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THE BREVARD NEWS Published Every Wednesday by THE TRANSYLVANIA PUBLISHING CO., lac. Entered at the Postoffice In Brevttd, N. C., as Second Class Matter ? ? 1 James F. Barrett *... Editor ,1 SUBSCRIPTION BATES |i (Payable in Advance) One Year . $2.00 ] Six Months 1.00 1 Three Months ?>. .60 ? : ; j 1 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1930 T OPPOSITION TO PARKER , FOR SUPREME COURT. 1 Intense surprise was registered in . America, more especially in North ? Carolina, when the American Feder- 1 ntion cf Labor announced opposition to the confirmation of Hon. John J. Parker as a member of the United State Supreme court. This opposi< tion is based upon a decision render ed by Judge Parker in a case whore the owners of coal mines had an agreement with their workers that they should not join the Miners Un ion so long as they remained in the employ of that mine. This is known as the "yellow-dog contract," and is one of the most obnoxious conditions thut labor must contend with. Sen ator Borah, progressive, says that Judge Parker's decision in the case was in keeping with precedent, and had he decided otherwise, his decis ion would have been reversed by the Supreme court. President Green and the executive council of the American Federation of labor are to be commended for their eternal vigilance, their alert watchfulness, in behalf of the toiling millions of America. In no other in dustry are the workers so complete ly at the mercy of unscrupulous em ployers as found in the coal mining industry, and it can also be said that in no other industry are there so many unscrupulous employers as found among the coal mine owners and their representatives. Every ad vantage of the industry lies with the employer, because of the very nature of that industry. The own ers own all the land about the mines, and can patrol the premises and po lice the men with hired thugs who parade as officers of the law. The workers themselves are, most of the time, down in the bowels of the earth, shut away from the asso ciation of their fellows even as they are shut out from the sunlight and pure air. The miners have but little opportunity to speak for themselves, or to take any part in the negotia tions with law-makers, or even with their own kindred organizations. So it is absolutely necessary that these men have representatives to speak for them. Many of them are foreign ers. and know nothing of the con tents of the contract which they sign with the company. Their sig nature to the yellow-dog contract is a surrender of their rights as men and as citizens, hence the contempt which an American citizen has for this form ?f enslavement in a free country. Notwithstanding all these things, we believe that the American Feder ation of I.abor is objecting to the confirmation of one of the whitest, finest, biggest-hearted, fairest men ever elevated to the Supreme court of the United States. We believe that Judge John J. Parker would cheerfully have rendered an adverse decision in that case had it been possible for him to have done so without having his decision reversed because of its conflict with prece dent and the established rule. Judge Parker's great heart has throbbed in sympathetic unison with the mass of mill workers about him, men and women who have called him friend, and have never called in vain. In 1920 John Parker replied to organ ized labor's questionnaire in a per fectly frank manner, a reply which marked his sympathetic interest in the problems facing labor. He was 1 given the biggest vote ever received, up to that time, by a republican ' candidate for governor in North 1 Carolina. The bulk of this big vote ' was cast by labor. Had the Ameri- I can Federation of Labor known I Judge Parker as labor in North 1 Carolina knows him, we believe this protest would not have been made. Judge Parker will be confirmed along toward the last of the week, or the first of the next week. He will take his seat among' those who constitute the nation's highest tri bunal. He will go along as though ! this protest had never been made, rendering decisions fairly, impartial ly, according to the light of the law i and the promptings of his great, i pure heart. The years will roll by,l< and Mr. Justice Parker will grow 1 1 riper in years and richer in wisdom, ind one day the news will be flashed back to the Old North State that her beloved son has ben elevated to the position of