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THE BREVARD NEWS Published Every Wedccaday By THEE TRANSYLVANIA PUBLISHING CO., &H. Suter?d at the Portofflco in Brrmi, N. C., m Second CIm Mittw. James F. Barrett SOBM Uiaa Alma Trowbridge, Associate S4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable ia A draco*) One Yoar 98.M ?ix Ifonths XM Three Month* M WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, Itl# expresses belief THAT WE ARE PRETTY BIG LIARS. One of our valued subscribers, signing the communication as "Cheerful (Philosopher," takeB The Brevard News to task for - over stating the good things of this com munity, takes a jibe at the Chamber of Commerce, and makes reference to the Methodist preacher. Following is the letter received Monday: Editor Brevard News: I note with interest your recent editorial regarding Brevard a b?'?* a "sick baby." Also an ??Ount Mr. Aycock's sermon on Hell, omel and Hanging. Before we can hope to cure sick baby, would it not be wei 11 find out what has brought this sick ness on the child? I heard a summer visitor say, this He?ndebrs?nville TnT^evard are de cidedly misleading. Are our boosters always carefu to find out and tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" f Vnr although I never was one oi these people who can take Kr?a' In sending three-fourths of human ity to' hell, I always remember that the Good Book does say: "ALL LIARS shall have their portion in the lake that ; burns , with fire and brimstone' ?which is tne second death. Ami it always seems to me tnat that refers to the prevaricators in the churches and boosting . lions (Chamber of Anninlas and SaDPhira) as well as to the miser able wretches who do not belong. In all seriousness, just what ought we non-boosters to do? Maybe we'll get at it if we can do it ana bo absolutely truthful. ( CHEERFUL PHILOSOPHER. Our esteemed contributor raises an important question in the very beginning of the letter. It would, indeed, be well to know what has caused the illness here in this town, and whatever the cause may be, it ought to be removed. If our cor respondent knows this cause, it is a patriot's duty to state it. We had nothing whatever to do with preparing the copy for the Asheville or Hendersonville Cham ber of Commerce booklets and liter ature, but did have the task of pre paring the copy that went into the Brevard booklet. In view of the fact that a question of truthfulness has been raised, we think it nothing but right that our contributor point to page and paragraph of any false or misleading information in our booklet. While the one woman was telling our contributor that she was disap pointed in this section, after having read the "Liars' Bulletin," we have he<xrd numerous men and women as sert that no man on earth could do justice to this wonderful section in the way of describing its beauty and grandeur in mere written words. Preacher Aycock impresses us with being amply able to take care of himself, therefore we pass over the reference to his sermon, or any in tent he may have of sending three fourths of the people to hell. We cannot understand the work ings of the wind of the man or wo man who feels toward a town's Chamber of Commerce as our cor respondent (and many others here) seem to feel toward it- The Cham ber of Commerce is simply an or ganization where men of the town gather, and in these meetings try the best they can to be of service to j the community, to promote its, growth, to make it a better and j richer place. If these sincere pur poses are sufficient cause for con demnation on the part ol a portion of a community's eltiiehafcip, then that community is in need of diag nosis. We are unable to answer the last question. We do not know what the non-boosters ought to do. We do not know how to talk to a non-booster. Pride in a placc is the sole cause of the desire on the part of one to want to boost that place. We can not imagine any citizen of this com munity without pride in its mani fold beauties and iU immense pos sibilities, therefore w?i cannot evnn imagine what a non-booster is like. $240 AN ACRE CROP GROWN IN COUNTY. R. E. Fortesque, tending the big fruit and trucking farm belonging to W. H. Williams on Rich Mountain, is a farmer, as our colored brethern would say. That apples will grow here has been fully demonstrated by the genial gentleman of this farm. , Mr. Fortesque brought a basket of apples to The Brevard News office that are as just as fine as any ap j pies ever grown in any western state. They are just as large, just as per fect, and much better flavored than any of the apples shipped into this section from the west. There are some fourteen hundred apples trees on the farm, and by next year the , owner? fully expect to reap a real harvest from this orchard. Mr. Fortesque is also an expert in growing and marketing cabbage. He grew 2000 heads on two acres of land, the heads averaging R pounds, for which the farmer received an average of 3 cents a pound, making his income from the two acres, ac cording to Mr. Fortesque's figures, produce an average of $240 an acre. | It just shows what can be done on the rich lands of Transylvania coun ty, and is but another argument that agriculture, fruit growing, truck farming and stock raising can make Transylvania county one of the rich- 1 est spots in the Southland. ROBBED BY TRUSTS WHILE FIGHTING COMMUNISTS. We of the South are busily en gaged just now with a battle against the encroachmcnt of what is consid ered a deadly 'erifemy T5 our form of government ? the Communist group. While our mind Is occupied