SALES TAX MAY BE RESULT OF SCHOOL . LAW JUST ENACTED (Continued Inm page one) ditional taxes, income taxes should be increased end a tax placed on stocks in foreign corporations. They were successful in blocking amendments which would provide the state opera tion of schools, when and if sufficient revenue could be found without plac ing undue burdens on any of the tax payers of the state. Opponents of the measure prac tically all of whom said they were not opposed to the state operating the schools, thought it sensible to make every effort to find the revenue be fore adopting a policy which they might not be able to carry through. Only one or two references were made to the loss of local self-government through Btate operation of toe schools, by which county and local officers would lose all authority in school mat ters. The distress from the economic depression is considered the main toason for such drastic measures. Close on the heels of enactment of the measure came a bill directing the State Superintendent of Public In struction and the State Board oi Equalization to prescribe a minimum scholastic standard for a six-months term, fix uniform s&laries for superin tendents, principals and teachers, and :il l costs, determine number of higb schools In each county, create a cen tral purchasing agent for the public .schools, reassess and equalize the nroperty values in all counties bj May 1, 1932, and levy an advaloreir tax of -0 cents on the $100 all ovei the state, to be paid into the stat< treasury, the state paying the balanc* of the cost. County commissioner! could add 20 cents for longer schools higher salaries or other costs, anc cities could supplement the term anc teacher pay as much as they desire The counties and districts would stil have to pay their bonds and debt ser vice. JUST BREADJHAT'S ALL THE BOY WANTS Heart - Breaking Scenes Ar< Witnessed at the Associ ated Charities Place "What do you want, little one?' was asked of a young boy who ha< silently entered the Chamber of Com merce rooms where the Associate* Charities have headquarters in dis pensing aid to the poor. "Just some bread, please, for wi arc hungry," was the reply that cam back in trembling voice. "What did you have for breakfast little boy?" the man asked. "We didn't have any breakfast, an> we didnt have any supper last night either." His case was investigated ? and to be true, and it was not loiy thereafter until that family grouj a i -Hit a table, and their manne: of eating gave every evidence tha they were nungry, indeed. Nor was this case the only one tha touched the hearts of those working for the Associated Charities. Men women and children came, in droves and one after another told their stor ies of want and hunger, hopeless helpless efforts to obtain work. In th< crowd were those who had never be fore asked for assistance, but owinj to the times of stress were forced t< seek aid from the Associated Chari ties, or see their loved ones suffer foi food. Every man or woman who has ?liaced something to eat in one of th< boxes placed about the doors of th? grocery stores and markets hav< helped to make life brighter foi those people. The need is still great The warm sunshine of the past few days has not driven dull care away from these people without food. Those who can, are urged to keep on giving to the associated Charities, so there will be food for those who are hungry. CLASSIFIED ADS WANTEDWhitc woman for cook and general housework. Must be exper ienced, and come well recommended. Apply No. 23G West Main St. J22tf VICTOR RADIOS . . Victor Phono. graphs . . Victor Records . . If it's a Victor, it's good. For sale at Houston's Furniture Store. M12tf NEWEST MAJESTIC RADIOS at Houston Furniture Company, Bre vard. Guaranteed no "A-C hum." A high class Radio at a reasonable price. jly 31tf FIRE WOOD, Stove Wood, Kindling, Sand and Gravel. Trunks and Baggage and general hauling. Rates reasonable. Siniard Transfer Co. Phone 118. Aug 13 4tc DENTAL WORK done for corn or any kind of Produce. Will allow you above the market price. Dr. McLean WANTED ? Every one interested in Radios to call and see the wonder ful Atwater-Kent Radio. Hear it and see it at the Houston Furniture com pany's store. ? J15tfc LOST ? Lady's black purse, between Bob Gash residence and Pisgah Forest, on Monday, Jan. 