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Biltmore House, Thrown Open First | Time, Is Viewed by Great Throngs j I Persons innumerable are familiar with the wonderful drives through the groumlsi of Biltmore House, and the unmatched scenic effects of that vast estate, but last Saturday was the first time the Mansion itself has Seen upon to the public. Brevard ?nd Transylvania feels a peculiar in terest jin this estate because its for mer owner, the late Geo. W. Vander bilt, formerly owned the Pisgah National Forest, and because of ilia many visits and pleasant contacts is this section. The portions of the Biltmore House opened to the public include the Wain Entrance Hall and the courts on either side, the Palm Court, the Library, the Banquet Hall, the Dining Room, the Print Koom, the Main Sti-irca^e, the Oak Sitting Room, the Loui3 XVI Bedroom, Halls Coi-riders. etc., and with them the grounds .*nd gardens adjacent. The house was begun in 1890, and was completed some five or six years later. The building is in style of the French Renaissance, ana in many features suggestive of the famed Chateau of Blois (France), especial ly the main stairwiy. The landscap ing could have been done nowhere e! . The success of both architect ?i:<l lanscape artist is well attested bv the wide fame of the Biltmore lis. ats, and that their work was well re arded by Mr. Vanderbilt is shown fcy the prominent positions occupied b\ their life size portraits (Archi tect ? Richard Hunt; Lanscape Ar tist ? Frederick Law Olmstead). My Kurds are totally inadequate to descril'i the interior. Suffice it to say i during the years the Bilt more House was building, its owner ransacked America and Europe for treasures to put in it. Furniture, furnishings, paintings, sculptures, tapestries, carvings, ? the best of the past many centuries, and from ?nuny lands ? were assembled to com plete the setting for the new mis tress-to-bi- of the hou^e. The artic les themselves are priceless; their Wautj incomparable; and their ar fsiift-ement clearly shows the guide ?if a master hand. illustrations of Biltmore House *nd grounds, and of many of its treasures, have been carried in the press of the nation for weeks. The announcement that the public will btf allowed to inspect Bitmore House \ vtj - "Front l'ajie News" from one ?nd of the country to the other, and ?Jn the opening day visitors by the hundreds visited the place. The I'atlie N'ews Service took talking moving pictures of the opening ? "i "i'H. Hies and views from time to ti.me throughout the day. A random Vi'il of the ears parked in front of building at one time showed li ?.'? plates from seventeen states, : attci vi from Massachusetts to New Mexico, mid from North Dakota to Florida. As might he expected, Brevard nn<i Transylvania county furnished a iitrmliei the visitors at the Bilt more ll.ejse opening. THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAVEL is by train. The safest. Most com idrtable. Most reliable. Costs less. Inquire of Ticket Agents regarding /reatly reduced fares for short t-rips. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM i i i"i ill f i ?' i i ft li <?n? REV. O.LORR VISITS CHILDHOOD SCENES Rev. 0. L. Orr, of Columbia, S. C., spent several days in the county, visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Orr is a Baptist minister of note, having held many charges in South Jarolina. His friends and relatives here have expressed the wish that he might be called to some church in the mountains of Western North Carolina so he couid live again in the section where he was born and reared. , MY MOTHER My Mother fond and dear, Ten years ago left this old sphere; Some dty I v/fll see her kind loving face Up in the sky, the Heavenly Place. My Mother dear and loving too, If she were here she would be true, Her life here on earth I think Heav enly divine. Doing god her life long time, Waiting for God, our Master to ".all her time. j Since in Heaven 1 know she's at resi , Watching her child and waiting the Lord's best. ;I think sometimes from Heaven comes a song, I The voice I think to my Mother be longs. Now her chi'd grows tali with grace, ?In this old world to fill her place. ? Mary Sue Jennings, age 14 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION State of North Carolina, County of Transvlvania. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT W. S. Ashworth, Plaintiff, -vs : W. Ulus Mcrril, C. H. Case and ? E. B. Hamilton, Defendants.. ' By virtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Super ior Court of Transylvania County in the above entitled action. I will, on Monday, April 7, 1930, at twelve o'clock noon, at the courthouse door iof said County, sell to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execu tion. all the right, title and interest ? which the said W, Ulus Merrill, de fendant, has in the following describ ed real estate, to-wit : Lying and being in the Town of Brevard, North Carolina. Beginning on a stake on Franklin Street, at the corner of lots N'o. 02 .and 63. and runs with the dividing line between lots (12 and (>,'5 in a . northwesesterly direct: 152.4 feet to a stake on lot No. ili; then with the dividing line between lots 63 and <i I in a northwesterly direction 87. I> l'eet to a stake at the corner of lots I tij} and 64, 72 and 73; thence with J i'v dividing line between lots 63 and TM, in southwesterly direction 173.9 , feet to a stake at the corner of lots |63 and 73; then with Franklin street in a southwesterly direction 88 feet to the Beginning. Benig the lot of land conveyed by Mrs. Lura B. Wil- . son to W. U .Merrill, on September DIXIE SERVICE COMPANY Tlii,- company handles the popular ^ 2'urol products which are meeti mr ; ho popular demand of the public. They maintain filling stations for the convenience of the local people. This ?company supplies a .age territory! and has come to be k own in this section as one of thi Joremost oil companies and by rea. of their ' satisfactory service, a r rapidly ex panding and veil merit ,!ieir increas ing patronage. Having sound finani il backing, they are enabled to equip their busi ness with all the neces ary modern conveniences for serving the public. The management is composed of men of broad experience in lubrica tion and know the oil business from A to Z. -You can rely on what they tell you about the oils or greases best suited to your particular need, whether for auto, truck, tractor, ma chine shop or factory. Take your lubrication troubles to them and they will be solved correctly. The company's station equipment and trucks represent an enormous expenditure and was made with the sole idea of (living the public a ser vice unexcelled. It is not surprising, then, that a business conducted along these lines has steadily grown to such propor tions and gained such an enviable reputation in the business world. The members of this firm are among the business men of high standing in the community and prom inent in the commercial life of the city. They have the interests of this section of the country at heart and in this business review, embracing as it does the most oustanding features of the progress of Hendersonville, it is due them that we direct the at tention of the people of this com- , munity to this establishment as one of the most important features of the efficiency of the community a?d one that renders a service par ex cellence in a most essential business.' Their best advertisement and greatest asset is their army of satis fied patrons. BECKER'S BAKERY rhis pluut located on Seventh Avenue Kast in Hendersonville, is one of the most widely known con cerns, not only because they main tain a modern, scientifically equip ped plant which is under experienced and expert management, but also because of the fame their famous high grade products has spread far an^l wide. They are bakers of the famous "lieckerV Bread. So great has been the care in their effort to give the people the most ?wholesome food that their host of eustomei ? have learned to refuse goods from any other establishment, because they have confidence in their products. Their bread is always crisp and fresli. It supplies strength and energy and is protected by a sanitary wrap per. Their bakery goods are the very best that money will buy. They are baked tffider the most wholesome conditions and the very best ingre dients used. All goods are sold in the very freshest of condition. Their ex cellent service has brought them much praise and commendation. Those who have never tried the products from this bakery are miss ing one of the accompaniments of the perfect meal, as hosts of people are praising the work of this concern and are demanding that their supply houSe carry this excellent line of pure food products. The standard of this institution is the best grade flours, pure shorten ing, sugar, salt, milk and other in gredients, mixed and baked under clean, sanitary conditions by skilled workmen. As a consequence they find the business of the institution spreading far and wide over this section of the state, and in this review of our pro gress we are glad to give commend able mention to their activities and to predict for the place even greater expansion in the future. The manager has been closely allied with the business interests of this section of the state for some time and has been instrumental in the upbuilding of this section of the country and the institution should receive the patronage ot the entire people. __ 14, 1926, and recorded in Book 57 page 175 of the Records of Deeds for Transylvania County, N. C. This the 5th day of March, 1930. T. E. PATTON, Jr., Sheriff. WS Ash Mar 12 19 