MEETINGS FAR-REACHING IMPORTANCE
DEVOTED TO STUDY OF LOCAL PROBLEMS
Business and Professional Wo
n,en'' Club Sponsored
the Gathering
PRESIDENTS OF VARIOUS
GROUPS MAKE REPORTS
Intended to Stimulate Interest
In the Future of This J
Community j
A gathering unique in its purpose
and personnel was that held at the
Waltermire Hotel Monday evening,
when the Brevard Business and Pro
fessional Women's club was hostess !
lo representatives of the twelve or
"J,0/? ?ther community organizations
and some of the city officials in a
Wf fc' meeting, discussing the
subject The Town We Live In."
The purpose of the gathering was
?^XchanP 'de,as for community
betterment, to learn of past and
present developments of the town of
Mrevard from various aspects, and to
discuss the host methods of proced
ure in bringing about such results in
, tuiurc as *'11 make for a better
town in which to live. The keynote
sounded at the meeting was that of
cooperation, a* was stressed in prac
tically all of the sixteen talks heard
on this occasion. The concensus of
opinion as summed up in the var
ious talks appeared to be that Bre
vard has experienced remarkable
growth during the past quarter "of
a century up to the present
time, and that in order for this de
velopment to continue, individuals
and organizations must be willing to
put forth effort toward, this end and
to show a more energetic spirit of
community loyalty and cooperation,
bearing out the axiom, "in union
there is strength."
Included in the speakers on
. l"'a -pciasjon were the presidents
"f the five federated women's
clubs of the town, the presi
dent of the D. A. R? Kiwanis
club, Chamber of Commerce, Wo
men s Bureau, Parent-Teacher asso
catlon and leaders of the Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts. Each told of the
outstanding piece of worlj undertak
en by the organization he or she rep
resented, and briefly outlined plans
of future undertakings for com
munity betterment. In addition to
?fr these interesting and enlightening
y m i Iwparts, informative talks of greater
I Ul,n?th were enjoyed from the mayor
of Brevard, the county superintend
ent of schools, and the editor of
The Brevard News.
Mrs. Hugh R. Walker, president
?ir . Business and Professional
Women's club, presided over the
meeting and made the address of
welcome, introducing in turn the
various speakers, as follows: Miss
Martha Boswell, chairman of the
legislative committee of the Business
Women's club, who told of the plans
and accomplshments of this club
during the short period of its exist
ence; Mrs. J. S. Silversteen, former
president of the district federation
of Women's clubs in North Carolina,
telling of some of the accomplish
ments and methods of work of the
state federation, and urging upon
*h? organization members of Brevard
to exercise a more cooperative spirit
for town, hett'crmcnt; Mrs. W E.
Breese, president of the Wednesday
Bo'ok.'ciuu, 'the oldest federated club
in Brevard, told of the recent health
survey which this club sponsored
and of their contribution of $100 to
ward Transylvania hospital; Mrs.
Nettie Benedict, representing the
Mathatasian club, spoke of the out
standing work of this club and
? pledged their cooperation in any
thing for the good of the ib'wh ;
Mrs. J. F. Zachary, 'president of
the Fortnightly club, told of the
contribution of $10,0 each this club
had made toward the high school
piano and to the Transylvania hos
pital. and 01 its present study of
legislative problems; .T. A. Miller,
leader of the Boy Scout troop, told
briefly of this organization, which
now comprises a membership of 42
boys, all of whom try to live up to
their motto, "Be prepared;'' J. S.
Bromfield, president of . the Chamber
of Commerce, told of the wcrk and
aspirations of this organization and
pledged the cooperation of its mem
bers with the other organizations
Mrs. Hinton McLcod, leader of one
troop of Girl Scouts, spoke of the
meaning of a scout and something
of what this organization means in
the lives of its members; Mrs. J. C.
Maxwell, president 01 the High
School I'arent-Teacher association,
fold of the value, of such an organ
isation in the life of the community
bringing closer together the
s'cliOoW and the parents; Mrs. E. W.
'? Blytho, regent of the local chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, spoke of this organiza
tion as stressing patriotism and the
historical point of view, and of its
present outstanding project of patri
-* otic education; Mrs. A. H. Kizer.
president of the Music Lovers club,
told of the organization by this
club in the Brevard school of a
junior music club comprising a
membership of 61 boys and girls.
