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COURT TO CONVENE WITH HEAVY DOCKET One Hundred and Fifty Cases On ' Calendar? Ten Divorce Caces To Be Tried JUDGE WATLER MOORE WILL BE ON BENCH J. Will Plcn, Jr, To Prosecute For the State ? Term Begins December 5th. #ui unusually heavy docket will face Judge Walter Moore when ho convenes the criminal term of Su perior court on December 5. It is probable that as many as XoO cases will be on the docket, the majority of which arc liquor cases. T u dis satisfied husbands and wives ore ask ing for a divorce, breaking the fine record set by this county last year, whon not a divorce was granted throughout the whole year. Some one-half dozen divorce cases have already been disposed of since Jan uary, 1 1927, and the large number making application at the coming court will bring the county to the forefront in this unusually heavy demand for legal separation. J. Will Pless, Jr., solicitor of this district, will prosecute the criminal docket for the state. THE PRMERCORNER THE JOY OF THANKSGIVING I Thomas Carlyle, who was by no j means a cheerful soul, is credited with saying "That every man should J begm life with marking himself down to Zero, and every step up ward that he makes, should be an i occasion for thanksgiving." The sage of Chelsea was some- , what behind the saints of the Bible, who said, not only at the uprising j in life, but at all times, in all places, j and in every thing, we should give thanks. There is sound wisdom in having ; one special day in the year set apart to remember our individual , an^i national blessings, for when we ! stop working and steadfastly set i ourselves in the House of God to i express our gratitude, the mind is ' employed in the graceful task of j remembering the days of mercy, the i uncounted goodness and all the rich I gifts that come out of the hand of j God. j Thanksgiving Day is one of -the, happy remembrances, His goodness] and never failing kindness should crowd out despondency, fearfulness, i sinful frettings and corroding wor- 1 ri';s. Is it not true, that in actual life all the losses and the un- ] worthy motives fly out of the win dow when thankfulness comes in by the door? Some rare souls find gratitude an easy happy exercise, others have to sedulously watch their moods lest they fall into discontent. They have to school themseljres into cheerful ' content. v j- I The injunction, "Study to be thankful" is as necessary as "Study to be quiet." The bulk of the Psalms are jubilant anthems unto the Lord, who?^eigneth in Heaven and Earth. Th^, writers make mel ody unto God. Calls to praise Je hovah for His beneficience, runs, like a rippling stream, through the Psalm-book Beginning at the one hundred and forty-sixth there are five Hallelujah Psalms, each starting with a new call to praise the -J^ord: "It is good to sing praise unto the Lord." "Praise ye the Lord in the heav ens." "Sing unto the Lord a new song." "Praise God in His sanctu ar.y.' And the Psalms end with a shout: for everything that hath breath to sing praises unto the Lord. "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord And to sing praises unto Thy name, O most High." A PRAYER FOR THE JOY OF THANKSGIVING 0 Thou God of Praise and thanksgiving, help us at all times, in all places and in every thing, to give thanks. We thank Thee that there is one special day in the year set apart to remember our individ ual and national blessings, for when in the House of (Sod on that day, we steadfastly set ourselves to ex press our gratitude, our minds are employed in the graceful task of remembering the days of mercy, the uncounted goodness, and all the rich gifts that have come to us out of Thy Hands. Make Thanksgiving Day one of remembrances. May the thought of Thy goodness and never failing kindness crowd out despondency, fearfulness, sinful frettings anil cor roding worries if we have any; for all the lesser and unworthy motives will fly out of the window when thankfulness comes in by the door. Give us grace to see that the in junction. "Study to be thankful" is a< nee ssary as "'Study to be quiet." Al???ve all. give us greater love and devotion for the Psalms, for they arc the inspired answer of praise which human faith is privileged to make to Thy revelation, the new songs put into the mo ith of human ity by Thee, its Creator. So shall wo enter unto Thy gates with thanksgiving ever growing warmer, ami into Thy courts with praise, ever increasing, as we realize more and more, from our hearts, that it is a good thing to give thanks unto the I.ord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Thou most High ? through Jesu? Christ. our h'/>s?e<| l.ord and Saviour, Amen. ? C. D. C. REV. A. L AYCOCK PLEASES CHURCH j Rev. A. I.. Aycock, the recently ; appointed pastor of the Methodist I church, delivered his first sermon {Sunday morning in his new pastorate 1 before a large audience, many of i whom were heard to express words of favorable comment in regard to the new pastor. A most impressive service was held at both the Sunday morning and evening hour of worship, when a .msecration service followed the j.'rmons, both of which were along the line of thought of consecrating one's life to God and giving all to the glory of God. Many in the con gregation responded to the call of the pastor to re-dedicate their lives to the Master. I Rev, Mr. Ay cock, who comes to Brevard