26 Apr 2 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Department of State CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION TO ALL TO WHO THESE PRESENTS M1AY COME? GREETING? WHEREAS, It appears to my sat isfaction, by duly authenticated rec ord of the proceedings for the volun tary dissolution thereof by the unan imous consent of all the stockhold ers deposited in my office, that the WOODLAKE PARK DEVELOP MENT, INCORPORATED a corpora tion of this State, whose principal office is sitnate at No. ?Street, in the town of Blartyre, County of Transylvania, State of North Caro lina (Chas. F. Baldwin being the agent therein and in charge thereof, upon whom process may bo served) , has complied with the requirements of Chapter 22, Consolidated Statutes, entitle? "Corporations," preliminary to the issuing of thin Certificate of Dissolution: NOW THEREFORE, I, J. A. Hartneas, Secretary of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the said corporation did, on the LOCAL STUDENTS TO ENTER STATE TRIAL Of the 36 contestants competing in the Brevard High School French contest, three students, Fred Miller, Wilson Lyday and Elizabeth Mills, were awarded highest honors, en titling them to enter the state con test in April. These three papers will be sent to the University of North Carolina to be entered in the contest with other high schools throughout the state. This French contest is sponsored by the University of North Carolina, and high school stu dents throughout the state will com pete for highest honors. 12th day of February 1930 file in my office a duly executed and attested consent in writing to the dissolution of said corporation, executed by ail the stockholders thereof, which said consent and the record of the pro ceedings aforesaid are now on file is my said otlice as provided by law. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Raleigh, this 12th day of February A. D. 1S30. J. A. HARTNESS, Secretary of State. 4tc Web. F26 Mm 5||J.2|1|9 QUALITY CLEANERS This modern cleaning plant at t 216 4*h Avenue West in Henderson ville, has added every necessary cleaning: and pressing equipment in new machinery of the most efficient type, and the management cordial/y invite your inspection at any time. There is no one establishment that has done more for the good of the public and community during this era of high prices than this modern cleaning and dyeing establishment l The fact that they are able to take clothing that fades or needs cleaning and turn it out so that it looks like new and h?a saved mf.ny a high priced purchase and helped to lower the cost of Jiving. This is a business that requires ex perience snd they ?mi>l#y only prac tical help. Their assistants are nil able and efficient workmen who know their lint? thoroughly and thus you are assured the most careful *.nd painstaking work. Many people have Itarnad through j their service that they can save the | expenditure of many dollars for new clothes. Every day brings mora work from patrons who have been saved the purchase of new garments thru I ;he excellent work that this firm does in the cleaning and pressing of old ones. Both men and women have found that the most delicate fabrics are carefully and efficiently handled here and returned to them cleaned and pressed in the most satisfactory manner. Dry cleaning was introduced into this country from France, but the system used today has been greatly improved upon by American machin ery and sanitary methods. At this establishment the best and latest process is used and as a con sequence wheu gsrmsnta are return ed to you they look smooth, odorless and in press according to the style* of the day. Thay specialize in all classes oi dry cleaning, both for men end ladies, and the most, delicate dresses are handled in the most careful end efficient manner. The management u among the leading business men of the commun ity and has always taken an active interest in the community's progress and are an.ong the valued residents, whom we wisn to compliment upon the modern place and the admirable policy followed in its direction. Standing out as the better cigarette THE SINGLE IDEA of superlative quality was the inspiration for Camel Cigarettes* From the time when the first Camel Cigarette was made that one idea has set Camel apart. A policy of better tobaccos, combined in an incomparable blend, manufactured with the most exacting care ? all to assure the utmost pleasure in smoking. That is the ideal and the practice back of every package of Camel Cigarettes. It has made Camel the most popular cigarette ever known. More millions have chosen Camels for smoking pleasure than ever accorded their patronage to any other cigarette. for pleasure ? 1930, R. J. Rerootds Tobacco Company, Wioitoa-Sdcm, N. C /
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