Brevard Children Declare War on Flies, July 1919

From the Brevard News, July 18, 1919

Brevard to Have Fly Campaign

By Lula M. Cassidy, County Home Demonstrator

While the city authorities are having a clean-up campaign, we want the children of the town to help us get rid of the flies. Every child in Brevard under 15 years of age may enter this contest. Both moving picture houses of the town have offered tickets as prizes in this contest. The child who kills 300 flies and brings them to the Home Demonstration Office in the U.D. Library before July 27 will receive a ticket to one of the local moving picture shows. The child who wins the largest number of tickets will also get a cash prize. Any method may be used in catching the flies; but they must be caught by the person who competes for the prize without help.

The contest will open next Monday morning following a special sermon to children which will be preached on “Flies” in the Brevard Methodist church by Rev. W.E. Poovey on Sunday morning.

This contest will last one week and will close Saturday, July 26^th at 6 p.m.

Each child who takes part will be helping to make Brevard a more beautiful and more healthful town to live in.