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THE BREVARD NEWS VOL. XXXIV. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 25, 192S No 3, PLANS LAUNCHED FOR BAND'S FUTURE Dinner Given Band Boys By Mrs. J. S. Silversteen Was Decided Success WOULD GIVE INSTRUCTION OF BAND IN THE SCHOOLS To Make Effort for Recruits In Brevard and Rosman High Schools A campaign to bring the teaching of band music within the public schools of the county, by having Prof. F. J. Cutter regularly en gaged as a teacher of band music in the two high schools, was launched at a dinner Tuesday evening at the Pierce-Moore Hotel. The event had been planned by Mrs. J. S. Silver steen simply as an honor to the Brevard Municipal Band, and an ex pression of her appreciation for the tine work the band has done here during the past five years. The cam paign that was launched, which may mean much to the future of this section, was an outgrowth of the din ner party and the enthusiasm aroused because of the possibilities of the suggested plan. The dinner for the band boys was one of the most delightful events ever enjoyed in Brevard. Mrs. Sil vevfien, always the perfect and gracious hostess, conveyed to the members of the band the keen pleas ure it gave her to thus express a sincere and keen appreciation of the great work the band has done here, and the boys deeply sensible of the honor shown them, and stated = in no uncertain terms their gratitude to the hostess. Invited guests sprung- the proposed plan to have the band made a part of the public school work. It was after Dr. Carl Hardin, speaking for the band, had stated that the young men now playing in the band would soon be gone to other fields, and if _ Bre- . vara wanted the band continued there must be recruits and new mem bers secured and trained to take the J places of those going away to col lege and to other fields of labor. This announcement was something of a shock to those who looked upon the band as a fixture in Brevard. The band is a fixture here, it was' stated, but the members of the band are changing all the while, hence necessity for constant training of | new recruits. Some of those who* started in with the band five years) ago arc now holding paying positions with bands and orchestras through out the country, while others are ; playing in college bands and orches- ? tras, thereby helping defray their | expenses while obtaining their higher | education. , It was decided to ask the women s | clubs and organizations of the town, and countv to become interested in the proposition, looking to the em ployment of Prof. Cutter as a regu lar teacher in the schools, and have him teach half time in the Brevard High School and half time in the Rosman High School, thereby giving to every boy in the county who has talent the opportunity to develop, and learn a profession by which he can make his way through college, or follow as a regular means of livelihood. . . The Brevard Band started training five years ago. Those who have gone into it before have purchased their own instruments, gave oftheir own time both in study and in the fieo concerts that have made Brevard known throughout the South as the resort town where the municipality owns its own band and gives free concerts to citizen and tourist alike. There is much talent in the town and countv among boys who are un- j able, financially, to buy instruments, and pay tuition. If it is made a part of the "regular school work, it is be lieved that the advancement made by the boys taking this work will be as productive of real results as any other portion of a boy's education that he can begin to realize cash re turns upon as that offered in learn ing to play in a band or orchestra, it is said by many who are in a posi tion to know. Aside from the great pleasure and enjoyment afforded the citizens , through the band concerts, these j concerts constitute the town's only ; offering to the tourists in the way of entertainment, and has proven i one of Brevard's strongest drawing' cards during the past few seasons. , /It is believed that all the women's | clubs and organizations, the Cham- 1 ber of Commerce and Kiwanis club, and leading citizens throughout the county will advocate the plan to make band instruction a regular part of the public school work. MISS LOCKMAN IS 1 RESERVE OFFICER Miss Thelma Lockman, who was a member of the Brevard High school faculty last year, is now holding the position of secretary o? the Girl Re serve of the Raleigh Y. W. C. A. During the summer Miss Lockman studied at National Y. W. C. A. headquarters in J^Iew York, taking special training in Girl Reserve work. She is said to be enthusiastic over her new work and has plans for ex tending this department into all the elementary schools of Raleigh. BOTH BOARDS ARE BUYING COAL NOW Schools Well Supplied With