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THE BREYARB NEWS n ' ? ' ,? ? ? . ? VOL. XXXII . BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 4, 1927 No. 31 COUNTY SCHOOLS TO RUN 8 MONTHS l C .npromiae Reached Between School Board and County' Comhiiaaton er* Last Monday AVERTS COURT HEARING ON THE SCHOOL QUESTION Eight Montha T erm Givea Right-of Way to Graduatea to Enter College Transylvania county will have an eight months' school term this year. This decision was reached in >.he nature of a compromise agreement between the school board and the county commissioners ? late Monday afternoon, after another all-day s session between the two boards. The county commissioners had de clared for a seven-months' term, while the school board had "c^n, holding out for the full nine-months term. The commissioners refused to o. k. items of the budget as prepare< and presented to the commissioners by the school board. On several items in the budget there was disa greement between the hodieSj and last week it was generally decided to submit these differences to the clerk of the court, and in the 'event the clerk failed in bringing the two, boards together, then the matter, would have gone before Judge Moore , for decision. i Monday's compromise on the eight months' term ends all this th"aHne^ I litigation, and it is said the members of the two bodies heaved a sigh of relief when the vote was taken on the compromise Proposition For several days the members had wrestled with the problems of the county schools and the finances fo operating them. There has been no antagonism be tween the boards, however. through out the long discuss.cns that have lasted for several days. The school board Wad employed teachers and officials for the nine months term. The county commissioners stressed the fact that the school could not ; operate for nine months without working hardship \ HP?n the tax-! payers. Members of the board of . ' ountv commissioners made it piai , all the way through that they advo cated all the schools that could be : paid for, but the duty of financing ftie schools fell upon the countycom- , missioners, hence their caution in., sponsoring the longer school term, j, An eight months' term gives the ; county schools a standing that is recognized by the colleges and * i versities, which admits graduates of the county high schools to entrance ( into the colleges and universities, i This compromise agreement, then, is removes from - the county the fear that the children will lose a year in ? preparing for college. _ j All citizens will rejoice, it is said, 1 because of the agreement reached. , Some money will be saved, while on the other hand the graduates of the schools will be admitted to college. |i SUPERIOR COURT I DRAGGING ALONG Superior court -for the trial of civil cases ?Pened ?n Bre^rd Mon day morning, with Hon. Walter t-. Moore as judge. Among the out-of town lawyers attending the sessions are J. S. Adams, A. Hall Johnston and T. B. Galloway of Asheville. , There are many important cases on the calendar, some of which hold tremendous interest for the whole j county. , ; The case of J. Frank McCall ; against the Gloucester Lumber com-; pany and J. S. Silversteen was the first case called Monday, and af^er a jury had been selected it was re called by Judge Moore that he had, at one time advised some of the) parties in the suit, wh,c,?j,,thLJUuf ? I . declared, made it impossible *?r ; to now sit in judgment on >.he case. It was, therefore, postponed ^o an- | aa ttr j SEVERALCOUNTY ! * SCHOOLS OPENING Several county schools began work last Monday, and reports coming in are to the effoct that there was prac tically full attendance at the various schools on the opening day. Other county schools will begin August 29 and the city schools start September 5. a..i, Following is a list cd the schools the county which started work the past Monday: p Turkey Creek? Miss Mary *~ ''Uohnson. , .h?j kv Blantyre ? Teachers supplied b> Henderson county. Penrose ? Mr. N. L. Ponder, Miss . Olga Goforth, Miss Willie Mae Led f?cilvert? Mr. Robert Y. Neel. Miss Mamie Hayes. Aiii?