from one of the Winston I Salem charges, brings with him to ?the local parsonage his wife and one ! daughter, Miss Helen. The oldest ?daughter, Miss Ethel, is teaching in ithe Winston-Salem schools, and will .'not join her family here until the Christmas holidays. N. C. RATESLOW IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES Local U. D. C .Organization Doing Much For Brevard and Community At the recent meeting of the North Carolina Library Association held in Charlotte it was brought out by Mrs. Rowe, president of the State Library association, in her report, that there are 47 counties in the state with no public libraries, repre senting about two million people without library facilities. It is J pointed out by interested parties | that the people of Transylvania ( county have reason to be thankful j for the fact that this county is not j one of the 47 counties in the state i without a library. Transylvania Memorial Library, i usually spoken of as the U. D. C. [ library, was established by the. Daughters of the Confederacy a I number of years ago, and has grown I each year through gifts and dona- 1 tions of friends to a creditable li- 1 brary, and one of which citizens J have every right to be proud. The I library has always tried to serve the ? town and if also open to th : county. Before the Chamber of Commerce ? was organized the library conducted the Information Bureau for three, years. The summer visitors have al ways used and apparently enjoyed the library, and many of them have been heard to express the opinion that it is "ne of Brevard's best as sets. From a small beginning, the U. D. , C. Library has now on its shelves 2000 books. Miss Flourney, of the [ State Library Commission, who j classified the books recently, spoke | very highly of the local library, and, considered it exceptionally fine for ' a town of Brevard's size. The library is open to the reading ? public three afternoons of each; | week, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-| jurday, from 2 to 5 o'clock, and it! I is suggested that the people of the itown and county patronize the li brary more frequently and familiar jize themselves with the books and j magazines on the shelves. I At the recent state meeting in I Charlotte, Mrs. Griggs, director of ?the North Carolina Library Commis sion, said, "There is a growing con ] sciousncss in the state as to the value and need of library service." I Public libraries were stressed, towns j and counties being urged to support 'libraries by lo;al tax. Or. Knight, of Chapel Hill, in his address brought out the state's lack of reading. In per capita circulation of public library books, he brought out the fact that North Carolina is doing now only one-fifth as well as the United States as a whole, and I that the state's ratio in reading is | low, but that the improvement has been encouraging. P.-T. MEETING LAST MONDAY An interesting meeting of the , K! ?mentary Parent-Teacher associa tion was held at the school auditor . :u:n Mcnday aft ernoon, with an at tendance of about 0(1 parents and teachers present. Following dovo tionals led by Mrs. 11. L. Wilson, the routine business was transacted and reports of committee chairmen given. A splendid program, presented in 'a most interesting manner, was 'given by four of the seventh 1 grade | girls on the subject of Citizenship, i Th?s<- taking nart included: Cora Bell Orr on "What I must do and ? what I must be to be a good citi zen;" Thelma Orr. on "Mow being a Girl Scout helps me to be a better [citizen Fmma D?'aver. "How my j home helps me to bo a good citizen:" 'and Mildred Hayes. "How the school j helps to make hotter citizen*." 1 Prof. M. II. Shor?* concluded '.lv program with a talk on "Good Citi ? |y.e!iship in the School and the Home. I Mrs. Rufty's first grade received 1 1 he honor of having the most parent [present at this meeting. At the conclusion ? f the meeting. I tea and wafers u f it' M-rved 1o 'lie ; t "i rent-- and ten< he: - ii/ewnt. ? le j social feature being in charge "f I.Mr-. .1. M \!'^-on THE BREVARD NEWS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY. Many of our well intcntioned friends were somewhat concerned about our story which appea'red in the last issue of the Brevard News, concerning the V and B corpor poration. The editor of this paper has been through a lew libel suits, and is well versed in the status of a pub lisher in charging wrong doing to any man. We take an opportunity at this time of saying that the article in last week's issue of The Brevard News is the first article pub lihed by the present editor, reflecting in any manner upon the integrity or honesty of any living being. In this preface, .may we state tnat the expression of our resentment toward the manner in which the citizens of (his county had been treated by the oilicials of the V ! and B, were occasioned largely through several days' can i vass, made by Mr. Aramon and the editor of the paper, . ? among those who had bought stock in the Y and B. cor poration. This canvass was for the purpose of raising ex pense money to send an attorney to Charlotte, whose duty t it was to defend the interests of those who had placed money in the concern. On the other hand, it was made plain, that The Brevard News, through its advocacy of Mr. Yarbrough, is being held responsible for the confi- , dence that was placed in him and his concern. We ac cept full