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!.r:st! a;-, aarostaiw, lie tank i-w ft Pi»er!i but 83 donations. So antsiiio of what "*U fee Est i.ti ths trip, ill khutor lUrd to S^ar* <*"t last tho ax. net bene'ftltsry r-wult.-.. Ha t&H oof that «« wasted to j-ive cve.ry one of litem the same aa we bad tip here, Well titst aspetitla ou Stow well posted they are ou what is happen lag to as, bow tlse.v took last remark, hi other srbrtia if tltey teak him at ills word. ssa4 wasted what se got. litey would immcfitetcly a«k for H«t Cross relief. Bat I titiek it was a tabjlily lino trip tnr hint ta have takes, and it will tin a !,>t of gooil. jtocsiiveit went torn t>,era wiiea he was President, anil everything ha di;l was O K, so I kunw t.M,i tpnst bare bees. Well what else > ever read saeh a ,» .,.,«,. .... > «,. ,aitn a« Cfcariej- ChRil- llts ta tasking ail eve-,- Karopef Why Charley iloiti any ir.Dra Uuta land lis' « Cosuttry til) Use Pritae Minister gratis him off to hla iiothe, like stupe Nov!* fan nslt!ii(< for a-) Autograph, Charley 1-i prciiy foxy tliaugh, and taiEJiIy well informed «i affairs, lis vol! talk sail argue with thetnl Ho is .1 pretty rabid Sgetalist, and has iaacle a pretty se- , i-.'pus study ol is. Bui that Chaplin is aii that these ilea) sa called Artlntit am fiippese. 10 »•>. And be is, ha is the wily gealu* Sfveioped in Out litina slflee )hi\v started. Aay of as can Ret "Ar- i',atu" ar>d say wo wool wots tiii rior.si. s-r want sift trds or that. Bat we are itoiag St mi some f.r».=> money, b«S Chaplin can came on itis set. and turn loasa Boo psoele, tel! era ii» will call em agsfii some other tSBte. and he Is (loin? U ou ids dough. Ml ahst put on wtioii you are paying toe It out of your (,«-g pocket. He writes, directs, and acts the whole Uliug. Any «3te else tasking a pieturs there in at least a jlosen psaple that are< directly eon- eeratd is ita success. ConpllB replaces alt of them atosa, gay wlsate going lq happen to (his • wheat tiling? The Government bought iift it ief of Isstjj-j.- j-eara crop. sad p* how they gat it. find hare ia corahtg shuts auather now .'crap. Iiurr.it wants ' to ei.-a it to China ta tr.ske rice ant ot ; I wonld like io see i» gives to renter farmers in this fi Ca-.intvy tit make ffjj ' bread oat fit. You'll . be surprises' if yoa knew how little*— these poor peonie Had to live on that was issued by the Red Cross. They tils! marvelous work as usual the Hetl . Cross, but what 1 moan In If the same - thing coate up again, I sure would iike - to see em have enough more money so iha issue of rations would i'.o loraer. Of course when yon are getting Chni- iiy you cant be the chooser, hut H \vn- barley enough to get along en. Now ' why.oar.t something be done with ronsf .of all tbia surplus wheat? We are Jgolitg to have to charge that Kami - boards operations oil as a loss anyhow it looks like now. Course I guess they i did what they thought was right, Bui .peepie can rsiso Shinsts faster in this ha*9 been «is»*d to fishing, Thess creeks are fished out, TfWy will h* riBtstijeksd with Sainaow trout th,'- ,5-fsj- a^a vyner r£opt>.<d to flsh.ng a daily limit of ten Usb. per parse;! will be enforced, gefors many ye»rs St is hoped that any fairly good fish. ennan may bs» wasonabiy assured oi eatchlns lils daily limit, Invensivo stookh-s of the waters cf the park with HatRbcw trout in ths lower streams and gastern Brook trout in th* upper waters will he the rule. Before iong rearing pbr.A. will be built and trout will be held until five- oi' six inches Sopb bsfor placed in th8 waters of the partv Trout of this 5»n«fth will praetiealij all eventaaliy rest in a fisherman's ereel. Trout planted as small fry simply furnish the larger hsiies with food, ft & estimated that less thai' Svo por cent survive and grew to maturity. . «... ™_., .„, .