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VOLUME XXXV
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, JUNE 'n 1930
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Number 26
ANOTHER MONTH IS |
* GIVEN TAXPAYERS
Board Grants Extension of
Time ? Lawyers In Agree
ment With Action
Announcement is' made by the
county commissioners that one more
month's extension has been granted
tax payers for settlement of 1929
taxes. The law requires the county
commissioners to issue order to the
tax collector to advertise and sell all
property on May first on which the
the taxes for the previous year
have not been paid. The commis
sioners could grant extension of
time last year, because a special law
had been passed extending this au- '
thority to the commissioners. There
was no such law in effect this year,
and the county commisisoners grant
ed an extension on May first for 60
days, or to July first.
All citizens and officials were in ?
accord that the commissioners should i
grant this extensfon, although there
was no law for it. To avert any
possibility of a suit, however, the
Bar Association of Transylvania
county met with the commissioners
and agreed to stand by the board in!
its action, and refuse to take any
case for any one who might desire to
institute proceedings against the
board for extending the time.
This extension has been continued
for another month, but the commis
sioners issue solemn warning that ;
this is the final extension. Adver
tisement of all property on which |i
1929 taxes have not been paid will fi
be started the first week in August, j<
the commissioners say, and the mat-,;
ter of further extension will not I]
even be considered for one moment. J ?,
Many words of commendation have|<
been heard in praise of the action ]
of the board in extending this time, ]
and for the lawyers in agreeing to'(
stand by the commissioners in their f 1
efforts to give the people of the t
county more time in which to pay j
back taxes. It is believed the citi-',
zens generally do appreciate this ac-'j
tion on the part of the commission- ?
ers, and all citizens are making .
strenuous efforts to clear up all 1929
taxes. It is believed that collections
between now and the first of Aug- .
ust will reduce the amount out
standing to a negligible sum.
WOOBMENOBSERVE !
MEMORIAL EVENT:
Blue Rilge Camp, Woodmen of r
the World, held memorial services |,
r.t Cashiers last Sunday, which hun
dreds of people attended, and among
te features was a sermon by Rev.
Mack Grogan. and a picnic dinner
the like of which is seldom seen any
where. While the services were held
at the Methodist church, all denom
inations joined in the celebration. []
and the program, both at the church .
and at the cemetery where the',
graves of deceased members were,]
decorated, were beautifully carried j
out. i]
Rev. Mack Grogan, while only 19 .
years of age, preached a powerful 'j
sermon, and the congregation listen-:,
ed with rapt attention to his master- 1
ful effort. James F. Barrett, editor !|
of The Brevard News, delivered the ] j
Woodmen address. Many people from |
Brevard were present. |,
METHODISTS PLAN j
SUMMER'S WORK
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Next Tuesday evening. 8 o'clock,
members of the Methodist church
and friends of the church, will
gather for a great get-together
meeting. Supper will be served in
the church dining room, and the plan
calls for each family bringing a
basket and setting ,the supper to
gether.
It is proposed to discuss and adopt
plans that will enable the church to
serve the community during the
summer months in the very best pos
sible manner. While all the visitors
are in Brevard, it is the hope of the
pastor and members o.f the church to
have all Methodists who are visiting
here, and all others who will at
tend, to be made welcome at all the
services.
TO INSTALL OFFICERS AT
MASONIC LODGE FRIDAY j
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Installation of officers is the pro- j
gram of the regular meeting of
Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge this
Friday evening, when the newly
elected officers will be given the ob
ligation and placed in , charge of the
lodge. All members are expected to
be present, and all visiting brethern
are cordially invited to attend.
KIWANIANS TO HEAR OF
RED CROSS WORK HERE
Representatives from the National
Red Cross Institute being held at
Camp Illahee will visit the Kiwanis
club this Thursday at noon, taking
lunch with the members at the Cat
arid the Fiddle, and will then tell the
club of the work being done at the
Institute.
All members of the club are urged
to be present AND BE ON TIME.