/?? Carr's Hill? Mrs. Madison Allison. Cennestec ? Mr. S. P. Verner, Mrs. S. P. Verner. A A1 Carsons Creek ? Mr. Lloyd A. li#East Fork ? Kate E. Oillospic. Old Toxaway ? Mr. hugene King, Mrs. W. F.. Gateway. Pleasant Hill? Mrs. Rubye McGil berv, Hubbard. . Balaam Grove-Mr. A J. Manley. TMiss Bculah Gillespie, Miss Mjrtlc Quebec ? Mr. Bruce M. Tomherlin. Miss Siva Clark, Miss Beryl Morgan. Cedar Mountain? Miss Ollie Nix. i THREE YOUNG MEN ! IN AUTO ACCIDENT Three young men are in Transyl- I vania hospital, suffering serious in- | juries received last Sunday night in , an automobile accident on the Hen- ! dersonville road, near Etowah. It is I said there were six men in the ear, ' four of whom were injured. One J' has recovered sufficiently to leave | the hospital, it is said, while three of the victims are sti'.l confined to ' their beds. Reports have it that two I of the young men are very seriously inj u red. The accident occurred at the place where road work is under' way, > it is said, the driver of the car not 1 seeing the detour sign until it was i too late to make the turn into the detour. A large road machine was standing on the main highway, where the workmen had been engaged in road work. In trying to miss the big read machine, it is said, the driver of the car ran into an embankment, throwing the occupants from the | car. It is said by officers that the in- I jurtd men are from Easley, South Carolina, and had spent Sunday in .Nforth Carolina, WOULD CUT SALARIES OF ALL OFFICERS County commissioners found time to transact some business Monday other than that applying to the school occasion for mr and etasrdh school session, and placed a special tax of ?2 a seat on all automobiles for hire operating in the county ex clusive of the driver's seat. Dr. A. E. Lyday was named coun ty physician, the* office of county health officer, Dr. S. E. Buchanan, having been abolished. Dr. Lyday will be paid $30 a month. Commissioner Whitmire created a { mild sensation in the session when J he introduced resolutions calling for j the reduction in the salaries of all county officials. Mr. Whitmire's motion would have reduced the sal- | aries to what they were last year, or j at the time when the present of- ? ficials were elected. His motion i failed to get a second, therefore / died a natural death. ij The commissioners were in ses- j sion again Wednesday on the work of equalizing the tax assessments. ! Complaints were heard last Saturday and these, were heard in the Wednes- I day meeting. It is thought the | commisioners will soon be able to > announce the levy for this year. I |E GOLF TOURNAMENT IS ON TAB FOR TODAY; li Golf bugd, grab your favorite j weapon and prepare to do battle at j the Brevard Country club Thursday ^ afternoon! The occasion will be the, first one-club tournament to be held i at the local course, according to the ' committee in charge of the event. ' Players will be allowed but one club with which they will play every y stroke throughout the entire nine g holes. No handicaps will be allowed ^ as it is evident that practically all p the players will labor under the j, same difficulties. Even the dubs, v and the are far from soarce in the ? locality, have their pet clubs, be it * a wood or an iron ? some may even _ prefer a putter and there is every indication that the record for high j scores will be broken in the coming j, event. t Suitable prizes will be awarded the three low scorers in the tournament e which will be limited to nine holes, v medal play. An entrance fee of 50 , cents will be charged, it was an nounced, ana the golfers will tee off beginning at 2 o'clock. The members v will be paired in twosomes who will t be notified th'-ough the mail. Visitors h who wish to play will be paired as i they register at the club house. v You may choose your partner; the i play will be in foursomes. I WHITMIRE'S AUCTION TO DRAW BIG CROWD j T. W. Whitmire, Brevard's popu- J lar mayor, will conduct the first real < auction of real estate to be held in , this section this year. The sale will < be held next Wednesday, August 10, { beginning at 10 o'clock in the morn- ( ing. The property to be offered for , sale is that lying between Broad, J Hayes and Stratford streets and i along highway No. 28. Mr. Whitmire has sent circulars ( into ..:l sections of Western Caro- , lina advertising this sale, and the . typographical error appearing in the ( circulars is corrected herewith. Mr. | .i..... ire plans to give 10 pound ' bagt of sugar away absolutely free. H ' s'.ated that he would give fifty i 10-pound bags of sugar away, and I in some unaccountable manner the i circular stated he would give 500 < 10-pound bags of sugar. The News ] makes this correction here, stating i that it will be 50 instead of 50jJ i 10-pound bags of sugar. i It is expected that a large crawd i will attend this sale. SANDY BREAKS RECORD ON LOCAL GOLF COURSE Sandy, the pro at the golf club, broke all records on local course last Wednesday, when he made the nine holes in 35. This is below par and is a challenge to golfers that will stand for some time to come. QUALIFYING HOUNDS TO BE PLAYED ON LOCAL COURSE Defininrte announcement was re ceived Wednesday that the quali fy inp round* of the Professional Golf er* Association of the Carohinas will be played on the Brcward Country club course, August 24. I ;yclone mack to START SERVICES SUNDAY EVENING tig Tent Up, and Seat* Being Ar ranged and Light Wires Being Strung Throughout Tent NTEREST COUNTY WIDE IN COMING CAMPAIGN Irowdt Expected From All Sections of the County and