responsibility for whatever favor was shown the Y and B corporation, and will explain further that it was the optimistic view expressed by this paper, which in duced our farm agent, our bankers, and our business men to subscribe to and pay for stock in the corporation. The Brevard News had known Mr. Yarbrough as well and favorably as it had known any man in the state, therefore was confident of Mr. Yarbrough's ability and willingness to fulfill any promise which he or his repre sentatives might make. To say that Mr. Yarbrough failed in living up to the expectations placed in him is vo state the case mildly. It is the opinion of The Brevard News that Mr. Yarbrough intended to and did defraud our citizens. This belief is based upon the fact that Mr. Yarbrough did come into Transylvania and sell stock in his company, which he must have known was in a state of insolvency at the time. Whatever this paper can do to re-establish the con fidence of its constituency, and to keep its readers' faith in the established institutions of the county, will be done. If the editor of this paper is to be indicted or sued for libel, his only expression of regret is that he did not make the statement at an earlier date. HUGE RUTABAGO IS GROWN BY MR. BYRD W. E. Byrd brought to The News office this week a large rutabago, weighing 4 pounds and 3 ounces. The vegetable was grown on the old Tuil Glazener piace, now owned by R. E. Lawrence, and is considered an unusually large size and well shaped for the rutabago family. YOUNG MEN HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGES Two young men of the East Fork section were tried in juvenile court last Friday and Saturday on serious charges in connection with bringing two young girls from Rosman to Brevard? "B"oth of the young men were bound over to December term of criminal court, while the girls will be called into the _ juvenile court after the cases against the young men have been disposed of, when the girls will be given sentence by the juvenile judge, i . t ETOWAH SCHOOL TO GIVE COMMUNITY SUPPER, 26TH | I ! A community supper will be held j ! at the Etowah Grammar school next j ; Saturday evening, November 26. | | from 6:30 to 8 o'clock, and a eor-i dial invitation is extended to the i I-tK.lif to attend. The supper is ( s;:oi:3orsd by the Etowah Woman's club and Ladies Auxiliary, the prin cipal speaker of the occasion being 1 | Prof. K. G. Anders. HOCAf PEOPLE GO 1 1 TO FAITH HEALER1 i I Several Brevard people went to I.ineolnton last week for the pur- j pose of visiting Mrs. Bynum, faith healer of that town. Several of i those who made the journey were j emphatic in their assertions that Mrs. Bynum helped them in their af- 1 flictions. The Lincolnton faith healer has been the subject of much con- , troversy during the past several l months, and, so far as is known. | this is the first time that Transyl- j vania people have visited her. Roll Call Ends Thursday/ November 24 LICENSE PLATES ON j SALE DECEMBER 1 ! The 1928 automobile license plates will probably be placed on sale De comber 1, both in Raleigh and at the various branch offices of the ? Carolina Motor Club, it has been an nounced by Sprague Silver, chief of j the automobile licenae division of .' the State Department of Revenue,1; and by R. A. Doughton, Commis-'1 sioner of Revenue. of thr plates, have already been dispatched ,i to the branch offices, so that car j owners will have no difficulty in ! getting their plates any time after j December 1st. The sartte system is being em-Ji ployed this year as heretofore, so : that all owners of automobiles al- ; ready licensed and registered, will j receive cards from the automotive'' division, containing a complete des-;< cription of the present car owned, ?] motor number, etc., and the address ji of the owner, so that it will only be necessary for the owner to present ] this card with a check, money order l or cash for the price of the new li- , cense, to get the new license. These \ cards are being addressed and pre- , pared for mailing at the rate of . several thousand a day, and will be j mailed out at the rate of about 50,- \ 000 a day after November 20, so that they should be in the hands of"; the present automobile owners by I December 1st, according to Mr. Sil- , ver. ii The coior of the new license plate ;; is green, with white numerals, giv-j' ing it greater visibility than thei. present red-on-gray tag. The cost | of the licenses will be just twice i' what was paid in July, since the li- | ec nses bought then were for a six months period only, while these new j! license will be good until January 1, ' 1920. The prices for licenses for ; passenger cars which arc divided in- | to four classes, are as follows: cars of 25 h. p. or less (Ford, Chevro- 1 lets. Whippets, Dodges, etc.). $12.50; j between 25 and 30 h. p., $20; more than 30 and less than 35 h. p.. S30; ! cars of 35 h. p. and more. $40. Li censes for trucks range all the way I from $15 for half and one one-ton: trucks, to $200 for four and five ! ton truck, ami even more, if the tires are solid and not pneumatic. MAGICIAN COMING j TO B. I. THURSDAY ? Now you see it, now you ? don't. | is or ought to be the slogan of '.he : entertainment Wallace, the magician i gives in the Brevard Institute. 