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SURRETT MYSTERY IS STILL UNSOLVED Man Missing Since August 27 ? Diligent Search Has ' Been Made $200 REWARD OFFERED FOR ANY INFORMATION River Dynamited and Dragged ? Disappearance Given Publicity No trace of Tom Surrett has been found since his sudden disappearance on Monday evening, August 27, al- J though the French Broad river has been dynamited for miles, and big forces of men have dragged the river j with wire, seines and all other means | of reclaiming bodies sppposed to be , at the river's bottom. In addition, a! reward of $200 has been offered, 1 news of the disappearance broadcast, ! many newspapers giving prominence to the disappearance, and seemingly' every effort at locaing the man, either) dead or alive, have all but been ex- 1 hausted. j Sheriff. B. J. Sitton, Rural Police- i man Eck S'us, and hosts of friends I and relatives have worked day and ' night in an effort to solve the mys- 1 tery and locate the body, if dead, or . to discover his hiding place, if living. Wednesday being the ninth day since his disappearance, extreme cau tion was used by the searchers, their ]j action based upon the old theory that ! a drowned body will come to the sur face on the ninth day. j Surrett's letters to Nathan Norton,] brother-in-law, and to Mrs.Surrett, inj] which the man said he would pay all : j the balance of his debts from the high | bridge at Penrose led his relatives to the belief that he had, indeed, _com- f mitted suicide by drowning. Copies of ^ the letters appear in an adjoining col- . umn. .1 Uncertainty of Surrett's fat*, the' constant thought that the body was |1 in French Borad river, has caused the J Surrett family untold agony and grief. Hoping against hope that he would be found some place, wander ing about, yet alive, has prevented those close to the missing man from ? resigning themselves to his death. ' Persistent efforts are still being made to solve the mystery. BANKERS TO MEET , k HERE SATURDAY, 15 - Group Ten, of the North Carolina ? Bankers association, will hold a 1 meeting in Brevard on September ' 15, the sessions to be held at the Franklin hotel. Russell C. Davis, of * Asheville, is chairman of Group Ten, J and will preside at the meetings. J. 1 H. Kirkpatrick, of Canton, is vice- ^ chairman, and Robert E. Currence, ? of Asheville, is secretary-treasurer, i Thos. H. Shipman, president of 1 the Brevard Banking company, and t -*-* rformer president of the North Car- c olina Bankers association, invited t the bankers to hold the meeting an t Brevard, and he, with other bank of- r ficials of Brevard, will be in charge ? of arrangements. A banquet on \ Saturday evening of convention date^ will be a feature of the meeting. , ATTENTION, CLUB I ^ MEMBERS, NOTICE!;, ___ . Kiwanians, take notice! | There will be no meeting of the club on Thursday, this week. | The club is going to Kenuworth | Inn, Asheville, to. attend a division , meeting Friday evening at 7 o clock. ? It is necessary that all those who in-. ^ tend going to the Asheville meeting ( give notice of such intention not j later than noon today (Thursday) | Rush Whitmire and James F. Bar-|( rett havs been named as a committee , to ascertain the number of Brevard,, Kiwanians who will attend the Ashe- | ville meeting. . . ,!! All who are going are urged to notify this committee. Also it is re- 1 quested of Kiwanians who have au-, tonioiles to inform the committee ( how many members each one can take. : .. ?. j President Shipman asks all Ki wanians to assist the committee in getting as many members as pos- . sible to attend the Asheville gather ing. ' COMMISSIONERS IN 1 , . REGULAR SESSION , County commissioners meeting Tuesday, instead of Monday, trans acted but little business outside that of routine nature. Much of the '"n? was taken up in hearing those who j were seeking present relief. It has been suggested that the com missioners designate one member ot | * the board to he ar the pleas of those who desire financial aid from the count v, and that such hearings be on some day other than regular meeting day. so the commissioners can have the one day in the month in which to attend to" the business of the coun ty \bout half of the day is taken up, each month, in hearing these eases it is said, and there