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GREAT SERMON FOR MASONS PREACHED BY REV. ALEXANDER St. John's Day Profitably Spent By Large Number of Members APPEAL FOR STRONG MEN MADE BY THE MINISTER The Times Call for Men With Conscience, Courage and Christianity Members of Dunn's Rock Masonic lodge attended services last Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church, where Rev. R. L. Alexander preached the annual St. John's Day sermon. A splendid group of Masons gathered for the occasion, and marched in body to and from the church. Rev. Mr. Alexander, himself a member of the lodge, delivered what was pro nounced by many people to be one of the strongest sermons ever heard at such occasions. Following are excerpts from the sermon, the text being taken from John 1:29: "Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world." Behold the majesty of conscience: The one great religion of the world is conscience. Here we all meet and agree that there is a conscience in our system of truth. Conscience has been compared to a clock ami the law ot God to the sun. The clock is right only when it keeps time with the sun. So it is with the conscience. It is a safe guide when educated and instructed by the Word of God, and the Spirit of God. In a Heaven di rected conscience lies the hope of self respect. I must keep my selfrespect, and to do this I must keep my con science. When sin comes in, con science comes in to freshen the ideals and lead into the paths of honesty and righteousness. Let us behold the majesty of conscience and listen to that still small voice. Behold the men who dtire for the right : There is a crisis in the world today; the future of tomorrow de pends on the wisdom and ideals of the men of today; men who dare for God and the right are in demand ? men who dare to wait on the Lord, and depend 011 the Spirit. God is looking for men who dare to be pious, dare to give God a chance at their means, their hearts and their time. The need is great, men who will not debate, but do, who will not criticize, but construct, men who will work with the Spirit until the just peace comes, until Christ reigns. Behold the opportunity of service: V. e must get a new idea of service to day. He that assumes authority and uses it for selfish ends is not the benefactor of society, but he that uses his power to lessen the troubles of life and lighten the care of some pool mai. s burden is the great man. The emphasis of Christianity is "He thai is greatest among you must be youi servant. "In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it untc me." " Behold the Lamb of God that tab cthamiy the sin of the world: This is the one thing that people have to do ? "Behold the Lamb ' oi (rod May we remember thai never to be forgotten dav when Jchr was preaching on the banks of the Jordan to that great multitude ol people, and suddenly he looked up and caught sight of a face that made him forget everything. His hearf seemed to stand still. His audience vanished from his vision, the Spirit of the Highest fell upon him and he cried: "Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world." May we feel the thrill of those words and be impressed with the sheer im mensity of their phraseology, and throw ourselves on our knees, and Jield ourselves to Him for ever and ever more. "Behold the Lamb of God that tak eth away the sin of the world. SERVICES AT DAVIDSON RIVER CHURCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON Preaching sen-ices will be held at Davidson River Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev, R. L. Alexander, pastor, will deliver the sermon. SPECIAL TAXES TO i BE ABOLISHED NOW 39 Counties In State May Take Such Action Under the New Law Special taxes in special tax districts in 39 of the 100 counties in the State may be abolished under a special statute enacted by the 1931 General , Assembly, the special election for 1 such purpose to be called when 25 per cent of the qualified voters in such j district petition for an election to vote on abolishing the tax, Attorney Gen eral D. G. Brummitt states in an opin ion given to State Superintendent A. T. Allen. Earlier, under Consolidated Stat utes 5531, it required a petition sign ed by two-thirds of the qualified vot ers and later it was changed to 50 per cent. The county board of edu cation passes upon the petition, un der the new law, and if 25 per ccnt of the voters have signed it, the board approves it and the county board of commissioners is required to call the election. The requirement is that the elec tion be carried by a majority of the qualified and registered voters, the vote being against the registration, Mr. Brummitt holding that absentee ballot? cannot be used. If the tax in such district is voted off, the .