The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-29
HENDERSON COUNTY'S FIRST
HUNDRED YEARS

Today The TimeS-News presents to its
readers and the general public special
edition concentrating and celebrating
the first hundred years of history Of Hen
dersOn county.
Having been engaged for more than a
month IN studying the records and delv-
ing into some of the accessible history OF
the county, in the effort to assemble ma
teria for this edition of the paper, We
realize, perhaps in larger measure than
will any of our readers, the inadequacy of
our efforts and the more or less evident
failure to thoroughly cover the ground.
No effort has been made to present a
coverage of the present status and cOndi-
tions of the county and its people, except
in few instances where comparison IS
drawn between the modern period and the
pioneer days of the county.
1t is the sincere hope of The TimeS-NeWS
that this restricted and inadequate presen-
tation of the county'S history may be but
the beginning of a movement to record in
more permanent than newspaper form a
more complete history of Henderson cOun-
ty. This should be compiled and published
in book form. That, of course, is large
and somewhat expensive undertaking, in
VOlving research, compiling and writing,
to be followed by the task of getting the
records into printed form.
This is not, as matter of evident fact,
q job for novice or anyone lacking the
qualifications of experience, information
and bOundless energy. However, this news
paper is confident that the county can sup
ply the efforts of persons, who, actuated
solely By county loyalty and pride, atfec
ton for its people and pride in their an
cestorS, and deep interest in the preserva-
ton of the historical material relating to
the county, will freely and as labor of
love, make this suggestion possible Of real
ization, if a way can be found to meet the
financial demands of printing a lasting rec
ord of these matters.
1t is the hope and expectation of this
newspaper that the centennial celebration
be followed by a season during which this
task may be accomplished
Major credit for the historical material
published in this edition is due:
Mrs. Sadie S. Patton, whose articles,
many of them signed and as many more
not signed, represent years of research
work and writing;
A. F. Barber of Bakers Art Gallery,
whose wealth of Old-time pictures, made
by the late A. F. Baker, was made avail
able to The Times-News;
Mrs. Lila Ripley Barnwell, who wrote
somewhat at length on the cOunty's his
tory and its pioneers and who was consult
ed frequently in the preparation of other
material; and
Judge r. H, Station, whose memory of
people and events was of great aid in
bringing the record up to date through the
last 40 years.
To these and others, not forgetting the
business firms and other institutions whose
advertising made the edition financially
possible, the Times-News is deeply CRATE
full, as will be the D. A. R., centennial cele-
bration sponsors, county and city officials,
and the public in general.
/ AS much more material was available
than was utilized but every newspaper
edition is limited by time and space, and
forms must eventually be closed-in this
instance with misgivings because of posi-
BILE important omissions, especially OF
names, and with regret because it has been
an enjoyable though arduous task.