"n<l of its present study of
?modern composers; T. H. Shi'pman,
id. nt of th< Kiwanis club, told
? f some of the achievements of this
club since its organization three
years ago and expressed a desire in
B behalf of the club to cooperate with
tN " her organizations in any way
nosMh' ; Mrs. O. I.. Erwin, president
<>f the Women's Bureau, state.) that
til l' !? new an enrollment in this
5 BASEBALL FANS PLAN
* FOR COMING SEASON * |
? I
* All baseball fans in the town *
* and county are urged to be *
j* present at a meeting, to be held * ;
i* this (Thursday) night, 8 o'clock, * ?
;* Town Hall, Purpose of the meet- * ?
i* ing to make plans for next
j * ?- .ason's baseball program. I,t " |
Is is hoped to have even better * ?
baseball next year than the * 1
5 stellar performance of the past .* I
* season. * ,
* This is an open meeting, and * j
9 every one is wclcome not only * j
* to attend, but to take part in * i
* the discussions of the plans that * I
* are to be presented. * !
*' Representatives from Pisgah *
* Forest and Rosman will be pres- * I
' eiit. *1
...? ..v. .... *:i
organization of 108 women of the
town, ^and told something of its ac
complfshments since its organization
three years ago, an3 of its present
main objective, that of beautifying j
the school grounds.
Following these reports, addresses
were heard from Mayor T. W. Whit
mire on "The history antf develop
ment of our towft"; County Super
intendent T. C. Henderson on, "Ed
ucational developments in our town
the past two decades;" and a paper
on "Our Town" by James F. Bar
rett, editor of The Brevard News.
Accounts of these last three num
bers on the program appear else
where in this issue of the paper.
Following the program, refresh
ments were served by a committee in
charge, assisted by a number of
young girls, to the sixty or more
members and guests present. ,
TO PRESENT PLAY
AT THE INSTITUTE
An entertanment will be given': by
students of Brevard Institute in the
Institute auditorium Saturday night,
November 24 at 8:00 o'eloek. A
one-act comedy, a comic picture,
and readings will constitute the pro
gram. A small admission will be
charged, the proi<^ds going toward >
defraying the expense of sending
?eiu'esenUitives from Brevard Insti- j
tutc to the Older Hoys' Y. M. (>, A. j
conference to be held at Morgan- j
ton IVcember 7 -H-ll.
Entertainments given by the In- 1
?titute s'.udvnts heretofore have nil I
? pr?v< n of high order and it is ex-;
peeled that a large audience will be |
present at the program to be given'
Saturday night. A corcfiat invita-j
tion is extended by the Institute of-:
ficials to the public.
HIGH P.?T. ASSOCIATION ;
; TO MEET NEXT MONDAY
High School I'arent-Teacher asso
ciation will hold its regular meeting
Ik xt Monday afternoon at :t o'clock
at the school auditorium. Miss
l.ouise Ashworth will ?jonduct the de
votionals. A debate will be given.
Resolved that the girls of today have
a better chance than the girls of 20
years ago. The affirmative .side will
lie tiiken by Ruth Snel-on and Roc
Burrell, and the negative hy Sara
Barrett and Cora Belle Orr. All
parents are urged to l>e present.
GUILD TO HAVE SALE
DURING HOLIDAYS
The Women's Guild of St. Philips
Episcopal church will hold a Thanks
giving food sale and bazaar at
l'lummer's old store in the Erwin
building on Wednesday before
Thanksgiving, November 28, begin
ning at 10 o'clock and continuing
through the day. Among the many
fancy articles to be on sale will bo.
a choice selection suitable for
Christmas presents. Housekeepers
who desire to attend the football
?.ar. ic W? dn? -i?ay nft'Tnnon wiH be
? 'iabi ',1 to buy their Thanksgiving
BIG MASONIC MEET
TO BE HELD FRIDAY!
Master Masons of the town and !
county are expected to attend the
regular meeting of Dunn's Hock
Lodge this Friday night, jis some
very important business is to be
transacted, in addition to degree
work to be given an initiate.