1 Thanksgiving night, at 8 o'clock, j The wizard of a thousand .tricks j shows you things you'll never see in I nature anil whisks realities from be fore your eyes to the utter confu- t -don of all understanding. It is oil" thing to be able to jut- j form magical illusions and anotlv-r to put them over. Wallace, the ma gician. excels in both halves of his craft. His talk is as gentle and oily as the words of the crafty Ulysses. He smiles and cracks jokes while he is vanishing a lamp, or making a wooden hand talk, or finding a white rabbit under the coat of some digni fied gentleman in the audience. When Wallace. the magician. is thfoutrh with you you walk out on the sidewalk fully expecting autos to climb houses. LIBRARY CLOSED THURSDAY i Announcement is made that the lT. D. C. Library will be closed Thursday of this week on account of Thank-fving, BREVARD CLUB GIVES TWO- GOOD PLAYS "Joint Owners In Spain'' And "J'ass mg of Mr. Peal" Please Large Audience ENTIRE production put ON by BREVARD PEOPLE No Need Felt By the Community For Outside Talent for Enter tainment Purposes 1 hut Brevard can produce dramatic talent of exceptional merit was clearly demonstrated Friday night at the High School auditorium, when the Brevard Wednesday Hub pre sentcd two one-act plays entitled, Joint Owners in Spain" and "The Passing of Mr. Peal," the east of characters including- some of the club members, with the assistance of two of the local men. The enthus iastic applause and the hearty peals of laughter during and following the acts attested the high favor with which the plays were received by the large audience present on this occa sion . . The scene of the first play, ".Joint Owners in Spain," was laid in a county home, the cast including four women : Mrs. O. I.. Erwin, assum ing the role of Mrs. Mitchell, super visor of the home, and three of the inmates, Mrs. D. G. Ward, as Mrs. ? Fullerton, Mrs. T. 11. Shipman, as Miss Dyer, and Mrs. C. E. Lowe, as Mrs. Blair. On finding that Mrs. I' ullerton cannot room peaceably with Miss Dyer, who is a contentious woman, Mrs. Mitchell places the "Home's Horror," Mrs. Blair, to room with Miss Dyer, and leaves them to fight out their own prob lems. The plan works out to the satisfaction of all. when Mrs. Blair, a woman with a vivid imagination and the ability to interpret it, di vides their room with an imaginary partition. Her humorous and orig inal pretentions cause the pair to live together in peace and content ment. In the staging of the second play "The Passing of Mr. Peal," four characters were represented, includ ing: Mrs. S. M. Macfie, playing the part of Susan, Mr. Peal's house keeper; Mrs. Vernon Crawford, as Peg, and Mrs. \V. E. Breese. as Fan, Mr. Peal's two nieces; Mr. Hintun McLeod, as Steve, Mr. Peal's nephew; Mrs. Hinton McLeod, as Eve, Mr. Peal's niece-in-law ; and Mr. Fred Miller, as Bertie, Fan': husband. Mr. Peal's relatives, who are summoned home in response . ?? a telegram that he has died, find themselves in a perplexing and ludicrous situation in their attempt to agree on the final details of the funeral arrangements and the dis posal of the fortune of the supposed deceased. The amazing climax comes when the assembled relatives re ceive information of a mis-wording in the telegram, revealing the as tounding fact that Mr. Peal has not [lied but that he is coming home with his bride. The performance of the entire cast of the two plays was unusually well executed, each character being well chosen and well portrayed, and showing not only the ability of home . talent as performers but the ability j{ home directorship, since th ? plays ivere directed by Mrs. Vernon Craw ford. Between the acts a high class and enjoyable musical program was pre sented, also by local talent. The program included a duet "Smiling Through." by Mrs. J. M. Allison and Mrs. McCall, who cave as an encore. "Perfect Day." Accompanying ihis was a dramatization by Lillian Jenk ins and Thomas Mitchell. Mr. Meb ane Beasley sang a solo, "On the Road to Mandalay," which was dramatized by Elaine Kitpatrick and Harold Kilpatriek. The dramatiza tions were very effective and well carricd out. and the vocal selections were highly enjoyed. Miss Marguer ite Robertson was accompanist through the musical program. HARRY CLAYTON HONORED BY CHRIST SCHOOL BODY Harrv Clayton, a student at Christ School, has recently received honors in that institution in being elected president of the junior class. Fur ther honors have been bestowi-d up on young Clayton in that he has been given honorable mention as back fielder by the Western North Caro lina association, in selecting: their star football players from th high schools and prep schools of the western section. AID SOLICITED IN NEWS GATHERING You know how gladly you lead about the activities of jour friends and how proud you ar to read of where some one'-s frv nds have visited them for the week end. The Brevard News is es pecially anxious to publish all the personal news and the nnlv ?vay in which we can gel all of it is for those who have visitor-, or who visit out of the county them selves. or within the county, to notify us of such visitations. Plea-e do not hesitate to pb n ? in or write in about such visits, as your friends and the public in general will bo just as delighted to road of such activities as you are to read about those whom you know. Ploa?e call either phone No. 7 or No. ISO and tell us about the visits of yourself or of your friends lo you.
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