is little time left for the board tp devote to the con structive business of the county. ^ From information of reliable na V ture, it is expictcd that th? hoard will take action on this matter at the next meeting in October. J SURRETT LETTERS 1 INDICATE SUICIDE Following are copics of letters said to have been written by Tom Surrett, missing farmer of the Penrose sec tion, to Nathan Norton and to Mrs. Surrett: . "Dear Nathan : "Please help Annie, Evelyn and Norton close out my cattle, horses, hogs, tools and crop. Make all cut of this you can, for they need it all, and be good to them, as they may need your help, and collect what is coming to me. (Then follows a list of accounts wh'ch he claimed were due him by various men.) "You can find what I owe. "Get all you can for Annie and my sweet children. I will pay the 1 balance tonight at the high bridge I at Penrose. I have had to give up my little home. Can't see Annie and children put: out and will get out of my trouble. Kiss my little family | good-bye for me and Mother Norton ? and family. Do the best you can | with, what I've told you. Mr. Mitch-; ell will advise you. Give Norton my | watch. Lewis Hamlin knows what i Pve paid on my land. Collect for ; my work. Don t spend much to put I me away. Good bye. "Tom." I The note to Mrs. Surrett is almost , illegible, bearing every mark of having been written while the writer \ was suffering great mental anguish, j As best the note can be deciphered, j it reads something like this: 1 "Annie, these 2 checks. tookp my money. Due bills collect, lookji n' a yellow back time book and find |< Jue bill on Erwin $211.00. .< "Good by to my Evelyn, Norton i ind Annie. Nathan letter will tell ! ,vhat become of me. -,'jj "Tom." j< MISS SPRINKLE TO f BEGIN NEW DUTIES!) Home Agent Comes Highly Recommended ? W elcome For Her Miss Juanita Sprinkle arrived in irevard last week and has assumed I ler new duties as home demonstrator i if Transylvania county. She has been ! roing over the county, this week, i, letting acquainted with, the people i < ind outlining her work tor the com-lc ng year. Miss Ada Walker, former 1 lome demonstrator of this county, '< las been lending Miss Sprinkle val-|J lable assistance a day or two thisj< ireek, in going around with her to. he different schools and in other | vays acquainting the new demon- j trator with the county. Many people over the county have I j >een heard to express delight that j( his important work is to be resumed, j tnd are appreciative of the fact that j s heir children will again be allowed j he privileges afforded by the car-!] ying on of this work. Miss Sprinkle comes to Transyl rania highly recommended, having ( md considerable experience in home lemonstration work in other coun- j ;ies of the state, and it is safe JpVj ir edict that a most successful year 1 1 vill be forthcoming in this field. ANTI-SMITH GROUP } TO ORGANIZE HERE; ______ a It has been learned that an Anti-'l Smith Democratic club is being or-!' ganized in Transylvania county, and I the first meeting of the new organiza- 1 tion is to be held in the county court house on Saturday night, September 15. At least one Transylvania county democrat, it is known, has been in conference with State Chair man Frank R. McNinch, in Charlotte, and since that time the work of or ganizing the anti-Smith democrats has been going on quietly. The state organization, headed by F. R. McNinch, Charlotte, is said to be engaged in the task of working against Mr. Smith for president, but supporting the state and county dem ocratic tickets. Those in charge of th? local movement state that a well known democratic speaker from a nearby city will be here and address the meeting of democrats opposed to I Smith's candidacy. MR. HOEY TO SPEAK FERE NEXT TUESDAY Hon. Clyde Hoey, one of the out standing democratic campaigners in the stat?, will speak in Brevard, at the county court house, Tuesday night. September 1,1, at 8 o'clock, ! according to announcement made in lihe advertising columns of The 'Brevard News of this issue. Mr. Hoe.v lives in Shelby, and is 'one <>f the best known men in the stiite. being an active worker in the Methodist church of his native city, lie is out and out fnr Governor A1 Smith for president, and his coming h'TC i> certain to draw a large crowd ?