^ 'hobieb les woowabo passes MARCH it I! Home;' l«e Woodavd, she ej?i cf L. B. wsodard. died at the horns o» a sister, Mrs. R. C. Orendie, here in Bryson ptty, o» March ?1. after suffering for mors than » week with an attack of meninlgitls. Homw was 16 years of a»e at tho tim« of i»i- death, and had attended tho Brywrs City schools until a short hefow Uh death. He was a ouiet and w*li behaved bay at an times, and Iwd many friends anions the young people of the county. K9 la survived by Ws father. U V Woodard, of tills place; threw broth- «rs. Pred, of Amarillo, Tex.; J, o Woodard, of Augusta, Ga.; and J. 8 Woodard. of Las Vegas, tfev.: also, five sisf«rs. Miss Oiesma woodai'd Mrs. Dan OeHart, Mrs. W. T. Martin, Mrs. R. C. Biwdle, all of Bryson City, and-Mrs. f. N. Toihwow. of Almond. H# was a member cf the Arlington Baptiet Church, He was buried in the Jackson Lins Ccmei^ry bv his mother, who died just a few years ago. Country, titan attybodj- can buy It, even the OovrrrnotGnt., Say tjld ysa rood in the papers about n imiicli of Wosaea W in prltlrit Co- hiiabia a« a protest against high buses, pit oat in the ojseit »»kod, sad they wemlflsM put tnair etetties on? The e.uthoHiies Snally lurned Sprayer thai yon Mm on trees, on e,sn. That may lead iiiio ijuite a thing. Woman cornea Into the tax oitiee nade, sayiag I wont pay. Well they eiint search her" and get anything. It gonads great. How far is it to British Columbia? {9 tS-lh J.fs}<**eil Sl-ttikMt, Stf.) OVB FRlgNO—MB. KBI'HART*-HAS GONB CAMI'INO tyditorhl) - 'Mjaaiutiy tu«j-c c-ajee t&'iny. !ird»itt those »i«e* iasiilllar to nw hoyhO'stl- 'Get yott up this way seuthverd. ,and go up into the mountains; and sw His land, whst it Ss; »nd the people tnttt dwtjjSeth tngr^in. wiwth«? tho. bs strong or weak, few or many) and whitt the tend I* a»t th«y dwell In whether !t b« good er Bad; arid what eitiw thw !» thas shay dwsit !n whsther in t«nts, or in strongholds; and what tiio land is. wlwtlw? it w f»* or leas, whether there be wood therein or not'". A-i S write ui«se Jines which ans tak»n from the first chapt?r of "Our ©oHSherfi Highlander*1."' •' reverently pause to give ttsanks tltgt tn§ author obey»ei tlw command? «?< snd that he was made happy by what i» fouBd, and was content b? dw«li a«toR8 as until he was again cillca hy God tc that etsrnai land of d#»w happiness where tho lumberman shall never lay low tiw fovnsts A-ftk-H ho loves so well, Horace Kwhnrt's ecraioe/ to ttw mountains o? western Npj'th Cftroli»f was nos heralded by the shrielt of whistles, tho ringing of ti*sTm. or b> m«sser,gcrs who capw on ahead to spread ths glad tidings, nor did *; kbow ol the great tnlssion on which he cams. For yeara h$ lived * M*e of ionsliness, Bsiding happinsss 4nly in his books, his work, and h!s drewm of Ute asy when tue beaatles of ou? mountains wowlt! b* pwujoted fron- vandals, and bt» of God's masfer.piehes saved from U.19 aostrucUan 0' man. The happiness derived from tho beautiss 0? jiatuvs which he founf here in the mountains was far yeater than his loneliness, but that lit worried much for fear that his baav^d forests would bo destroyed is strawr by tlw following ouotatjor. tal?en|roro "Our Southern Iiighianders": "AC thie", 1 npostrophiiied, "shall ba sfept away, trs? ar«S Pta*. beast and flsh Psre svdl blaeken the earth; flood wiU swaiipw ami spew forth the soil The simple-hearted native men and women win seattw and disappear, ir eiielr sioad will come slaves speaking strango fonE&w. to toil In ttw darkness under the rocks. Soot will arte, and foul gases; the strsams will rur murky death, Let ine not see it I |o; J wiU •Get me to some far-off labd, Whene higher mountains uwer heaven stand . . Where other thunders rail kmld ths hilts. Soma mightier wind a mistitier forest fills With other strains through 'flaw-shawm bsushs,'" Horace Kephsrt did stay to see* his prophnsy fulBUod, for yre forests sovwhw the hills f rem Twenty Mile Creek to jtolands Crsek wero slaush- ;e«d. Men are now toiling in the wins at fontana, anfl il» b'eantiful Tuckasegee Rhw which 8o?