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VOL. XXIV ) ̂ BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 13th, 1919. N um ber 23
TRAGK D E A ra OF YOUNG WOMAN
The whole community was shocked
and grieved last F riday morning to
leam of the death in A tlanta, Ga., o f
Miss Allie Belle Cloud.
Most of her girlhood and young
womanhood had been spent in Bre
vard, where her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Cloud, now of Asheville, long
resided. For the last several years
she had made her home in A tlanta,
where she was working a t the time of her death.
H er body, ^iccompanied by the
members of her immediate family, a
cousin from A tlanta, and friends
from Asheville, arrived a t noon on
Friday, and was carried immediately
to the Presbyterian church, where it
lay embowered in flowers until the next day. A t ten th irty on Saturday
the funeral services were held in the
church, her postor. Rev. J . R. Hay,
officiating. In term ent was a t Oak
Grove cemetery, the pall bearers be
ing: J . A. Miller, J . W. Smith, R. S.
Morgan, Mac Allison, John Summey,
R, L. Gash, Overton Erwin, and Per
cy Verdery.
The circumstances leading to Miss
Allie Belle's death were very sad. On
Sunday afternoon she was about to
go fo r a ride with friends when she . ran up stairs to take a dose o f medi
cine. In her hurry she took bi
chloride of m ercury by mistake. She
was rushed immediately to the Gradyi
hospital and everything possible was
done to eliminate the poison, but several days effort proved unavailing and
she died Wednesday night. Her
mother and cousin were with her a t
the end.
She died as a Christian should.
She knew when the poison could not
be eliminated th a t she m ust go. She
had sweet converse with a minister
called in and with her mother. With
almost her last breath she commend
ed her soul to God. W ith a pressure
of the hand and a whispered “good night” to her loved ones, she was
gone. Early in life she had joined
the Methodist church of Brevard un-
Mr. T uttle’s ministry, and la ter mov
ed with her family to the Presbyter
ian church of which she was a member
a t the time of her death.
She was a sweet attractive young
lady, a competent young business woman, a dutiful and unselfish daugh
te r and sister. The hearts of a large
circle of friends go out in sympathy to her loved ones, and particularly to
her brother away in*the service of
his country and unable to come to
her funeral. H.
DR. L s. ENGUSH
Mr. Editor:
I notice in a recent issue of your
paper a statem ent by our health of
ficer advising the county commission-'
ers to buy snough anti-tjrphoid vax- ine to inoculate every man, woman
and child in the county, a t a cost of
12\(t cents per each person. I am in
favor of doing anything reasonable
to prevent sickness, bu t it would be
ju s t like small pox vaccination. A
great num ber o f people would resist
the treatm ent, and by the time the
commissioners paid fo r the treatm ent,
and paid a physician to administer
three doses to each person, ten days
elapsing between each dose, i t would
cost the county fou r or five thous
and dollars, and the same treatm ent
would have to be administered each
3̂ ear. I understand the Board o f Ed
ucation and County Superintendent
contemplate employing a whole-time health officer. No physician of any
ability could afford to take it fo r less
than three thousand dollars a year, and the way we are burdened with
taxes now, it is unreasonable to think
about doing such a thing.
The*last General Assembly, trying
to economize, created an office of
Publicf W elfare which is to cost each
county $1,200 a year. We are now
paying about eighty thousand dollars
a year taxes. The U. S. government
has purchased about seventy thousand
acres of land which is non-taxable.
This leaves the county about 24 miles in length and 15 miles breadth of tax
able property.. Taxes now ̂are almost
confiscatory and I think it is time the
commissioners and board of education
begin to economize instead of ap
pointing new officers.Respectfully,
E. S. ENGLISH.
HIGH SCHOOLCOMMENCEMENT
The commencement exercises of the Brevard Graded School opened
TRANSYVANU EDD- CATOR APFRECIA1ID
Prof. T. C. Henderson, principal of the graded school a t Pembroke, N.
on Monday evening with the annual | C., spent a short time here Saturday
reciation and declamation contest in en route from Pembroke to his home
the city auditorium . The Brevard ! a t Quebec. He has ju s t closed a
Betterm ent Association offers each year of very successful work in the
year a prize of five dollars to the win- eastern part o f the state. As an ex-
ner in each of these contests, which pression of appreciation fo r his efforts
are open to members of the four high- the Pembroke educational authorities
est grades in the school. The com- in re-electing the popular teacher fo r
petitors of 191’9 decided th a t the ; another term increasd his salary 25
successful speakers this year would
accept as individuals the honor of
their trium ph and give the money
per cent fo r the coming term .