>f his followers to the meeting. The ailvertisemtnt -'ates that an especial invitation - r\tende?l ill l:'dics to ?-'terd the n> ?? ling and l'.enr Mr. Hoey. 3,000 CHILDREN IN COUNTY SCHOOLS One Hundred Teachers Begin Year's Work In County Monday TWENTY-EIGHT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT COUNTY | Work Started on First Day] With Clock-Like Precision All of the 28 schools in Transyl-j vania county started on Monday for' the 1028 fall session, with a total! enrollment in all the schools of 3,000 children and a faculty of 100 teachers. 1 Never before have the schools started with such clock-like precision and with as little confusion as was evidenced this year, according to a statement mad6 by County Superin tendent T. C. Henderson. This splendid state of affairs is accounted t for by the fact that all necessary ar- i rangements for opening day were' previously made and everything properly organized and ready for work by the heads of the various schools in the county. Particular praise has been ex pressed by many of the students and patrons of the city schools over the efficient manner in which Supt. J. R. Jones managed the opening of the two Brevard schools over which he has general supervision. Many statements were heard to the effect that the first day of school seemed fery similar to any other day in the school year, since the classes start id off on regular schedule and ev irything progressed according 'to systematic order. Reports coming from the other schools -in the county are also to the ,, ?ffect that a splendid opening wag j nanifest, and present indications 1 1 joint to a most successful school' rear. CROP CONDITIONS GOOD, SAYS AGENT Claston's Report, to County Commissioners Shows Much Activity Crops of the county are ?n fair :Ondition, and the floods did less lamage than was at first thought, iccording to a report made to thei^ :ounty commissioners by - County \gent P. H. Gaston. Following is he agent's report in full: "To the Board of County Com missioners of Transylvania County: "I have visited practically every section of the county this month md find crops in fair condition, :onsidering the extreme wet weather. Potatoes in low land where the water stood over them any length of time s damaged heavily, as for corn it ias not been hurt so bad, in general, 1 would say the crops are fair. I have spent quite a bit of time 3n fjctting vetch started, also in getting ready to start some cream routes. Cream may be shipped out of the county to the Biltmore Dairies *nd the farmers can get good prices Cor their butter fat. New York prices; in fact, the Biltmore Dairies have not paid less than 44 cents per pound for butter-fat this year. "Last year Madison county realiz- : ed $85,000.00 for surplus butter-fat | ;nd this county can make a start in j the same way. I have visited somejr !*ood livestock farms and am making ,t a desperate effort to get in someji good livestock, which is one of the 'j essential needs of this county. !i '?I am planning to spend some.' time with the pasture specialist, Mr. ji J. R. Sams, this week on pastures, I > which is another essential need. Last j month I spent quite a bit of time!] trying to interest some good farmers ] i in getting in some good livestock andji more especially to those interested in i ? dairy cattle to get some good pure ' bred bulls. "Respectfully submitted, '' "P. H. GASTON, "County Agent." KEELERTOWRfTE FOR LONDON TIMES Friends who had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Keeler of Atlanta, Ga., during their recent visit to Brevard, will be interested in reading the folr lowing account of Mr. Keeler taken : froni Sunday's Atlanta Journal: 1 O. B. Keeler, veteran golf writer for The Journal, and known inter-' nationally as an authority on the 1 game, has been requested by the London Times to cover by cable for .that paper the approaching interna tional match at the Chicago Golf club, August 30-31. Mr. Keeler was ?suggested to the Times by Mr. Ber jnard Darwin, the English writer of igiilf. universally regarded as the (world's foremost rritic. Mr. Darwin, si grandson of Charles Darwin, the naturalist, is the gulf correspondent f'^r the Times, hut Was unable to make the trip with the British team. , I'h" -election of Mr. Keeler among < the gel' ? .itic< in the United State* to handle tlv story for the ? f l:> li-h ii?