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THE BREVARD NEWS Published Every Wednesday By THHE TRANSYLVANIA PUBLISHING CO., Im. Entered at the Postoffice in Bravaal, N. C., ac Second CUuh James F. Barrett ? | Alma Trowbridge, AseociaU Id. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable In Adranc*) I One Year ?Six" Months ** Three Montha WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 25, 1M9 , SOUTHERN TEXTILE WORKERS OUGHT TO ORGANIZE INTO A SOUTHERN TEXTILE UNION. With the rapid development of the South as an industrial section, ac oompanied by the recent upheavals in the textile centers, the question is, we believe, sufficiently broad to permit of discussion even in the col umns of a mountain county weekly newspaper. We believe the best solution to the whole aggravating and perplexing question is for the textile workers of the Southern States to organize a union of their own, with no one el igible for membership in the organ ization except such as are regularly employed in the mills of the South, and all officers of the parent organ ization, from president to local or ganizes, to be chosen from among diose actually engaged as employes in the mills of the South. Then let there be a local organiz ation for each textile center, and of ficers in these locals chosen from among the employes of the mills in <*ach respective center. An organization of this kind would eliminate the most strenuous objec tion to past efforts at organization ?the removal of the "outside, or foreign influence," to which there is io much opposition ? an opposition that i?s found not only among the employers, but existing in large measure among the workers them selves. It also would serve to train the textile workers of the South in organization work, and would, we believe, ultimately result in a solu tion to the whole question. The Brevard News believes that the proper place for the textile work ers is in that organization affiliated with the great American Federation ut' Labor, but owing to existing con ditions it will be many years before either the textile workers or the cot ton manufacturers of the South, to .<a;. nothing of public opinion in this section, is ready to accept this as a fact Opinions that are deeply grounded, convictions that are deeply seated and traditions that are rlosely fastened, cannot be changed overnight. Prejudice is one of the strongest forces in human life, and there is prejudice and plenty of it in the South, among all the people, against the plan of sending labor or jj:uii:.<'i'is and labor officials from the North ami East into tiie South as leaders. In ;!iue, how long a time we do not know, this prejudice could he wiiK-ii out, and the . outhern textile workers organizati <i could be merged with that of their kind in other sections of the country, and 'jnd.'i one banner, affiliated with the American Federation o.i Labor, take us olace among the valued working irroup- of America. I' the meantime this Southern or 'nani ition of textile workers could rendering real service to the S'.'U r:, the textile industry and to ? ??id elves. Through this organiza ? s.oy could be educating and uing themselves, advancing in rv in the South, and through : i ults be of tremendous value ?? South as a section. A it is now, there are so many ing forces that no one knows is doing or in what direction headed. There is the National lev. . Union, frankly admitting its connection with jhe Communistic I .J party of Red Russia; there .is t ? Communist party itself work in- t!:i .ugh its agents, and there is ".he United Textile Workers of Amei iea, affiliated with the Ameri can Federation of Labor, all working :it cross purposes in an effort to or ganize the textile workers of the South. Many influences of this section are opposing all of these various agen ties,- while other influences are op posing the communistic, and looking with favor upon the United Textile Workers group. Yet, in those sections where the United Texti!" Workers Union, the group affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, be gins to organize the workers, they meet with just as strenuous opposi tion as th? communistic group meets in its field. There is, however, a rapidly growing public opinion fav orable to the American Federation of Labor, not sufficient as to make itself felt, but growing just the same. Within the next decade the American Labor movement will be accepted in the South at its fine true face value. But in this transition period dur ing which the South is changing from a leisurely moving agricultural sec tion to that of a rapid fire industrial center, an organization of a South ern Textile Union would prove of tremendous value to all concerned. It would furnish machinery by which differences between employer and employe could be adjusted, evils in the industry removed, interests of the South better served, and the public would be undisturbed by out breaks such as have been written in recent weeks upon the pages of this state's history. There are many more definite reas ons why such an organization should bo formed, but which will not be stated at this time. This suggestion is given of our own accord, and we were not asked by any one on earth to offer it. Many newspapers, maga zines, periodicals and individuals are making suggestions as to the best remedy to be found. This is our suggestion, and there is no patent ap plied for and no copyright asked. GOT PEEVED BECAUSE WE SENT STATEMENT. During the past several days we have been mailing statements to all of our subscribers who are due us money on their subscriptions, and sent notices to all whose subscrip tions expire this month, asking them as nicely as we know how if they want the paper sent on to them. We had many fine responses, and re ceived many encouraging letters from subscribers as they sent in their money. One