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THE BREVARD NEWS Published Every Wednesday by THE TRANSYLVANIA PUBLISHING CO., lac. Entered at the Postoffice is Brevard, N. C., as Second Clan Matter James F. Barrett . . . . Edifcr Mias Alma Trowbridge, Associate Ed. SUBSCRIPTION RATES J (Payable in Advance) One Year $2.00 Six Months 1-00 Three Months ? WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1930 WHAT ARE WE TO DO WITH OUR GRADUATES. Within the next few weeks two groups of fine young men.; and women will graduate in the two High Schools of the county. Both Kosman and Brevard High Schools will turn out large graduating classes. The citizens have paid quite a sum for the schools during the years that those two classes have come from the first grade to that coveted hour when diplomas are to be pre sented to these boys and girls. The young people themselves have put forth much effort and worked hard during these years. The teachers and school authorities have "burnt the midnight oil" in the teaching, train ing and planning for this successful ending. Now that they are about to gradu ate, what shall we do with them? A few of them will go to college, but what about the others? We have nothing here for them to do. What wonders a Dig furniture fac tory in this community would work! Here, in the woodland, where al! the material necessary for making all kinds of furniture is all about us, a furniture factory could be establish ed by the county's own citizens, and employment given to her own sons. How wasteful is our course! We lose the profits to the community of a properly operated industry, and lose our young men and young women, because we have nothing here for them to do. Is there anything that will arouse us to a sense of duty to ourselves and a sense of fairness to our young people? Or shall we simply grow old, die and decay, waiting for some Santa Claus to come along and drop a fac tory or two into our lap for the benefit of our own boys and girls? JUDGE PARKER BRINGS GREAT HONOR TO STATE. North Carolina is justly proud of Judge John J. Parker, and grateful, to him for the high honor which he has brought to the Old North State. ' His appointment to United States Supreme court is an honor of such magnitude that it is difficult to find words adequate to express one's ap preciation. The beauty of it all lies in the fact that Judge Parker is en- 1 tirely worthy of this honor thus be stowed upon him. No political "pull"i influenced his appointment, for men j in all walks of life in both political parties advocated his selection. Judge Parker is a gentleman. He is also a man of great ability. A gentleman with ability always com mands the recognition and support of those about him. While Judge Parker is a republican in politics, and a real republican, his democratic friends worked for his appointment with just as much enthusiasm as did the republican leaders. In all of Judge Parker's political activities he dealt with politics from a standpoint of principle, never stooping to the com mon level of personalities. We are confident that he has never uttered one single harsh or bitter ? word about a democrat, much as he has flayed the principles of the demo cratic party, and upheld the prin-, ciples of his own party. The democrats have great respect for Judge Parker. They had great respect for John Parker long before he became Judge Parker. Of course, the republicans have long looked up on him as one of the outstanding men of that party. Hence, all North Carolina can look upon him as a worthy son highly honored, and one for whom all citizens of the state feel justly proud. After seven months' debate, revis- 1 ion, squabbling, ups and downs, the tariff bill has gone from the senate to the house. It is believed the bill will now soon be adopted. Many au thorities believe that the delay in en acting tariff legislation has contrib-J ated much toward the present period of depression, unemployment and . hard times. UNtMJfLOYMtNl ANU IIS CAUSES AND EFFECTS. Those people who were tuned in on Dr. Cadman Sunday afternoon heard some very plain talk on the question of unemployment. Some one h&i asked a question about the condition, and a possible remedy. Dr. Cadman sf.id the con dition is bad, and frankly admitted his inability to offer a remedy. The noted minister did, however, make some remark3 that are thought provoking in the extreme. As to the c&usee of so many men being out of employment Dr. Cad man spoko of general business de pression, of course, over which no one seemb to have control. There are contributing causes, though, that ad(} to the seriousness <>l the situation. Among those, Dr. Cad man mentioned child labor, asserting that the removal of children from industry would remove much of the unemployment among the men. An other thing that struck home was the statement by Dr. Cadman that mar ried women who held jobs, while their husbands also worked, added to the army of unemployed men and jobless women who must be self supporting. Every such case, it was pointed out, is the cause of some man or woman who must support themselves and those dependent up> on them of being out of employment. In other words, the noted minister is emphatic in his belief that a mar ried woman whose husband is work ing ought to stay in the home, and not hold a job that knocks some other woman who must make her own liv ing out of a job, or fill some place that a man should have. In this po sition Dr. Cadman has a large fol lowing. j The five-day week and the shorter work-day was also offered as a rem edy for absorbing the unemploy ed. The most effective statement made, in our opinion, was the in dictment of a nation in which a por tion of the people live in