' THE BREVARD N EWS
VOL. XXXII BREVARD, NORTH CA R0L1NA, MAY 26, 1927 No. 21
GRAPHIC STORY OF FINE GRADUATING
HUMAN SUFFERING CLASS RECEIVES
IN BLOODY CHINA HIGHEST HONORS
John Ker Davis, Well Known Here,
In Thick of tho Fray ?
World Figure
LETTER TO MRS. PATTON
DESCRIBES SUFFERING
Reads Like a |Pafe Torn From His
tory In Days of Banditry ?
Of Local Interest
Developments in the big Chinese
war brings that tremendous world
situation to ? a closer and more per
sonal stage of interest t.o Transyl
vania county as time goes on. The
metropolitan papers of America,, as
well as all the smaller papers and
magazines have been devoting much
space recently to the part that John
Ker Davis is playing in that big
world event.
Transylvania's personal interest
lies in the fact that John Ker Davis
United States Consul to China, is a
first cousin to Mrs. Ed Patton, of
Pisgah Forest, and has many rela
tives and friends in this community,
and has visited . here on several oc
casions.
The wife of Mr. Davis has written
a letter to Mrs. Patton, telling of
the horrible experiences endured by
herself and family and all the for
eigners who were in China during
the past several months of turmoil.
Tho letter reads more like the pages
that had been snatched from a book
of a thousand years ago, when ban
ditry reigned supreme, rather than
n recounting of actual experiences in
the year of 1927.
The Brevard News is fortunate in
being permitted to publish this let
ter. It is too long |o print in one
issue and will be run in two install
ments. The News would suggest to
its readers who are interested in
this great event that both copies of
the paper be kept so that the two in
stallments of the letter may be
'pasted together and kept. The first
installment of the letter follows:
The Letter
Shanghai, April 2nd, 1927.
Dear Home Folks :
I cannot possibly write all of you
separate letters, so I will write one
to several of you and will ask you to
show " it to those whom you think
will be interested in seeing it, and
later when I feel more like it and
have more time I shall try to write
more personal letters to you.
The unspei^able affair at Nan
king came like a thunder clap to ev
eryone. We had not the faintest
inkling of any anti foreign feeling
among the Southern troops, and
thought that when they came into
the city that we should share the
same fate as Hankow, and other cit
ies that had fallen under their
sway ? that is be subject to unpleas
antnesses, have taxes put on various
things, and at tlie outmost suffer a
little looting from lawless mobs of
coolies or students run amuck, but
that the Southern trdops themselves
would hunt us down ' like rats, des
troy every bit of foreign property,
and do the most unspeakable things
we none of us dreamed. *
? We first heard the hlpns booming
in the distarite outside the city
walls late Monday afternoon, and
my husband had .already advised all
Americans ^vho possibly could to
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BASEBALL FANS TO
GET GAMES ON RADIO
Of unusual interest is the an
nouncement of the Brevard Battery
company that the baseball games
will be received over the radio at
their place every afternoon, and in
vites the public to listen in. Seats
have been prepared for visitors. An
extension line has been run into the
big store room of the Lowe Motor
company, and the games will come
into that place also, where the pub
lic is invited to attend.
This arrangement means much
for the fans of this community and
it is needless to say these efforts
will be fully appreciated by the peo
ple who love the national game.
NEW MAPLE ST. HOME
IS ALMOST COMPLETE
? T. J. Loftis is completing the in?
*? stallation of plumbing in the new
home being erected by Mr. Cowan on
^ Maple street. The "Durham" of
plumbing has been adopted, which is
a plan of plumbing endorsed by
the Association of Master Plumbers.
Commencement E*ercise? End Tues-'
day Night ? 32 In Graduating
v Clan 4
CHAPPELL'S ADDRESS
AN INSPIRING EVENT
Plays and Presentations of Students I
Highly Pleasing to the Public I
? Great Year
Commencement exercises for (he
cholastic year lSJ2tK'27 of the Bre
vard high sthool concluded with the
formal graduating exercises Tuesday
night, at which time 32 young girls
and boys received diplomas for com- j
pletion of the four-year high school j
course, the address to the graduates i
being delivered by Rev. Dr. Ashley ;
Chappell, pastor of Central Meth- j
odist church, Asheville.
