The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-10

cellence Of it's foods ana III ci1a
ture comforts. The thing to 40
therefore, is to find the place IN
/ the United States where the
maximum of living conditions
can be had for the minimum OF
expense. So far as my wlfe anu
myself are concerned we tnlnH
we have solved the problem bY
selecting Western North Carolina;
which is rightly called "The Land
of the Sky" and out of TINS
large area we have selected Hen
Jacksonville as one of the most
desirable places. III
"The City of Hendersonyll!e
has a population of 5000 and is
built on the top of 4 mountain
having an altitude of 2153 feet.
For purposes of Identification 1t
NAV be we'll to state that Hen
Jacksonville is 81 miles from
Asheville, a city of $4,000. Dur
ing the summer it entertalns num-
dreds of visitors. mainly from
Florida and points south, and
these are, accommodated in num-
erous hotels and boarding houses,
and in many cases residents rent
their homes for the season. which
lasts about three months. Al
though in July and August the
thermometer during the day
climbs into the eighties, the
nights are invariably cool enough
20 SIaen under a blanket, and
there are no MOSQUITOES. This
will be my first winter in Hen
Jacksonville and the record gives
the mean temperature for the
winter months as 27 1-2 degrees.
I understand some seasons zero
weather is reached for short pc
riods; but permanent ice does not
form even on the numerous
mountain lakes, as the daylight
sun is so strong it melts. There
are sufficient shops, Including
several chain stores. and any
ordinary requirements are avail
able. There is first class pic
ture house and, during the sum-
mer, dances and entertainments
are provided for the amusement
of the visitors as we'll as perma-
nent residents. There are num-
erous tennis courts provided by
the CITY where no charge is made
for their use and an excellent Is
hole golf course with grass
greens, where q nominal charge
is made for nOn-members. There
is a swimming pool in the center
of the city and there are bathing
facilities in lakes easy OF access.
Food is fully IS per cent cheaper
than in New York, and fruit,
vegetables and dairy products
are to be had in abundance and
much fresher than the city dwell
err is accustomed to. Close proX-
unity to the Florida market IN
sures an early supply Of fruits
and vegetables from that source.
Competent colored servants can
be had at wages dependent ON
the hours of service and duties
performed. The maximum wages
paid a female servant appears to
be So a week, and for this she
cooks three meals day, except
that she finishes on Sunday after
a midday dinner; does most of
the laundry and keeps the house
in order. AS a rule maids do not
sleep in; but they arrive early
in the morning and remain until
their work is finished. The num-
erous lakes and streams afford
ample opportunity for those fond
of fishing. and hunting is enjoy
ed during the winter and game is
plentiful.
There are no better roads for
motorists to be found in any part
of the United States and it is
immaterial in which direction you
travel as you cannot make a mis-
take, the scenery being truly
magnificent in all directions and
at certain seasons of the year,
for instances when the mountain
laurel and rhododendrons are in
bloom. the word gorgeous feebly
describes it!
In 1926 Hendersonville exper-
fenced a real estate boom which
collapsed two years later. Today
prices of real estate are in many
cases less than those prevailing
before the boom started, the rea-
son being that a very large
amount of desirable property is
owned by mortgage companies
which are themselves in liquida-
ton and they are often willing to
sell at prices much below the
amount of the original loan.
Meantime vacant houses so own
ed can be had on short leases at
very low rentals; but such leases
always contain clause that the
tenant must vacate on so days
notice provided the, property is
sold. This no doubt. accounts in
a large measure for the low
rents in force. Flat Rock, two
miles distant from Henderson
vile, contains some magnificent
estates and / learn of one re-
Gently that sold for S16,500
which had previously changed
hands at S65,OOO. This will il
lustrate what has. happened to
real estate in this vicinity.
Comfortable homes at the
present time can be purchased in
the city or in. its environs for
from four to six thousand dol
lars, and these include a garden,
well stocked with fine trees and
shrubbery, and garage: 1hclud-
| ing 4 per cent interest on the
cost of home, a retired officer
with wife and one dependent
child should be able to live COM
fortabiy and we'll here in a mod
est way for an outlay not. to ex-
coed $4,000 to $500 per annum.
| OFF WIGHT he well TO mention