A chapter of the Eastern Star is !
to be organized at an early date, and
this will necessitate action on the
part of the Masons. All wives,
mothers, sisters and daughters of
Mastwr Masons, who have reached
the age of eighteen years, are eli
gible to membership in the Eastern
Star, and it is expected that a ]arge
class will be enrolled as charter
members of the Chapter.
COUNTY WOMEN TO
MEET SATURDAY
A county federation of farm wo- |
men will be organized Saturday ,
afternoon of this week at 2:30
o'clock at the court house, accord- }
Sng to announcement of the county ]
home demonstration agent, Miss j.
Juanita Sprinkle. The organization
will be effected by Miss Sprinkle, ]
who is desirious that all members of :
home demonstration clubs through- |
out. the county be present Saturday
afternoon.
The principal feature of the meet
ing will be a talk by Mrs. Sarah
Porter-Ellis, district home demon
stration agent. Election of officers
will also be held and plans for the
next year's work wil be outlined and
discussed. It is expected that a
large number of club members and
Others interested in the organization
of a county federation of farm wo
men will be in . attendance at this
meeting.
FRED HUNNICUTT
KILLED BIG BEAR
Fred Hunnicutt killed what is
said to be one of the biggest bears
ever seen in this section. The kill
occurred one day Inst week, in the
Gloucester section, and the bear was
brought to town,.. cleaned and divid
ed among the' members of the hunt
ing party and their friends.
With Mr. Hunnicutt were De\Vitt
McCall, Everett Huggins and flohn
Nicholson.
LESLIE STRADLEY INJURED i
IN SOUTH CAROLINA WRECK I
Word was received in Brevard !
Tuesday of the serious automobile'
accident occurring near Columbia. ?
S. C., Monday night, when Leslie ,
Stradlay, who made his home in
Brevard for many years with his |
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. ,
.Nichols, was seroiusly .injured,, svif- ,
fering two breaks in his left leg bv
Ibw the kt:ee and numerous cuts \
and bruises. The other two occu
pants of the car, Miss Leslie Wright
and Tony Corn, were also slightly -J
injured, all being removed to the
Baptist Hospital in Columbia. It is |
feared that-. it will be several weeks ,
before Mr. Stradley will be able to
I-r.ve the hospital arid return to. his
huine in; AsnOville, where he is em- .
ployed by The Asheville Citizen. The r
car in which the occupants were ri<!- .'
ing was eompb tely demolished. Col- ,
lision with another automobile is
thought to be the cause of the ac
cident.
MEN'S BIBLE CLASS TO
ENJOY CHICKEN DINNER
With a chicken dinner all pre- j
pared, members of the Men's Bible ;
class of the Methodist church will
banquet this (Thursday) evening in |
the dining room of the church. It j
is expected that practically all niem- j
be rs of the class will bo present and I
enjoy the occasion.
.MORE MORE
Miss Ward Improving
Miss Mary Ward, who has been ;
critically ill for two weeks at her :
home on Riverside Drive. New York ,
City, has recovered sufficiently that ?
her friends now have hopes of her |
recovery. Miss Ward has visited her ,
brother, David Ward, here many j
times, and her many Brevard friends
will join with the family in wishing j
for h-r speedy recovery.
KILL DEER AND NO i
ARREST IS MADE;
One deer has been killed on the i
government property, and the rang
ers made no arr>cst therefor. The j
deer was killed Tuesday, and the .
rangers themselves witnessed the i
killing from afar, yet no arrest was i
made.
) The killer of this particular deer]
|Was a wildcat, and he killed in his
peculiar manner of killintr- ? by cut
ting the dtoi-'s thro,-.'. TV rangtr
made for the widcat. who. in turn. 1
made for his hidin.r place in the
hieh cliffs. ,
!i. i 1: b?nv i ealleil. and
the deer was taken to the county!
hon-.i- a delicnc\ f ? : h- inmates I
. ? :'f..,t institution. I
COMMISSIONERS I
IN BRIEF SESSION:
County commissioners rjiet in an
adjoured session Monday, and trans
acted business, much of it of a
routine nature. Final settlement was
made by W. B. Henderson, tax col
lector, and his bond for 1 {>27 taxes
was ordered cancelled.
The matter of compensation for
County Attorney Martin in his work
connected with back taxes was re
ferred to the Superior court judge,
the county commissioners to pay
whatever, sum the judge says to j
pay.