Prof. Henderson’s many friends in this section are congratulaling him
award to the grade represented. The on the well-merited recognition which prize money is to be used to help pur- he has received. He was fo r a num-
chase some special equipm ent fo r the her of years superintendent of schools
J. L. OSTEEN KOME FROM
FRANCE
DIJIIREDIN AN AUTO ACCIDENT
F. Fullbright of Brevard had a
narrow escape from death last Mon
day when the car he was driving fell down an embankment about 200 fee t
high. The accident occurred on the road between Rosman and Lake Tox-
away, a short distance from Rosman
The auto was driven by Mr. Full-
bright, who, in passing a wagon, ran too fa r over the embankment at the roadside. The bank gave way under,
the weight of the machine and it wen
over. Mr. Fullbright was accompaxi-
ied by a small boy who fell besid t a
log when the automobile made the first tuijn and was uninjured, bu^ the
man was not so fortunate. He was
seriously bruised and mangled l>y the
fall. He was taken to Rosman (where
he was attended by Dr. E. L. English.
I t is stated th a t the patient i;s still
in a critical condition.
J. L. Osteen a member of one of the first contingents of Transylvania
boys to go to a m ilitary raining camp
arrived a t his home near Selica re-*
cently and paid the NEWS a call on
Monday. Mr. Osteen was trained for
service a t Camp Jackson and went
overseas with the 81st Division. He
was in the Argonne Forest on Novem
ber the 11th 1918 a very short dis
tance from the German lines when the hour came fo r the cessation of hos
tilities. “The Huns” said he “were
glad when the fighting was over. The
m inute the firing ceased the Boches
nearest us laid down their guns and-
came over to our lines. They helped
us take care of our wounded and
seemed eager to be friendly.” Mr.
Osteen was a member of the ambu
lance corps. He stated th a t the Heinies were especially fond of dropping bombs on ambulances. I t was
no uncommon sight) according to his account, to see several ambulances
th a t were filled with wounded Ameri
cans instantly and completely wiped
out by a carefully aimed German
bomb.
PISGAH FOREST IS NOW THIRD
CLASSVAnnouncement has been made th a t
the post office a t Pisgah Forest has been elevated from fourth to third
class. Receipts a t this office i t is
stated have increased over $500.00 in
the past year. This action on the U. S. Postal departm ent puts the Pisgah Forest office in the presiden
tial class of past offices. Since the
amount o f business done by the post
office is accepted as a gua^e o f the
commercial activity and growth of a.
community, Pisgah Forest is without
doubt now really on the map.
room of, the w inner’s grade in the
new high school building.
Misses Ada Hamilton, Helen Justus
Mjrrtle Garren, and Lillian King took
p art in the recita tion contest. Miss
Lillian King, of the ninth grade, who
recited “ Welcome Sweet Day of Rest”
won the prize.
Contestants fo r the declamation
prize wore Blanton Mitchell, Robert Kimzey, William Perkins, and Chas.
Moore. This prize also w ent to a member of the ninth grade, Mr. Clias.
Moore, who presented to th audience
the word of Poincare of Verdun.
A featu re of Monday evening’s program which won applause was the
singing of a chorus and a two p art
song by the young ladies of the High
School departm ent. The hit of the
evening was made by the members of, the Fourth Grade, who, clad in t ra
ditional colonial costume, danced the
m inuet fo r the delighted spectators.
The audience was breathless with
m errim ent as it watched the courtly
gentlemen doff their plumed hats and
bow before their ladies, who tossed
owdered curls, waved gauzy fans and
trod the stately measures of the minu
et with quite the grand air.
Wednesday was Class Day. The
exercises were held in the auditorium
and began with the address by the president, Clarence Deaver. The
class history \vas read by Miss Ruth
Duckworth, the prophecy by Miss
Ethel Kilpatrick, and the will by Miss Irene Duckw'orth. Miss Vernoie
Ashworth gave the class poem. Prof.
A. F .Mitchell, superintendent of
county schools, delivered their di
plomas to the graduates. In addition to those who took part in the program
the following are members of the
class of 1919— Miss Myrtle Garren,
Ted Clement, and Byron Olney. The
high school chorus sang one num ber
and the class song was rendered by
the graduates.
At the close of the class day pro
gram came the baccalaurate address
in this county. During his adminis
tration Transylvania County was
brought from a position o f educa
tional oblivion to the fore fro n t of
the ranks o f North Carolina Coun
ties th a t blazed the way fo r a new epoch in the school history of the
state. Mr. Henderson’s work in T ran
sylvania received the commendation o f educational experts of the state and nation and to his efforts largely
are due the advantages enjoyed now by the school children of this county.