^isuict is abolished, in so far as its power ot' levying tax for schools is concern ed, but the district continues to exist and taxc must be levied to take care of its indebtedness, bonds and inter :-t and request should be ;na-J> to the cour.tv commissioners for a levy to cover such debt, Mr. Brummitt states. He holds that, in advance of the submission of particular facts, which might justify a different con clusion, voting off such a tax would have no effect on a county-wide plan of organization. This applies only to a "local tax district," as defined by the statutes: 'one territorial unit of the .'ounty sys 'tem under the control of the county ! board of education, but having in ad jdition to the general county fund a 'special local tax fund voted by the ? people for supplementing the general 'fund and does not apply to the other classes of districts : non-local tax, spe cial charter, special school taxing dis trict or special high school district. | The 39 counties included under pro visions of the new act are : Alexander, 'Anson, Beaufort, Buncombe, Carter et. Catawba, Chatham, Chowan, i Cleveland, Craven, Currituck, David ;'son, Duplin, Franklin, Gates, Greene, 'Henderson, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, : Jackson, Johnston, Lenoir, Martin, i Mecklenburg, Moore, Nash, Onslow, j Pamlico, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, 'Rockingham, Transylvania, Vance . Wake, Warren, Wilkes and Robeson. I$880 IS RECEIVED BY SCHOOL BOARD HERE ! Brevard, News Bureau i Raleigh, July 1 Raleigh, July 1. ? Sixty-seven ? North Carolina counties received last week from the State Treasury a to ) tal of $100, 119.71 of the $150,000 set : aside in the school equalizing f I'.nd : for 1930-31 for paying salaries of i .eachers allowed by the State Board ; >f Equalization, in addition to those : orovided for in the approved school , budgets. Of the amount, $74,209.86 ; was for the six months term and $25, ; 849.85 for extended term salaries. Transylvania county, the records in : State Supt. A. T. Allen's office show, . received of this fund $880, of which : $660 was for the six months term and 1 $220 for the extended term. This is , the final payment to the counties of ? the 1930-31 equalizing fund, unless I some error or omission should be dis covered, Dr. Allen said. | WOMAN'S BUREAU MEETING j TO BE HELD TUESDAY NEXT Announcement is made that the '(Woman's Bureau will hold its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon of next week instead of Monday afternoon, ; on account of Monday being observed i as a holiday here. All members are , urged to take note of the change, and 1 attend the mooting Tuesday after noon. Checkerboard Chatter Volume 1 July 2, 1931 Published, in the in terest of the people of BREVARD and T R AXSYLVANIA County by the B&B Feed & Seed Co. A stranger walked up to a group of men on the streets of Brevard. Singling out one he said, "Are you Ow en Davis?" "Yes, stranger, and I'm not alone. All of the rest owe him too.'' Just received ship ment of Grass and Clover Seeds. Drug Clerk - "Doc tor, a Scotchman is outside and wants a dime's worth of poison to commit suicide with. How can I discourage him?" Dr.? "Tell him it costs 20 cents." Let us figure with you on your needs of quality seeds. "You say that boy of yours is a chip oft" the old block?" "Yes, and we have rt splinter at the house this morn ing." Plant in your gard en now ? pole and busk beans, beets, cucumbers, rutabaga turnips, etc. Sow early varieties of cabbage seed for late crop. Side dress your corn and vegetables with nitrate of soda for better and quicker results. Number 30 you want to see in our paper just tell us and we will see that it is published. Eat Home Ground Whole Wheat Flour for health and en ergy. The only thing that the people of Bre vard have to take for their appetites is Breakfast, Din ner and Supper. If there is any item If your flowers are not doing just as well as they should, try Bloom-Aid. B&B Feed & Seed Co. Brevard, N. C. The Store with the Checkerboard Sign Death of M. A. Cooper, Following j! Stroke, Is Blow to the Community j M. A. Ceo per, one of the best known l men of Transylvania county, died at] 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, from a ( stroke suffered ten days ago. Death | occurred at the Waltermire Hotel,] where the popular man had long liv ed. He was 68 years of age, and had spent most of his life in this com munity, being a member of one of the oldest families in this section. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at the Methodist church, the services being conducted by Rev. J. H. West and Rev, R. L. Alexander. Burial was in the Gil lespie cemetery, and many beautiful floral offerings attested the high es teem in which the deceased had been held. Mr. Cooper served as post master of Brevard during the Cleve land administration. He was noted for his loyalty to friends and causes to whom he was pledged. Active pallbearers were: B. H. i Freeman, F. E. Shuford, R. L. Nich- ^ olson, W. E. Breese, A. E. Hampton, and M. A. Mull. Honorary pallbearers were : T. H. 1 Hampton, T. T. Loftis, D. L. Eng- ' lish, T. C. Galloway, J. B. S. Mcln-,' tosh, Pat Kimzey, O. L. Erwin, A. B. ' Riley, S. P. Verner, W. E. Britt, James F. Barrett, Dr. Charles L. . Newland, T. L. Snelson, W. M. Hen ry, J. E. Waters, C. 0. Robinson, J. E. Clayton, S. M. Macfie, H. L. Wil son, B. W. Trantham, W. H. Harris, J. F. Winton, Jack Johnson, J. M. Gaines, Ralph R. Fisher, and J. H. Pickelsimer. Mr. Cooper was a brother-in-law of T. W. Whitmire, former mayor of i Brevard. Surviving are two chil dren, Paul, of Hickory, and Mrs. Lum Townsend, of Asheville, one brother, U. A. Cooper, of Greenville, S. C., and two sisters, Mrs. A. M. Verder.v, ! of Charlotte, and Mrs. T. W. Whit mire, of Brevard. 300 PRISONERS IN ; STATE ARE SET FREE New Road Law Causes Release of Men Sentenced Less Than Sixty Days Brevard. News Bureau Raleigh, July 1 Probably oOO short-term prisoners in prison camps and jails of the sev eral counties of the State, prisoners serving less than 60-day sentences for minor offenses, often because unable to pay small fines, will be released on order of Governor Gardner, largely because it would be a heavy burden on the counties to kee'p them idle in jails. Few of the counties will con tinue their prison camps. Mecklen burg and probably a few other larger counties, will continue to operate ' camps, but on a reduced scale. The State is permitted to work prisoners sentenced for 60 days or more on the highways and about 4, 000 will be taken over by the State July 1. The 1931 General Assembly provided that short-term prisoners may be worked on city streets, in ad dition to in workhouses and on coun ty farms, and later these will be so worked in many of the counties. Governor Gardner has named a Prison Advisory Commission, author ized by the General Assembly, to co operate with the State Prison Board in working out plans for expending the $400,000 authorized for erection of a new central prison unit on the Camp Polk farm near Raleigh. This is to be fire-proof and will serve as a sort of clearing house, where prison ers will be received, examined, classi fied and distributed, on the basis of fitness, to the various units of activ ity over the State. The commission named by Governor 1 Gardner and which will be called to gether to begin its work soon, includes Robert M. Cox, Winston-Salem; E. G. Flannigan, Greenville; C. G. Powell, Oxford; F. H. Coffey, Lenoir, and Captain Nathan O'Berry, State Treasurer. | Cherry field News I ! J "Uncle" Cling Galloway celebrated his 84th birthday anniversary last Sunday at his home on Cherryfield creek. About 100 relatives and friends called to greet "Uncle" Cling and to wish him many more birth days. A big picnic dinner was an en joyable feature of the celebration. There's no news to write about. We did see Ward Breedlove pass through Cherryfield Tuesday carry ing a grain cradle. We can say that we hope Mr. Breedlove hasn't killed anymore bears on a soapstone. BIBLElCHOOL AT ! METHODIST CHURCH The regular Vacation Bible School of the Brevard Methodist church be gan its study last Monday morn ing with Mrs. J. F. Winton and Mrs. i O. H. Drr as leaders and has an ex- 1 cel'ent personnel of teachers. The classes are held each morninpr excepting Saturdays from nine until ' eleven oclock and are for children | whose ages range from four to ( twelve. Special reading classes are held for those thirteen and fourteen 'years old. | Methodist children are urged to at tend the valuable sessions and visit ing children are cordially invited. HOLLIDAY REUNION ; ENJOYABLE EVENT 1 The third Annual Holliday Fam ily Reunion was held the past Sun day at the home of D. R. Holliday, with over one hundred people from all parts of Western