. C., have leased the room in
the Waltermire hotel formerly oc
cupied by the Manhattan Cafe, and
will begin ' the operation, it is an
nounced, of an up-to-date Apiericar
grill and dining room. It is plan
ned to open the new place by the
first of June.
It is said these gentlemen arc
thoroughly experienced in the res
taurant business and plan the oper
ation of a grill and dining room thai
will be a credit to the town.
BREVARD TO BROADCAST
OVER WWNC THURSDAY
Brovard will broadcast over
WWNC- Thursday night. May 19
from t? 9 o'clock. Two ad
dresses will be given by prom
inent Brevard speakers, and
musical selections will be rend
ered by somr of Brevard's tal
ented musicians.
TERMINAL TO BE
! KEPT IN BREVARD
Kiwanis Club Succecd* in Getting
Order Rescinded Mean*
Much H-ere
STRONG COMMITTEE
MET INSTANT SUCCESS
Proper Treatment o f Visitor# Dis
cussed ? Rush Whitmire
in Charge
| Cii usual interest was attached to
! the meeting of the Kiwanis club
l iiday night. Among the important
matters coming before the member
ship was the announcement that all
the employees of the Southern Kail
way company, who lived in Brevard,
had been notified that the terminal
was to be removed from Brevard to
Hendersonville and that these em
ployees, embracing ten families,
would be expected to remove their
families to Hendersonville also.
A mighty protest was voiced, and
a committee appointed to call upon
Superintendent McLean, of the
i Asheville division, and urge upon
;him to rescind the order and permit
j these good citizens to remain here.
The committee consisting of H. A.
i Hummer, Wm. E. Breese, Joheph
>S. Silversteen, W. W. Croushorn,
' and Thos. H. Shipman journeyed
ito Asheville Saturday afternoon, and
I after a most pleasant conference
, with Superintendent McLean, suc
jeeeded in obtaining his consent to
rescind the order and leave the ter
[minal in Brevard, to the end that
, these splendid families of the man
;who would be effected, may continue
: to reside here.
The meeting was in charge of
'Rush W. Whitmire, and the youthful
member kept the interest at fever
heat throughout the session. Mr.
i Whitmire had invited the county and
city officials to be present, and a
discussion was had as to the proper
'cooperation between the town, its
officers, and the visitors to Brevard.
Chief Barnett was spokesman for
the city officials and told of the ef
forts he and his subordinates had
| made in dealing with visitors to so
conduct themselves that a favorable
I impression of the town would be
ileft with all strangers. Much mer
(rinient was created when Chief Bar
| nett told that ho had gone so far in
I his favors as to commit a fel
jony by breaking a lock on a garage
I dcor in order that a visitor might
get a car that had been stored the
! night before. The proprietor of the
garage could not be found anywhere,
1 the man was in a hurry to leave
(town, and all other efforts having
| failed, Chief Barnett broke the lock
'and got the man's car. He laugh
j ingly stated that he did not know
| how much farther the town would
! have him go in being courteous to
visitors.
j This part of the program was op
' ened by an address by Mr. Silver
! steen, who complimented the local
i officers most highly, and expressed
j assurance on his part that the offi
cers would continue to render the
very best service to the city through
their courteous treatment of
strangers.
The question of establishment of
Ian industi'ial plant in this section
I was discussed and enthusiastic ac
tion was taken upon it.
A quartet, consisting of Anthony
Trantham, B. J. Sitton, J. O. Bar
rett and Rush Whitmire, was en
joyed, with Sarah Barrett as ac
companist.
NEGRO SERIOUSLY
: HURT IN ACCIDENT
Overton Walker, colored, is at the
point of death, and Ed Hutchinson
and Miller Smith are in the county
jail as the result of an automobile
collision in North Brevard Sunday
night. The injured negro was a
passenger in the car driven by
Hutchinson coming toward Brevard,
while it is said, Smith was driving in
I the opposite direction.
After the collision, the Hutchin
json car swerved to the left and ran
'into a telephone pole. Walker was
severely injured in the face and
head, and Dr. W. M. Lyday, who
attended the injured man, expressed
, grave doubts as to his recovery. The
i victim was brought to Dr. Lyday's
office by Sheriff B. J. Sitton and
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Fisher.
Search was made for the other
occupants of the car. They were
apprehended Monday, arrest being
made by highway policeman Eck
Sims.
At the preliminary hearing Mon
? day morning, Hutchinson and Smith
were bound over to Superior Court
? on a charge of reckless driving, and
1 ordered held in jail without bond
? until the extent of Walker's injur
i ies could be fully determined.