26. Contain ed valuable receipts and railroad pass. Return R.R. Agent, Pisgah For- , est. Mrs. H. C. Rogers. It , SCHOOL CHILDREN This advertisement if produced at our store on each Friday in February with the purchase of ten cents in tab- ! lets or school supplies entitles the holder to one glass root beer or plain soda, absolutely free. Brevard Phar macy. Jesse B. Pickelsimer, Ph.G. proprietor. Thru F FARMERS FAIL TO RAISE ENOUGH OF FOOD FOR OWN USE (Continued from pag* one) then paid for the produce in which they nad deficiencies. In fact, the situation is a bit better than this, for the county produced 9,876 bushels of rye valued at $14,814 in 1929. As rye is a crop, for which the farmers have no actual farm use it is not counted in the tabulation below. How ever, it is actually a surplus crop. The 1,600 pounds of tobacco, which sold for $852, was a surplus crop but is not counted in the tabulation as to i bacco is a "money" crop. The addi tion of these two sums to the total surplus money totaled above would only change the situation a lit tle for the better. Figures on the beef and veal and the mutton and lamb production in the county are not , available but it is believed that the , county is about taking care of its farm needs in these two respects. The county is far ahead of its home garden needs, with a surplus of 164 acres planted, valued according to the , United States average as productive of $68,880 worth of vegetables. The > corn crop showed the greatest surplus with 172,957 more bushels produced than needed on the farms, valued at $169,497. Transylvania must eliminate the following shortages: Wheat ? 16,093 bushels required; 693 bushels produced; 15,400 bushels shortage; $21,406 value of shortage. Oats ? ?35,492 bushels required; 2, 696 bushels produced; 32,896 bushels shortage; $24,014 value of shortage. Milk ? 459,000 gallons required; 40,953 gallons produced; 418,047 gal lons shortage; $75,248 value of short , age. Poultry ? 35,133 birds required; ' 15,705 birds raised; 19,428 birds ? shortage; $17,485 value of shortage. 1 Eggs ? 105,400 dozen- required; 98, " 156 dozen produced; 7,244 dozen shortage; $2,173 value of shortage. Hay ? 6,364 tons required; 1,674 tons produced; 4,690 tons shortage: $84,420 value of shortage. The county raises a surplus in the ' following: } Corn ? 112,343 bushels required; 285,300 bushels produced; 172,957 bushels surplus; $169,497 value of i surplus. Sweet potatoes ? 5,964 bushels re quired; 6,600 bushels produced; 636 bushels surplus; $572 value of sur ? plus. . Irish potatoes ? 4,080 bushels re ' quired; 42,100 bushels produced; j 38,020 bushels surplus; $47,525 value 1 of surplus. Pork and lard? -1,309 head re quired; 2,112 head raised; 803 head ? surplus; $1,606 value of surplus. Home gardens ? 340 acres required; 504 acres planted; 164 acres sur 1 plus: $68,880 value of surplus. 1 DEPENDS ON j? "WHOSE OX IS CORED" [? 1 If you will try to get a detached jj view of the present situation in North J Carolina and let your sense of humor ' assert itself, you will find, during . these months when the Legislature is J in session, some degree of amusement ? in what you observe. Everybody is " agreeing that taxes (his own taxes) ' must be reduced, but if the salary ho is receiving happens to be derived '? from tax money he holds up -his hands in holy horror if anybody hints re ducing that. The merchant is oppos * ing the sales tax, the farmer i 1 grumbling about land tax, the manu ' facturer thinks he is already op ' pressed and will violently oppose any further tax on his product. None o J us are willing to be deprived of anj of the benefits and protection which come to us from tax sources ? at least none of the things which we en joy individually ? but we want some body else to foot the bills. Many peo ple seem to think that public funds come from some miraculous source, like manna showered from heaven, and that the collection of taxes is op pression, pure and simple. There -is somewhat the same atti tude toward economy. All of us be lieve it is a good thing ? for the other fellow. ? Moryanton News Herald. NOTICE North Carolina Trannylvania County IN THE SUPERIOR COURT N. A. Miller T. H. Hampton vs. J. W. Duckworth, et al. The defendants Walter Hampton, C. E. Hampton, T. II. Hampton Jr., Mrs. Mollie