LORD'S ACRE PLAN
IS HIGHLY PRAISED
Farmers Federation Introduces
Project That Means Much
to Rural Churches
The Farmers Federation in keep
ing with its spirit and purpose has
entered a new field of activity. This
new endeavor is a project to aid
country churches in the territory in
which the Federation operates. The
plan has just been started in six
churches in the area. The plan is
known as the Lord's Acre Project,
and under the immediate supervis
ion of Dr. Dumont Clarke, who is
Director of the Religious Depart
ment of the Federation. Dr. Clarke
is a Christian statesman, a real man
of God whose heart is in the work.
Dr. Clarke, having graduated from
Princeton University, and having
been a missionary in India, and also I
having worked with suburban
churches in New York as associate
minister, brings a wealth of experi
ence and preparation to this particu
lar problem.
Those who have looked into the
plan feel that it holds immeasurable
possibilities for good. James G. K.
McClure, president of the Federa
tion has long cherished the idea of
launching this plan and is intensely
interested in its growth.
The plan, known as The Lord's I
Acre Plan, is that each member of )
a church's congregation should plant
an acre or part of an acre and at I
the harvest give the proceeds from
it to the church. The plan offers to
every one four or five options, such
as potatoes, corn or the raising of a
pig, a calf, or a brood of chickens, 1
ind if near the cannery, tomatoes .
ir beans. The individual partici
pant in the plan is entirely free to
nake his or her own choice in ac
cord with the natural inclination to
favor either animal or vegetable cul- '
;ure. !
The children as well as the adults
ire urged to carry through a pro- J
iect. The Federation will be ready ;
:o market any of the products thus J
issuring a sale for the Lord's acre !
rrops. j
It is definitely the purpose of the
^ord's Acre Plan that it shall not j
>nly serve the financial needs of the ]
rhurch but that its greatest benefits |
will be found in the spiritual enrich- I
nent of the church life of every
ndividual who participates. In this
vay the spiritual value of all creat
ve work will become more and 1
nore conscious of the majesty and J
ibiding presence of the Creator in
ill things.
rWO GAMES HERE
DURING THE WEEK j
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Brevard will play two games at \
lome this week, one on Thursday t
ifternon and one Saturday after- \
:ioon, both games to be played on '
McLean Field.
Thursday afternoon Canton will ]
.)e here in an effort to hand out the <
same medicine which was so effect- ]
ve to the local at Canton last weekj]
?vhen they lost a double-header. ,
Brevard has always had the edge on
'anton, however, on the home lot, p
ind a good game is expected.
Saturday afternoon the new team j
From Sayles Bleachery, Asheville, |
ivill be here to do battle with the I
ocals. The Bleachers have been j]
playing a good brand of ball this r
season, and are regarded as an out
standing industrial league team.
Either Albert Kilpatrick or Ever
ett Simpson will do the twirling for
Brevard Saturday.
JUNIORS PLAN BIG
4TH OF JULY EVENT!
Plans for the Fourth of July cele
bration will be given finishing
touches at the meeting of the Junior
Order to be held in Brevard this
Thursday night. Rev. J. P. Mason,
Lewis P. Hamlin, Brown Can-, and
many other Juniors are working hard
on the program to be observed on
the Fourth of July.
Councils from all over Western
North Carolina are coming to Bre
vard for the Fourth of July, when a
great meeting is to be held on the
Pisgah National Forest reserve, a
short distance from the entrance to
the park at Davidson River. Picnic
dinner will be enjoyed, and some
splendid features have been arrang
ed for the day.
It is planned to engage the Bre
vard band for the morning session,
and it is expected that H. H. Koonw
and Mayor Fred 0. Sink of Lexing
ton, will be present. Both these
men are high in the councils of the
Junior Order, and their appearance
here would add much to the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
"BOBBY" TEES AT THIS
OFFICE FOR ALL GOLFERS
The O. F. Meadows Sheet Works
of Asheville left several packages
of "Bobby" tees fijr golfers at the
office of The Brevkrd News, which
golfers may have pith the compli
ments of the AfiieviiJe concern.
Call and help ycui^e'f.
SOLE LEATHER ADVANCES
2 CENTS ACCOUNT TARIFF
Of interest to Transylvania
county is the new* from New
York that ?ole leather advanced
two centk on the pound at a re
sult of the recently enacted
tariff. The new schedule placet
an import duty of 12 H cents on
thit grade of leather, hence the
advance in price of American I
made sole leather.