North Carolina and South Carolina present. Music by Mr. Holliday, Mr. and Mrs. Dollie Morgan was an enjoyable feature of the day. At the noon hour a feast such as only members of the Holliday clan are capable of prepar ing, was spread picnic style and thoroughly enjoyed. Wm. E. Breese, of Brevard, spoke in the afternoon. EASTERN STAR MEETS NEXT TUESDAY Regular meeting of the local order of Eastern Star will be next Tues day evening in the Masonic lodge rooms at eight o'clock. All members are urged to be present, and a cordial invitation is extended to visiting Star members. ! i CURB MARKET FOR BREVARD PLANNED i Business and Professional Wo men's Club Leading the Movement Kstablishment of a curb market in Brevard is one of the outstanding items in a splendid program adopted i by the Business and Professional Wn men's club of this place. The curb i market plan has been endorsed by ' the Brevard Kiwanis club and by the Brevard Chamber of Commerce. Botb latter mentioned groups have named committees to work with the eomrm't tee from the Business and Profession al Women's club in working out the details of the plan. She curb market, established her", nrovidc a central place to which the farmers and truckers may bring their produce, and products of gar den and dairy, chickens, eggs, and so on. The curb market plan of opera tion is in effect in many towns and cities, and serves a good purpose in bringing the producer and the con sumer together, eliminating all mid dle men in the transactions. It is expected that the joint com mittees wil hold a meeting this week, study the matter in thorough man ner and report back to their respec tive organizations at an early date. Mrs. Lodema Robertson, president of the Business and Professional Wo men's club, attended the Chamber of Commerce meeting last Thursday night and explained the plan as adopt ed by her organization. Mrs. Rob ertson was given enthusiastic sup port in the movement by the com merce body. WELFAREMARD IN , INTERESTING WORK ? Interesting recommendations are ; to be made, it is reported, by the wel fare board to the county commission ers at the regular meeting of the lat ter group to be held next Monday. Alex H. Kizer is chairman of the i Welfare board, while Rev. R. L. Alex ander, ^ Miss Martha Boswell and Prof. S. P. Verner are members of the board. The work of this board has increased considerably during i the past year, due to two main caus es. The depression has added more [and more people to the list of those : who seek aid and assistance from th> j board, while the conviction of a large number of men for violation of th" prohibition laws has left a large num ber of families dependent upon the j community for fiid. | It is said that the suggestion to be made to the board of county commis sioners next Monday is in effect a solution to the acute conditions exist ing now. (THE 15-CENT LEVY IS TO BE A GROSS TAX Raleigh, July 1.? The levy of an ad valorem tax of 15 cents on the S100 valuation of property for the support of the six months school term is a gross and not a net tax, Attornev General D. G. Brummitt has held in a letter to Charles M. Johnson, direc tor of Local Government. In other words, 15 cents is all that will be levied against the real and personal property as listed in the year 1?KjO. The cost of making the collec tions and the discounts and penalties are included in the 15 cents and will be enforced on the same basis as ap plies to other taxes in the counties. The amount to be remitted to the State Treasurer will be the amount that the 15-eent levy produces, less collection costs and discounts allowed. Mr. Brummitt holds. ? FOR SALE MODEL T. FORD Four New Tires New Battery Motor in Splendid Condition Price Only $50.00 CARL MCCRARY SPECIAL JUDGES NAMED FOR STATE AJl Re-Appointed ? Harwood, McRae, Moore and Cow per Are Appointees Brevard News Bureau. Raleigh, July 1 Governor Gardner has announced the reappointment of the four special judges now serving as such for the next two years, beginning July 1, as, was provided in the special judge ac passed by the 1981 General Assembly The judges are G. Vernon Cowper Kinston; Clayton Moore, William ston; J. H. Harwood, Bryson City, and Cameron F. MacRae, Asheville. The act directs the Governor to ap point four special judges, two from the east and two from the west, and authorizes him, if he deems it nec essary, to name two others, one from the east and one from the west. Gov ernor Gardner announces that be cause of the improved condition of the court