Chief Justico of the Su preme Court of the United States. MEANEST MEN OUT OF HELL EXPOSED BY ASHEVILLE TIMES. Newspapers are rendering constant service to their communities. Every once in a while a news paper renders an outstanding ser idce. Such extraordinary service is noV being rendered in Asheville by The Asheville Times ? perhaps the great est service that serviceable paper has ever rendered to its community. The Asheville Times has brought to light the artivities of the meanest men out of Hell, without exception, without qualification. Hhe Shylccks, the inierest-grab bers, the leaders, the bloodsuckers, r>f Asheville are. being brought to justice because of this outstanding service being rendered by The Ashe ville Times. Men in that town have been lend ing money to negroes and poor white men and women, charging 520 per cent interest. A loan of ten dollars called for a payment of one dollar a week forever, or would have been forever had not Th? Times exposed the grafting game. A working man had to have medicine, or, perhaps it was a coffin in whit1!! to bury his babe, or some Other dire calamity would befall him. He would go to one of these hell-cats in his desperation, and borrow a small sum of money. That placed him in the grip of this gangster. A dollar a week was the penalty for each ten dojllars borrowed. Damn, and damn again, and thrice damn a man who can so graft upon the poor est man of a community, in the darkest hour of that poor man's poor life! All praise to The Asheville Times for its great service to helpless, hopeless people! PULLING TOGETHER LIGHTENS THE LOAD. Citizens of a community are .)<*? like a six- or eight-horse team. pul - inga heavily loaded wagon. H ?" horses pull together, the load moves with ease and rapidity. If ont' 01 two of the horses kick out of harness, balk, jump around, snort and rear back, then the other horses are dis organized in their efforts, the load is made heavier for those that ap palling, progress is impeded, time is lost, temper is displayed?but he pulling horses finally go on with the burden and the destination is reach ed. , . ? We've often wondered how - balking horse feels at night, when he looks about him in the semi-darkness at his fellows sprawled about thi stable enjoying the rest and sleep that come only to those animals and things that have the satisfaction " knowing they have spent a day m well doing. The balking horse, il he has any horse sense at all, rea ? izes that this balking horse has hurt none other as much as himself. Similar thoughts must occupy the mind of the man who balks ami kicks and rears and snorts and hinders and pulls back every time his fellows try to pull the town an other notch upgrade. The other will finally make the grade, in spite of all the kicking and cavorting, aiv. this leaves the poor community worker, the balking citizen, with plenty of time for reflectoin upon his own failures and the foolishness of his fretting. A horse with good horse sense will not balk, nor will a man with good horse sense he tor evcr pulling back and impeding the progress of those about him. The meeting of the C hamber ?>' Commerce last Thursday evening, when definite action was taken on our highways, justified all the ex pense and all the efforts of the or ganiztaion for the past five years, not counting any other of tne thousand things the Chamber of Commerce has done for the com munity. Don't stand back and knock the organization that is working f?i you and yours all the time. (Set in, and help pull. Tie n string on your finger ugh' now. All meetings, both in church, civic and fraternal organizations, that have been scheduled at 7 ?i? o'clock during the winter months, now meet at ? o clock. Attention is called to an article i" another column, headed: Ilu Kit ter Things of Life." This article was written by young Mi& Grace Due worth from notes taken at a lecture jivon by Prof. Jones at chapel. Ot course the lecture itself is gooJ, a jvervthing done .by Prof. -Tones is rood. The point in question here, kowever, is the splendid manner in; which Miss Duckworth reported the lecture. Read it, then cangratulate the young girl for her excellent work. THE BREVARD ROAD (Greenville News) For many years citizens of Green ville, South Carolina, and Brevard and Transylvania county, North Car olina, have talked and dreamed of a paved road connecting these two points. The dream is brought a little nearer to realization by the an nouncement from