The tanneries in this county
will feel the effects of this in
creased price for the main prod
uct of the local plants. Both the
Brevard plant and the Rosman
plants are rated as sole leather
tanneries, making thousands and
thousands of tons each year of
this product.
Mr. Silversteen, head of the
tanneries in the county, is in
New York and The Brevard
News could not get a statement
from him on the probable effect
this increase will have on his
plants. On the face of things,
however, two cents advance will
mean much to the local plants
and result in increased activi
ties here.
MASONIC SERMON
BY W. H. HARTSELL
Masons of the county will observe ?<
St. John's Day next Sunday, by at? j 1
tending church at the Brevard Bap- '
tist church, when Rev. Wallace H.J
Hartseil, a member of Dunn's Rockj
Masonic Lodge and former pastor of .
the Brevard church, will preach a
special Masonic sermon. All Masons
of the county are urged by officers
uf the Lodge to be in the lodge rooms ^
by 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning. 1
It will be necessary to open the
Lodge in due from, after which tile
members will march in a body to the
church, returning to the Lodge rooms
after the services.
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St. John's Day is an important j
svent in Masonic history, and is ob- t
served annually by Masons every- v
where. The fact that Rev. Wallace j
H. Hartseil is to preach the sermon
is welcome news to his many friends {
here. Special seats will be reserved t
it the church for the Masons, and it
s hoped to have as nearly all mem
oers of the Lodge as possible in at
endance.
Rev. Paul Hartseil will preach at
iCing's Mountain Sunday.
DEMOCRATS MEET i
NEXT SATURDAY ;
Call has been issued by the Tran- '
sylvania county democratic executive '
committee for a convention to be
held in the court house next Satur- c
Jay afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock, for 1
the purpose of electing delegates to I
;he state convention. The state t
meeting will be held in Raleigh on
Thursday, July 3. f
Hon. Robert R. Williams, former 1
member of the legislature from Bun-.<
combe county and one of the most
popular members of the Ashevilleli
uar, will be principal speaker at the
county convention on Saturday. Mr. t
Williams is a fluent speaker, always s
captivating and pleasing when on i
the platform, and his appearance
here is expected to bring out a ,
large number of citizens. 't
FIFTH SUNDAY TO !
BRING BIG CROWD ;
i
Transylvania County Singing Con
vention will meet in Brevard next
Sunday, it being the regular Fifth 1
Sunday meeting of the association.
Singers from many counties in West- 1
ern North Carolina and from many '
centers in South Carolina will be
with the classes of the county. These
conventions have gained wide popu- :
larity, and the county court house is 1
filled to overflowing every Fifth
Sunday. '
President Orville Simpson, who has
long been at the head of the sing
ing convention, extends cordial in-!
vitation to all people of the town I
and count to attend the singing next I
Sunday. Dinner will be served at 1
noon, and officers of the association j
hope that all Brevard and Transyl- i
vania county people who are inter
ested in the great sinking conven- '
tion will bring well filled baskets to j
the Sunday's gathering, so that all ?
visitors from other couHties and
state will have sufficient dinner. |
MANY ATTEND HOME j
COMING EXERCISES!
Home Coming Day and Woodmen
decoration services were held at Old
Toxaway Baptist church Sunday with
around five hundred people present.
Addresses were given by the fol
lowing: Rev. Judson Corn, Rev.
Nathan Chapman and A. M. White.
At noon a picnic dinner was served
and it is reported everything good to
eat was served.
A very enjoyable feature of the
day was the old time singing during
the afternoon.
[MRS. J.W.HAYES, BELCVEDi
BREVARD WOMAN, PASSES
Active Worker In Brevard Baptist
Church ? Large Circle of Relatives
and Friendi? Native of Buncombe.
Mrs. J. W. Hayes, well loved
woman of Brevard, died Sunday, and
after impressive services held at the
Brevard Baptist church Monday aft
ernoon, the body was laid to rest at
Oak Grove cemetery. The deceased
was 52 years of age, and had been
in ill health for a long time.
Mrs. Hayes was a native of Bun
combe county, having been Miss.,
Daisy Cantrell before her marriage, j
She had lived in Brevard for the j
past 30 years, during which time she j
had taken a most active part in ;
church affairs, being a member of j
the Brevard Baptist church, as ]
treasurer of the T. E. L. class and .
a member of the Livingstone Circle.