calendars, the lessened de mand for special court terms and the relief secured^ through handling of workmen's compensation cases by the Industrial Commission, he does not think the additional two judges nec essary at this time. Judge T. L. John son resigned and Judge H. Hoyle Sink was appointed a regular judge last year. Their places as special judges have not been filled. The four judges appointed, Gov ernor Gardner states, "are now serv ing and have served the State for a number of years in a most satisfac tory and experienced- manner." AI! except Judge Cowper were first ap pointed by Governor McLean. OFFICERS INSTALLED AT REGULAR MASONIC MEET With C. K. Osborne in charge of the ceremonies, the following officers were installed at the regular commun ication of Dunn's Rock Masonic iouge last Friday evening: James F. Barrett, worshipful mas ter. I Jerry Jerome, senior warden. Henry Henderson, junior warden. A. N. Jenkins, treasurer. J. F. Zachary, secretary. Albert H. Kyle, senior deacon. Noah Miller, junior deacon. F. Brown Carr, senior steward. D. L. English, Jr., junior steward. ; Walter Ledbetter, tiler. Regular communications are held on each second and fourth Friday eve nings, and all visiting Masons art invited to attend all meetings. PITTMAN MADE CONTROL MAN IN SCHOOL SYSTEM Brevard News Bureau Raleigh, July 1 W. H. Pittrnan, superintendent of Edgecombe county schools, has beer named by Alfred S. Brower, directoi of purchase and contract, to head thr school division and will be contac. man with the county school system* GARDNER EXPLAINS NEW HIGHWAY LAW AND ASKS SUPPORT (Continued from page one) ers and highway commissioners of the one hundred counties, or a total of more than five hundred men, will turn over to a commission of seven men composing the Stats Highway Commission the combined responsibil ities of their duties. The State Highway Department is already organized for completing tjgC transfer of the forty-five thouRarftr miles of county roads and the four thousand county prisoners. In fact, since before the adjourning of the Legislature the entire organization of the highway department has centered its thought on the working out of plans for taking over county roads July 1. The commission has laid out and organized the stat<. into districts,, 'j and districts into sub-districts. Every' I mile of road is charged to someone in the state organization. That is to say, every mile of road in every coun ty has a maintenance supervisor re sponsible to an engineer, in turn re sponsible to a district engineer, in turn responsible to the state highway 'department, in turn responsible to the State Highway Commission. And there is, in fact, in the entire forty five thousand miles, less likelihood of any particular road getting lost in the shuffle, and receiving inadequate [attention from the maintenance forc es, than would have been the case ? under local responsibility for main '< tenance. Of course the Highway Department and the administration realize that !the present organization has of neces sity been hastily created and has ac tually been thrown together within a period of thirty days and that there ,will be many changes and adjust ments to work out before the organi sation can reach the maximum of ef [ficiency. I feel, however, that it if. a remarkable demonstration of organi zation and drive that so much has 'been done in such a short time Un !der the intense leadership of Chair 'man Jeffress and Chief Engineer iAmes and their staff of assistants, every one connected with the State 'Highway Department has been work ing at full power to get ready for July 1. I commend the counties for their splendid cooperation with the state in effectuating the change in or . ganization. And I trust that our neo , pie will be patient and not expect too much at once as the state moves for ward in its vigorous determination to i assume the responsibility for this I i in making the purchases of supplies , to be handled by the division for the schools. Until a few years ago Mr. 1 Pittman was was with the State De partment of Education for several years and is successful in the busi ness and of school management. 4th of July You will find your A & P Store stocked with everything neces sary for your outing. Plain Stuffed 5 5?" 15c Stuffed 4 oz. J ar ISe 5C Vi?ri2ti?s % plugs, ljc ? Rajah Salad Dressing 8r 15? r-^Un -? nj,ffQ Gelatin Dessert Grandmother's pulliuuu-? "-1 for Sand?'U lie* Rolls Doz. ^ ? Wrapped W% k?o Coffee 2 lis. 2g?
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