DO YOU KNOW ANY
; OF MATHES FAMILY?
Stanley M. Mathos. lieutenant com
mander in the United State? N'avy
is engaged in writing a history ?
the Mathes family in America. H<
has requested II"!and Owen, clerk nl
the court, to assi>t him in ascertain
ing if any descendants of that fani
ily live in Transylvania county
iiiader of Tin- Urevard New. a-,
requested t<> cot.municate with th>
clerk'- office in the ev-nt they know
of :in\ penple re!.r!',i"! to this f;.mily
PROF. V. E. WESSINGER
Prof. Wessinger is rounding out his third year as principal of the
Rosman High School. He goes to Sylva next year. Story on Rosman
r Page.
ROSMAN HIGH SCHOOL ENDS
MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Rosman high school comes to a
close this week, after a most suc
cessful year under the principalship
of Prof. V. E. Wessinger. Com
i mencement exercises begin Friday
1 night and continue through Monday
[of next week.
The baccalaureate sermon on Sun
day morning will be delivered by
Rev. O. L. Simpson, pastor of the
, Brevard Methodist church, the ser
vices to be held in the school audi
torium. Rev. J. R. Owens, of Mars
Hill College, will address the gradu
ates on Monday night.
! In addition to the literary address
by Rev. Mr. Owens, and the presen
tation of diplomas by Prof. Wes
singer, the salutatory will be given
NEW POLICEMEN
j NAMED BY BOARD
At the regular meeting of the
town council Monday night quite a
shake-up was effected in the local
police circles. J. C. Hendricks, John
E. Rufty and B. H. Freeman were
elected by the board to the police
force. Chief Barnett, who has been
on the city force for the past seven
years, was among those who lacked
sufficient votes to place them on the
force. Messrs. Hendricks and Rufty
,are the new men, Mr. Freeman being
the only old policeman re-elected.
C. C. Kilpatrick was re-elected
chairman of the street committee,
and many other matters of routine
| nature were disposed of.
It is understood that Chief Bar
' nett, who has numerous friends in
j Brevard, will go to Hendersonville.
TWINS INCREASE
TOWN POPULATION
Twin boys were born to Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Barrett last Saturday
morning at their home in North
Brevard. The little fellows are ex
ceptionally fine, according to the
statement of Dr. T. J. Summey. The
young fellows have been christened
Bob and Bert.
The arrival of the twins gives 10
Mr. and Mrs. Barrett a family of
seven bovs and two girls, follow::;
Bill, Jack, Dick, Boi>, Tom, Bob and
Bert, and Sarah, Floye.
' Mr. Barrett is a brother of the.
editor of The Brevard NYws. hen ?
'the added interest of this paper in
the arrival of the> ? fine twins.
by Miss Mae Duncan and the vale
dictory by Miss Helen Henderson,
the Monday night program being
featured otherwise by musical se
lections and other class exercises.
The annual senior play, entitled
"Aaron Boggs, Freshman," will be
presented at the high school auditor
ium on Friday evening of this week,
the play being a humorous portray
al of col' d promises en
The sc'i _ & 1926-27 is
pronounced by many to be the most
successful year in many respects in
the history of the Rosman school,
and many regrets are expressed re
garding the departure of Prof Wes
singer for other field of labors.
joyment
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
AT FRANKLIN HOTEL
Every piece of wood work in the
Franklin hotel building is being
either re-painted, varnished or shel
laced, in the big improvement prog
ram being carried on now by Man
ager Hammett and the Messrs.
Stevens, owners of the Franklin.
Hot and cold running water is being
placed in every room ; the kitchen
and main dining hall are being made
over; the halls and the lobbies
are being made very attractive, and
it is said that the completed job will
give to Brevard one of the finest re
sort hotels to be found anywhere in
the mountains.
Many men are at work on the re
pairs and improvements, and the
place is buzzing with activity. It is
planned to open the hotel about the
middle of June, and already many
reservations have been made by
guests who will spend the summer
here.
In addition to the repairs being
made on the building, the manage
ment states that new furniture will
be installed throughout the building.
TAX LlSTERSBUSY
AT COURT HOUSE
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W. M. Henry. W. S. Ashworth and
E. I.oftis. tax listers for -Brevard
'-I;., :i-. kept busy list
ing property fur iaxos. They will
be at the court house until Saturday
evening, and (impressed the hope 'to
The Urev:ird News that all people
\v? uli! list th? :? property ?!uring the
week.