A resolution was adopted, vacat
ing theolfice of county treasurer on
and after the first Monday in De- !
cember, in accordance with the
bourd action of several months ago. (
The Brevard Banking company was
selected to act as treasurer, handling
the funds of the county in the man- j
ner prescribed by the hoard.
The present board ? will meet for !
its final session on Saturday, Decern-'
ber 1. The newly elected noard will
take charge on the first Monday in
December.
CANTON COPS GAME
FROM LOCAL TEAM
,i
After a hard fought battle, the :
Brevard Blue Devils lost to the j
itrong Canton, team on the latter's '
yrid last Friday by a 18 to 12 score. ??
The home boys fought a good, |
:leari fight, but they didn't show
:heir usual form. They had the dis- j
advantage of playing on their bp- i
jonents.' home field, and it seemed
is if they couldn't get started. The
whole team was slow, and Couldn't
jet together on the plays. For some
reason the line couldn't clean out
:heir men and consequently the
aackfield had to rely on end runs
?nd passes.
Kilpatrick played a good brand of
football, and downed the Canton
lacks time after time. Morgan made |
i pretty run of forty yards, as the!
result of a Canton back's fumble, i
Bryson made three good runs, one j
for fifty-five yards and Macfie and ;
Payne also made some good plays, j
Bill Erwin, altho a little late in ar^ j
riving, made up for it by his play- f
ng. '
The boys are working out and
aking training for the biggest game ,
>t. the year, to be played on the
lome ground here next Wednesday,
ivhon Hendersonville meets one of
'.he hardest team's ever put out' by
Brevard. Strict training rules are
aeing observed and new plays are .
jeing perfected With which the locals !
lope to show the many Brevard fans j
ivho have turned out this year the ,
leatest grid work ever seen in this
:own. ?. ? - ' ?? ,v|
50NG BOOK ISO YEARS
OLD AT NEWS OFFICE
An interesting relic of. olden days
which was brought to The News of
fice' by W. S. Hooker, is a four-note
r.msic book said to be 150 years old
ind belonging , to Mr. Hooker's
mother.' The book is yellowed and
worn with age. with both backs worn
practically away and many of its
pages torn out or frayed at the
sdgos. The book, which contains
many of the old hymns not now in
common use, plainly shows frequent
usage of the past century or more.
OFFICERS GET STILL IN SIGHT
OF BREVARD PUBLIC SQUARE
Officers Freeman and Sims locat
ed and destroyed a 50-gaIlon copper
still along with X stands of beer
ready to bo run. - . . ? I
The still, which , showed signs of i
being, operated recently, was evi- [
deiitly a daylight outfit, for had it I
liven run at night n flection from I
r It; furnjic could ha"e been easily !
seen fiom the, Brevard public square. I
The still was located just above the '
Camp Sapphire property in a hollow
facing Brevard.
GOT MAN AND STILL AND
DESTROYED BEER AND BOOZE
Alex Siaemore, said to hail from '
Dark Corner. South Carolina, was ;
arrested in this county soon after
midnight of November 17 and a still
which officers state he was operat- .
ing was destroyed, together with ten
gallons of whiskey and about two
hundred gallons of beer. Sizemore
was given a hearing Monday morning
of this week, and bound over to
court.
Sheriff Sitton. Kck Sims and Chief
Freeman made the arrest.
MISS SILVERSTEEN
GIVEN HIGH HONORS
Miss Adelaide Silversteen, who is '
a freshman at Man eh College, Staun
ton. Va? has recently received hon
ors in that institution, in that she
has been elected to the position of 1
hostess on the entertainment com
mittee of both the Y. W. C. A. rind
til? Studio club. She has also boon
-elected as soloi-t in the ' college
tli" club and manager of all bask
etball teams. Miss Silversteen is
tl-e youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mr^. Joseph S. Silversteen. and was
fi m< nd'er of the Br? vnrd High
SebO'd ?.'radtintinir class the pa*t
NEXT .WEEK'S PAPER
GOING OUT TUESDAY
On account ? of placing the
paper in the mails Wednesday
for distribution, next week's
Brevard News will tic printed
Tuesday instead of Wednesday.
The postofficc will be closed
next Thursday for Thanksgiv
ing, hence the necessity of be
ii?K one day early with the
paper.