« by the pSnej where h» worked and i<ved "runs with murky death. Bo did more than spy, He taught, slaved, and sacrificed ;hat the wholesale destruction mistft bo halted, am h portion of thest j aeautiful mountains might be left .is God intended them. Armored with a never-ceasing love for the country which save h*n< ■health and happiness Kephart could"not he blufjed bv the millions of dol- . iars at the command of the then wio fought to defeat tha movement de- e-iar-ad to insure ths Mtabibhtwut iof the Great Smoky Mountains N»- ' knal Park. With his pen, love tor tots country, and his ability to pieturt i th« wonderful works of nature, he f4>Bht fair, and was victorious. Pennl- .<», and without hop* of compenssitloh, he sacrificed that we and tte ' millions to come might see and enfty tlte things ha loved. That he was repaid for the many sacrifices he mtfle, and the work ha did. is known by his most intimate friends, for Ha [KNEW THAT THE PARK WAS A REALITY, and when discussing ti'esent adverse business conditions • would remind his friends of the sreatlthisss that wo could expect in a vers i short time. ! We people of Bryson City have hot yet realized that our friend. Mr iBfephatt, has gone from among us, ifad as I write, filled with a desire to 1 io pay a fitting tribute to one who Ichly deserved it, it is with aitHeuity that I restrain a desire to see the alvice of my departed friend who was always so willing to heto mt when the occasion arose. We are t?lad that ■ we know and loved him. and that Strww our fortune to have him atncsntt I us for so many years. We loved hii because he was simple, and ons of • ui-. and ss his last remains were bornl to ths grave, the question as io why he was loved by everyone was answered. Two stnlwert mountaineers, a i Japanese Photographer, a eclles® professor, a man high in the political af- ' fairs of the state, and men from otheiwalks of life were selected to perform this duty. He was at home in the piost rude mountain cabin, or as a auest of the rich. He loved the noor and unfortunate, and could see good In even-on?. i . j Horace Kcohart's works will live forever. Millions of persons will visit •the Great Smoky Mountains Park, hiar of the part he played in making ; this treat- play-ground a reality, ant. will be glad that he lived, worked and sacrificed that they might be hthpy. Our symapthy goes out to his wife, sons, and daughters. What the!: have missctl we httve enjoyed, and we trust that their great loss has mn partially repaid by the love and respect we held tor him, Kephart did not seek praise nor fftae, and as X write I can hear luro say "Young man, that will be enough" as he has when his friends expressed a desire to show him some fav|r in the past. It is npt enough, and enough will never be said, but in conoWSion may I offer these parting words My friend, you were a MAN, a geiueraan. a scholar, a real sportsman e. true American cltteen, and best of all, a loyal friend. We trust that your stay among us was happy, and„>hat you saw and lelt the love and respect we held for you. We shall alv.ps treasure your friendship, and we will tcrasure your memory until the pst one of our number ha* passed from this earth to joitr you to the jeautiful forest protected ana perpetuated by tho hand of God. You gere a dam good Scout, Hop, and we're wishing you the best «f Juclc. * ions o$4 friehd, yo'» ho a-seein' of you, ,aBd f,M h?en at ths Sylva Hospital; While h« iivsja, Kapftart was hon* jSinee a snort time after the acchisnt jwed in many ways <sj return for his J His condition Is very critical, but' (Continued or- ?a»t pttuc) . _ jailors, u!>uki- 'whose care h'e "was) I placed, have stated that he has » - -«~«-«->"—-—- jshnsce to recover, Th? wysek «-ir»irrrs"t ¥*«*** I1n„ curred noar the mac nmi ^ U^ HELD FOB mes Usx their lives about thr«« year; Hor«.C9 K»Phitft, no»jj writer, hla- itarJan. dsan ^f Amw*i»ar. eaispsrs i*nd a fading suthority or. aft sub- jieets -pertBininst to outdtHi!' Hf« I came to Bryson City April B, J8W [S«rot» coain? here ho lived w |Hb»1 Cw«k. Deets Crock, and spsnt I* hc«-feR of the t-er. years h? resldw= 'in tasts country before moving toBry- ORDON ROGERS Format Chief Of Police Dies After Operation Jt» Atlanta. Gordon Kogoys, if,, died in Pied^ ;;?n city esmfim in th« Great. ment Hospital in Atlanta, 0«* at ? StSmcky Mountains, Tho toiiowins Ibriof history t n k e n r r 0 a; j-'Who's who in America," (jives r I Jkeieby account 0* !