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SUPREME COURT MAY BE CALLED UPON TO DECIDE RUFTY CASE ( Continued from page one) sistant Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell holds in his opinion to Pat Kimzey, attorney for the Transyl vania county board of education. Since the public school law sets up a standard for the superintendent, Mr. Seawell writes, "it is not conceiv able that the validating act referred to should extend so far as to strike this down or to repeal this act by its comprehensive inclusion of all ' act* whatsoever of the boards of educa tion. * * * We cannot concede that the purpose of this validating act was to make lawful or valid such acts of the boards of education as were at the time patently contrary to existing laws." The validating act referred to was enacted to invalidate actions of old boards which had elected superintend ents or committeemen for the next two years and to validate acts of the new boards because two superintend ents had been elected in one county. "Inasmuch as Mr. Rufty is not qualified to hold the place of super intendent either by the school law of 1929 or by the school law of 1931, the validating act referred to is not sufficient to make his election good and to entitle him to hold the place; and we are of the opinion that the State Superintendent of Public In struction will be justified in with holding his certificates to the State Board of Equalization as required by section 20, Chapter 430, Public Laws of 1931," the opinion concludes. It is intimated here that the case may be carried through the courts for a Supreme Court opinion. MANY VISITORS IN COMMUNITY NOW Chamber of Commerce Re ports Big Crowds as In the Days of Old Many tourists are now flocking t Brevard and the streets are assum ing an air of busy activity as ii former summer seasons. This i especially noticeable since the open ing of the various camps during th past week and with the intense hea prevailing in lower sections, causini people to seek the higher altitud and invigorating mountain breezes. The past week-end was especiall; marked with an influx of visitors according to registrations at th Chamber of Commerce. The fourt was reported to be an unusually bus; day in tourist affairs, many seekini locations in the various hotels, board ing houses, furnished houses an apartments. According to present in dications, it is believed that the 193 season will equal if not surpass tha of any previous season as regard the number of visitors coming t Brevard. It is felt that the Chamber of Com meree is an active force in the com munity in its efforts to bring to gether the tourirts desiring suitabl locations 'in Brevard and owners o the various accommodations avail able for their comfort and pleasure The organization as , a whole is en tering enthusiastically into the dutie Of the different departments of com mittee work and through its en deavors the outlook is encouraginj for a brighter future for Brevarc The bi-monthly meetings are largel; attended and much interest is man it'ested in planning for the town' present and future welfare. It is ex pected that a large delegation o members will be present at the reg ular meeting of the Chamber of Com merce to be held Thursday night o this week, at which time matters o concern to the entire community wil be discussed. REG ULA R COMM UNICA TION OF DU.XiX'S ROCK LODGt Regular communication of Dunn'; Rock Masonic lodge will be held Fri day evening. All visiting brethen cordially invited to attend. ONLY FEW COUNTIES I AFFECTED BY RULING OF SUPREME COURT ( Continued, from page one ) is in favor of its validity." Chief Justice Stacy states that this case apparently falls into classes listed as: "to supplement the general county found, or to provide for a de ficiency therein, or to take up a note in bank and other current expenses, or to borrow money for the necessary ; expenses of the cousty and provide for its re-payment, which we have | said was not 'for a special pur- ! 