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