&4KS THIS IS THE PROMISED
LAND OF BIBLICAL HISTORY
(The following beautiful descrip
tion of the great French Broad Val
ley was written by the late Col. V. S.
Lusk, and is an expression of the
love that great man had for this sec
tion. ? Editor),
The French Broad Valley is an
elevated plateau, an average of
2250 feet above tide water. It is
bounded on the east, north by the
Blue Ridge range, on the northeast
by the Great Divide, and on the west
by the Pisgah range. It is comprised
of an area of about 5,000 square
miles and is bisected by the French
Broad River, passing Asheville at an
altitude of 2,250 feet above sea
level. Ten miles north of Asheville
the river turns west, passing Mar
shall and Hot Springs, and out of
Xorth Carolina into the state of
Tennessee at Paint Rock; here it
merges into the Tennessee River. !
For some unexplainable reason
scientific research has never reached
this quarter of the world. It is not j
because of the lack of material to ,
attract attention, for certain it is !
there is not another 5,000 square!
milfs of territory surpassing the I
French Broad Valley in geological'
interst. when the facts are properly I
understood. Here the scientists will
find evidence of extinct waterf^JJs
(>,0f?0 feet high; hillocks, once high
as Aarat, now degraded to the plow- j
share and tillage of agriculture;,
.?noantaiiis, probably the first concep- '
tion of the Creator; an inland sea'
spreading; over an area of 5000 .
square mile?, now run dry by the
lapse of ages; and an extinct volcano ,
with no history to tell of its mighty
eruptions, save eroding masses of,
disappearing lava; hot springs, heat- 1
ed by unseen fires deep down in the j
dark unfathomed caves of the earth :
<-halk deposits, th3 cemetery of |
countless animolcules, that lived and .
died millions of years ago; a great'
mountain split asunder by some in- 1
ternal force yet unexplained; rocks,
once the foundation of the world
thousands of feet below the crust of
the earth, at present on the surface
/\ worn sleek by erosive agency. Rich
and costly gems, worth a king's ran
som, are the reward of those who
search. I' am making an extravagant
declaration when I say the scientist
will be able to prove that 5,000
square miles of the French Broad
Valley has been eroded and carried
away, and is now deposited in the
delta of the Mississippi River or in
the Gulf of Mexico.
"THE PROMISED LAND"
When the Alniighty exhibited to
Moses the Promised Land. He took
hirn up on the top of Pisgah and
P commanded him to look eastward,
northward and southward, and be
hold the beauties of the Land of
Canaan. Emulating that gracious
act of our Lord, I will say to such as
desire actual physical observation of
the Frcnch Broad Valley, go like
Moses to the top of Mount Pisgah,
not the Pisgah in the land of Moab,
but the Pisgah owned by Uncle Sam
in "The Land of the Sky." You are
now 6,000 feet above tide water and
4,000 feet above Asheville, which
lies before you in a beautiful pan
orama thirty miles away. Look east,
west, north and south, nothing but
high mountains with the French
Broad Valley in the center, 100
miles in length and 50 miles in width.
One can pass all around the valley.
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i distance of three hundred miles
without crossing a single stream ox
vater, except the French Broad r
Xiver at Paint Rock. A complete g
?hain of mountains surrounds this
, -alley, 5,000 feet high and 20 miles *
;hick at the base. Viewing the sit- t
lation as it now exists no geologist ?
?vould dare insist that the two moun
.ains the great Divide .inc. the Bluff,
lid not at one time form a complete
.?hain, one and the same mountain ?
5,000 feet high, and would be so at '
present, but for the erosion, caused i
by the river. The Great Divide on
?.he north and the Bluff on the south ?
ire united at Paint Rock and form c
i solid rock dam. That ^
basin filled with water and ran over
the top at Paint Rock. What a r
-rand spectacle! People come from c
;he remote corners of the civilized -
Ivorld to view Niagara Falls, which ?
is only 162 feet high, and here was
i crand cataract four times as hign
as Magara. But the saddest feature 1
of the whole matter, there was not p
a living creature on earth to witness ?
the magnificence of this spectacle.
There are those who question the
thesis of an inland sea ever having
covered the valley of the French
Broad River. Should such persons
ever iourney down the river 1
AshoviUe to Newport they wlll ob- <
serve that they are at the bottom ]
of a deep gorge with high moun-p
tains on both sides and great nak ed <
rock cliffs projecting from their,
sides hundreds of feet high. Most,
people I think, will conclude heie u (
satisfactory evidence of an eroded j
canyon, and that it has taken mU- ,
lions of years to wash away obstruc
tions so great.