The exercises proper opened Fri- j
day night with the annual senior !
class play, entitled "Behind a Wat- j
teau Picture," with the setting in ;
France and protraying the life dur- j
ing the reign of Louis XIV. Because ,
of the ladies desire for pleasure, I
they enter death garden and there
the two lovers are killed as they I
come in contact with Light '0 Love:
and Death, and the lady of the pic
ture is led back to life" in reality, j
The play was by far the most ambi- I
tious one ever attempted here by a j
senior class and was altogether a
credit to the members of the class j
who participated and to their direc- :
tor, Mrs. V. A. Crawford, of the 1
high school faculty, and to Miss Mar
guerite Robertson, accompanist. Two ;
of the musical selections usefl in the I
play were composed by Miss Eliza-,
beth Welch, also of the high school ]
faculty. The stage setting was i
most effective and in keeping to the j
minutest detail with that period of 1
history. The costumes, which were j
imported and decidedly apropos to ,
those in vogue during that period,1
added greatly to the general effect- 1
jveness of the play. J
A dramatization of this picture of
the famous author was vividly de-f
picted by the eight main perform
ers, including McLean Grogan, Kath
leen Lyon, Guy Lowe, Donald Lee ,
Moore, Dewey "Wood, Lorene York,
Nancy Macfie, Tom Whitmire, all of
whom performed their respective
roles in a highly creditable manner,
togethsr wath other members of the ,
class acting as grave diggers, Chinese .
and pages. 1 1
The Commencement sermon Sun- ' [
day morning at the high school audi- j
torium was delivered by Rev. W. H. 1 ^
Hartsell, pastor of the Brevard Bap- 1 ,
tist church, choosing as his subject. f
"Where Do We Go From Here?" and j
taking his text from the book of
Luke. Rev. Mr. Hartsell spoke for
cibly to the young graduates before
him, admonishing them, on the be-1
ginning of their voyage of life, to , <
avoid drifting and choose wisely a j 1
definite destination and purpose, f
since the choice they make of their !
lives as they leave high school will t
determine their character in later 1 1
life ; for a good character, the speaker ' t
further stated, is the greatest thing 1 1
to be desired in life. The students 1
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BOYS RECEIVE TWO
(By J. A. GLAZENER)
Alexander Lance and Albert '
Mecce, both students in Agriculture 1
at Brevard high school, received last !
week from Scarff's Stock Farm, New 1
Carlisle ,Ohio, two very fine Hamp- 1
shire sows already bred. These hogs '
were bought through the Brevard
Banking company's plan. That is, 1 1
the boy or farmer is to provide I
suitable lot and quarters and to j ]
pay the express on the hogs. The :
bank pays the stock farms for the 1 1
hogs and gives the buyer one year to j
pay for the sow.
Eugene Henderson is smiling be- .
cause that fine Duroc Jersey sow,
which he bought through the Brevard i
Banking company's plan, has ten i
good pigs. Eugene is a student in
agriculture and has taken the sow as
his project.
Four sows have already been
brought into the county through this |
plan. Indications are that several
more will be bought in the near fu- ;
ture. Many fanfters of the county j
should take advantage of this plan
and help to stock our county with,
quality hogs that -Aill be in demand. ,
Then "the market for our surplus |
corn will be right on the farm where- i
it was grown and will be sold at a ;
much higher price than otherwise
could lie obtained.
Officials Here Working On Survey
> Which Will Lower Insurance Rates \
Two representatives of the North
Carolina Inspection and Rating Bu
reau arrived in Brevard Monday
nipht and began work Tuesday morn- .
' ing; preparatory to reratinj* fire in
surance of the city. This announee
aeitt will he received with pleasure
fcy nil who carry (ire insurance, as it
[ has Hecn tVlt f. r sometime that the
rate was r :i t i ly hish in Bre
y.
City Clerk Harry Patton ant! j
othars have worked in season ami on'. |
to brinjr about this veratinp. which |
will mean a snvvHp; of much money
to the property' owners of Brevard
each year. It will take several days ?
to complete this preliminary work,
which must be ?'? i- before the reu
nites can p o into cff'wt. ]t ni>n".s
a reduction of 2."> p.-r cent :h?
nrrmium. plus a small amount in
the business district.
OLIVER H. ORR
Assumes New Duties as Cashier of the Pisgah Bank on June 1.
KIWANIANS HEAR
TELEPHONE GIRLS
'Scotty" Delights Club With Old
Scotch Songs and Stories
Hartsell Back
It was "Number, Please," afld
'Thank You" at the Kiwanis meet
ng last Friday evening, when the
:lub entertained the telephone oper
itors of the town. The Pieree
Uoore had prepared an unusually
ine dinner for the occasion, and all
nembers of the club were deeply in
crested in the speeches of J. S.