Fuel ? Contest of Power Still Being Waged SUPREME "COURT MAY BE FINAL ARBITER IN MATTER Dispute Is as to the Authority of School Board and the | Purchasing Agent | Unsettled conditions are reported in official circles concerning the question of purchase of coal for the county schools, but the schools are abundantly supplied with coal, this necessary item having been ordered by both the school board and by the county purchasing agent. It is believed the Supreme court will be called upon to finally decide the matter. The question at issue seems to be as to the powers of the county pur chasing agent, and those of the school board. The purchasing agent, appointed by the board of county commissioners, contending that all purchases for the county must come through his office, while the school board contends that it has the right and power to conduct its own af fairs and make its own purchases. The county purchasing agent has ordered several cars of coal, and it is being put in the school buildings by the Purity Products company. It is said that members of the school board forbade the men delivering the fuel to place it in the buildings, claiming that the school board had not ordered that coal. The warning, said to have been giv.ln in the pres ence of witnesses, was unheeded, and the coal placed in the basements of the school buildings. In the meantime, the school board had ordered coal, and upon its ar rival it is said the county account ant refused to sign the voucher for the freight on the carload, saying it had not been ordered by the county purchasing agent. The carload or dered by the school board is said to be standing on the railroad tracks, while about five dollars a day is be ing charged up as demurrage. It is not known what the next move will be, but leading citizens who speak about the matter express the opinion that nothing under the Supreme court of North Carolina will be able to settle the matter of authority between the contending forces, the school board and the board of county commissioners. ALL DAY SINGING | HERE NEXT SUNDAY Hundreds of people will be here ; next Sunday for the all-day Fifth , Sunday Singing convention which will be held at the court house in Brevard. A good program has been prepared and a good time is in store for all who are present on this day. This convention is an outstanding event of the year and one that is al ways attended by large numbers of people from various sections of the county and elsewhere, and is an ticipated with great pleasure from year to year by lovers of song and music. All are requested to come prepared to spend the day and to bring with them well filled dinner baskets. i OLD LANDMARK IS ! BURNED TO ASHES An old residence, better known as "Shake-down," was burned in the early morning hours Wednesday, the origin of the fire being undetermin ed. This was an old landmark lo cated about two miles from Brevard on the Caesar's Head highway near Wilsbn's bridge, and was unoccupied at the time of the burning. The house, which was said to be 135 years old, was built with wooden ? pegs for nails, and was formerly owned by Ethan Wilson, but more re cently owned by French Broad camp. It is said that the burning of this old house is the third residence within a radius of one mile to have burned in Dunn's Rock township in the past two years. NINE CASES DISPOSED OF IN THE COUNTY COURT Nine cases were disposed of in the County Court Monday, two jury trials being on the docket. None of the cases were of any general in terest, however, all being of minor nature. The next session of the court will be held on the First Monday in .October, when an unusually large Idocket is coming up for hearing. McCALL REUNION TO BE HELD ON FIRST SUNDAY McCall reunion will be held at the Brevard court house on the first Sunday of next month, October 6. The reunion will be an all-day event, with dinner on the grounds and a good program carried out during the day. It is expected that a large number of the McCall family con nections will be present on this oc casion. MARTHA IS WINNER Miss Martini Norelius of New York who won tlie 10-tnile Wrlgley marathon swim and first prize of S10.000. She covered the distance In record time? r> :24 :'-2. Over 100,000 persons watched the race. HOME-COMING WEEK PLANS PERFECTED Names of Former Residents Wanted By the Home Coming Committee A meeting of the Transylvania County committee, which has charge of the work in connection with North Carolina's Home-Coming Week, met at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday afternoon, and made far ther plans for the great event. It is expected that many hundreds of , former Transylvania county men and | women will visit the county again at ! that time. Programs are being arranged that will call for one week's continuous | round of fun, frolic and community! gatherings. The