with this matter, another forceful enemy is at work against the people of this government ? the Tobacco Trust. ? Tobacco is one of the big money crops of North Carolina. ' The Tobacco Trust buys this to bacco from the farmer. I The tobacco farmers are not re ceiving enough for this year's crop to pay the fertilizer bill. In the face of this low price be ing paid by the Tobacco Trust for tobacco grown by the farmer, the same Tobacco Trust announced Mon day morning that an increase is be ing made in the price of cigarettes manufactured by the same Tobacco Trust. Just think of it, will you. This gang pushing the price paid the ' farmer clear to the bottom, and raising the price on the manufactur ed product. Communism is bad. Government by Trusts is bad. Trusts breed rev 1 olution ; revolution feeds commun | I ism. And there you go. i | Oh, Ho, Hum! Well, we can yo-yo till the tourists come again, anyhow. i | Mayor Jimmie Walker, the danc* ling, dapper, dudish, devilish little Ithingamabob who has pranced about 'as Chief Magistrate of America's greatest city, is now dancing to an other tune. He is about to be de feated in his race for a second term. Well, he can get in vaudeville where he may make less money, but would be more at home, however, than he is when popping his little carcass down into the mayor's seat of New York City. A good one is being told on a "hunter' from Greenville. The story goes that the Greenville man came to Brevard for the purpose of squir rel hunting with one of the local citizens. The two went to a fine place near town, and driving into a field skirted by woodland, they parked their car and made ready for the hunt. The Greenville man took a gun from the car and started right away toward the woods. Immedi ately he saw a squirrel, a big fellow sitting on a limb and looking with interest at the men. The Greenville man brought his gun to his shoulder and drew the bead. The Brevard man called to l^im, saying: "Wait a minute. I hav#n't loaded the guns yet" The Greenville man called back: "I can't wait, doggone it, the squirrel will ran away," and pro ceeded to pull the trigger. And [that's that. . BACHELOR'S CLUB TO MEET i MONDAY EVENING, OCT. 14 1 The Brevard Bachelor's club will I hold their regular semi-monthly j meeting at their club house on j Monday evening, October 14, at 1 7:30 o'clock. All members are urgea < to be present as important matters j are to como up. 5 MISS BEULAH 2ACHARY \ WINS COLLEGE DISTINCTION i ? ? ? Miss Beulah Zachary, who is in her i Sophomore year at Salem College, ] has been selected as secretary of the t class for the year. Miss Zachary was a member of the graduating class of \ the Brevard High School of 1927. a DAVIDSON RIVER PRESBY CHURCH RICH IN HISTORY AND TRADITION (Historical Sketch Given By Judge Robt. L. Gash, Sunday, Oct. 6, 1929.) During the summer of 1928 we celebrated the Centennial of David son River Presbyterian church, count ing the original organization of the church from the organization and erection of Elders in June 1928, the meeting b?ing conducted by Rev. H. M. Kcer, the evangelist, at which time Rev. Christopher Bradshaw was installed as pastor. We have the ses sional records from June 1928 to the present time. The fact that there were well or ganized Camp Meeting Grounds at both Davidson River and Mills River (i would imply considerable organiza- < tion and work prior to 1828, but we merely counted from the date we '? had definite records. At the Centennial Meeting the talk,; 0 fW. R. Kimzey gave me another^ line of information, and the added; statement that the organization in 1828 was in fact but a re-organiza tion, and that the definite history of the church was more than a quarter of a century earlier. Beginning with this lead, starting with the obituary of John Murray, from June 1828 until he united with (who was an elder of this church Mills River church in 1860) pub lished in the Asheville News in 1860, 1 find that John Murray joined the Davidson River Presbyterian church the latter part of the year 1802; that he was elected an elder at the re-organization of the church under Rev. Christopher Bradshaw in 1828, ' and dwells at length on his service in the church. The editor of the Ashe ville News was related to Murray's wife, and to various families on Mills River and Davidson River. Thwe were numerous old settlers fa miliar with the facts. The account I think we can safely say is correct. This places the organization of Davidson River churcn as prior to the Fall of the year 1802. There are other points bearing on the point. Thomas Patton and other resi dents of Davidson River and French Broad Valleys' obtained their letters of dismission from Swannanoa Pres byterian church in 1800. In the Fall of 1800 Bishop Asbury of the Methodist church, mentions in his diary of stopping at the residence of Ben Davidson, and holding serv ices. He also mentions that Mr. Davis, the presbyterian minister was present. His sermon was on the text "A house divided against itself cannot stand." In October 1800 a petition was presented to the Synod of the Caro linas (embracing the territory of what is now the two Carolinas, Ten nessee and Georgia) for the estab lishment of Greenville Presbytery, covering the territory drained by the Halston, the Clinch and tho French Broad Rivers. The four ministers on this petition were Rev. George Newton of "Swannanoa and Reems Creek," and Rev. Daniel Davis of Davidson River, and two ministers from what is now East Tennessee. This Presbytery was in existence for four years, and was djssolved in 1804. The distances