From Other Sections (J. 0. B.) The cvangelistical campaign which 'ill be launched in Brevard on next iunday evening at 7:30 o'clock un er the able leadership of Rev. B. (Cyclone Mack) McLendon will, u the opinion of many religious workers of the city, prove one of the ?reatest and most^important works vdr undertaken b$"\the Christian eople of this community. ?vange ist McLtndon has injefcwd such orce and power into his work that e has earned a nationwide reputa ion as the "Cyclone" of -ha evange istical field and has become known verywhere as "Cyclone Mack." His York all over America proven uvuluahlc to the Christian churches. Hundreds of people in Transyl ?ania county feel deeply the work hat he has done and the good that las been accomplished by his min stjry. One man remarked to the mter today: "The fact that Harve Jtanberry was converted under the (reaching of Cyclone Mack is of ufficient importance to cause the ounty to receive him with open sims/' Rev. Stanberry, however, is ust one of many such persons res lonsible for an almost universal ove and appreciation that comes to Cyclone Mack and his wonderful vork. "You will find preachers, Sunday School teachers, church of icers and active church members all >ver the land that were converted is a result of the burning gospel nessages of Mack," said Bill Edon, lis manager. "Cyclone Mack's! vork,*' continued Mr. Edon, "is be soming more and more successful ill the time and today," he added vith emphasis, "his meetings are >einir recognized as a power for .?ooit wherever thej* are held." The big tent with a seating capaci ty of three thousand people, erected it the corner of Broad and Jordan streets, is expected to be filled to :apacity every night. This tent is perhaps the largest tabernacle ever jsed for religious purposes in this county. The seating arrangements lire such as to afford both comfort nnd a view of the stage. Lighting fixtures are also a feature and so placed as to give the proper rays r>f light to every part of the huge tent. The choir balcony, which is heing planned with the view of hav ing the largest chorus of gospel singers ever before assembled in this vicinity, is receiving the special attention of the song leader, John Jones. It is said that there is something about a ter.t which seems to soften the voices in such a man ner as t?? brine about a more per fect blendinu fit the '.ores, shu? t'ivinir a create:* dejrree of fullness ..?? ? ?i\\e?-:n?-- hanr ovy. '5'.' N'i w- publishing pictures o( th" M I. <?>!?? nar'.y. -?? its reader* li; iy it 'ir.i .! bi-cnn' better "ir liuamted with r splendid mer v h< ;.r- > ' n ? . into tr.i.- section foj ALERT WORKERS IN CYCLONE MACK'S I OFFICIAL FAMILY Group Above Show* Various Mem , htr? of Mr. McLendon's Evan gelistic Campaign Workers EVERY PHASE OF WORK IN HANDS OF EXPERT * ' ? V>i-. ? . Nationally Known Men Assist- -tJ*e Great Evangelist in His Wonderful Meetings (J. 0. B.) J. H. Jones, choir director and song leader, has been working with and leading the larger choirs of out standing evangelists for a number of years. He is recognized as one of the better known class of musical di rectors and his work in each com munity leaves a lasting effect with the singers who avail themselves of the opportunity of coming under his leadership. His instructions are in valuable to the church choirs which participate in the McLendon services. Mrs. J. H. Jones has had much training in special work with the ladies, and more especially the girls. As a personal worker her reputation is one to be appreciated. Brevard and 'i'ransylvunia as a whole will be much benefited when she has fin isned her work with the McLendon evi.ngeiistical campaign here. Rev. B. F. McLendon, shown in the center of the group cannot be introduced by the mere words of a writer. Anything that might be said about him would only tend to show the inability of the writer to describe his great power. That he is a power as a preacher of the old time gospel and an effective and harmful enemy to evil, is best iold by the thousands of tired and sin wrecked souls that have been lead to Jesus through his ministry. One has to see him, hear him, and know him personally to fully appreciate h;s genuine worth. B. D. Ackley, pianist and musical director, is known all over the land as the writer of music. One can hardly pick up any one of the more modern gospel song books without finding his name scattered all through the book, following song after song. Mr. Ackley's songs are characteristic cf close harmony and sweet melody. It is said that much m nis work is done by inspiration anil that he only writes for songs which carry a gospel message and a personal appeal to the soul of a man. S. W. Edon, business manager, boys' worker, personal worker, and general all-round worker for the suc cess of McLendon meetings, is just a splendid fellow in every way. He is one of those fellows that you "fall" for, and before you have talked with him ten minutes, you will be calling him "Bijl." He has been in Brevard only since Monday of this week and has already mado many friends, both for himself and the McLendon campaign that is to start here Sunday evening. ' a brief but important stay. These workers need your cooperation, they \ say, in a work that tends for a com ti'in good and have request "J that a general invitation be extended to all Christian pioplc whose hmrts art ! ootir.