Surviving are the husband and
the following children: Homer, of ,
New York City; Miss Elsie, of Ashe- (
ville ; Mrs. Wallace Bryant, Carlos,
Mildred, Raymond and Jeanne, all j
of Brevard. Two brothers and three ?
sisters survive: Messrs C. C. Can- ?
trell of Asheville, and J. 0. Cantrell j
of Brevard; Mrs. H. L. Wilson of ,
Brevard, Mrs. H. T. Rogers of Lake 1
Toxaway, and Mrs. E. M. Reddon of
Hendersonville.
A large crowd of grief-stricken
relatives and friends attended the
last rites, attesting by their Borrow
snd through floral offerings to the
ieep affection and high esteem they J
had for the deceased.
NEWS AND VIEWS OF
BUSINESS HOUSES ;
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Whitmire Motor In Unusual t
Role ? Interesting, Prof- 1
itable Messages
Interesting events and real news
;tories are contained in the an
louncements and advertisements of
he business people in Brevard, as
?t forth in the advertising space.
F'eople who fail to read the ads al
vays miss much that is both instruc
.ive and profitable. A glance through
he paper shows:
An appeal from Dock Galloway, at
rhe Canteen, for continuation of
he support of the people here on
he grounds of service rendered,
ind the further fact that the "Can
een is a Brevard institution, open
he i;ear 'round, serving the people
!0 hours a day, seven days a week,
>2 weeks in the year."
Judson McCrary is offering a six
?oom house for ?1,600, small cash
>ayment, balance on easy terms.
Ed Gillespie is offering to wax
loors and make ready for the sum
ner season.
Lewis' Department Store at Hen
lersonville is celebrating its second
mnual red tag sale, and invites the
>eople of the county down to see
heir offerings.
The Brevard Banking company
jives a splendid lesson i% patriotism,
ind directs the mind to the meaning
>f the Fourth of July.
Carl McCrary announces new low
irices on Firestone tires and tubes.
Frank D. Clement suggests prac
ical things as gifts, and specifies
iilverware as being both practical
md beautiful.
The Sunnyside Dairy is offering a
?eward of $25 for information as to
.he party who tore down their sign
>oard.
Bob Tharp calls attention to his
juick service on plumbing and
Electrical work, and the big supply
jf glass he has on hand.
Smith's Barber Shop says "You're
next" and no waiting.
Camel cigarettes ? made to smoke
? and to enjoy ? are told about in
:he Camel advertisement.
Fred Johnson says: "Cash, and 1
:an't help it," in explaining a mes
sage thai is being given to the pub
lic this week.
Joines .Motor company is offering
a whole automobile for fifteen dol^
lars.
The Southern Public Utilities ,
companv, having closed a most sue- I
cessful sale on electric ranges, are?,
now talking about an electric fan or '
a Kelvinator for these warm days.
Mr. Baskin tells about the sale at
Mcintosh's place coming to a close
on this Saturday night, and says for
you to hurry up.
Whitmire Motor company wants to
give $25 away. Read their adver
tisement and see how it is to be
done.
Ed. McCoy and the Joines Motor
company are telling about the
goodness of Goodyear tires and the
low cost attached to them.
The Nobby Shoppe announces the
coming of Mrs. E. H. Bell, of Bir
mingham, to have charge of the
beauty parlor at the Nobby Shoppe.
Alf Glazenor has turned editor
and is writing a whole column about
socks and one thing and another.
Plummer's Department Store an-,
nounces the opening of a beauty
parlor in their store, with Mrs. Al
britton as owner and manager.
Ward's Barber Shop announces
that they have an expert in their
shop, Mr. Sanders, who specializes
in ladies' hair catting.
All these human interest adver
tisements convey real interesting
events to the readers of this papeij
You will enjoy them, and will find
them most profitable as well as in
j/restine.
W. P. HOGSED, PROMINENT
COUNTY CITIZEN, IS DEAD
Hid Been Active In Biuineii, Farm
ing and Public Life ? 79 Yeari Old
at Time of Hi* Death.