Aiken, Lula Duckworth and Mrs. Georgia Galloway, will take ! notice that an action entitled as j above has been commenced in the j Superior Court of Transylvania county, to the end that the plaintiffs may foreclose all interest that the defendants may have in the lands known as the J. E. Duckworth Farm, in Catheys Creek Township, Tran sylvania county, fully described in the . complaint filed in this cause; that | said action is brought for the pur- , pose of foreclosing tax sale certifi cates covering said lands, and belong- , ing to the plaintiffs, for delinquent j taxes, interest and costs and expenses and said defendants will take notice ; that they are required to answer or demur to the complaint filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Transylvania county, North , Carolina, by the 6th day of March 1931, op the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the . complaint This the 4th day of Feb. }?31. Otto Alexander, Clerk Superior. Court Feb. 5,12,19,2CNani : THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAVEl is* by train. The safest. Wtost com- < fortable. Most reliable Costs less, ; Inquire of T'.^et Agents regaling ( 'ready reduced fares for short trips, : SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM i CORNsWlLL BRING DOLLAR A BUSHEL AT PLUMMER'S Plttmmer'z Department Store, in an advertisement in this issue of The Brevard News arc offer ing one dollar per bushel for corn. Mr. Wilson, manager, un nounces that his comnany is do ing this in order that his cus tomers can pay off old accounts and buy merchandise, with their corn, which has been for some time a rather slow drag on the market. BLUE DEVILS DIVIDE WITH E. FLAT ROCK The Brevard High cagers turned back the invasion of East Flat Rock Monday night on the local court by a score of 20-11. The Blue Devils showed their su periority immediately after the start ing whistle, and held the lead during the entire game. Morgan of Brevard was high scorerer for the game, with seven points, while Jones of the in vaders ran up a total of six points. The line-up: Brevard Flat Rock? RF Morgan Jones LF Clayton R. Brysor C Batson Kilpatricl I RG J. Schachner Hudgini I LG Payne Phillips Substitutions: Brevard, Powell foi Batson. Flat Rock: H. Bryson foi Jones, Capps for R. Bryson, Hend ricks for Phillips. Ur ovarii Uirts Lone The East Flat Rock girls took at easy game from the Brevard girls The visitors jumped into an earl; lead and maintained their margi: throughout the game. Final score wai 26-16. | Norman of the visitors led thi scoring by tallying eleven points while Nicholson of Brevard, wa close for the honors with ten points. I The line-up: i Brevard Flat Rock RF Nicholson Edne: LF Pickelsimcr Norma' CF Townsend Glove ! CG King v . Mil RG Johnson Nicholsoi I LG Norton McCra\ Referee: Clayton: scorer, Hnmp ton; timer, Erwin. I ! LEGISLATIVE PERPLEXITIES (The Franklin Press) ! Down at Raleigh the legislator are beginning to discover the weigh of their burden. They are faced wit! ?he double problem of increasing th ? state's functions and expenditures, or at least f . 1 them within their present bounds. -SSTaSwS ifXw'cl Ssarssrs "ifSs thereby vS??? S52T But ? \ ri ?ary for the General Assembly rtSonhec six-months schoo team are pushing the MacLean to put their plans into effect, and progress person denies that ? ? School be open at least six month ffgiiSreywiii dhrs ?chool Proponents of the Dili wer careful in writing it not to mcur th measiw ?S;uTs?sp?ifying that tin strong' 'opposition . The merchants and "ntiknnee trx vcminiscent _ ot tin. Barclays when a pack : of . ciRanJ^ cost eighteen cents and a soft h ( j was six cents instead of the usuai i? The Governor advocates an in crease from four to ^ve ^nts m th^ gasoline tax to carry out his nitn piw/soSl dTf'filult 'ton0obtain: in course, nobody wants to pay more for gasoline, but the average motor ist will not howl as long as he is t, t ting better roads. Certainly, the land owner will not object if A means lov cving of the ad valorem rate. am. many motorists are landowners. The plan for the state to take i ?Vio rounl,r roads seems to have been Sncrallv and heartily welcomed, but & ?'f?Xu,Se for instance, is very well satisiieu with the present set-up and any nlan that carries the possibility ? Souf'oT^pSw^ absolute! again will be a .political .football Which side will win tlfflfthef wtball is almost is certain that the loo t? uriii suffer many bears and scraw.it , * It is hardly likely that itwdf6, ?nacted without ^rious ame' ndm?n< t | E/S A?'