The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01
BRAVE RAIN TO
SEE PROGRESS
HERE DEPICTED
Prizes Awarded; Throng
Loud in Praise Of Spec
tacuIar Event
CHEROKEES, FOREST
CITY BAND MARCH
BY J. T. FAM, JR

BY }. !. FAlN, JR.
A crowd Of ten thousand OF
more people this morning bravod
cloudy skies and hard shower Of
rain to see the Century Of Prog
ress in Transportation Parade.
held as a part of the Henderson,
County Centennial celebration.
The crowd began gathering on
the streets early in the morning,
and by the time the parad" start
ed at 1870 o'clock men. women
and children were masSed on both
sides of Main street from the
courthouse TO the Church street
intersection.
The skies were threatening as
the parade moved off, and as IT
had completed about half the line
of march hard rain began. How
ever, the crowd was not dauntPd
and the people stood in the show
er to see the parade to the end
Officials of the Centennial, Wis
iting celebrities, and the crowd IN
the street were loud in their praise
of the exhibition and Of Chief
Otis Powers, who served as chair
man of the parade committee and
members of his committee, Mayor
A. V. Edwards, Wiltshire Griffith
and Nathan Patla. This commit
tee has worked long and hard on
the parade and the showing this
morning was by far the most
Creditable ever made in a parade
in Hendersonville.
The committee of Judges Of
the various exhibits pondered for
considerable time before max
ing decisions Of the various prize
/ winners
The list was announced as fol-
lows:
Historical section;
/ First prize TO Foxle Green. aged
colored man. who drove an OK
hitched to sled. one of the first
methods of transportation in this
/ section.
Second prize went to Dave
. Howard, who drove a covered wag-
on, containing number of peo-
pie in costume, pigs, chickens sni
with pair of hound dogs tied be-
meath the rear wheels.
According to the judges, these
exhibits were entirely typicaI of
the early life of pioneers in this
section.
In the section for beauty of
design of exhibits the Daughters
Of the American Revolution fl"a'.
a beautifully designed and deco
rated float. was awarded first
prize.
The second prize in this Jrvj-
sion went to the float of the Min
isterial association. which depict
ed the work Of the church IN the
various fields Of life.
In the division for the most
unique exhibits, the float Of Mrs.
FORESTS Beauty shop was award
ed first prize and the exhibit IF
the Superior Laundry was award
ed second prize.
CROWD ENTHUSIASTIC AS
PARADE PASSES
The crowd was enthusiastic rs
the parade passed down the street.
1t was led by Chief Powers as
grand marshal, mounted on
large roam horse. The Forest City
band followed and group Of
Cherokee Indians was next in the
line. The Indians attracted ap-
plause as they passed down the
street.
Then in order came various
methods of transportation in use
in this section during the past 100
years. There were sleds and wag-
ons drawn by oxen, followed by
horse and mule drawn vehicles.
Policemen representing those
Of SO years ago or more kept or
der along the line of march, and
DR.. G. R. Combs, pastor Of the
First Methodist church, was a cir
cult riding minister, complete with
saddle bags and high hat.
To give a complete description
of the various exhibits and organ
izations in the parade would re-
quire an entire edition Of this
newsnaper hut IL is sufficient TO
say that the entire parade was
perfectly gotten up and executed.
Too much credit cannot be given
to Chief Powers and members of
his committee for their efforts.
Judges Of the parade were Mrs.
John S. Brown, Mrs. A. c. Hey
ward, of Columbia, S. c., and
Mrs. Dave Sholtz, wife Of the for
mer governor of Florida.