committee urges I all citizens who have not as yet sent J in the names and addresses of their; relatives and friends who have mov ed to other points, to do so at once. S'-nd such names and addresses to' The Brevard News, Brevard, N. C. I It matters not whether it is just one! name, or the names of a dozen of i people who have lived here in the ! past, but now live some other place, j the committee wants these names and I addresses. Invitations will be sent j to each name that is mailed into The Brevard News. In addition, the governor of North Carolina will also send invitations, as all names sent in to Brevard are forwarded on to the state committee in Raleigh, and oth er invitations sent out from there. Haste is necessary, however, as it takes some time to prepare th" in vitations and mail them out. PARENTS URGED TO VISIT THE SCHOOLS Rosman Principal Invites All Patrons To Become In terested in School Work G. C. BUSH. Prin. Rosman H. S. Every school superintendent, prin cipal and teacher in the country is continually urging parents to visit the schools. Thousands of parents do visit the school each year, some on special occasions, some when the school is engaged in regular clas? room work. Much good should re sult from each visit. The home and the school should be brought closer together. It is evident that the school cannot assume full responsi bility for the success of the pupils in their work. If the parents visit the schools they can better learn what is their share of the responsi bility in the education of their chil dren. If the schools of the com munity art to be effective the people must take a big interest in them. Carping criticism often comes from those persons who never look inside the school-room but who depend up- j on "gossip" for information. First- 1 hand information is always the best,] therefore those parents who are . really interested in the school s will j visit them several times each term. I Many parents do not visit the schools because they feel that they are not competent to judge the class-room work. They say they can not suggest methods of instructions to teachers. All of this is true, but there are numerous reasons why parents should visit the schools. They can observe many things. KIWANIS MEETING AT THE WALTERMIRE THURSDAY Kiwanians will meet Thursday at noon at the Waltermire Grill's pri vate dining room for their regular weekly luncheon. MASONS TO MEET FRIDAY EVENING FOR LODGE WORK Members of Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge are requested to be present at the Lodge rooms Friday night for a regular communication of the Lodge. OFFICES LEASED FOR POWER PEOPLE Southern Public Utilities Com pany to Be In Waltermire Hotel Building Offices for the Southern Public Utilities company are now being ar ranged in the Waltermire Hotel build ing, on the square. The company has leased two large rooms for a period of five years. One room faces on Broad street, and next door to the entrance of the Waltermire Hotel. This will be used, it is said, as a dis play room for the many electrical | appliances sold by the company. The other room faces Main street, next door to the Pisgah Bank, and this building will be used as company offices, it is said. Partitions have been torn away at the rear of eachi room, making the company offices and store rooms continuous. It is said the Southern Public Utilities company officials have an nounced the opening of their Bre vard offices about the first of Octo ber. Many alterations and im provements are being made in the two buildings. SHUFORD RETURNS TO HIS HOME HERE Man Injured By Four Brothers Leaves Transylvania Hospital Friends of Mr. George Shuforc^ | are rejoicing with him and his fam- ? ily over the rapid improvement he is making since the brutal attack made upon him by four strange men on Highway 28 near Fairfield on the afternoon of Friday, the 13th. Mr. Shuford was able to be removed to his home last Friday, after being con- j fined in Transylvania Hospital for a1 week. It will be recalled that Mr. Shu ford, while riding in his car with . Mrs. Shuford in the Fairfield section,! riding behind his truck driven by W. J M. Pierce, was passed by another automobile driven by four men, said to have been intoxicated. The four men stopped the truck, attack ing the driver, and later when Mr. Shuford arrived on the scene he was struck down with an automobile iack, knocked unconscious and stab lied twice through the body. Medical a iff reached Mr. Shuford and Mr. Pierce, the latter of whom received only slight injuries, when it was at first thought that Mr. Shuford's wounds would prove fata!. Industrial and Financial REVIEW By WILLIAM McMAHON, Pres. Wi'Hsm Market Dizest There is so little change this week over last in the factor influencing industry, that we will talk somewhat