All county correspondents are
urged to get copy in Sunday or
Monday.
All advertisers are requested
to have copy in the office Mon
day morning.
TO PRESENT BIBLE
AND FLAG SUNDAY!
Transylvania Counsel, 376, Junior i
Order United American Mechanics,)
will present a Bible and an American
flag to the Etowah High School next'
Sunday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock.'
Rev. J. P. Mason is master of cere
monies. Rev. Wallace H. Hartsell
will present the Bible, and Lewis P.
Hamlin will present the flag.
Simpson Brothers, of Brevard,
will render several numbers with
their famous male quartet. Jamesi
F. Barrett, editor of The Brevard
News, -will read a paper on "The At ]
tacks Being Made on the Holv i
Bible."
Brevard Juniors and their friends)
will a: semble at the local hall at:
1:45 o'clock, and i go in a body , to I
the Etowah school, where they' will 1
be joined by the Councils from Bilt
more? aruT?Ehrtetei'. The public is j
cordially invited to attend these ex- i
ercises, and It is expected that a*
large number of patrons of the1
school .will be present, as will the i
teachers . ul students of the Etowah ?]
school.
36 DEEDTfILED |
IN LAST SIX DAYS
Thirty-six deeds and transfers of.
town and county property were filed
with Register of Deeds Galloway in I
a six-day period, ending Tuesday!,
evening of tthis week. This is said 1
to be a record for this section, anil ,
shows something of the intense ac-'
tivity in the real estate field.
Both town and county property.!
changed hands in these . transfers. | ,
and some of the transactions were '
said to be for cash in hand. '
Experienced men in the real es-i
tate market say that the bottom has)
been reached in prices here, and
wise investors .know that, now is the i
time to buy. It is pointed out that
at no time in the future wil lit ever 1
be possible to purchase property ' in I
this county at the low figure of the |
present, hence the activity in real1
estate. . .1
ROCKEFELLER IS
VISING SECTION
Asheville, Nov. 21. ? -Lured by the
charm of the last great eastern wil-j
derness, John I'. Rockefeller, Jr..
paid a visit to the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians in the Great
Smoky Mountains near Asheville as
a part of activities of his 'Vacation,
which he is spending in the citv. Ow
ing to the fact the $5.000, O.OO 'of the |
Rockefeller Foundation funds will he i.
expended in the purchase of lands'
for the Great Smoky Mountains Na- '
tional Park, the boundaries of which!
will include the Indian reservation, i
the capitalist has a personal interest j
which actuated his visit to the In- !
dian reservation, and Indian villages!
which lie within the national park'
area. ,
Accompanied by Mrs. Rockofrller.
the New York financier lias seen
much of the mountain section near'
Asheville. Travelling by motor I he. J
Rockefellers have seen .Mount Pis '
Rah, the Great Smokies, Mount i
Mitchell and other points of interest
in the vicinity of the resort .pity, i
Mount Mitchell, the highest inoun- 1
tain in eastern America, the summit
of which is (5,711 feet above the [
sea, was a principal point visited. !
The extreme summit of, the mountain'
is capped by a huge stone' tower |
which commands, a magnificent view !
of the mountains of Western North .
Carolina. Nearby is located the grave
of Dr. Elisha Mitchell who lost his |
life in measuring the height of the :
mountain. I
The l'i-gah National Forest with
its wonderful game preserve on!
which over 4,000 dcCr are protected ;
from hunters attracted the Kockc-j
fellers to a visit to the sum mil .of i
Mount I'isgah. During their jour- 1
neys through "The Land ..f the!
Sky" they have also travelled j
though many beautiful sections of I
the mountain region.