Bromfield, president of the telephone
:pnipany, and Mrs. W. M. Cloud,
vho spoke for the operatives.
Mr. Bronifield told of the growth
>f ttffc telephone system here, saying
hat it was nothing more than^an in
lication of the growth of Brevard.
Mrs. Cloud told the men present
hat the telephone operators Were
he friends of the business men and
he friends of the public. Through
;he telephone exchange messages of
lope are sent, messages of joy, and
ilso messages that cause sadness and
.'onsternation. The citizens have
he sympathetic assistance of the tel
ephone operators, who learn to know
he voices of the people as soon as
he number is called. She asserted
hat the girls do their best and the
najority of the people are helpful.
Some few, of course, Mrs. Cloud
said, seem to want to take their
spite out on things in general on
he telephone operators. She caused
mi ch laughter when she pleaded with
:he men to refrain from shaking the
?eceiver hook up and down in their
mpatience when the response was
lot forthcoming instantly.
"Scotty," who is employed by the
ocal country club, sang several
Scotch numbers and was heartily ap
plauded.
Rev. Wallace Hartsell was back on
lis old job leading the singing and
10 kept the boys busy. Mrs. K. King
presided at the piano for them all.
EVERETT JENNINGS McCALL
Pit-till"-* of little Evorr?tt Jonninps
McCall. whose death on Saturday,
May 1 i. brought (rricf to tho parents.
Mr. and Mis. Frank Mcf'all anil to
? hfir nuiwhcr f friends. Th.
little e*?e was an unusually sweet
baby, ar. i was the only ehibl of :}?<?
f:;n : Iv .
OLIVER fi. ORR NOW
' -?CASHIER OF BANK
.. |
Leaves Institute to Take Place With
Pisgah Bank ? Successful
Career
* Mr. Olivier H. Orr, who, with the
present scholastic year, will close
his connections with Brevard Insti
tute after a succesful administration
of the past four years, having resign
ed from the superintendency of that
institution to accept the position of
fered him as cashier of the Pisgah
Bank, Brevard, and will assume his
new duties on June 1.
Mr. Orr is a native Transylvanian
and received his early education in
this county. He is a graduate of
Brevard Institute and of Mars Mill
college, and a summer school student
in several of the leading colleges in
this state and at the University of
Tennessee. He has taught in the
public schools of this county. After
completing the course at the Mt.
ICroghan school, Mt. Croshan, S. C.,
Mr. Orr was principal of that school
for several years, after whiclj, he
held the principalship for three '
years of Weddington Academy,
Matthews, N. C. In 1919 he return
ed to Brevard to accept the position
of assistant principal of Brevard In
stitute, which position he held for
four years, following which he be
came superintendent of that institu- |
tion, and has successfully held that
position for the past four years, thus
giving him a responsible connection
with Brevard Institute for the last
eight years. During this time he has
endeared himself to the student
body and faculty for his sterling ;
dualities and for his Christian in
fluence felt throughout the school. '
Many expressions of regret from !
both students and faculty have been
expressed over the departure of Mr.
Orr from the Institute.
Mr. Orr's successor as supei-intend
ent of Brevard Institute will bo Mr.
J. F. Winton, who comes to Brevard
well- recommended, having been con
nected with Sue Bennette Memorial
School, London, Ky., for several
years, which is another one of the
schools under the control of the Mis- j
sionary Council of the Southern!
Methodist church. Mr. Winton, whoJ
will be accompanied to Brevard bvfl
his wife and three small childreiA
will iissuiro his new duties hc^|
iibout the first of June.
SEWMAMFbRj
LOCAL FOSTOFFI
U. !.. 'iisImid, pi); tinasti'i
been notifies! that his olTico wil
In' iiH! ]ipi i! with an electric ?
:nir machine. which will urea
ciPiate th .? cv.rvll.ition of
nn<! permit .1 m::rli (juicker ha
of the mail. Only offices t
certain pen er.tairo in pains
??quippeil with thme machines,
llie fact that Brovaril is to b
vided with "ne shows the ra;
crea.-e 111 business done fo;
Fain at this place.
I'ostnins'er Nicholson is
(late, | over the progress beinp
in. the local postal business,
ile;,fh .-hows that r-nl busine
this si ct 11 'ii i* troeii. inasivix
? ? i>" . are ianp r :'."W ' lian
?he 1!-.' real
DAVID MERRiLL
rair as?
Bet Business Growing Rapidly ? Flu
Among Cows Assuiuiiig Dan
gerous Proportions
(By I.. A. AMMON)
Mr. I'.. I.. Sains, Extension Bee
Specialist, was in the county the
past week ond holding meetings anil
conferences with the bee keepers.