fellow, however, came in snub bing, all het up, wanted to pay up and then he wanted the paper stopped. When asked why, he replied: "I just don't like to be dunned," he said. He wouldn't wait and talk the mat ter over with us, so we are writing this for his benefit, knowing full well that he will borrow his neighbor's pa per and read these very lines. We did not "dun" anybody. If sending a statement of one's account to a fellow, then everybody in this whole country receives duns. We are going to send statements to those who owe us, for that is the accepted man ner of doing business. We get state ments, and get them every day. We got a letter last week that contained a real statement. It said that we had to pay a thousand dollars on this plant, or walk the log. That's why we sent out so many statements to our subscribers. A man is awfully easily peeved who gets mad because a business house sends a statement of his account. But that's all right. We're accustomed to peevishness. The little Old Brevard News will go right on, boosting this community, so that fellow will have more work to do and a better place to live. When he dies, the paper will be right here to say all it can for him, and offer all the consolation it can for his bereft ones. He's all right. He means no harm. This man reminds us of the fellow who was on his way home for dinner. He was muttering to himself. This is what he said: "If my wife ain't got dinner ready on the table, I am going to raise particular h ." After a moment or two he further said: "And if she has got dinner ready, I ain't going to eat a dern bite." He just wanted to fuss, was determined to fuss, and after he fussed he had hurt no one but him self. Hope you enjoy reading this, for we have simply tried to set forth 1 our opinion about the matter. .U'X L, CALOMEL, AND 1ANG1NC IS SUBJECT. Rev. A. L. Aycock, pastor of the Brevard Methodist church, and a ?reacher without peer in the Western Xortli Carolina conference, announc ed last Sunday that he intended to preach a sermon next Sunday morn ing on "Hell, Calomel and Hang ing.'' That -ought to be some sermon. Either one of the there ingredients in the announced dose ought to be :-.ufTicient for the average layman, ur.d, taking all three at once is something that will call for much stamina. Members of the Methodist church who have a weal: heart, tim id nature and but little religion ought to go to see some sick relative when Mr. Avrock turns loose on this par ticular subject. All real, enthusias tic Methodists will want to hear him. The difference between modern dances and wrestlers is that wrestlers use a mat. GOODY I GOODY! GOODY! fi HOPE THEY HANG 'EM. Out in Kentucky the irate citizens ! who have been paying tribute to the ' book trusts because of so many 1 changes in school books, the govern- : or and seven members of the shool book commission have been indicted. : The people of Kentucky, like the folks in North Carolina, have grown tired of having school books changed every time the moon changes, and have gone about the matter with gloves off and war paint on. The newspapers in this state have been writing a whole lot about the eternal changing of books, and ' the tremendous cost to the citizens caus ed by such changes. It is believed this form of highway and high- 1 handed gouging will be stopped for a time. There is a little girl we know ? and hundreds and thousands in the state in the same fix we do not know ? who is in the fifth grade. Her daddy has been out of work all sum mer. He has walked mile upon mile ! searching for a job, and only re cently found work. Well, this little girl was told by her teacher that if she did not have a new spelling book by last Monday that she would go | zero on her first month's report. She is a bright little girl, and her daddy is a good man, but has simply been unable to buy these new books. They had the speller that was used last year, but on account of that dad jimmed change made in the spelling books this year, she couldn't use last year's book. | That zero which must be chalked up against this little Brevard girl i. the penalty this child pays for the practice of changing school books so often. And there are thousands of, other little girls in the state in like' condition. No wonder the people of Ken tucky are Issuing warrants for the textbook commission. It is high time this high-handed form of abuse to the citizenship of the several states be stopped. The big book con cerns have had a walk-away during the past several years. The limit has been reached, and the American peo ple are no longer going to submit to this thing. THE BREVARD BLUES HAS ABOUT GOT YOUSE? For a few weeks each year, just after the close of the summer season, a contagious disease goes the rounds in Brevard. It is called "The Bre vard Blues." Its symptoms are some what as follows : The victim goes about in drooping manner, no vitality, face gets long, lower lip drops, no color in checks, eye lids droop, eyes take on glassy i stare and sometimes water runs from them, chest sinks in, shoulders grow rounded, knees knock, becomes slew footed, listless in step and care less in carriage, tongue becomes tied, yawns all the time, shoes not shined, pants not pressed, whines when talk ing, has nightmares when sleeping, craves sympathy, cusses taxes, barks at the Chamber of Commerce, , loses interest in church, won't go to lodge meeting, and, if not checked, the victim gradually grows to ha . everybody and himself included, j Physicians say there is no medicine known to them that will cure The ? Brevard Blues. Transfusion is the only thing that will check the thing. ' State of mind is an aid to the trans fusion, and makes it more beneficial. It is said that if the victim will think back about his boyhood days, .recall how ke lived then, what fun 'he had chasing thin molasses in a round plate with