| Biltmore House and Biltmorr Es
, tate arc a famous point of interest
near Asheville. During the Rocke
fellers' visit in the city they were
|invited to the Biltmore ITous.' by
|Mr?, John Francis A. Cecil (nee
?Cornelia Vanderbilt) the present
owner of the famous country home
j which was constructed here years
ago by her father, George W. Van
Iderbilt. The estate contains 11.000
acres of farm and forest land, the
i liat* nii-lik. mansion and a dairv and
PROMINENT MAN IS
CALLED IN DEATH
C. A. Allison Buried Sunday at
Oak Grove Cemetery with
Masonic Honors
C. A. Allison, well known .through
out the county, <|jw| Inst Friday
night, after an Illness of several
months. The deceased was a native
of this county, but had spent much
of his lifetime in An.niaton, Ala.,
where he was engaged in the furni
ture business and other lints of ac
tivity. He ere tired from active
business two years ago, and came
back to Brevard in an effort to re
gain his health. \
The deceased is survived by his \
widow, who was, before her mar- >
riage, Miss Daisy Clayton, daughter
of Mr. E. B. Clayton. His mother,
Mrs. J. L. Allison, also survives, and
several brothers and sisters, as fol
lows:
J. M. Allison, of Brevard, and J.
P. Allison, of Alabama ; Mrs. C. C.
Yongue, Mrs. Eifest Webb, Mrs. T.
D. Grimshawe, of Brevard; Mrs.
Nye Garth of Alabama; Mrs. -1. I
Aiken, of Ocala, Fla.;'and Mrs. Ada
Weatherford, of Gainesville*, Texas.
Funeral services were held at the
Clayton residence" at Davidson
River, Sunday afternoon. Rev. W
S. Hutchinson, pastor of Davidson
River Presbyterian church, of which
church Mr. Allison was a member,
conducted the services.
Burial was made at Oak Grove
cemetery, with Masonic honors. Mr.
Allison was a 32nd Degree Mason
and a Shriner. ,
A large crowd of friends attend
ed the funeral services, and these,
with the unusually large floral offer
ings, gave evidence of the .high es
teem in which the deceased had
been held in this community. Many
friends from distant points attend
ed the last rites, while messages
from many others unable to come
were received by members of the
family.
ELEMENTARY P.-T.
IN FINE PROGRAM
(Mrs. R. W, Everett, Publicity -Sec.)
Monthly meeting of the Elemen
tary Parent-Teacher association was
held Monday afternoon at the school
auditorium, and there was an ap
preciable increase of members over
formej- months. Let's work to keep
up this interest and get others to
tome till we are 10ft per cent.
Miss Robertson opened the meet
ing with an interesting demonstra
tion in transposition with this year's
music class, using the npw method
which she introduced at the first of
the term, called the Melody Way.
This method' cannot be used with
pupils under the fourth grade.
The opening song was "MassaV- in
the Cold, Cold Ground," sung by
nil, with Miss Eva Call at_the piano.
This was followed with a good pro
gram given by a number of the
smaller children in costume. ? Mrs.
J. F. Winton was in charge of the
devotional and prayer, using as her
scripture 1 Corinthians I!: 1 <1-1.7
and. 1 1. :2V taling as her theme pood
health' for- the parents as well as
the children: .
Mrs. F.; P. Stedge announced that
a 'Christmas operetta would be given
by the primary children sometime
before' Christmas.
Miss Bertie Ballard's room won
the picture last month for the larg
est attendance of mothers for her
room.
GAME WARDENS ARE
HOT AFTER HUNTERS
Several people from various sec
tions Of the county and country have
greater respect for the panic laws
now than they, had early in the Au I
umn sciison. all because the forest
rangers on the government property,
and Game Warden Galloway, of Re
man, have been milking arrests anil
securing convictions of those who
Violate the game laws.
Within the recent weeks Many
cases have been tried and eonvictiona
obtained. Among those arrested and
c<inv,icted are some of the really big
men not only of this state, but of
adjoining states. It is said the
higher oficials are well pleased with
the efforts of Mr. Galloway and of
thiN forest rangers for the govern
ment, and especially, well pleased
with the altitude of Transylvania
county magistrates who "hew tr. the
line and let the chips fall where Micjj
may."
CECIL MULL DIES AT
ASHEVILLE HOME
C". A. Midi was called to Ashe
ville last week on account of Mu
serious illness and death on Satin
day morning of his brother. C. ? i*
Mull, who died followine an ilh ? -
of ten days with double pnei-n.oriia
Funeral services were held Sundat
afternoon at Calvary Baptist church.
West Ashi villc. and interment was.
made in t h ? ? West Asheville ooiv
t<ry.
Mr. Mull ?n> years of age and
is survived by his wife and two lit
tle children.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Mull and
family attended th< funeral sirnrf
on Sunday.