*wspa?^'rs I ;i -mguiativ emphatic com i nt to l i' ability und ?eiiu'ation I WOODMEN CIRCLE SESSIONS CLOSED Was Great Boost for This Com munity, Says Many People FINE PROGRAM GIVEN BY THE DELEGATES! Hoped They Will Come Here In 1929 for the Annual . ' Meeting They came. They saw. They were seen. They conquered. It is the Woodmen Circle to which reference is made. A great band of women holding a week's conference at Camp Sapphire last week. They were here from many states in the Union, and they had a good time, and the people of this community had a]i good time, enjoying Mi the fullest the h many programs, dances and drills 1 1 given by the visitors. . |? There was something doing all the'' time last week and the delegates vis-p itcd up-town each day, to the delight! of the merchants, for they spent j] much money with local concerns. ji On Fiday, the Brevard Kiwanis'1 dub took lunch with the1 women at ' the camp, and it was pronounced the ' most thoroughly enjoyable meeting ) ever held by the local club. Wm. E. j : Breese was toastmaster, and he kept! things humming, all through the two- s hour session. The Kiwanians voted to t have the Woodmen Circle hold its an- I nual sessions here for all time to ( lome, and the delegates to the con-. I mention expessed themselves as being ! favorable to the idea. The club gave j J rising vote of thanks to Wm. H. j jrogan, Jr., for bringing the Wood- :f nen Circle convention to Brevard. Mr. Grogan, who is district man-jj iger for the Wopdmen of the World, I las been given much praise by the ' own for his influence in having the " lonvention held here. The meeting neant much to Brevard, and it is he opinion of the Chamber of | Commerce that the meeting will do E nore to advertise this section arid ! S >ring people here next season than j iny other gathering ever held in this , 1 ounty. . I Mr. Grogan expresses his gratitude , B o Mayor Whitmire, the police force, I he Kiwanis Club, the Chamber of g Commerce, the Brevard Municipal ^ Jand, The Brevard News, and to all ? ither organizations and individuals ! vho so ably assisted him in enter- i aining the visitors. Mr. Grogan ,V ttakes special mention of W. H. | larris, who painted all the welcome ? igns on the windows in town, and | vould make no charge for his work, H giving it as his offering in entertain-1 ng the visitors. Mr. Grogan also q rives particular thanks to Wm. E-i^ 3reese for his work in entertaining i he visitors. 1 _ Capt. Bill Fetzer, owner of Camp , Sapphire, was given a special vote of hanks by the delegates and by Mr. w irogan. I And while Mr. Grogan is express- ? V ng gratitude to those who assisted, 1 he Chamber of Commerce and oth- A ? rs express appreciation to Mrs. i Srogan for the great part she took ir n acting as hostess to the visitors, i It was a great occasion, one long N o be remembered by the people of Jrevara. If MASONIC MEETING MOST INTERESTING |H Members of the Executive Com- 1 nittee for the Advancement of Scot-' ish Rite Masonry attended a meet-'t< ng of Masons held in the Dunn's! ?ock Masonic hall last Friday eve-lr ling, and spoke to the members on I 'Scottish Rite Masonry." The meet- : J ng was most enjoyable and instruct-! ve. .. ' ? ?' If Those attending from AshevilleJ ivere: W, F. Randolph, H. B. I,eav-|_ tt, Eric Rawls, Dr. M. F. Hoffman j and Robert E. Currence. S. M.-f Bailey, committee member from I Hendersonville, was with the group. | ( The next meeting to be held by i the committee will be at Henderson-! a ville in November, and these com-|a mittee meetings are planned for a many sections of Western North j Carolina between now and the time i'y set for the reunion in November. <. FISHER REUNION \i DREW BIG CROWDS!! In spite of the rainy and dis agreeable weather on the day set for the annual Fisher reunion." held at the I.ake Toxaway Baptist church j last Saturday, a large crowd was in |i attendance and one of the most sue- i ceVsful and enjoyable events ever ? held by the Fisher family connect-!] inns was reported. ji Several people from Brevard had i' expected to 1k> present on this occa sion. but du*? to the bad day it was j thought there would be no reunion, ' and therefore did not attend, much to the expressed regret of many. Several prominent speakers were "if: id a bountiful picnic dinner was seiv d at the noon h<>ur. and an al together enjoyable and prolitable day was s-pent bv the large number of people in attendance, despite t'.ie in ch inent wat her. The Fisher reun lion is one <?