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Will he paid for several copies each of The Brevard
News of April 7. 11 and 28. Bring or mail copies to
THE BREVARD NEWS
BREVARD, N. C.
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i CHICKEN BUSINESS
! SHOWING UP WELL
Some Dying From Various Causes ? -
Little River Leads the
County Now
(By L. A. AMMON)
Mr. l'arrish our extension poultry
specialist, was with vis last week, ami
wo visited twenty farmst during the
four days. Found that on an aver
age, people are raising more of the
baby chickens than last year.
Little River leads as to sections,
with Brevard on the bottom. The
greater the care would seem to be
the best, but the people around Bre
vard have done all they could and
some more, and the some more
seems to have been bad in results.
The best raise where more than one
hundred chickens were being brood
ed was !)8 percent, and the worst 98
percent loss. Little River will run
about ten percent above last year's
figures.
We did not find any two farmers
having exactly the same troubles, but
getting the chicks too hot led as the
greatest cause of losses. With this
we include stuffy houses. Some failed
to get brooders regulated before
placing chickens under. New kinds
of brooders have added to this trou
ble, and next year we will go better.
Again feeding too early took the
j next greatest toll. Most people fed
according to directions, but failed
to realise that weak chix do not ab
sorb thi yolk near so soon as strong
ones. Mr. Parrish says the only sure
method is to feel of the chicks ab
domen, and not to feed till Hat and
flabby. This means that you will
have to separate your brooder into
two or there sections and put the
different degrees of development, in
! their class and feed according.
| Many are now suffering from lack
i of exercise and green feed. Legs
I and heads rather pale, and with some
I leg weakiv. -is, colds, and general
; ruffled feiuners. Mr. Parrish had to
I be halted from running such but into
i the sunshine, and feeding them green
I feeds. Cod liver oil and tomatoes
; the best substitute for this. Minerals
j have their place here, and after a
! week old you should start feeding
j lime, grit or oyster shells.
But few cases of chix dying from
[having been too cold, were heard of.
! All manner of home made brooders
j were seen, some have proven good,
others not. The feed and care hav
ing the greatest weight. One thing
seemed to be "certain, that it pays to
get the strongest blood possible, and
the raising is half done.
According to present plans, the
boys and girls that have Deen doing
active work during the year in club
work will be invited to join Miss
Walker and the Henderson county
bunch at Rocky Bottom during the
! third week in July ? More later.
! Rye is looking under the weather
; due to the after effects of freezing,
rust and strong winds.
Many cows sick with flu. A few
of them dying, before help can pull
I them through. A cow weakened by
I indigestion or any other cause seems
| to take cold and it settles in the
| throat, and head or lungs.
The frost of the 17th came exact
I ly three months from the date of
i the first thunder. Frost has hurt in
| spots, but not much in general ? went
| as far as Pickens, S. C.
WILSON TO HEAD
ROSMAN SCHOOL
Prof. E. D. Wilson, of Burnsville,
'has been chosen as principal of the
j Rosman high school, succeeding
! Prof. V. E. Wessinger, who goes to
Sylva. Mr. Wilson comes to Tran
sylvania county highly recommended,
having had many years experience in
school work. Mrs. Wilson, who. is an
experienced teacher, has been em
ployed on the staff of the Rosman
school.
Prof. Wilson is a mountaineer him
self, and is familiar with the hills of
' Western Carolina and knows her
people. Patrons of the school pre
dict for him a successful administra
tion of the affairs of the Rosman
i high school.
NO SERVICES SUNDAY
MORNING AT M. E.
I Rev. O. I.. Simpson requests The
Brevard NYws to make announce
ment of the fact that there will be
no service at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning, due to the
fact that he is called to deliver the
baccaluareate sermon before the
Rosman high school graduates, and
also to give all an opportunity of
attending the Brevard commencement
program at the high school building,
at which lime there will be a union
service of all denominations. The
usual hour of worship will be held in
the evening at the Methodist church.
EVERETT McCALL
Little I'.v ie;t .Jennings McCall.
the seven months' old baby of Mr.
| and Mrs. Frank McCall, died Satur
j day night, after an illness of only a
I we. k. Funeral services were held
j at the iioiv 0:1 Sunday afternoon,
conducted bv R?v. W. II. Hartsell
i pastor of Baptist ehtireh. The
1 ? ' ? n :? i re. ? ?: C.illos.