? pM " iito 6i"Eect." [BILL PROVIDES A HEAVY TAX FOR BUSES AND TRUCKS ( Continued from page one) leave exemption to the legislature, Provide ready method of abolishing special taxes in special tax districts. Require quarterly jeports by State Highway Commission to all county commissioners of apportionments and expenditures of highway funds in their respective counties. Increase pensions of disabled Con federate Veterans from $365 to $600 a year, payable monthly. | Reimburse counties from State ; Highway funds allotments to the counties, on basis of area and popula tion, cash loans, donations and ! amounts spent by the counties on | highways of the "State highway sys tem. 1 ; Refund proportionate part of li 1 cense fees paid for plates for automo. biles burned or otherwise rendered useless. Prevent erection of electrical oi mechanical signs on state highway system except as approved by the ' motor vehicle commissioner. , Provtde that certificate from the Commisisoner of Revenue as to owner . ] of an automobile with certain license ' ! number and involved in damage oi j ! injury be prima facie evidence o! j ownership of the car and that it was , 'operated by or at the direction of the , owner. j. I L!ig increase in the license fee? . | charged peddlers and those engaged 'in selling bankrupt or fire stocks oi goods. manyWlsmake ;! A-GRADE ON EXAM: s ! A number of Brevard High pupil: made the coveted "A" grade for th< i first half year's work. The list ii given below: i Biology ? Mary N. Black. Nel y J Duckworth, Ruth Pickelsimer, Justini Wright, Ella Mae Scruggs. t I Latin ? James Deaver, Ella Mai Scruggs, Frances Jenkins, r I History ? C. L. Powell, Edga Loftis, Henry Piorson, James Deaver I Richard Grimshawe, Rachel Williams ;Mary Burnette, B. J. Gillespie, Joi nj Black, Mildred Norton, Marie Case Jack Miller, v ! Mathematics ? Richard Grimshawe >? iMury Burnette. I Home Economics ? Olga Dermitl | Mary N. Black, Harriet Boggs, Rutl Bryson, Frances King. French ? Joe Black, Sue Hunt Jean English, Marie Case, Roy Neill Louise Gillespie. * j Chemistry ? Fred Miller, Joe Black Physics ? Jack Miller. II j Science ? Richard Grimshawe. u I English ? Frances Jenkins, Jan si Terry, Mabel Gillespie, Leslie Mc e Guire, Louise Gillespie, Marie Case Flora Reid, Rachel Williams. 8 | Agriculture ? Merrimon Shuford : Otis Shipman, Edward Conley, Davi * 1 Woodfin, Andrew Boggs, Freemai ? Gillespie. 1 1 Typewriting and Shorthund ? Mar ' jorie Young, Dorothy Souther. 0 Part-time student ? Fred Miller ii 11 Bookkeeping; Opal Ashworth ii " Shorthand; Ruby MeKinna and Rub; ?,Whitmire in Typewriting and Short hand. ; SCOUT CELEBRATION |l TO BE HELD SUNDAY !l 2 1 (By Scout Reporter) > ! Rev. R. L. Alexander, assistant i scoutmaster of Troop No. 1 of the - Brevard Boy Scouts of America an ? pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian ? church, will deliver the annual Boy : Scout sermon Sunday evening in thi? i Methodist church. j This service marks the twenty-firs' anniversary of the Boy Scouts n; ??'America and the celebration begin . ning Sunday will continue on through the week with various activities by ? the Scouts. The event will be cei brated by Scout troops all over the United States. .1 This also marks the 15th nnniver ? sary of' Troop No. 1 of Brevard, which was granted a charter in 1010. The troop was originated by Rev. J. R. Hay, former pastor of the Presby terian church and a great lover of boys. Under his leadership the troop grew until at his departure, he left in the hands of J. A. Miller, present scoutmaster, a splendid group o Scouts. Mr. Miller has spent much of his time in Boy Scout work, depriving ! himself of many pleasures. Due to his wonderful work the local troop has 'risen in rank until it is easily able'1' compete for honors with larger an-l better equipped troops. For did not a local Sc Hit win out as the third best Scout in Western North Carolina, and does not the Brevard troop h?.ve Uvo Eagle Scouts and others nf high rank? All due to the leadership of j"Capt. Fred" and the cooperation of the people itt