1 pose within the meaning of Art. V, i sec S, of the Constitution." ' The act does not relate to cities j and towns, but only to counties, and ; to probably 30 of those in the state, ! according to Charles M. Johnson, di- j | rector of Local Government. The de- \ cision will not adversely effect the ' crcdit or notes or bonds of any of j the counties, except as to the notes involved, Mr. Johnson believes , ex pressing the hope that those involved will be able to get out of their present difficulties without serious trouble. i j The North Carolina Supreme Court had cleared its slate of all cases ex . . cept three when it handed down a i batch of 13 opinions July 2 and brought to an end the spring term of ! i the court. Last summer 30-odd cases ? ! were held over and opinions rendered ? j during the fall term, and for several i years the number has been larger ' : than will go over this summer. The i small number is due in part to the (fact that only one case arising under ..the acts of the 1931 General Assem j 1 bly, the tax case, came before it dur ing the spring term. The court will meet August 24 to give the semi-annual examination to applicants for licenses to practice law in North Carolina, and will con vene for the fall term of court on f August 31. ?MANY REGISTERED "! AT FRANKLIN HOTEL i Recent arrivals at the Franklin 3 Hotel include: "j William D. Cranstoun, New York 1 City; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Page, Bir s,mingham; Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Taft, ' Augusta, Ga.; Mrs. Frank M. Sprat l tin, Atlanta; Sam W. Smith, Char I lotte; R. M. Beale, Bradenton, Fla.; ? G. T. Hart, Hendersonville; Mr. and e Mrs. A. C. Diehl, Wilmington; Mr. Und Mrs. D. C. Courtney, Lenoir; J. y.Hoit Bennett, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mr. '? and Mrs. Sol Kohn, Columbia, S. C. ; ? Mr. and Mrs. B. Merritt, Charlotte; " Evelyn Hern, Asheville; L. P. Har ? rell, Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. George ? Rowbothan, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. ? Ellis Johnston, Greenville; Mr. and II Mrs. E. P. Hurt, Atlanta; Dorthey " E. Whitney, Asheville; Maude Davey, 1 Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Allen, t Atlanta. ? Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Hodgson, At .lanta; Misses Mary Butts and Edna 'Allison, Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. W W. Whisnant, Charlotte; Mr. and - Mrs. Chas. Blackburn, Charlotte; " Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dalton, Char ? lotte; R. H. Purdon, Orlando, Fla; * Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Quillen, Taylors, I- S. C.; C. D. Hutaff, Fayetteville, N. ?' C. ; Mrs. M. E. Holdermas, St. Louis, - ; Mo.; Mrs. R. M. Wililams, Little ^Rock, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. I. R. " 1 Routh and son, West Palm Beach, " Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hadley, S son and daughter, Charlotte; Mrs. '? W. J. Murray, Columbia, S. C. : Mrs. V i Fred Winston Long, Jacksonville, "!Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Yander, sj Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mer >:ry, Augusta. Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Thos. fi Barrett, Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. '? j W. C. Bailey, Augusta, Ga. ; Mrs. A. : ! W. Jordan, Macon, Ga.; Mrs. Geo. f I Norf leet, Winston-Salem; Mrs. J. R. f Efird, Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. I.J. S. Amend, Greensburg, Pa.; J. P. jllerin, Charlotte; Dr. and Mrs. H. F. i Kinsman, Hamlet, N. C. ; Hart & ' Haynesworth, Greenville, S. C. j F. M. Fleming, Charlotte; Mr. and ? | Mrs. Carl Higgwbotham, Atlanta; j Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Coultrie, 3 j Baltimore, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. . i Johnson, Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. i1 Hampton Carter, Charlotte; J. R. I Rice, Asheville; Weldon Weir, Ashe I ville. Checkerboard Chatter Volume 1 July 9, 1931 Number 31 Published in the in' teres t of the people of BREVARD and T R ANSYLVANIA County by the B&B Feed & Seed Co. Female patient ? 1 "Dr. what shall I do for water on the knee?" Dr. -"Wear pumps." Come in, see our Grass and Clover seeds, and get our prices before you buy. "When I hit a man, he remembers it." "Huh, you aint said nothing at all Bo. When it hits them, he don't remember anything at all." We have fertilizers and the kind you want for side dress ing or for that late crop you are going to plant. They thought the kid was some mu sician because he played on the piazza ; every day. Let us figure with you on your feed needs for this man' mer ? We have a feed for every need. "I was in California and it didn't rain one day." "Ah, what day was that?" Kill flies with Flit? we fyave it for sale. Dr. -- "About nine out of ten patients don't live through this operation. Is there any thing I can do for you be fore I begin?" Patient -"Yes, hand me my hat." your "So you and wife eloped?" "Yes, but I have since had reason to believe that her fa ther bought the lad der I used and placed it just where I could not help but see it." He: "Wanna fly?" She: "Oh, I'd just love it." He: "Just a minute and I'll catch you one." B&B Feed & Seed Co. Brevard, N. C. The Store with the Checkerboard Sign i POOR PEACH CROP, ! UP GO CIGARETTES : j (By CARL GOERCH) Pitt