conceretely to our readers, concern ing stocks and their choice of them, | in this short article. In the first place, it is dangerous i to buy promotion issues or alleged 1 securities, such as are sold by un licensed salesmen through personal visits or over the telephone. In the ' second place, if one's preference be stocks, it is best to select them from 1 those listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Other exchanges have splendid issues also, but the propor tion of unworthy ones to good ones on these other exchanges is larger ' than on what we call the "Big" Board." Most of the issues popularly trad-i ed in on the New York Stock Ex- 1 change and generally discussed in the newspapers are selling so high that where they pay dividends, the yield is too low for purposes of in come return. For instance, General Electric, a first class stock, only yields about 1 per cent. Freeport Tex as yields 8 1-2 per cent, but it would ;be better, perhaps, to own General Electric than Freeport Texas. Hou daille Hershey "B" yields nearly 3 !per cent, but by reason of its solid business, steady growth strong assest position and good prospects, should be more desirable for varied purposes than either of the other two menti oned. For those whose object in buying a stock is primarily for enhancement in market price, a good opportunity is Raybestos-Manhattan. The reasons why this stock should advance is the larjjre present gains in earnings, its prospects, the strong bank sponsor-1 ship and the further important fact; that it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange only September 19, which circumstance usually means heavy buying of the better sort over a period of several weeks. SERVICES AT MT. MORIAH Rev. W. S. Price Jr. announces that preaching services will be held at Mt. Moriah CherryfieH Baptist church next Sundny nicrning and evening. The puolic is cordially in vited to be present at both services. STIMSON'S GOAT HAPPY "Billle flie Kid." Secretary of State Stinison's nine-month-old t'oat. sterns oulte ronlentod In tlio arms Kitty Brown of Washington. The go::t arrived in Washington addressed to t lie secretary of state and the dip lomatic powers-t hat-he turned "Billle" over to the National Zoological park In the Capital city. BIG EATER IS DEAD; j ATE DOZEN LEMONS' Never Sick But Once, and That : From Eating Cement and Drinking Water Arkansas City. Kan ? John Hor ton, the Negro "who ate so much" is | dead. He did not die from overeat- , ing, but simply dropped dead from unexplained causes. Horton traveled considerably and i ever so often appeared in Arkansas City and wanted to bc-t he could eat anything. The crazier bet the bet ter he liked to meet it. His only sick spell came from eat ing a lot of cement and then drinking several gallons of water, which caus ed it to solidify. He delighted in bananas and could make short work of a stalk of the fruit. He could eat the peeling, the stalk and all and walk away rattling the stakes he had won. Eat< 12 Lemons His hardest stunt was eating a dozen lemons, peels and all. Such a ; thing as eating fourteen two-pounu j spring fries only increased his appe- j tite. It was nothing to eat a couple | of bushels of apples at a time or a , forty-pound watermellon, rind and all He had offered to bet he could eat I the heart out of a wagonload of ! watermelons, but found no takers. ; He could eat ten or twelve dozen eggs at a time or twenty or thirty pies at one sitting. Ten pounds of beef meant nothing to him. He was the man about whom th story originated concerning tho eat ing of a dozen roasting e; v. Some one here oncc wanted to bet him In could not eat a dozen of them at once, cobs and all. He said he had v leave for a moment, but would be right back and take the bet. He went out and bought a dozen corn on the | cob, ate them and came back and ac cepted the bet. He won it, naturally, but had to eat a dozen extra pre viously just to be sure he could do it. 48 Bottles Pop Horton could drink two cases or forty-eight bottles of soda pop at one sitting and often bet that he could drink one case in less than a minute Tests would show that the liquid would not flow out of a bottle in less than twice the time Horton said he required. But the better generail> forgot to count the rapid suction with which the man could drain a bottle. In this feat, as in all others, the loser always had to pay for what Hor ton drank. No scientific explanation has ever been offered of what kind of a stomach Horton possessed. He could also whistle like a train coming into the station and was adept at sleight of-hand tricks. There probably has never been another such stomach. It was a champ of champs and carried a bet that no one ever won. MAYOR WHITMIRE ELEVATED TO DISTRICT STEWARD T. W. Whitmire, mayor of Bre vard and for many years a