luxury and ease and enjoy an abundance of everything, while those about them are starving. This, Dr. Cadman as serted, is a condition that is inex cusable in a land as advanced as this United States of America. There ought to be sufficient wisdom in a nation like ours to produce leader ship and statesmanship equal to the task of creating and maintaining conditions on a more equitable plane. I We add to Dr. Cadman's discourse this one warning: If some plan is NOT found by the leaders to change these conditions, there is going to be an upheaval in this country such as will make revolutions in the past pale into insignificance. LET THE R. R. CONDUCTORS TESTIFY ON PROHIBITION. We are wondering why the advo cates of the prohibition law have not had the railroad conductors of the country summoned to testify before the Congressional committee in tho prohibition hearings. If there arc men in the country better qualified to tell the difference between condi tions now and when the saloon was boss of the situation, we do not know who they are. Time was when the life of a railroad conductor was any thing but pleasant, and that time was when the saloons were boss and the trains were crowded with drunken, fighting men. One conductor has spoken, and we believe hundreds of others would tell similar stories about conditions now as compared with those that existed when saloons were t boss. Mr. J. B. Mills, writing in the Christian Herald says: One day. while on his way to a Baptist Association in the southwest ern part of the state several men began talking about the failure of prohibition. The conductor said to the one who was talking the loudest; "So you are opposed to prohibi tion?" "Yes," was the reply. Then the conductor said: "If you were a railroad conductor you wouldn't be. For years I have been conductor on this local out of Birmingham anfl on Saturday after noon in the old days when liquor was sold there we seldom Kad a trip yritbout half a dozen or more fights. *There was freqilent shooting of re volvers and it was not safe for ladies to travel. The evenings after pay days were the worst. We had a i standing order for the police to be at the first few stations out, to ar rest drunks. We had numbers of drunken people, both men and wo men, on almost every trip. Since prohibition, I' don't know when I have had a drunken person on my train. Ar.d if you were a conductor in a mining section you would most certainly favor prohibition. I don't know of a conductor on the road who is not for it." If you love Brevard, if you are proud of Transylvania county, then attend the big Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Masonic Hall Thursday evening and put your love and prid< to work for this community. PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT OF FARMERS IS NOTICEABLE. : It has been the privilege of -fehia writer to travel along the highways j with many visitors in this section j daring the past several weeks. One i thinj; that has made impression upon ; every one of these visitors is tl?e ac tivity of the farmers of the county. Look in any direction one might, and there was activity. The farmers were either plowing, or one looked upon a freshly plowed field. Many remarks wore made about these signs cf ac tivity, and all the people were in ac cord that this county is filled with progressive farmers. It is said by some of the olde.it citizens here that the farmers of, Transylvania county will make bigger crops and more money from their fielde this year than in any year cf the past Nothing- else so deeply impresses :i visitor to a community a? the activity of the farmers. The whole commun ity is judged by the kind of firming that is goin.j an, and it is going to keep the rest of us humpinir and jumping to keep step with the pace the farmers have set- this year. UNDER MANY OBLIGATIONS TO STATION W W N C Brevard and Transylvania county have been on the air, through Station W W N C, The Asheville Citi zen's broadcasting station, and many kind and complimentary thing> have been said of Jhis beautiful section. Last Thursday noon W W N C paid Slowing tribute to this section, while , Mr. G .0. Sheppard, general manager of the station, and Mr. Smith, his ; assistant, were guests of the Brevard Kiwanis club. Then the following Friday evening these gentlemen made ?some very kind remarks about this community, and this was followed j that same evening and again on Sat- ( urday evening by the Shell Gasoline company, whose spokesman m:i<i flattering remarks about Brevard, Transylvania county and the beauti ful Sylvan Valley. The Brevard News is confident that ' it speaks the sentiments of all the people her'; when we express our ' sincere appreciation of this splendid , friendship. This community will 1 remember for many yews the jileas- 3 ant visit of Messrs Sheppard and < Smith, and the latchstring always s hangs on the outside for those fine men. We hope they will coipe again ] and again. Their ?welcome to this 1 town is. as big as the mountains ; about us. { \ NOT SO RICH AFTER ALL, IT IS FOUND. Those of us who have been claim- s ing that North Carolina is just, about. 