county next week is going to . have a great "homecoming" cele- , bration in honor of its three mem bers in the recent General Assembly. , As a general rule, home-coming celebrations are staged immediately after somebody comes home, but that isn't so with respect to legislators. When they return to their homes it takes a long time for folks to get over being sore at them. Pitt; county is sort of rushing things in having its celebration two months after ad journment of the legislature. There are a good many counties in the state that won't be in a proper frame of mind for a home-coming celebra tion until some time next February or March. Tobacco companies have announced an increase in the price of cigarettes which fact seems to cause a whole lot of indignation, questioning and what-not among a great many indi viduals. ... It is pointed out that everything else is coming down in price, that tobacco is selling lower than ever be fore and that there is absolutely no | excuse for jumping the price at this ; particular time. That just shows, however, that the average citizen doesn't know any thing about the cigarette business. 1 Every well-informed person knows ! that 'the cost of tobacco, the amount put out in wages and taxes and the Icost of distribution are only inciden tal expenditures in connection with i the production of cigarettes. The i prime factor is the condition of the 1 peach crop in lower Abyssirria. i It so happens that the peach crop I in that section of the world is un usually poor this year. Consequently, the tobacco companies have been ! forced to raise prices of cigarettes, jeven though they hated the worst 'way in the world to do so. I- Anybody ought to be able to un derstand that. i For the last couple of weeks farm ! ers in all sections of the state have | been marching into newspaper of fices and have been proudly display ing their first cotton blossom of the I season. | If the average farmer would dis play an equal degree of pride with his first watermelons, cantaloupes, and frying-size chickens, the average newspaper editor would display a i great deal more enthusiasm and in terest in the proposition. "Josephus Daniels," says a head line in one of the papers, "is seen as ja gubernatorial possibility." | There is no question but that Mr. Daniels is a gubernatorial possibili 1 ty. He is also a possibility for sena : tor, congressman, justice of the peace, member of the legislature and dog-catcher for the city of Raleigh. ! It isn't a question of his being a pos sibility ? for he is a possibility for ' anything you might care to mention, ' I including manager of a tea-room on the Durham road. What this column is interested in is whether he is a 1 probability for any of the political ? : honors in connection with which his ' \ name has been mentioned. I The country has been in the grip I of a terrific heat wave during the ? | last week. A lot of suffering has been , caused as a result. 1 ! The proper thing to do, during I warm times like'these, is to go homi 'and start a fuss with your wife. A good, healthy fuss. After having stirred yourself up as much as possi ble, find a nice, quiet seat somewhere land settle down to some serious . thinking. Think of the money you owe, the notes you've got coming dm , the low price of cotton and tobacco and the wrongs that folks have done jyou during the past year. After that, I go home and pick another fuss with your wife. If your wife won't fuss, I try your mother-in-law. By the time you finish carrying out I that program, you'll forget all about ? the heat. You'll forget about a whole i lot of other things as well. Says a society item in a Durham | paper: "The bride and the broom en tered the church together." She was evidently starting out ear ly to make a clean sweep of things. The Nation has passed through the annual period of observing Inde pendence Day. A great and significant occasion. What a noble people we are! Free ? independent ? able to follow our own impulses, desires and inclinations ? in a position to determine our own course of action ? wearing the yoke of no tyrant or set of tyrants ? gloriously and beautifully free ? and the first son of a gun who laughs out loud will be thrown out of the hall on his ear. T. W. ANDERSON WORKING OUT OF BREVARD OFFICE T. W. Anderson, formerly of Bre vard, is again in this section, being assigned to work on the Mills River road in Henderson county, but work ing out of the central highway of fice in Brevard. Mr. Anderson had charge of the Caesar's Head road for a long time, his family living here where they have many friends. Th: Anderson family is now living a Hill girt in Henderson county. i A good customer was getting lax about the payment of invoices, and Abe suggested that Mawrus write him a strong but diplomatic letter calling his attention to this laxity Mawrus worked for several hours over the letter, then showed it to for his approval. After reading it ever carefully, Abe said: "By golly, dot's a wonderful letter. Strong and to der point and not personal or in sulting. But you got a couple of mis takes in it, Mawrus. 