Geologists have never been able ?.ol(
fix the exact age of the world, or :
settle definitely where it camc from,
or how it got a Place iTi ouv plan- ;
etarv sysem. The accepted belief
seems to be that it was thrown off
the sun. This may be teke" ?
tied, the world was at one time.'"
its history a hot molten mass. After
hundreds of mOnm '
of vears) it began to cool off, ana
formed a crust on the outer sui ^fac ^
As the earth cooled water appeaie
and covered the face of the earth^
The thin crust was denteu b> th
weight of the water, and ? depres
sion of fifteen thousand feet *as
made in .space now occupied b> the |
Atlantic Ocean. It is common < b ,
servation that when you dent a round j
bali full of soft substance within,
tha tin proportion to the prcsf'Jio oi
the inside the outside must neces
sarily bulge out. When this pri-?siv?. j
took place in what is now the At- |
hntic Ocean, the Blue Ridge bulged
up 16,000 feet high for more tlian
one thousand miles southwest
paralleling the Atlantic Coast.Lere
I am met bv the statement that the
Ridge 'is not 16,000 feet high.
,1 will answer this objecU?nbysa^n|
.that this upheavul took place m
than a billion years ago, and account
' ing for erosion at the rate of one
foot for every 5,000 years, it is ce
Itainly known that this ran|e was m
its infancy more than 15,000 ice.,
high It is possible that, before the
.depression in the Atlantic ant
'elevation of the Blue Ridge, the
water did not run anywhere, as tne
earth was then a smooth surface,
round ball. At any rate when the
Blue Ridge was heaved up, the water
on the west slope started to flow in
to the Gulf of Mexico. How long
the water of the French Broad con
tinued to flow west unobstiucted is
not known, millions of years prob
ably, until the Great Divide 5,000
feet high was heaved up across the
channel of the river at. Paint Rock,
completely obstructing its flow.
There being no outlet for the gath
ering water the basin filled, and
eventually flowed over the mountain
at Paint Rock, filling the basin a, 000
feet deep, covering the whole ot
what is now the French Broad \ ai
lev with a sea 5,000 feet deep.
'There seems to be much specula
tion as to the length of time we
have been here, but we do not seem
to be much concerned as to tne
lentrth of time we may expect to re
tmain in this happy, beautiful Land
of the Skv." The French Broad \ al
ley is now 5,000 feet above sea level.
If erosion is still taking place, anil
it is, at the rate of one foot every
5 000 years, in ten million, two hun
dred and fifty thousand years our
rich valleys and blue mountains will
all be deposited in the Mississippi
delta, and the catfish and mandating
sharks will leave their slimy sides in
the Atlantic and sport over what i.
now the fertile fields of the French
Broad Valley, while the agriculturist
will plant his cotton and sugar cane
| in the delta of the Mississippi ar.d
the Gulf of Mexico.
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"What makes vou look so niiser
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"I would like to change a $20 bill."
"But that is nothing serious."
"But I haven't pot one."
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in time of trouble.
Jack ? Changed your opinion, eh?
Jim ? Yes; I find she's some one to
sit on you for getting into it.
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CIUL WAR THREATENED IF
PROHIBITION IS ENFORCED
(Asheville Citizen)
Southern newspapers as a rule have
tot taken the prohibition revolt very
eriously. The hearings before the
louse Judiciary Committee during
he past week or so, at which oppon- 1
nts of prohibition have been cul
ninating, have not been featured in
he press of this section. New York
tewspapers, on the contrary, have
leen playing up the agitation against
he Eighteenth Amendment and the
aws enacted for its enforcement
remendously. The New York Her
ild Tribune, chief newspaper ot'gan
if the Republican party, gave ten
:olumns to anti-prohibition news on
Thursday of last week and nearly as
nuch on Friday. The tenor of these
lispatches is suggested by the
itreamer headline which the Herald
Tribune put over its account of the
louse inquiry. "New Civil War Im
ninent if the U. S. Enforces Prohi
)ition, House Hearing is Warned ?
fouth of Nation Aroused, Witness
Tclis Legislature ? Swelling Ranks
>f Anti-Prohibitionists Pointed Out
is Menacing Political Sign for 1932
Jnless Steps Are Taken to Liberal
ze Statutes on Liquor."
The policy of the Herald Tribune
s not essentially different from that
)i the other leading New York news
papers. The Times of Friday devot
:d its special story of the day, four
:olumns in length, to the Washing
:on hearing. The Times also head
ined the prophecy of Frederick R.
Soudert, New York lawyer, that "any
attempt at re-enforcement of the
Jry law would cause civil war" and
lis further statement that "nullifi
:ation of the law is an accomplished
Fact in New York. Editorially, The
Times says that the issue is "irre
pressible" and describes it as "a
question which is like a sword, di
viding political parties and political
associations asunder."
A bitter fight is raging among New
Vork Republicans over the demand
that the Republican organization
"take a definite sUnd or. prohibition
in the next gubernatorial election."
Anti-prohibition leaders are calling
themselves "Crusaders" and are
claiming that the organization which
they have formed is growing at the
rate of a thousand members a day.