Brevard that the North Carolina highway commission is to begin work this summer on the paving of this road from Brevard to the South Carolina line. Here in this state, construction of paving be tween Travelers Rest and Marietta, on this highway, is getting under way. That will leave a gap between Marietta and the state line, which, however, is a mountain road and the most difficult part of the highway from the standpoint of permanent improvement. Much of this, how ever, is being relocated and improved by the state highway forces, and there is reason to believe that it will not be a very great while before the entire highway can be given some all-weather type of surface. The highway is an important one for the people of this section of the two states. As it is put in better condition for easier and more com fortable travel in all kinds of weath er, it will do much to promote the business and social relationships of the areas which it serves. On both sides of the line we should endeavor to push along the improvements of this road as rapidly an we are able. FROM GEORGIA Editor The Brevard News: 1 am enclosing on separate sheet my estimate regarding the number of inhabitants. I am hoping that Brevard will have a goodly number of tourists this summer, as during my recent tour of Florida, the report was given me in most every city visited, of.it's be ing the best season since the boom. Tourists were coming and going on every road we travelled, and the Sunday that we visited Bok's Tower, there were thousands of people there to see, and hear the chimes. Every city was ettractive, arrang ed in beauty by man, but nowhere was to be found anything in com parison of God's gift of majestic, natural beauty of Western North Carolina. With lots of good wishes for The News, I am, NELL S. McGEHEE. Atlanta, March 29. FROM, NEW YORK CSTY Editor The Brevard News: Enclosed you will please find $1.00 i balance due on my 1930 subscription to The News, which I am enjoying weekly. Also my estimate on the population of Transylvania for 1930., The estimate is not submitted with | any hope of A Chevrolet ? for noth- 1 ing has ever come my way without i \tfork ? but to pay up and help the cause. ' \m watching Mr. Stikeleathcr's visit with keen interest, and trust Transylvania will be entitled to some of the road money. The completion of the Caesar's Head road would mean much to Brevard, more than completibn of the Pickens road, since No. 28 is being finished to Franklin. ' Wishing you success in all your enterprise. 1 am sincerolv yours, BEIXAH ZACH\-VKY. ?New York, March 24. SERVICES ANNOUNCED FOR BREVARD BAPTIST CHURCK I The Lord's Supper will be cele brated st the morning worship at the Brevard Baptist church. "The Betrayal of Jesus" is the subject for the morning sermon. I Text for evening hour, 8:00 p.m.: /'Sin croucheth at thy door." Gen. 4:7. Baptismal service following preaching. Chatham county is seeding 30,000 pounds of lespedeza seed this spring with other scattering orders being placed. Both white and colored farmers in Scotland county are responding to the garden campaign and are plan ning new gardens for this year. SOCIETY NEWS MRS. NORWOOD ENTERTAINS MATHA7ASIAN CLUB Mrs. Harold Norwood entertained the Mathatasian club Thursday aft ernoon at her home on Park avenue for the regular meeting of the club. It was decided to have a miscel laneous program next year, each member selecting her own subject of most interest to her. Mrs. Willis Brittain was in charge of the program for the afternoon, giving a review of the book, "Talk," by Sachs. Mrs. Brittain handled her subject in an unusual and must interesting manner. Following the program, the hostess served a salad course. The next meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Oliver Orr, with Mrs. Norwood as program leader, on April 10. CORNELIA WINTON HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Little Cornelia Winton celebrated her tenth birthday Tuesday after noon with a party at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Winton, on the Institute campus. | Games and contests were enjoyed, and the opening of the birthday gifts afforded much pleasure to the chil dren. Fifteen little schoolmates of Cornelia were present to help hci celebrate the happy occasion. Cake, cream and Easter eggs were served [during the afternoon. FORTNIGHTLY CLUB IN* REGULAR MEETING j Regular meeting of the Fortnightly ???lub was held Thursday ^ternoon at the home of Mrs. Roscoe Nicholson, the hostess being Mrs. Goode Loftis. | A program committee for next i year was named as follows: Mrs. '.I. C. Wike, Mrs. H. E. Boucher and Mrs. Cordia King. Mrs. W. H Underwood was pro gram leader, discussing most inter estingly the subject, "Women of Yesterday and Today," tracing the progress of women of fifty years ago to the oresent time Following the serving of delicious refreshments, the club adjourned tn meet in two weeks at the home of Miss Aima Trowbridge, on the after noon of April 10, at which time the program will be in charge of Mrs. Wike. ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY DINNER I Mr. W. S. Price was honor guest at an enjoyable birthday dinner i Wednesday at noon given by Mr. and Mrs. Ulys Merrill at their home, it being the occasion of Mr. Price's birthday anniversary. Those present to enjoy the splen did birthday dinner, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Merrill, were Mr. and Mrs. Price and family and Mr. Luther Couch. PRESBYTERIAN AUXILIARY I MEETS THURSDAY Regular maetinf* of the Presby terian ^.xiiiary will meet at Ti. Hut Thursday afternoon at o'clock. W, S. PRICE IS GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE \ - 1 A most enjoyable social event of the past week was the birthday sur prise party given Mr. W. S. Price Wednesday evening at his home, by members "of the cottage m-av-r group. The event was the occa-ioi of Mr. Price's 4f>th birihday anni versary. Thirty-Pve people were present to enjoy with Mr. Prifi tne pleasures of the day. I Mr. Price was purposely -.u.'ed away from his home about time for the guests to arrive, and on his re turn he found the house full of friends and neighbors and a bounti ful supper spread and ready to bo served. Special guests of the eve ning were three ministers of the town, Rev. J. H. West, Rev. R. I.. Alexander and Rev. Paul Hartsoll. Where N. J. Hester of Hurdle Mills in Person county used lim< - stone three years ago, he sold his to bacco last season for an average of 30 cents a pound. Where he used no lime, the tobacco averaged 15 cents a pound. THE NEW SUPER-AUTOMATIC KELVIN A brings to your home enduring beauty plus 100% Automatic Refrigeration & Here is a feature that nil! appeal to every user of electric refrigeration ? a special Kelvinator compartment that g?? |s0.Therrr-.ic Tubes For extra-fan freevng. auto ? Auto!T,atlc Fas, Free2,ng matically. Note the spiral coil of JsO'Thermic Tubes, indicated bv arsons. This is, in effect, a ( . Plate, in v Licit intense cold is concentrated. Ice cubes a *d desserts arr frozen in half the usual time. Yet food con;partmen'.s are not affected. ,-J feature e~- ;j .ive to Kelrmator an J standard equipment on all 19i0 Kelrmator rr.odels. Thousands who have visited KeMn ator showrooms recently have mar veled at the efficiency with which the r;ew Super- Automatic Kelvinators perform three distinct tasks of re frigeration, without regulation or ad justment of any kind. Entirely apart from the balanced operating ease of the new Kelvin ators, the new beauty and utility of Kelvinator cabinets are coming in for a great share of public enthusiasm. ?? Each new Kelvinator is lined with gleaming white porcelain ? with rounded corners for easy deaning. Massive chromium -plated hardware in dull finish, adds both to the attractiveness and durability of these modern cabinets. Food shelves are of the straight-wire type that permits easy moving of dishes and other containers. Food compartments are exceptionally roomy and are located at a level that eliminates stooping when having access to the refrigerator. A new flexible rubber ice tray permitting instant removal of ice cubes will Appeal to all who have ever struggled with the old-fashioned metal tray &1 extracting ice. t Measured by any previous standards, the new Kelvinators unquestionably offer today's greatest values in fully automatic refrigeration. Drop into our showrooms today. We will gladly explain Kelvinator's many new and exclusive features to you. Learn also of our Monthly Budget Plan by which so many fam ilies have obtained super-refriger ation on convenient terms. We are making a Special Offer on the new model Kelvinators ? YOU can have one - Come in and investigate while this offer is still on. "ELECTRICITY. The Servant In * The Home" Southern Public Utilities Company Day 'Phone 116 Night 'Phone 16 3 E. Main St. BREVAKD, N.C.
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