'Dirty' you should spell mit one 'r' and 'cock roach' begins mit a 'c.' " I SERIES OF BRIDGE PARTIES PLANNED Prizes of real value are to be given in the series of benefit bride parties, which begin Friday evening, July 17, continuing on Friday, July 24, and' ending Friday, July 31. The Business and Professional Women's Club of | Brevard is giving the parties for the , purpose of raising funds to pay the ( expenses of two leaders of the Girl i Scout movement in attendance at the Scout Training Camp. The parties will be held at the Joines Motor com pany's building on the three Friday evenings, and a partial list of the prizes follow: ' \ Archers' Company, of Pinehurst, 6ne quiver. Grove Park Industries, one suit length of homespun. Character Products of Salisbury, one pair of ladies' pajamas. Swift & Co., 12 cans of Jewel Shortening and 12 Golden West Salad oil. Chesterfield Milling company, of Asheville, 4 bags of Nancy Jane flour and 4 bag? of Multigood meal. Walker Insurance company, moun tain-made ladder back chair. Red's Service Station, complete simonize job. H. & T. Recreation Center, three free games. Brevard Battery company, can of Duco paint and free polish job. Fred Holden, one grease and wash job. Morris' Footwear Department; one pair of silk hose. McCrary Tire company, one Fire stone battery. j Ed. McCoy's, one Goodyear tire. Other prizes will be announced later, as many firms have indicated a desire to present prizes to be given in this most worthy work. ROSMANTOHOLD | FAIR THIS YEAR ? o ? (By J. F. CORBIN) Everybody in the Rosman commun ity seem to think that we shoulci continue our Community Fair, which was given such a good send-off last year. If that be the attitude of the people, then we will have one, a rea good one this time. It just takes hard work, the cooperative spirit anc planning ahead. Now is the time t( be getting something ready to bring Samples of crops, canning, preserv ing, live stock and all. Be thinkinf about who will make the best leadei in your section to be responsible foi your community booth. Pretty sooi we will get out some rules and regu lations and appoint some committee: to go to work. | MAY FIRE LOSS DOUBLES OVER THAT OF YEAR AGC Fire losses in North Carolina ii May amounted to $907,106, nearl; ' twice as much as in May, 1930, du< largely to six large fires, including : tobacco warehouse fire of 8400,000 ii Winston-Salem; $105,000 planing mil in Elizabeth City, a $75,000 hotel ii Southern Pir.es, a $28,000 busines block in Charlotte, and a $21,801 business block in Reidsville. Theri 1 were 185 fires in May. TRY OUR WANT ADS ?| BRYSON KILLS GIRL HE LOVES AND THEN ENDS HIS OWN LIFE ( Continued from page one) long lived in the Namur section. Her father, Henry Hinkle, moved to Salem, S. C., a short time ago. Bryson was well known throughout I this and Jackson counties, and had ! friends by the hundreds who are j shocked beyond expression at the aw- , ful double tragedy in which he alone took active part. He was a son of Robert Bryson, and a brother of Harry Bryson. It is said that Bryson had been in love with the young girl for almost two years. Some friends of the slain girl say that she was not interested in Bryson, and repulsed his efforts at courtship. The theory most generally advanced for the double tragedy was that of a mad love which had no res ponse from the girl. It is said that she was most studious in her school jwork, and ranked among the leaders of the sophomore class of Rosman :High last year. She has several brothers and sisters who are with the 1 parents in their new home in South Carolina. Kilpatrick's hearse was called to the scene and is awaiting instruc tions from the families. It is not (known Wednesday night when tht ; funeral services oyer the two will be held. COURTCALENDAR ! FOR TWO YEARS i Raleigh, July 8. ? The court calen dar for North Carolina, showing all courts in each of the 100 counties from July 1, 1931, to June 30, 1933 i ! except those called during the period as special terms, has been completed ?by Henry M. London, legislative ref erence librarian, and is being sent to judges, clerks of court and others in terested in the terms. [ : The calendar shows what judgr I will preside, whether the terms will ' i last for one, two or three weeks ; i whether they are for trial of civil oi : criminal cases, or both, and whethei 1 1 special judge will have to be assign j ed, since some of the terms were or dered by the General Assembly anc conflict with other terms in the dis ? trict. ; The schedule of hearings for th< ' various districts in the N. C. Su r j pieme Court, the times and places 01 r meeting of the Federal Courts and o: 1 | the Fourth District, U. S. Court o! ' Apreals, are also shown. 