the community. I A little more than 2; years ago. W. D. pnvce, a Chicago publisher, while traveling in London, became lost in s | search for a difficult address. A young boy agreed to direct him to | the desired point. Skilfully he direct ed him through the city to the build ing and refused a Hp for his services, stating that he was a Boy Scout. This aroused the interest of Mr. Boyce and ho visited the Scout head quarters to get particulars concern ing the organization. Upon returning to America he im mediately began plans for the forma tion of American troop3. As a re sult of. his labors, .and with several other interested m(n it ma, Lj notic ed that- there are nearly four million Boy Scouts in the U' 'ted States to day. BENEFIT BRIDGE TO BE BIVEN BY B. & P. WOMEN The Brevard Business and Pro ? fesicmal Women's Club will give a benefit bridge on Friday eve ning, February twenthieth, the event to be held tn the show rooms of the Joines Motor Co. Complete details, with list of prizes will be announced in next week's Brevard Newt. This or ganization is sponsoring the Girl Scout movement here, and all people interested in this work are expected to assist in every way possible. ! 400 BUSHELS TO ! THE ACRE IS PUN; Series of Meetings To Be Held at Roman to Study the Plans "Hew to make 400 bushels of po tatoes on one acre," will be the theme 'for discussion in the class room of the Rosman High School Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Prof. J. F. Corbin will be in charge of the discussion. This group ! being formed by Prof. Corbin "or 'adult farmers of the county, will be j held each Tuesday evening until the subject is thoroughly covered.' The yield of potatoes in this county, sa> I Prof. Corbin, is entirely too low, while farmers in other counties aie making above 400 bushels per acre. . This can be done here, the school man says, if the process of growing them ! correctly is known. Ten factors of proper potato grow ing will be discussed during the sev eral week's session of this niglv school, only one to be taken up each j Tuesday evening. Already a number ; of farmers of the Rosman section . have signified their intention of tak ! ing part in the discussions to be held weekly. THE CITIZEN IS WORRIED , I Jackson County Journal i The Asheville Citizen is somewhat perturbed for fear that the new edu cation bill will give children in other mountain counties an equal show, so . far as opportunity to be exposed to ' an education is concerned, .to that of ' i the children of Buncombe. e .Says The Citizen : , I "The language of the bill is im portant. It is specifically provided ?, ' that 'the public school system for the constitutional term of at least six I, months shall be general and uniform 1 in all the counties'. If words mean anything no county, under this bill, 'could have schools that were better , in any respect than the schools of any 'other county. . I "Obviously it would be impossible j for the state to raise by any means ; whatever enough revenues to bring e all the schools of the state up to the - standard of the best schools. The >, standard adopted would be better, doubtless, than the standard of the I, ! weaker schools but it would be a s compromise and would involve a very i ! decided lowering of the standard ol ! the schools of many counties. - 1 "The MacLean bill might relieve land taxps measureably. That is what i is claimed for it but the claim is not 1 yet supported by proof. Is is a sug ; gestion and a hope. In that light - it is entitled to consideration. But endorsement awaits more evidence both as to how it will benefit the real estate owner and as to what its effects will J>e in other directions. There is no way as yet of even haz r arding a guess as tc the amount of \ taxes which buncombe county, for | example, would pay, under the terms ' of the bill, for no one knows how this money would be raised. It is evident that the bill might greatly cripple the operation of the Buncombe coun | ty schools." , The Journal has been a proponent | of a uniform state system of public schools since almost before the edito .was old enough to cast a ballot, and it still is. We have taken the position tha 'every child in North Carolina is ~ North Carolina child and that as sui'l is entitled to an equal chance to ac ' quire a common