>is life before it« ! moved to swain County: Kephart, Horace, author; born jEMt Salam, Pa., September 8. J8$3; j parents, isateb L, and Mary <Sow, rtra> Kcohwt: A. B„ Lebanon VaiU-s rtlook Sundav memiMg fcliowina an operation Friday. Mr. Refers was born in North Georgia. After the tSt-atn of his par' ents he cams to Andrew* and made bis homo with SW/iwn Porter tot many years. He married Mis* Lakev Ladd of darblo who died a .vsar ago. Their four children, Kemisth, Kvie, Say •Of-hegf. Arivilio, Pn„ isto. A, M., and Anns Laura survive, i8S2; swst-grad, work Cornell tlpt-: Mr. Rofers served ss town marshal Iversity, gjosfon University, Yale Xii,'.'. ,n BrvsoitOity until his health fail- .■eisjb-' married Laurr. White Macs , .'d eight months a?o, y-our .years ago ?f ithisca, N. Y. Awil 12. isst; chil- 00 moved his family 10 our town dren—Cornelia Fsrris, Mai-garc*. from Rsvonsford where h» had bc«t -Leoisitrd Wheeler, Lucy, aeorg«Steij ; employed for some yeart, .bins, Barbara, Asalstf.ni - Cornel: [ Funeral services were held wednas :Vniverrity Library, l88a-S-5; Kurope j.lay afternoon at 2:30 o'clock 11884-88: aasistant- Yale u, Librar.' ! n Andrews, Dr. e. U Crcal was Sa [ (880-99; librarian St. Lcuis Mcr-1 *srge of the burial services. Quite icauHje Ubrary, 1890-1983, fresiden*"' >mmber cf masons and friends 'state Utorat-v and Historical Asa*>- ihvm 8ry«on City attended the fuit- •xialum of North Carolina. Democrat !Wa!' j JAuthw; our southern Highlan4-. ers, 1913; Camping and Woodcwft J1916; Sporting.Fircgrms. 1018; T1k M1CKFE SAYS— Cstnp*«rs Manual, 1033. Editor vari- Home lotis books of adventure. j Bryson City, fr. C, I Mr, Kephart made his homo at tb< j O«op«r Hottse during the twenty.on<; years he lived here in Bryson Cltv ' atfd dttrltit the first cisht or ten' [years spent most of his time with .his writings. Many people believe;: jihat h« desired to live to himself I and were slow to seek Ids compan-1 jions*ip, but when the time arrived1 j making it necessary for steps to br ' taken to nrohibit further siaughtct i jef tlte foreste of the Smokies, Kepvi .hart put aside his work among hi; ' books, and went forth to battle, th:>! j our beautiful forests might be saved and a great National Park establish- j ed in the Smokies. His crusade in the interest of tht j parte was followed with interest' throughout the United States, gndi the results obtained through the «f. j torts oCHcrace Kephart and his" many xriends who rallied to the cause were satisfactory. Many per. j sons knew Kephart. knew of hit works, his efforts In behalf ot tlK; pa..*, but few except his friends t x Vveu, fctKi, usfse 1 ftHUo' ivtru A ifitmOH TO sUx At/a .1 <-!QiV£HAUI$rAli.T? IT HA$ "K> PO WreH$QMS~ '■ 7HMS- YC3U mXJCt gHQVLP 0O At tOOH AS SOVA

This article is a memorial to Horace Kephart (1862-1931), a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. In 1904, he left his work as a librarian in St. Louis and permanently moved to western North Carolina. His popular book, “Camping and Woodcraft” was first published 1906; the 1916/1917 edition is considered a standard manual for campers after almost a century of use. Living and working in a cabin on Hazel Creek in Swain County, Kephart began to document life in the Great Smoky Mountains, producing “Our Southern Highlanders” in 1913. Throughout his life, Kephart wrote many articles supporting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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  • Bryson City Times
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• Date
  • Date original: 1931-04-10;
  • Date digitized: 2016-03-02
• Extent
  • Dimension: 8.5" x 14"
  • Pages: 4 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
  • National parks and reserves -- Appalachian Region, Southern
  • Tarleton, Fiswoode, 1890-1931
• Location
  • Swain County (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • Horace Kephart Collection
• Identifier
  • GSMNP_10184_26_13
• Repository
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park