W. P. Hogsed, one of the best
known and most highly respected
citizens of the county, died Sunday
and was buried at Mt. Moriah, Cal
vert, Monday. Funeral services were
held in the church, conducted by
Rev. Paul Hartsell and Rev. J. I.
Henderson.
The deceased was 79 years of age
at the time of his death, and had
been in Transylvania hospital for the
past few weeks, having been ser
iously ill for about four months. Mr.
Hogsed has long been active in pub
lic affairs of the county, and was
mayor of the town of Rosman for 13
years.
Surviving are the following sons;
?nd da |jhters: Mr:}. Thos. Gillespie, j
Mrs. Fred Batson, Leo Hogsed and :
Carman Hogsed, all of Brevard, and '
Mrs. H. A. Southerland of Travelers!
Rest and Mrs. Charles Garren, of I
Dacusvllle, S. C. In addition to these !?
Immediate relatives, there are 'many J
)ther more distantly connected, and
lundreds and hundreds of friends I
who keenly feel the loss of this good
nan who had been friend to so many
nen during his active and worth
while life.
NERO CHANDLEY IS
INJURED BY WIRE
Many near-serious accidents oc- (
?urred as a result of the storm which
aged here Tuesday afternoon, dur
ng which much hail fell, high winds ]
dew, trees blown down, taking e'?c." i
ric wires with them, and in which (
nuch growing farm and K*TdV" ,
ilant - were laid level with ..he (
;round.
Nero Chandley, of Pisgah Forest, |
iad a narrow escape from death ,
irhen he came in contact with an |
lectric wire that had fallen during ,
he storm. The man was working in ,
he garden of Sheriff T. E. Patton, ,
vhen he was caught in the wire
yhich had fallen among grapevines. ,
)r. Newland was summoned, ana
Jr. Chandley was taken to the hos
pital at Hendersonville in the K"
latrick ambulance, a record run be- ]
ng recorded? 22 minutes from time .
,f leaving the undertaking parlors ,
it Brevard, stopping to pick up the
niured man and reach the hospital.
?ist reports were that Mr. Chand
ey was making satisfactory
irovement.
All the regular force employed by
he Southern Public Utilites com
.any, and many extra men, worked
intil late Tuesday night in r<;Pain?
lamage done the lines of the com
ianv during the storm. All damage j
lone was that caused from falling ,
rees across the power lines, ser-,,
?ice had but little interruption, due
o the prompt work by the company
ifficials and forces.
Suggestion is made that Pe0P'?
hould not touch electric wires that
, r? down, but should report sucn ,
mmediately to the power company j
ir the telephone company, when ex-,i
lerienced men will be dispatched a t
eplace wires. |(
MAY Kill MOLES j
WITH POISON BAIT;
md destroy the resuks of pndefu
oil, the owner wants to do some
;hing about it. He may control the
Dest by poisoned bait.
??It is well to keep in mind that
tiole? are very difficult to control,
=ays'c. L?. Shwartz, rodent control
specialist of the United State B.olog
cal Survey with headquarters at
state College. "The pests ha e long
neriod" of inactivity and rtlativclj
short periods of active, damaging,
foraging. As a usua
tivitv is noted in dry weather.
when wet weather come- along, -
nole is troublesome. Its long, -
sightly burrows will iuin the bent
lawns and will kill much valuable
garden produce. ,
Mr Schwartz says he has had
success in poisoning n.oks by usmg
raisins with strychnine. The r? ,
ai-P snlit in half and a small piece
of the strychnine about the size of
the head of a pin placed on it.
If several of these poisoned raisins
"re inserted into the burrow, along
its entire length, the pest will be
eradicated. Thallium sulphate in
steda of strychnine may be used as j
the poisoning agent with good
^Another method used successfully
hv \1* Schwartz is to mix barium
carbonate with pie crust dough in
the proportion of one part ol t
barium to five parts of dci-sfc ana
make this into small Pell,?'f
the size of a small grub. W hen tms
pellet is inserted into the runs, go
results are often obtainec .
About the oniy way to control the
moles or run them away is to be
persistent in the use of these. con
trol methods. Mr. Schwartz also
finds that trapping may ^tempor
ary relief. He has secured a new
bulletin on trapping moles which
may be had free of charge oy wnt
[ing him a card or tetter.