school education. Inside Jackson county, for exampK :a child living on Sol's Creek or ir, i Bull Pen is entitled to the same edu cational opportunities as one living in the best residential section of Sylva. A child whose home is on the head of j Cartoogcchaye Creek in Macon coun ty and another child living in Bn*: more Forest or Grove Park in Burt combe should have the same kind of a start in life by being given the same educational facilities, so far as the state can provide them. Because a child happens to be bor" and live in Bviartown is no rrasnr why he should not have the same kind of opportunity to prepare himselt for life provided by him bv his p'ate ;es that enjoyed' by anothrr child in ( Greensboro. | The good, old Democratic doctrine ,of equal rights to all and special priv j ileges to none, i* the only rule thn* I works raii-ly in Democracy, and it ap i plies with as mu A force to educa- ' PROGRESS MADE IN I STANDARD SCHOOL ' WORK OF STATE 186,000 Children Enrolled In Standard Elementary Schools In 1929-30 Raleigh, Feb. 4, ? Approximately 186,000 children were enrolled in standard elementary school* of tb? . state during 1929-80, it is learned s from a section of Supt. of Public In- \ . struction A. T. Allen's report to the General Assembly. This number rep- - resented more than a third of the total white elementary enrollment for > that year. Of this number, 102,507 are rural children and 82,384 chil dren in charter school districts. A standard elementary school, ac cording to Supt. Allen's report, is one providinj a seven-year course of study with at least one teacher to the grade, a minimum tern of eight months, and fulfilling certain other requirements as to organization and equipment. j "In the past few years,'- the report says, "there has been a widespread T realization of the vital importance of the elementary school as the founda tion of our educational life. This de sire to give the children a more elect ive opportunity for the fundamentals of an education has concerned itself with such essential factors as length of term, the size of the school, the . training of teachers, adequate equip ment and an enriched course of study." ! The work of visiting th" schools and applying the standards set-up was begun in 1924. "At that time," the report continues, "there were 270 rural schools which had seven or more teachers and an eight months term. Today, there are 448 rural schools which meet thene two re quirements. ! "In 1924 there were only 62 large rural schools in which all teachers : had at least one year of college or normal training, but this year, 1929 1930, we find that 406 rural schools employ teachers with the required training^ JOAN CRAWFORD TO BE HERE IN "PAID" "Paid," Joan Crawford's latest and best picture, will be shown at the Clemson Theatre next Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 9 and 10. I "Paid" is taken from the story "Within the Law." Miss Crawford displays her ability as a dramatist as Mary Turner, a shop girl who is ac cused of a crime she did not commit and pays the penalty. She becomes a member of an underworld ganjr to "get even" with her accuser. ' The picture is well directed and Miss Crawford is ably supported in the cast by Marie Prevost aud Rob ert Armstrong. | tlonal opportunities as it does to a tariff act. I The act will equalize the educa tional opportunities of all the children of North Carolina who depend upon the public schools for an education, and will, at the same time greatly equalize the tax burden in the state, and measurably relieve the burdened landowners. t 1 11 I That business concern that gets the business now is the one that uses ad vertising as the one best direct route to the people. The people are interested in getting the best In quality goods and service. A business that has faith in itself advertises and wins the faith of the public. FROST PROOF Cabbage PLANTS REAL NICE PLANTS, JUST RECEIVED 25c Per HUNDRED ? B. & B. Feed & Seedl Company I ^ BREVARD, N. C. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE OUR SPECIAL PRICES On Cleaning and Pressing until further notice. Suits cleaned and pressed C Plain Dresses cleaned, pressed . V/vv All Others Accordingly As Cheap. Your patronage appreciated and All Work Guaranteed BREVARD DRY CLEANERS Next Door to The Brevard News