1 the richest state in the union had a , rude awakening this week when the University News Letter reached the . desks, of our citizens. In its re ports, based on information from the National I r? d u strial Conference Board, we find that North Carolina is away dos,Tn toward the bottom, be ing forty-first down th<; line, and only seven states having a lower per capita wealth than the Tar Heel stats. Nevada is the richest, wich $7,338 in wealth to each inhabitant of that state, while Alabama is the poorest with $1,248 in wealth to each in habitant. North Carolina's per capita wealth is given at $1,83?. But this ought not discourage any citizen of this good old state. What is wealth, as such, when everything else is taken into; consideration? Nevada is four times richer in this wealth than North Carolina, but who would not rather have one dollar and live in North Carolina, than to have four dollars and live in Nevada? There is no perfect man on earth, nor are there any men as imperfect as the harping critic would l:uve yoi. believe. ? WE THANK YOU -Ir. James P. Barrett, Editor, rhe Brevard News. Ay dear Mr. Barrett: I ha\e just read with great interest md mack pleasure yonr editorial ir ["ho Brevard News of March 19, [980, relative to the re-appointment >f Mr. Dan W. Hill as postmaster at ;he Ashevillc, North Carolina post ><?ice. Your expressions concerning Mr. Sill's re-appointment and your re narks concerning his treatment of ii? subordinates are highly appreci ited hy one who has the pleasure of serving under Mr. Hill, aad yon have jxpressod not only my sentiments :ut also those of all employees of :he Af.heville p03t oifice. I am enclo.-.ing herewith portage stamps, and it will be very rnucli ap predated if you will send me sev eral copies of the issue of The Bre- j "ard News of the l&th instant. With kind personal regards, I am. Sincerelv yours, E. L. BISHOP, Supt. of Mails. Asheville, March 22, 19i)0. FIRST THINGS MK5i (Charlotte Observer) The Observer has been much im pressed recently with the intelligent attention and space that has been devoted by a large number of North Carolina and South Carolina news papers to economic matters, and es pec.a'ly to agriculture. This is put- i tin? t'irct things first. It is conser vatively estimated vhat one new crop, because of it? soil improving qualities and also because of its value as a hay and pasture plant, has added one million dollars a year to the income of Stanly County. First credit goes to a very live coun ty farm agent in the person of Oscar II. Phillips. But Mr. Phillips could never have put over the job he has without the splendid support of the newspapers of Albemarle. Union County, like Stanly, has emerged during the past few years from a "pore'' county to what is on the whole a prosperous county. The Monroe Enquirer and The Monroe Journal, along with Farm Agent Tom Broom, are largely responsible. In other sections influential lo cal papers are realizing the im portance, not only to the farmers? themselves, but to the urban com inanities as well, of a better bal anced and a more uniformly profi table system of agriculture, and they are devoting large quantities of space to the problems of ngricnlture, in mopt instances having the active and effective co-op era tioe of County farm agents and county home dem onstration agents. The Chester News has recently offered t. prize o 'I %?.5 to the farmer in ita county who pro duces during the present year tNe urgest quantity of Korean lespecieM hay par acre, and if conducting an aggressive and intelligent campaign for the planting of thsa '-top which id doisg so much fo rthuse c.jmmu nititu wheis it has been gtKeiaUy adopted. Tb? Yort.r.'lie Enquirer i intelligently sdert to farn problems. The Moupt A bejr Mow* and The EI kivi Tribune haw given space liberal ly for vk by thriir county farm agent The Mocluviik* Enterprise, Tho Bre vard News, The Mcoresrillc Enter prise, Tlu WitV.es Journal, and other papers are following: the fame, course and The Frar.k! in Press is a conspic uous 'i.taiapib. One hundred raillioa dollars cou!<i easily anc quk.k!y be added to th< annual income of the farmers of North Carolina, without increasing the area of la id in cultivation. This increase, which can be effected through the ucie of leapc-Jeaa end ether soil improving cropj, through the use of iespadeza, kudzu and other crops for hay and pasture, through the proper increase in live stock and, particularly, the further development of the dairy and poul try industries, through tne us,; of purebred ssed of proper crop vari eties, and through the higher pro duction per acre from land culti vated as a result of soil improve ment and the use of better : eed. would not only bring a new era of prosperity to the farm population of the St,?te, but it would likewise bring a larger measure of prosperity to our merchants and other business fact, every section of society. Of mi;n, our professional men and, in the newspapers of the State in th.' course, a realization of the truth ex plains the increasing interest amonjr agricultural problem. The Farmers <5lub of Bladen county is sponsoring a series of night meetings this spring to study farm management subjects. SELL IT? 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This is, in effecty a Cold Plate, in which intense cold is concentrated. Ice cubes and desserts are froien in half t^e usual time. Yet food com partments are not affected. A fea ture exclusive to Kelvinator and standard equipment on all 1930 Kel vinator models. ally gives far faster freezing-of ice. In the larger models, there is a sep arate compartment for cold storage, where foods may be kept for much longer periods. Each service is fully automatic and completely inde pendent of the other. . When you^ see the new Super Automatic* Kelvinators, you will recognize at once how far in ad Vance of existing types thfey are in 'conveniences, durability and beauty All cabinets are of rugged metal construction and have snowy white porcelain interiors for easy cleans ing. Hardware is massive, yet fin ished with jeweler-artistry that completes the attractiveness qf this great modern aid to better living. See the new Kelvinators today and learn how easily you may enjoy one now. 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