-r.ied al>?ut th !>u; and way ? war I < . : ;lv rmnmunity, tr i frt elv enter this important \v.irk .vitli ? :h? :n. MUST HAVE LIGHTS TESTED, SAYS SIMS * Highway Patrolman Eck Sims * * issues another warning to mo- ?* * torists that lights on automobiles * ' must be tested in accordance * * with the new automobile law. * * Mr. Sims says he is anxious * * for the people to do this of * * their own accord, before he is * ] * forced to make arrests for any * * violations of the law. . i* It is said several hundred * | "* cars have already been tested. * ! ' and people generally are res- * *. ponding readily to the provis- * * tens of the new law. PLANS ALL READY FOR FLOWER SHOW Plans are now perfected for Bre vard's first flower show, which will i be staged here August 1 7, sponsored j by the Woman's Burau. The show j will be held in the Chamber of Com merce rooms, and is not merely for ' Brevard but it is expected that housewives throughout the county will enter their different varieties of flowers in this exhibition. liibbons will be given for the best collections or single varieties. of cut flowers, ferns and potted plants and largest collections, and all kinds of flowers will be admitted in the com poljitio)'.. The committee in charge is' anxious that all ladies in the I town and county will feel free to ex hibit; any. kind of flowers that they , might have growing in their lawns j or any 'kind of potted plants. Those wishing any information re- j gardinjr the approaching event, may I communicate with any member of j the f<:loWing committee: Mrs. K. E. Lawrence, chairman, Mrs. T. H. ! Shipman, Mrs. W. E. Breese, Mrs. j It. W. Ev. ett, Mrs. D. MacDougald, ' r. Maxwell, Mrs. Beulah j Zachary, Mis. Oliver Orr, Mrs. J. C. , Wike. Following is a list of the different) classes of entries, as arranged by the committee, and for which rib bons will be given: Potted plants; ferns ? best single specimen, best collection. Blooming potted plants:, best single specimen, largest collec-! tion ? -geraniums, fuscias, begonias, colias. Cut flowers: single Varieties and collections ? dahlia;*, asters, jlillies, gladiolas, zinneas, marigolds, cosmos, roses, cannas, calendula, pe tunias. Wild flowers and ferns:' best collection, greatest variety. . SIMPSON ON VISIT | f TO TRANSYLVANIA _ i 1 R. E. Simpson, general manager of lines east of the Southern Railway company, is spending a week in Tran sylvania county. Mr. Simpson is well known in this county, whose citizens always delight in doing him honor. " ( The big railway official has been the guest of Mr. Thomas H. Ship man, Mr. William E. Breese and Mr. J. S. Silversteen during his visit he:e, and spent Wednesday on the Brevard golf ciourse. The balance of the dme Mr. Simpson spent along tin crystal streams of the county battling with the speckled and the rainbow trout. The general manager's special car has been parked on the siding of the Brevard depot during his stay in the county. CAMP DIRECTORS MEET ON NEXT WEDNESDAY Annual Camp Directors associa tion of the Southern Appalachian section will be held at Camp Mon damin, Tuxedo, in an all-day session, next Wednesday, August 10. A program of unusual interest has bet n arranged, and representatives from all the summer camps in Tran sylvania county will be in attend ance, it is expected. Outstanding speakers on the program will be Bi:-hop J. >1. Kinley. of the Episcopal church of Columbia, and Dr. Talia 'ci ?(! / lompson. ot' the Union Theo logical Seminary, Richmond, Va. A noteworthy fact of local inter est is that all the officers of this association are made up of officials in ,he camps ef Transylvania county, with the exception of the president, who is director of the Tuxedo camp. HENDERSON TO BE IN OFFICE MONDAYS Tax Collector W. B. Henderson announces that he will be in his of fice" on Mondays and Saturdays be ginning next week. The balance of the time will be spent in the field in an effort to collect the personal and tlie poll taxes. Mr. Henderson will visit every section in the county in an effort to collect the taxes be fore resorting* to the process of at tachment. NEW SERVICE STATION TO OPEN WEDNESDAY Announcement is made in a page ? advertisement in this issue of the ? paper of the formal opening of Mid Citv Service station, of the Gulf Refining company, which event will . occur next Wednesday, August 10. ? 