member of the board of stewards in the Bre vard Methodist church, was last Monday evening elevated to the posi tion of Distict Steward in the Ashe ville district. The mayor is recogniz ed as one of the strong Methodist lay men of Western" North Carolina, and is well known in his denominational group throughout the state. LAKE TOXAWAY AND OAK GROVE SERVICES SUNDAY The pastor will preach at Oak Groye and Lake Toxaway Baptist churches next Sunday, fifth Sunday, extra appointments, in order to dis cuss with the congregations advisa bility of a few days' meetings. U.sua! hours. Members sire requested to take notice. COUNTY CLUB TO BE FORMED SATURDAY Fir?t Meeting Called for Nixm Saturday at the Walter mire Hotel TO BE COUNTY-WIDE IN MEMBERSHIP AND WORK Prominent Farmers on the Or- - ganization Committee ? Many Expected Organization of a "County Club" !for Transylvania county is promised, according to work that is being done this week. A meeting is to be held at the Waltermire Hotel this Satur day at noon, at which time it is ex pected several men from various parts of the county will gather in response to an invitation being mail ed out. The organization committee is composed of Claude S. Osborne, |G. T. Lydav, H. T. Allison, J. R. Whitmire, W. L. Talley and C. R. McNeely. The County Club movement is rapidly spreading through the coun try, and is said to have been of tre mendous value to those counties where it has been operating. The following letter that is sent with the invitation explains something of the nature of the organization: "Dear Sir: "We hope that you will read very carefully the enclosed book ? then we know you will agree with u^ that a County Club is somoth;ng we need very badly here. "The representative of the Na tional County Ciub A..?o iation has jequested us to serve a- Organiza tion Committee of the ( junty Club to be formed in this cou:.cy. \Ve are gli. ! to consent. "A list 01 several men from each township has been i^.epared for in vitution to become charter members the club. In going over the list it appears to be an excellent one and to have only the leaders in the var ious parts of the county. "Your name is one selected from your township. Your acceptance ot" the invitation may mean a small sac rifice to you of your time, thought, and money, but we strongly urge you to make it. "This is not a matter of politics. It is a business proposition. V.".' feel that we can do a great deal <'l" good with it. The fact that it costs so little naturally appeals to all of us. We believe we will be very we!! re paid. "On Saturday, September 28th, we expect to be able to organw the Transylvania County Club at the Waltermire Hotel, where they have agreed to furnish us a dinner for 50c each. This dinner will be at 12 o'clock noon. Be sure and sign en closed card and return at once. Wc think the Transylvania County Club will equal any in the state, and we are counting on you. "Officers and directors will be elected and important committees appointed and it is necessary that we have a representative crowd. So mail your card at once. "Yours very truly, "Claude S. Osborne, G. T. Lv day, H. T. Allison, J. R. Whit mire, W. L. Talley, C. R. Mc Neely, Chairman," Organization Committee. FOOTBALL GAME TO ; BE PLAYED FRIDAY Everybody, his brother, .sister, mother, father, and friend are ex pected to turn out Friday afternoon at 3:30 to see Brevard's football nine in the first frame of the season, when thev meet Brevard Institute on the High School gridiron. Nineteen days of hard training has made Coach Tilsen very optimis tic toward his team's ability, and with tover two full teams out in uniform, Friday's game promises to be an in teresting affair for local football fans. Brevard Institute is no mean foe, they having made a pretty good showing last Friday against the Pickens High eleven, and it is ex pected that a record crowd will be out to root for the two local teams. Brand new uniforms have been purchased for both teams. Brevard has blue jerseys with white trim mings, while Brevard Institute's new dresses are drab. No places fave been announced as yet by Coach Tilson on the local team, and speculation is rife as to who will be who in Friday's game. R. R. SCHEDULE TO CHANGE SUNDAY No official announcement had )>een received at the station of the Sou thern Railway company in Brevard Wednesday as to the new schedule of the Transylvania line. The new schedule goes into effect this com ing Sunday, when Brevard will again be made the terminal, and the greater part of the trains crews being stationed in Brevard. One train will leave Brevard early in the morning, returning from Hen dersonviJle about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The other train vrill leave Toxaway early in the morning, , and make the round trip to Hender sonville ana back to Toxawry.