Findings were that a very good per
cint of the hives had wintered
through and those in demonstration
had not lost a single hive from win
ter causes.
Mr. Sains was particularly .well
p! ased with the care to details, that
David Merrill, of Little Kiver, is
giving his bees, and last year's re
sults show ij pays. David has just
ordered eight queens and will divide
his present hives instead of depend
ing on their sworming for increase.
Last year he made eight from three,
and produced three hundred pounds
of honey.
Mr. J. F. Lyday is not far behind
with his bees. His best hive made
him six supers of honey last season,
n.aking i.50 for the hive. He
t< ok in over three hundred dollars
from honey and has honey yet.
The worst thing we found is that
most bee keepers, even if they have
the patent hives, wait too lorfg to put
011 the second super. It should be
put under the first one so soon as
the first is ljalf tilled, and since bees
till the. i enter frames first, there
should bo a shifting of the frames
that arc mpty to the center, as fast
as the center ones are filled or about
filled.
Watch Uncle Tom Hollingsworth, '
h'.> had his chickens culled and glut
ted the market with eggs; now he
has all his bees in patent hives, and
no doub,. he will have all the honey
we vva".:. Fact is that one patent
hive handled anywhere near right,
will yield as much honey as ten of
the old timers. Many testify to
this.
Well, Mr. Patton, maybe we culled
your chickens at the wrong time of
the moon, or maybe the flappers did
not like the kind of wristlets that we
put on them. We will watch these
things npxt time. To be serious, it
was not the proper time to cull for
laying, as but few hens were laying,
and to have taken out all not
laying would have taken out some
mighty good breeders. Glad you
have the idea and succeeded in cull
ing yourself.
Much of the corn has been worked
out the first time, and much of it
shows the yellowing effect of the
weather. A little soda as a top
dressing would do -wonders of good
to start it to growing good. Say
fifty pounds* per acre.
The flu among cows is getting se
rious, and personally, I would rec^
ommend that you have the veterjj
arian vaccinate any cows fresh
or during the past month,
those that arc weakened inj"
that are being hit so harcjj
tion is the second causej
ing. Watch your
watering.
An unusual numj
milk fever. A sig
Watch for the
down in hips upj
fresh. Air puj
will do the \va
AN01
F!
BREVARD'S FIRST
NIGHT ON THE AIR
PRONOUNCED GOOD
j Ladies' Quartet Received Mucli Ap
l plause ? -Calls Com.? In for
More From "Dot"
WELL BALANCED PROGRAM
WAS VERDICT OF FANS
| Breeie'i Address Especially Good
Home Folks Cheered the
Broadcasters On
I
I Brevard made its initial bow to
the radio world last Thursday even
ing when a program was rendered
under the auspices of the . local
I Chamber of Commence, and received
flattering words of commendation
; from many states and communities.
Especially appealing was the ladies'
quartet, which was encored by the
listenors-in. The Misses Silversteen
were asked to sing again, and calls
were made for more music from
"Dot," (meaning Miss Dorothy Sil
versteen). The male quartet made
a hit, as did the violin numbers by
Air. A. B. Carter.
William E. Bri'ese was the first
speaker on the Brevard program,
and in earnest, eloquent manner de
scribed the beauties of Transylvania
county, urging his listeners every
where to come to this county and
see for themselves the wondrous
beauty of this section.
Prof. J. Dale Stentz, manager of
WWiVC broadcasting station, added
much to the success of the evening
in his masterly manner of handling
the situation and in making an
nouncements.
Following is the program rendered
as arranged by J. O. Barrett:
Vocal Due'- ? H u j h B y e Ma Baby:
Logan ? Misses Adelaide and Dor
othy Silversteen; Miss Robertson
at the piano.
Violin Solo ? A Hungarian Dance:
A. B. Carter: Mr. Carter hi.nself
playing; Miss Robertson at the
piano.
Vocal Solo? Can't You Hear Me
Calling Caroline: Roma ? Mr;-. H.
R. Walker; Miss Robertson at the
piano.
Address ? Transylvania Waterfalls:
In Word Description ? Hon. W. E.
Breese.
Ladies Quartet ? Medley Prom the
South ? Pike: Mi.-s Helen Jam's,
Mrs. Mac Allison. Mrs. Alex K-iser,
Mrs. W. O: K. King.
Address ? Good Roads - in Transyl
vania- ? James F. Barrett.
Vocal Mnnn ? Logan:
Pianjgfl