( the important county ??v nts of the year and is always looked forward to A t )i much pleas ure by many citizens of the county and "lsewhcre. FIFTY STUDENTS ENTER COLLEGES Transylvania County Sending] Large Number to v Various Colleges 32 INSTITUTIONS ARE , SELECTED BY GROUP! Will Scatter to Twelve Differ- 1 ent States ? Fine Men and Women n j ifiy people of Brevard I Qr uTir"in8y c0""ty have left 1 ?r Will leave within the next ten 'Xets?rt;irffVar'0US sch?"'? -nd Luiiefces in different (sect ons of thp IncKided hi 19*K29 included in this number are some of Transylvania's choicest and most pi-omis'nK young boys and girls, and is a foregone conclusion that the town an(i county will be UlIrepVT ahted in various sections of th<> lountry by this splendid group of' ^oung people. 1 The outgoing students will be ren n 32 differ.1? ?d,^ren.t states mid mr ??, ? institutions of learn >?ina South r in?j!udins North Car olina, bouth Carolina, Connecticut Wagachusetts, Virginia, Pennayl -ania, Georgia, Iowa, Florida, Ohfo" ' Tennessee and Louisiana. ' ; ,3h' different institutions repre- ?' >ented and the students attending 1 hem include the following: ! MMar.|fHili- Col,ege- Mars Hill, N. : fix assr-. : University 0f North Carolina,;1 ? fi L H,"?Edwin Pekins, Edwin 1 enkins! Whitmire, Donald 1 North Carolina College for Wo-'1 en, Grwnslioro-Ediia Mason, Mar- < ?ebecca*' GieennaUline Ga"?Way' MrS" ? Carolina State, Raleigh? George '? cruggs. Hai"ry SiU?n' Warren t ?r.DimU"pi'.enrflS,b?DShi,m-J*<k,t Flora McDonald College, Red r Pf'."P~Anna and Lililan Jenkins, ,'s ouise Kimzey. ' t Montreat Normal ? Julia Wood. T Weaver College, Weavervilie? ! > illiam Pruette. ,'f Kings Business College, Charlotte , j -Margaret Lyerly. Oak Ridge Institute, Oak Ridge ? larry Clayton. Converse College, Spartanburg, S. c. Dowto rS""' N""cy M"".1 Ap"- s- c-|; Citadel, Charleston, S. C. Ed-! ards Breese. j Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, * a.-? Sherrill Bromfield. i Manch College, Staunton, Va. < .delaide Silversteen. i William & Mary College, Rich- 't lond, Va. ? Julia Wood. ? Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga.? t lilflred and Josephine Clayton Library School of Atlanta, At- 1 inta, Ga. ? Margaret Deaver '? Darlington School, Rome,' Ga ! immie Morrow. ? Ward-Belmont, Nashville, Tenn. ? f owena Orr. St. Petersburg Junior College, St. ' etersburg, Fla.? Robn Kitchen. University of Iowa, Iowa Citv ? i tarold Bradley. , Tusclum College, Greenville, Tenn. ! -Vernon Fullbright, Thomas Hamp- i 5n. r ,* University of Ohio, Coluihbus, ? ( lorotny Silversteen* Harvard Unlve/sity, Csunbridge, lass. ? Robert Plummer. Yale University, New Haven, .onn. ? Randall Everett. |! Old Colony School, Boston, Mass. j ?Helen Morrow. University of Pittsburgh, Pa.? , rancis Jenkins. ; University of , New Orleans, New J >'&???. La. ? Effna May Henderson. Oiligent inquiry has been made to ' scertain the names of every boy I nd girl in the town and county who ! re going off to School this fall, and ! t may be possible that a few names lave been unintentionally overlook- i ? In such #astv* The News would ] ippyeciate being-' informed of anvj. tudent whff has left or intends !i caving to attend school elsewhere. !] SERMON TO YOUTH ! GREATLY ENJOYED A service of unusual interest and ' impressiveness was held at the Pres- 1 oyferian church Sundav morning. ' rt hen the pastor, Rev. V. A. Crawford l>reaehed a sermon on "The Value "f an Education to Young People." . servi<y jand sermon were es pt'oially for the dozen or more younjj people of that church who will soon be leaving Brevard to enter various schools and colleges in other section* of the country. Rev. Mr. Crawford, in his force, fill address, spoke of the value of an education, which cannot be meifsur ed in dollars and cents, stating th.it an education can l.e us.-d for evil or for good, depending on the atti tude anil determination of the indi vduil. TJhe >,< ak' r further as serted that in order to attain at ed ucation in t hi- truest son?