5 ; Transylvania county will have fou: ! weeks of court in the fall and two_ ii the spring. Judge H. Hoyle Sinl will preside this fall and Judge J. H . Clement next spring. Judge Waltei ' E .Moore will preside in tie fall o: 1932 and Judge Pender A. McElro; 1 1 in the spring of 1933. The court cal P.endar for Transylvania follows: 2 i Fall 1931, August 3, two week i .mixed; December 5, two weeks mix lied; spring 1932, April 4, two week 1 i mixed; fall 1932. August 1, two week ' : mixed; December 5, two weeks mix s'ed; spring 1933. April 3, two week: 3 ! mixed. c I Miss Pearl Blanford of Louisville Ky., is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. E Boucher. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Waters of Greer 1 S. C., spent the week-end with Mr 'and Mrs. T. E. Waters in Brevard. INCREASED WATER RATE MAY HAVE TO BE KEPT IN FORCE (Continued from vage one) ments on the bonds ? $11,000 a year ? that makes it necessary to increase the water rents, or place a levy un property and collect taxes to make up the difference. It was shown in the report made fry the mayor and the board that the new high rate adopted by the old board ^ produces only $9,600 a year, while the cost of operation is $3,000 a year, and the interest $11,000 a year, making a total charge of $14,000 a year to be raised. Even the new rate lacks ! $4,400 a year of raising enough reve nue with which to pay the interest on the bonds and the operating expense. Many citizens are now convinced, !they say, that the new rate should be kept in force, so the $9,600 a year could be obtained from those who use water, and applied on the annual cost of the system, leaving only $4,400 to be raised from taxes on nripoity to ? make up the difference. Under the I old rate, the water collections brought a little more than $5,000 a year, leav ing $9,000 a year to be raised through j taxes on property to make jp the difference. Many people who were at first ">it ? terly opposed to the new higher water | rent now express the belief that it .should stand, since it has been e< ' plained that the amount lacking from water rent collections must be paid by the citizens through taxes on their property. There is indication that the board will let the new rate stand, in view of the many expressions from citizens that it is their belief that the [new rate should be enforced. STATE TO INQUIRE INTO PRICES ON GASOLINE North Carolina's experiment cf maintaining all county roads, 45,000 miles, and taking over all prisoners 1 1 sentenced for 60 days or more, was I '.started July 1 with good prospects of I success. The State took over more than 3,000 prisoners and released slightly more than 300, paroled by the Governor, who had sentences cf less than 60 days. Because of prices regarded too high, the State Highway Commission rejected all bids on gasoline at the 1 , opening of bids last week. The most " : definite result is the announcement ! jof Attorney General D. G. Brummitt f I that he will conduct an investigation ' , of prices and practices in respect to I the sale of gasoline in this State, to r ! see if there is "combination in res 1 jtraint of trade," or collusion in price cj fixing. The hearings will begin Mon day morning, July 20, at 10 a.m. in Mr. Brummitt's office in Raleigh. Subpoenas have been issued for the appearance of a number of witnesses, including representatives of the com panies dealing in gasoline in this State. [OXFORD ORPHASAOE CLASS COMING THURSDAY , JULY 30 1 Plans are being made by Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge and the Eastern ' Star for reception of the Oxford Or ? . phanage singing class, to be here Thursday evening, July 30. The class ' will give a concert at the high school ? auditorium on that date. Blue Front Grocery and Market FRIDAY and SATURDAY SPECIALS RICE SIX LBS. 25c LARD 8 LBS. 87c Armour's BRAINS 2 Cans, 12-oz 24c CORN FLAKES 2 Boxes KELLOG'S 15c CORN MEAL 12 LBS. 25? Carnation MILK 3 TALL 24c Green BEANS 4 LBS 25c [ Sweet PICKLES 1 Qt. Jar 23c SUGAR 10 LBS 47? Sweet CORN 3 Cans, Yellow 25c Fresh CABBAGE Per Lb 3C FAT BACK Per Lb 10c SUGAR 3 Boxes XXXX 25? PEAS No. 2 Cans Good COFFEE 2 LBS. 23c ? Good FLOUR 25 LBS. Blue Front Market and
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