Par remuved from the centers of
this anti-prohibition hulbtib, the av
erage Southerner will probably find!
it difficult to understand the sericus
ness with which ".hese "Crusaders'
appear to take themselves and their
movement. The Sour.h remains quite
convinced that prohibition is in the
Federal Constitution to stay and that
there is not a chance of modifying
the laws that have to do with its en
forcement, except, perhaps, to make ,
these laws more stringent. True, the !
South shows no particular disposition '
cither to make its own- laws on the
subject more stringent or to enforce
more rigidly the laws it already has.
The North Carolina Supreme Court
held last week that the purchaser ol
liquor is equally guilty with the sell- ,
er. Nobody expects, however, to sec
a militant campaign against the
patrons of bootleggers. The South
Carolina Legislature last week voted
down a bill which would have re
quired judges to impose prison sen
tences on prohibition offenders with
out alternative of a fine. The debate
had to do largely with the relative
ease with which liquor can be bought
in different South Carolina towns snd
one of the most prominent lawmak
ers suggested that if judges would
quit drinking bootleg liquor them
selves they would not need a law to
require them to sentence bootleggers
to the chaingangs. One of South
Carolina's proposed new sources of
revenue to take the place of- a land
tax is a tax of one cent a pound on
sugar and the argument advanced in
favor of this tax is that the moon
shiners would pay a good part of it.
No, the South's chief interest in the
ficKe warfare that has broken out
over prohibition in the North lies not
in any expectation that this assault
upon Volsteaaism will prevail but its
the feeling that it does threaten to
split the Republican party quite as
seriously as already prohibition has
split the Democratic party. This is
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Coffee and Chicory as you do from 2 lbs. of ordinary
coffee, because it is Double Strength. Cut your coffee
bill in half by using "Gold Ribbon" Blend ? 1 lb. lasts as
long as 2 lbs. of ordinary coffee ? and you pay no more !
at least a possibility. It can not be
said as yet that it is more than a
possibility for while Democrats have
the habit of voting p.s they talk ex
perience has demonstrate^ that Re
publicans, talking violently one way,
generally go to the polls and vote
exactly the opposite way. New York
is in rebellion against prohibition, a?
Mr. Coudert says; but New York de
clined in 1928 to give its electoral
vote to Smith for President. One r>l
'the witnesses at the Washington
hearing last week insisted that the
time had arrived for the creation of
a new political party. Bui the cre
ation of a new political party is one
[ of the biggest orders that any group,
'however wrought up, can undertake.
Don't forget that the money you
intend to save is not drawing inter
est at the present writing.
GiTe Him a D. S. C.
"Did you hear about the bright for
'est ranger."
"No, what did he Jo?"
"Applied for a pension after be
ing gassed by a ^kunk."
AN ADMIRABLE EMPLOYMENT
PLAN
(Asheville Times)
An admirable plan of aid for the
unemployed haa been instituted in
Brevani by the Associated Charities
in co-operation with the officials of
the town government.
Instead of dispensing fundi by
loan or donation to those out of
work, the able-bodied are employed
in cleaning up the streets and vacant
lots, this work beinc paid for 03; (if
the funds raised in a recent cam
paign conducted by the Associated
Charities.
This policy recognizes the -whole
some effects of work itself in main
taining the morale and initiative of
persons sutferinp- thi evils incident
to unemployment Furthermore, the
economics of this program is of the
scundesi sort, Bince it provides value
received for all concerned in the
transaction.
Brevard hat set an excellent ex
ample to all other municipalities of
the country faced with the problems
of unemplojTnent.
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SIC SALE stark
SATURDAY
CLEARANCE
SE tmmSsm
Here is a bargain event without parallel in the history of this com
munity! This great spring clearance sale brings to bargain seekers
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure famous used cars "with
an OK that counts" at savings that will be long remembered.
Due to the tremendous popularity of the New Chevrolet Six, we
have an unusually large stock of fine used cars. To clear our stock
quickly, we offer these splendid cars at low saSe prices that are
nothing less than sensational.
Buy a car during this side at many dollars below its normal
price! Look to the red "OK that counts" tag as proof of its qual
ity and dependability. This tag signifies that the car has been
thoroughly reconditioned. Be sure to attend this sale early.
1929 CHEVROLET
SIX COUPE
A REAL BUY to Save Money
Gar in excellent condition.
Good Tires.
Will taken another car in
trade.
Wide Choice of Four and 8ix Cylinder Car*
.1928 Chevrolet 4-Cyl. Truck.
New tires; Four speed trans
mission for hauling logs. A real
buy. Must trade soon.
? 1929 Chevrolet Touring
Only driven 4,000 miles. Car
almost new. Come in, get this
? price is right.
1929 Chevrolet Roadster
A real buy. Can put the top
down and lay windshield for
ward. You should see it at our
Used Car Dept.
1S27 Chevrolet Coupe
A real car at a small price,
will trade.
1927 Dodge Sedan
A real family car at a bargain
price.
NOW FOLKS, you have read
our ads on some of our care.
During our Spring Sale we ex
pect to sell our used cars and
SPRING is here AND the
roads are good. Come and look
'em over before we sell 'em out
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