corn bread, trying to hem them so as to get a bite, and 'then compare his present advanced 'condition with the times back there, | and will then take a transfusion from ! a real optimist, he can be cured. In some cases, however, nothing ; but time will help. After the montl: j have passed away, and the tourists come again, he just naturally recov ers from the malady, and h;:s gmd 1 health during the summer time. Bui the disease is recurrent and come on again just as soon as Autumn comes and the tourist goes. AUTUMN BEAUTIFUL ABOUT BREVARD. The kaleidoscopic colors of the autumnal forests on the mountain sides in the vicinity of Brevard and the ele;'." exhilarating atmosphere of the season have gained for the West ern North Carolina mountains a new resort season which has enjoyed a growing popularity for a number of j years. An unusually large num ber of resort visitors are expected to witness the display of colors in the, forests of the mountain section this year, owing to the widespread fame which the autumn colors have gained for the Brevard region. The southern latitude of the city is conducive to mild winters and the altitude insures coolness of atmos phere in summer, a combination which coupled with the scenic attrac tions of the mountains, has made Brevard a year round resort center, rhe autumnal colors are a major fac tor in the greatly increased popular ity of the fall season. The changes in the hues of the forests are unusual in this section the colorations taking place first on the summits of the high mountains and moving down the slopes aB the au tumn advances, finally culminating in rainbow hues. Highways in the vicinity of Brevard command sur prising vistas of rolling ridges colored from base to summit in the scarlets, gold, ambers, russetsand other shades of the hardwoods, accentuated by the dark evergreen forests. Visitors who have discovered this surprisingly beautiful season in the highlands during previous seasons are expected to return to Brevard during the fall months this year and those who have heard of the display for the first time will swell the usual crowd to proportions greater than ever. This is the finest season of the year for playing golf on Brevard'f matchless golf course. THEY'RE MARRIED NOW, PLEASE LET 'EM ALONE. If the great daily newspapers that are always laughing at the country weeklies for writing about Miss Brown spending the week-end with Mrs. Jones, could see how blamed ridiculous these same big dailies look when playing up a wedding like John Coolidge and that Trumbell gal, they'd put the brakes on. For many days now about all the big daliy pa pers have had in them were stories and pictures about that very ordin ary lad in New England, and the lit tle girl he was being wedded to. It is downright disgusting, the way the big dailies write about everything connected with a wedding when America's aristocracy is going through the simple process of the marriage ceremony. Now that young Coolidge and Miss Trumbull have been duly hitched up, for the Lord's sake let 'em alone. Leave them have a few hours to themselves and a few secrets all their own. BUSINESS IS GOOD WITH SOME PEOPLE HERE. While some business houses are complaining that business is dull, others are going right on with their rat-killing, and report the best Sep tember they have ever had. Take the Houston Furniture com pany's place for instance. That con cern has sold thirty ranges already this month, and expect to place more before the first. It is just a ques tion of advertising and hustling. Thirty new ranges in a month, with a week to go, and several sales of second hand ranges not counted, is real business, we say. Same rule works with the farmer. It is only the farmer with nothing to sell that finds times hard. These farmers who have something to sell report the best kind of market, and they have money in their old money bag, too. Take P. A. Morgan, of Calvert. That man has been haul ing stuff to Greenville so rapiuiy during the past weeks that he has camped out most of the nights be tween here and Greenville. Now he is marketing his celery crop, and it is a fine one, too. Clarence Yongue, known far and wide as a successful farmer, says the man who has something to sell is on top of the world. Business and farming are just what business men and farmers make, generally speaking. It takes hustling; it takes advertising; it takes staving with it ? but it is worth it. K>A1LM, BEACH BEAVKIES fSS&Exe SKI# USE. rv ,'Ji) S-ELMW \rC&y^ CB.EAIM5INO /fjWK < C :REAH '//^ tNatures ' way to baaufi) PUSHELL'S DEPT. STORE Brevard, N. C. Your tongue tells when you need Coated tongue, dry mouth, bad breath, muddy skin, groggy nerves and sour stomach suggest its use. 50 Extra Eggs in a Bag of Purina Says 1,492,876 Hens i SEVEN months' survey covering 1,492,876 hens V in all leading poultry sections shows: 338 in 104 pounds of Purina Poultry Chows .188 efijp average In 100 pounds of other feed* 1 eggs in a bag of Purina! $1.50 extra value Kg of Purina Poultry Chows! Not a few and there, but thousands of them from : say, "Purina will make you more money." / we've become the local authorized Purina , [That's why we urge that you, too, get some le profits from feeding Purina to your poultry ^ an4 $e stock. : in and let us show you the Purina line? or t : us for a supply. \ B. '& B. FEED ana SEED CO. BreVanJ, N. C. Phone 66 The Store with the Checkerboard Sign PURINA! 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Resources flor| Than $1,500,000.00 ?? 4 ? 4% paid pN Ravings account OFFICE THCS. H. SHIPMA^ JOS. S. SILVERSTE ANNIE L. SHIP MAN, R. J. DUCKWORTH, Asst N. A. MILLER, Asst. J. I. CRAWFORD, A Sashier ashier Cash. DIRECTORS JOS. S. SILVERSTEEN W. S. ASHWORTH R. W. EVERETT C. C. YONGUE W. M. HENRY THOS. H. SHIPMAN J. MACK ALLISON
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