*., the real motive and idea] striven for shouid be vn scrvice to others GREAT MEETING OF C. OF C. DIRECTORS Committees Report on New i Industries, Agriculture and Tourist Trade everybopy^joTning AND PAYING DUES Treasury In Flourishing Condi tion, and All Members Enthusiastic Directors of the Chamber of Com merce held the most important ses sion in its history Tuesday evening. Every member of the board of direc tors was present, and many inter ested citizens and members of the commerce body attended the meet ing. Enthusiasm was at a high pitch throughout the evening;, as commit tee after -commitee made glowing re ports of the work done. The Committee on Industries made report of the establishment of a manufacturing plant near the town, work on whicn will start within a few days.. Other plants are reports ed to be coming, it being a matter of only a few weeks until their ac tual operation will commence. The commitee was given a vote of thanks for its splendid work for Brevard und Transylvania county. ? j The Commitee on Agriculture fol lowed with a glowing report of the work that has been done for the farmers of the county, and it was freely predicted thpit the coming year, with the aj(},'Sipd assistance be ng given agriculture in the county, :he farmers will have more money .han ever before. The Tourist committee made re port on the season just closing, and ;old of plans already perfected whereby next year- will find this :ommunity literally packed with lummer visitors. One thing this :ommittee will do is to first see to it that each and ctvery summer cob age, home and shack are filled with ounst-families. The Finance Committee reported hat the condition of the treasury is 4 he best in the world... Every dollar if indebtedness has begfi^paid, every nember of the Chamber of Conv nerce have paid their dues iiv.>?|JkU> ind there are hundreds of dollars he treasury with which to carry on - lext year's work. >, The boarding house operators were iresent in a body, and each of them oined the Chamber of Commerce^ ,nd .paid their memberships, and hanked the Chamber of Commerce, or bringing; people here to fill their louses. This action on the part of he boarding house operators de ighted the board of directors, and a nighty cheer went up in applauding he action of the boarding house leople. Every store, and every place of msiness in Brevard, are now mem >ers of the Chamber of Commerce, t was reported by the Membership Committee. It was a great meeting, and en husiasm reigned supreme, as the pirit of co-operation gave evidence hat this old community is a happy, noney-making center. Now, every word of the above story s pure fabrication, false, and not a vord of truth in it. There %Vas no neeting held, because there were on y six members of the board present, vhich is only two-thirds of a quorum. This story could be written, how iver, in all sincerity, if the .people of Jrevard wanted such conditions to ixist. All that is necessary to mak* his story true, is for the people of his community to work together :o-operate. ? And until the people do decide to vork together for the good and jrowth of Brevard, we shall continue 'o drag along, from day to day. ;rumbling and mumbling about dull jusiness. Take your choice. PEOPLE ANXIOUS ABOUT HEAVY RAINS Rains falling since last Friday, which ceased Monday and Tuesday, but started up again Tuesday night, have ninny people anxious as to probability of another siege of high ^ waters. The streams are well filled now, and it is feared that a long rain would send the rivers out of banks ngain. Rains are general throughout the country, and the high waters exper ienced in this soytion are not peculiar to Western North Carolina. All over the United States heavy rains hav< fallen this year, and flood wat ers have been general. SPECIAL RATES TO COLLEGE STUDENTS Brevard News Will Be Sent to College Boys and Girls Whole School Year, $1 The Brevard News wants to fot~ lov\ all 'he young men and women who go from Transylvania county to colli ge. The Hoys and girls will vrnsv. The Brevard News, so they can keej fully informed r>f all activities at "he old home. ? The lire- anl New will bo sent to college boys and uir's for the full school year for only one dollar.
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