WEATHER DRIVING
PEOPLE TO HILIS
Great Throng* Run From Heat
of Lowlands to the Cool
Mountains Here
Hot weather prevails throughout
the South, records being broken in
many places. Tuesday was the hot
test day Brevard has experienced in
many years, the intense heat lasting
but a few hours, however, as a rain
came and cooled the atmosphere.
The mercury climbed to 106 at
Rocky Mount Tuesday, weather bu
reau reports showing, while Golds
boro hit the mark at 103. Char
lotte, Greenwood and Florence, play
ed around 101, while Greenville and
Columbia hit the one hundred mark.
Further south the heat was more
intense, and Wednesday found no
relief. Word received in Brevard
from Greenville is to the effect that
great armies of people are on the
way to the mountains seeking refuge
from the heat wave.
Wednesday in Brevard was much
cooler than Tuesday, and the nights
continue to be most delightful,
blankets still being necessary for
comfort in sleeping hours.
ANOTHERATTEMPT
AT HOUSE BREAKING
"Fools rush in where angels fear
to tread," somebody said some time
ur other.
Notwithstanding the fact that four
men are now in the state peniten
tiary, serving time for breaking in
to Lyday's Filling Station at David
son River last year, somebody else
tried the same stunt Monday night.
Mr. Lyday reports that some one
broke the glass about the door, and
reached in to turn the night latch,
aut he had added another lock to
:he door, and the robber broke tho
key off in this lock, failing to gain
entrance.
Mr. Lyday was in town Tuesday,
buying more window panes and a
plenty of shotgun shells loaded with
buck shot. A certain gleam in his
eye spoke emphatically of his deter
mination to greet the next attempt
it breaking into his placu with a
ivelcome that will stay put.
HOLIDAY FAMILY IN
ENJOYABLE EVENT
Perhaps one of the most enjoyable
accasions ever pulled off in our sec
tion of the county was staged last
Sunday at the home of Uncle Pave
Holiday or "Big Dave." as hi' is
?tiore familinry known to a'! his
riends in this county.
Uncle Dave said some time ag< if
the McCalls and Hamilton and o; er
prominent families in the county
rould (ret together once a ytai and
lave a big time, why not the Hili
Jay family, too. So he p i busy : nd
in a short time he munded up
?eventy-five of thiir. ( pr :ty i;i>od
for the first effort too. ? Tney came
from far and near, and ii :; )se who
iidn't come had known what they
missed by not coming, the. would
have been there too. The day was
spent in making music and renewing
old acquaintances and just having a
general good time. They didn't wast ;
any of the time with long winded
speeches, for every one wanted to
talk at the same time and the day
was too short anyway to lose a min
ute of it. After renewing old ac
quaintances, some of them having
not seen each other for 40 year-; or
more, a picnic dinner was served and
Uncle Dave saw to it that no one
was slighted, and that everyone jot
all he wanted to eat.
After the bountiful dinner, the
assembly gathered together to -inff
some songs, or.d l?'t me toll yea, the
'Holiday^'' can sing. too.
An effort was made by the writer
to get a line 0,1? ali who were ' here
so tfcey could be written up in ;he
paper, but they were so busy having
a good time they were like the "Ir
ishman's pigs" ? they "wiggled"
about so much 1 could hardly cunt
them and I only grot a >>v; of their
name?, as follows:
J. M. Kelly and family of Waynes
ville; Mr. and Mr>. Shulhoffet of
Aiken, S. C. ; Mr. and Mrs. Marks,
of Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Shul'aoffer of Waynesville ; Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. Holiday and family of
Penrose. Well they were there from
Henderronville and everywhere else
so I could not afford to interrupt
them in their merry making to find
where they lived, so just let thern
go to it.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Luther of
Kentucky, could not be there, so
they sent their good will in the form
of a five pound cake to help grace
the occasion.
One remarkable fact was, that in
all the whole assembly every one|y
present was 'a Baptist and democrat,
something rathe:- unusual in a crowd
that larjre. The next meeting will
be at Waynesville. on the ' fourth
Sunday in June 1931. Uncle Dave's
parting salutation was "Don't forget
the fourth Sunday in June."
? A VISITOR.