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BAPTIST WOMEN IN
TWO -DAY SESSION
! ACCOMPLISH MUCH
Ail Western Carolina Represented ?
Local Baptists Hosts to
Visitors
REV. MILTON L. BRAUM
IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Pageant Caused Much Favorable
Comment ? Several Here From
Foreign Countries
Annual meeting of the Asheville
I)i\ isional Woman's Missionary Union
of the Baptist church held Tuesday
evening and an all-day session
Wednesday at the local church
proved highly successful in every
respect. A large delegation was
present from the 15 associations
comprising the Ashoville Division of
Western North Carolina, ami all
were enthusiastic in their praises of
the Brevard ladies and the cordial
welcome extended them during their
short stay here. Many expressions
.were heard regarding the splendid
programs arranged and presented at
i the various sessions.
The first session Tuesday night
was opened by devotionals led by
. the pastor, Rev. W. H. Hartsell, fol
lowed by an inspirational address by
Rev. Milton L. Braum, of Shanghai,
China, who related interesting facts
regarding the stability of the mission
' work tn China, stating among other
things that it was his opinion that
.China was on too solid a founda
tion for the present revolution fhere
'to permanently undermine the coun
try, for "the light has been kindled
jthere that would never be put out."
The principal feature of th prog
Irani was the pageant present, d by
the local W. M. U. ladies, e titled,
i "Torch of the Pioneers," wh. h de
ipicted in a most vivid manni ? the
progress of mission work frc i the
pioneer days up to the presen time.
Each one of the eharactet.- was
dressed in costume to repygft it the
[different stages of civilizatior , the
! pageant in its entirety representing
true facts in an impressive and
'excellent manner. The platform
was very effectively and ap
propriately decorated. Much credit
is due Mrs. D. F. Moore and Mrs. R.
H. Ramsey for the efficient ropnner
in which th?y directed the pageant
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WAS PASTOR HERE
25 YEARS AGO
['? " ;?
| Rev. T. H. Plemmons, who was pas
jtor of the Baptist church of Brevard
1 2 5 years ago, was an interesting vis
itor in town Wednesday, being the
'guest of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. King.
' Rev, Mr. Plemmons was born and
! reared in Buncombe county, and
after completing his charge at the
Brevard church, went to Louisville,
Ky., finishing his education i>i the
Baptist Seminary, and has, held
charges in Kentucky and Arkansas
since that time. He is now engaged
in assisting Rev. Charles Joliay in
a revival meeting at his old home
place in Turkey Creek. 12 mile; from
Asheville.
Mr. Plemmons talked interestingly
of the old Brevard of a quarter of a
century ago, and was utterly umazed
| at the thriving town on the site of
! what was a mere village when he left
'here. Mr. Plem/nons was given the
Master Mason's 'degree in the Dunn's
Roc): Lodge, and remembers many of
the older Masons in the count-.. He
expects to return to Brevard this
summer and spend several d;.;v with
his old friends.
BEE EXPERT TO
! BE HERE FRID AY
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| For the benefit of all ''.topic
| throughout the county who ::e in
terested in bee culture. Farm
? A vent I.. A. Amnion announc-; that
i C. L. Sams, state bee expert, ".will
'lie in the county Friday af'erhoon
? and Saturday, arid that a treat is in
I. stoie for all who come to one of the
.meetings to he held in various, sec
tions of the county.
i The meetings will be held : fol
low* :
Friday. 2 p.m. ? Riley Merri: V
Friday, 4 p.m., ? Mr. I.vday's a; Enon
Saturday 9 a.m., ? W. L. A ken's,
Brevard
Saturday 11 a.m. ? Morgan Mill,
Cherryfield
Saturday, 2 p.m. ? A, M. White's,
Rosman
Saturday 4 p.m. ? W. .1. Raine-', Lako
T oxaway.
MRS. TIMOTHY BARTON
Mr-. Timothy Barton, ag* 1
yea:>. died Monday morning at 1!
o'clock at her home at I>. vidsott
River, following a lingering 'tries?.
Funeral services we held h
cy- < rvek church T.iesdav - jrnng,
conducted by Rev. Richards- pas
tor of the Rosman Methodist . Imreh,
Interment was made in the < if.hey's
Creek cemetery. Mrs. Bar; n had
I bet ti a member of the Pisga- Forest
, Baptist church f' r a i:ur : .'r of
, years.
' Surviving are her hush." '' I ?Kid
. (.?,?! ? rVMrrn. Three sisters and
<4 ? . ?. t,r> triers.
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