were too great and the settlers too few. About 1815 there was a deed to trustees for the meeting house ? to members that according to our rec ords were members of this church This land joined the Trull lands the Allison lands, and the Avery lands, and was, about as near as I can figure it, northeast of Lajnbs Creek, and northwest of the rail road, and not far from the middle of the bottoms of the W. H. Allison farm, and about 300 or 400 yards south of where the residence of Rev Daniel Davis stood. A church erected according to this deed would have been very conven ient to the preacher, but considering the fact that it was then surrounded by swamp on three sides, # it would have been a very inconvenient loca tion for the congregation. Walnut Grove, on Ben Davidson's land had long been a meeting place liked by the people, and fairly con venient to both valleys. In the meantime Mr. Davis was getting on in years. (He was too old and fei-ble for active service in 1828). It is quite possible that a disa greement on location in a small flock was an important cause lead ing to the church becoming dormant between 1815 and 1828. Ben Davidson deeded Walnut Grove to the "trustees for the Free Meeting House" in 1826. The first building was erected just about that time. He died in 1828. In the same year, Davidson River > Preesby terian church was "organized" ? as we have heretofore called it. In view of the information developed later, we can safely say that it was at that time re-organized. The original organization was some time between the Summer of the year 1800 -and the Fall of 1802. and, considerin^*all the evidence 1 have been able to obtain, my opin ion is that the church was first for mally organized at the close of the Camp Meeting season of the year 1800, with Rev. Daniel Davis as the first pastor; that meetings were held in "Walnut Grove," at Ben David son's residence or at the pastor's res idence, depending on the weather; that .there wa3 a dispute as to loca tion of the permanent church build ing sometiir.fj between 1815 and 1825, and that the different famil es dividing on the different locations js well as the unsettled conditions following the War of 1812-1815, re lulted in the church becoming dor nant, and that the organization of 1828 was in fact a reorganization of ;he church which had been organo id 28 years earlier. The definite ?ocords fix the original organization is prior to the Fall of 1802. I be ieve the contemporaneous and re ated evidences are sufficient for us o place the date two years earlier. Since it is within the last 25 years ve have fixed Davidson River Day - > ,t a monlh after the Summer season', | fe can aafely place the founding of he church as "Davidson River Day, 29 years ago." SCHOOL CORNER 'Brig bten the corner where you are" Conducted by S. P .VERNER County Superintendent A visit to the Pisgah Forest School found the veteran Prof. W. B. Hen lerson with an overflowing house, is has been the case everywhere Blse. The children there were live wires ? attentive, interested, respon sive, to the short talks I made, which [ try to make specifically entertain ing in order to gain attention. Em phasis was laid on care about roads and automobiles, as this place is particularly exposed to the dangers of traffic, with that sharp curve right at the bridge and the river. The sooner some other way of get ting off the highway there is devised the better. The ladies helping Mr. Henderson are capable and devoted, and they are doing splendid work this year. The faculty consists of Misses Julia Deaver, Annie May Patton and Flora Lyday, and Emily Ruth Moore. It is hoped that the attendance at the District Association meeting at Asheville Oct. 18th will be attended with a full representation. The same rules as hitherto will apply as to leave of absence for the purpose. Teachers are urged to emphasize health instruction at the opening ex rercises of their schools. One of the main reasons for the lack of high attendance lagj year ? which, how ever, was not relatively lower than in most other counties ? was the prevalence of epidemics. To ward these off as far as possible is a def inite part of school work, and the task calls fgr energetic and intelli gent effort. Children ought to be closely watched, and all cases of suspected infection reported both to parents and to the Superintendent's office at once. Parents should be urged to consult their physicians freely. Prevention is better than cure. SPENCER MACFIE HONORED AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE Spencer M. Macfie, a freshman at Davidson College, has been pledged to the Kappa Alpha fraternity of that instiuttion. A total of 87 members of the freshman class and five upperclass men were pledged last week to the 11 social fraternities having chapters at Davidson, following an intensive three-week period of rushing. We Pay Cash for Chickens, Eggs and Potatoes mmmm* % Heavy Hens 20c Light Hens 15c Heavy Fryers 23c Light Fryers 20c Stags i 15c Roosters . .. lOe Clean Fresh: lfggs 40c Irish Potatoes', per bu. . 1.25 B. & B. ifeid & Seed Company BREVARD, N, C. CONSENSUS OF FORECASTS OPINIONS of EXPERTS Giving the forecasls of fifty experts on Stock market, industrial groups, etc. Pik>li8h\d twice every mo. Current jsues sent free on [request compiled by Williafx McM&hon'a Digest, Inc., 82 Wall ftreet, New York KL New Colored Kodaks to match the Season \ Colorful as Js 'Autumn, equally as colorful are the new Kodaks thfefc truly match the season with their bright, b^autifuj charm. 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