'at their attractive new location on ?the corner of Caldwell street and ? . I'ri.lmrte avenue. The company is i giving a '.va v oil the opening day a ifvallt-ti motor oil free with every jfuvthase of five gallons of ga?oli e. CONFERENCE WILL END ITS SESSIONS ? SUNDAY EVENING Large Crowds Declare' Great Good Ha* Alrea d, Cumtr From Institute Wojk WORK AMONG YOUNG, FOLKS HAS BEEN FELT Brevard the Smallest Town 111 Which Conference Has Ever Been Held (By \V. 11. A.) The Brevard Bible Conference which lias been in session here since July 24th under the auspices of the .Moody Bible Institute of t hieanty ? will come to h ii?>se on next Sunday : night, the last session beginning at 7:45. Every person who has at tended these meetings has felt a real blessing. Residents and summer^ visitors alike who have availed \heni 1 selves of the exceptional opportun ity the Brevard Bible Conference af fords to hear nationally known 'speakers on topics of vital import ance to individuals and the commun ity in general are pleased to know that it is possible, to have the Con ference as an annual event in Bre . vard. Undoubtedly Brevard is the small- s est town in which the Moody Bible Institute has undertaken to have a . conference with a program as ex- " tensive as the one which comes to a , close next Sunday night. It was the friendlv attitude of the Ministerial Association, th? Chamber of Com merce and other civic agencies com- - bined, that made the conference pos sible and all Brevard and the vis itors have keenly enjoyed it. It will \ be a valuable adjunct; to the summer /> life of this coii"tr.. unity if Brevard tan continue to interest the Moody r Bible Institute in the years to fol low. Doing the worl' of this conlerence that is usually d',ne by three men, Director W. Earl Robinson has been kept busy since coming to Brevard the week" before the meetings began. His duties in connection with the Brevard Bible Conference are. eon ducting the Boys' and Girls' AV ork, directing the singing and having tne ireneral direction of the meetings. It was in effort to keep the expense of the first conference at the min imum that Mr. Robinson has under taken so many responsibilities. Airs. Robinson is assisting in ; , tKe .chil dren's meetings and presides at the piano in all the day and evening m<During the Bible Conference spe cial emphasis has been placed on the work among the boys and girls, and the results have been most grat ifying, particularly in view of tue vital influence this work will have in childhood's tender yeans when im- im pressions are easily made. Mr. ana Mrs. Robinson are thoroughly exper ienced in conducting children s meet ings, having specialized in this form of the ministry in their evangelistic campaign under the auspices of the Moody Bible Institute. t .. The men of national ?puti*tion and splendid ability who have brought inspirational messages and scholarly teachings of the Bible to this community during the confer ence and those who will address the meetings during the remainder of the week up until the closing meet ing on Sunday night, will lone be remembered as being expositors oi the Bible in Brevard. H ghlights of the Brevard Bible Conference 1 Faith is crediting God's 1 ''"f.1 It is the same in the Bible as it is in the dictionary. x , There is a general trend to var l wordliness that is astounding and heart-breaking. ???i,i? The Bible is a book adaptable ?.<> every human being on earth. Neglect is the most deadly - n in North Carolina. . .. . The American Beauty is .i -vuu rose with an education. , Thoroughbreds are the result of breeding from inferior animals, and will go back to their original con dition if neglected. A man can starve himself to .le.itti if he has the will power. The action of neglect is the ..a mt upon the mind as it is upon the body, i Do nothinp and you will become an ignoramus. ,, Deut 8:11 contains one #f L>ons danger signals: "Beware, lest thou forget the Lord thy God. You won't do a great deal it: ..his life unless you have disappoint ments. Forget failures and . Forget successes; are we all doing all we can? ... The most dangerous thing m ^nis world is prosperity. . . The historv of the whole worid has been, when material things go up, spiritual things go down. Prosperity causes people to tor get God. . , Over-occupation causes people ic forget God. ,, Non-Bible reading homes au> ?.n? ones that have forgotten God. During the meetings attention is called to the book table at the right of the lobby elitering the auditor ium. This provides an excellent op portunity for the people of Brevard and the summer residents to get good books in the home at a very reasonable cost. There is little profit made on the books by the Moody Biblr Ir.stkiite * barely enough to cover the trans portation.