Prof. Henderson will spend the sum
m er with his family a t their home a t
Quebec.
nUTERACY DOOMED INTRANSYLVANIA
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS IN “VAL
LEY FARM.”
The Brevard High School pupils
have long enjoyed an enviable repu
tation in the county won by the su
periority of their dramatic produc
tions. On Wednesday evening the
High School players presented “Val
ley Farm ” to a capacity audience in
the city auditorium , and added new
honors to their records of histrionic successes. The stars of the perform
ance as w’ell as each individual of the
group of supporting players are re
ceiving warm commendation fo r their
skillful in terpretation of the various characters portrayed. Those in the
cast were: Misses Ethel Kilpatrick,
Irene Duckworth, Vernoie Ashworth, Miriam Silversteen, Helen Justus,
Jennie Aiken, Chas. Ray, Geo. Simp
son, Robert Kimzey, Joe Clayton, Ted
Clement, and Clarence Deaver.
J. A. BRYSON BACK ON THE JOB
Joe Bryson who has served Brevard as chief of police fo r a number
of years, is back on our streets again
as the visible force of law and order.
Mr. Bryson resigned the position as
chief of police here last w inter on
his appointm ent as chief sargeant-at-
arms of the house of representatives a t Raleigh.. Mr, Bryson has made
which was made by Prof. A. H. Huch- j Ipsiends here as an officer and
ins, director of the departm ent of ; is receiving a hearty welcome back '
history in the Asheville high school. | position. I t is thought pro-The speaker was introduced by Sup- hable th a t the city board will decide
erintendnt Mitchell and a t once se- ex tra member to the localcured the close in terest of his a u - 4 Police fores in which case it is stated
During the past school-year T ran
sylvania has done more than her p art
in the state-wide campaign against
adu lt illiteracy. Several moonlight
schools have been in progress in various parts of the county in the last twelve months. Of these the one a t
Rosman has enrolled the largest num
ber of pupils. This school has been
taught by Mr. W. L. Carmichael of Davidson River. Mr. Carmichael is
a form er superintendent of public
schools in this county and has had years of experience in teaching. .He states though th a t he has never wit
nessed any joy equal in degree to the
delight of the gray-haired pupils of the Rosman ̂ moonlight school in learn
ing to read and write. Their enthu
siasm he says is unfailing and the rapidity with which they achieve the
reading of their first sentence is as
tonishing. Mr. Carmicheal has introduced a new featu re into his teach
ing of adults which probably accounts
in a large measure fo r the success of
his efforts. He makes ^ practice of
calling on his pupils in their' homes
a t stated intervals fo r the purpose of heading with them, and in this way
gives them the advantage of private lessons in reading. He has taught,
during the past few month, pupils
from 21 to 86 and each member of
his class is now able to find the way
alone out of the bondage of illeter-
acy. The moonlight school a t Rosman
it is said has been a remarkable stim
ulus to the life of the community. The circulation of papers and stand
ard periodicals has increased by a
large percent. Commercial en ter
prises of the community have also fe lt the effect of the moonlight school in
the deposit of funds in the bank by persons who have withheld their mon
ey before because of inability to sign
their names to checks. But perhaps
the most valuable resu lt of the work
of he adult schols will be the cul
tivation of a new and stronger in terest in education on the part of citi
zens who have taken only a superfical
in terest before, a new community interest in community schools. The
voting of special tax, the building of
new school houses, the consolidation
of districts, the adoption of any mea
sure fo r the benefit of the public
schools, is the natu ra l outcome of the
work of the moon light schools.
LADY EVANGEUST TO LE A D IN J |E E T IN G S
A t the Methodist church Mrs. Olin
P. Ader, Evangelist, will preach a t
both the morning and evening hours
Sunday, June 15th.
This is to be the beginning of a
series of evaitgelistic services whic^
may continue fo r tw o.w eeks. Mrs.
Ader will be assisted by her husband
who is pastor of the Haywood S treet
Methodist church in Asheville.
Mrs. Ader has had fifteen years
experience in evangelistic work, and
is a gospel preacher o f earnestness
and power.
Rev. W. E. Poovey, pastor o f the
Brevard church, invites co-operation
of all the Christian forces in this
meeting. There will be two services
daily— at 10 a. m. and a t 8:30 p. m.—
afe r Monday.
TROUT BECOMING SCARCE IN
MILLS RIVER
th a t J . A. Sims, who has been acting
head o fthe police force fo r the past several weeks will be appointed as
sistant to Chief Bryson.
diencc by his m anner of speaking as
well as by the force of his words.His rem arks were not addressed solely
to members o f the graduating class,
but claimed the attention and thought of all public "spirited citizens who | CLUB WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS
v/ere privileged to hear them. The j The annual election of officers of
present, P rof. Hutchins declared, is : the Wednesday Book Club took place the beginning of a new epoch in the a t its m eeting on Wednesday a f te rhistory of the public schools of the country, a time when the people of
each community m ust take a vital
in terest in the schools, an in terest
strong enough to give the teachers unwavering support and salaries a t
noon which occured a t the residence of Mrs. D. G. Ward. Mrs. W ard
and Mrs. Wodbridge were jo in t host
esses ^ n this occasion. Mrs J. S.
Silversteen was elected president, Mrs. J . S. Broomfield, vice-president;
least partially conimensurace v/ith the ! Mrs. E. W. Blythe, recoi'ding sccre-
services they are expected to render. The time is pass, the speaker said,
when a mediocre class of teachers can
be tolerated in our public schools and we cannot expect experts to continue
teaching on starvation pay.
ta ry and Mrs. O. L. Erwin, corresponding secretary and treasurer..
Rev. W. E. Poovey, the pastor, will
preach a t Oak Grove Sunday a fte r
noon a t 4 :00 o’clock.
Beginning on last Monday fisher
men in Pisgah National Forest have
found Mills River closed. The order
prohibiting fishing in this stream has
been issued by the forest supervisor
fo r the purpose of protecting the
small tro u t in this part of the national
LAMAR LEWIS PRAISESY.M .CA4
Am ju s t back from a pass to
Grenoble . We stayed in a nice hotel;
had plenty to eat. That was the
in t bed I had slept in since I was in New York. There was a big “Y**
there where we could buy m ost any
th ing we wanted to eat, even ice
cream and a good abow every night*
The “Y” had trips planned fo r
every day. We were there one day
and they would take tis in the moun
tains and next to some old fo r t or
something and next over the city ; somewhere every day. That was the
first ime I really had a chance to see
what the “Y” was doing fo r the
soldiers. ^
I don’t agree with George F. Wood-
fin in his le tte r to the “ Brevard News” . I dont know much about
what the Salvation Army or K. or C».
is doing b u t I do know th a t the “Y’*
is making my stay in France more
pleasant than would have been the
case without i t . They furnish us
boks and magazines to read and give
us plenty of stationery, which I
doubt very much we would have had
if it had not been fo r them. I t is true
they were not on the fron t lines like
I had heard and the fellows behind
the lines got more benefit from the
“Y” than the ones on the firing line,
but in the leave areas the “Y” is do
ing a great work. I doubt very much if we would have had the leave areas
if it hadn’t been fo r the “Y” . I have
heard th a t in some cases certain “Y’*
canteens have charged too much fo r
their stuff but I have never seen it.
In fact they sold us cigaretts, tobacco
and candy as cheap or cheaper than
we could have bought it in the States.
I state frankly th a t I consider the Y.
M. C. A. to be a worthwhile organiza
tion.I wish some of the boys over here
would answer th a t Woodfin fellow’s
He said anybody th a t had
forest preserve. It is stated thatI
while there are plenty of small tro u t | letter,
to be found in this river, few of them | seen any active service would agree
measure up to the required standard | with him. Well, I saw a little and I of eight inches. I f there is not a right | don’t agree with him. proportion of large fish in a stream j LAMAR LEWIS.a large num ber of small ones are - __
usually taken in getting the legal | BREVARD ATTRACTS BUSINESS limit of fifteen. Most of the small ENTERPRISEones caught and put back in the river ■
usually die from effects of handling. About ten days ago a party of The present scarcity of large tro u t m otorists from South Carolina came in Mills River is attribu ted to the fac t to Brevard fo r a b rie f outing. So th a t fo r some years before the Pis- fiivorably impressed were two mem-
gah forest passed from the Vander- bers of the party with Brevard and
bilt estate into the hands of the gov- her surroundings th a t they returned
em m ent the stream s had not been this vreek to begin negotiatioas for
stocked with fish.
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
: locating here. These visitors, Messrs J. G. Watson and John Cantrell, are
well-known business men of Landrttm,
S. C. I t is understood th a t they con
tem plate opening here in the near
fu tu re a re ta il grocery business.
June 15th, 1919.
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
Preaching 11:00 A. M. and 8 :3 0 'W.e will be g la^ to- welcome these
P. M. by the pastor. South Carolinians to our town.I