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2Bfcfl^4S56flwB!!fllS5-ii ONU NEWSPAPER IN TRANSUVANIA COUNTY A HOME PAPER FOR HOME PEOPLE-ALL HOME PRINT VOLUME-XVIII BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JUNE 27. 1913. NDMBER-26 SOME NEW LAWS The board of aldermen has been holding a number of special meet ings recently for the pnrpoae of re vising some of the old ordinances and enacting new ones. It has been several years since the tovm had its ordinances printed. In that time a large number of new ones have been passed from time to time, and since they were not in any convenient shape it has been a hard matter to find any particular ordinance when wanted. The present board, together with Mr. Welch Galloway, the city at torney, has been laboring faith fully for the past several weeks in collecting all the old ordinances, and a number have been dropped, while several new ones have been found to be wanting. An entirely new set of revenue laws have been passed which cover a number of subjects that have not been taxed in the past. Since such a large number of our citizens are vitally interested in the special privilege taxes, we are taking the space to give a list of the new schedules in full; the taxes, unless otherwise specified, being for one year. They are as follows: On each skating rink or dance hall 125. , Bowling alley, ten or nine pin alley $35 annually for each track. Billiard, f>ool or bagatelle table $10 for each table. Moving picture or electric thea tre $10 annually. Hotels or boarding houses, 25c for each bed room used for guests. Cafe or restaurant $10 ^nually. Peddlers of medicines, goods, wares or merchandise 150. * o Commission merchants $5. Agents taking orders for enlarg ing pictures $10. On every concert or entertain ment given for pay $1 for each per formance. On every circus or menagerie $50 per day. On each side show accompanying circus or menagerie $25 per day. On each dog and pony show $10 per day. Dealers in lightening rods or pat ent pumps $10. On every li’sery stable keeping sixteen or more horses $50; for ten horses or not more than fifteen $40; less than ten $25. Dealers in fresh meats (except farmers selling their own products) $15. Dealers in fish and oysters,‘ex cept when in connection with a meat market, $5. When in con nection with market $2.50. Shooting galleries $10. Venders of patented articles $10. Agents for sewing machines $5. Beal estate agencies $10. All persons keeping bicycles for hire, or bicycle repairers, $5. Each male dog $1; female $2. Drays $5 for each one-horse wagon; $10 for each two-horse wagon. Each plumbing establishment $15. Each undertaking establishment $10. Bakery $5 annually. Agents selling books, maps, pe riodicals, etc., $2 per day or $10 per year. Pawn shops $60. Barber shops $2 per chair annu ally. Bottling works $10. Ice dealers $10. Moving peanut or pop corn vend ing machine $10. Tinner or tin ohop $5. Pressing clubs or tailoring estab lishments $10. Steam laundries $15. * Laundry agents or agencies $5. Each antomobile kept for hire $10. Bill posters $10. Dealers in oriental goods and wares $25. Dealers in Jewelry and optical goods at public auction $25. On every express oomptoy, elec tric light company, gas company, power company, and railroad com> I>any, one per cent of gross receipts. Each telegraph company $10. Auctioneers $2 per day or $15 an nually. : Each cane or knife rack $10. Carnival companies $5 per day. Places for exhibition of curiosi ties, human freaks, etc.,‘$100 an nually ; $25 per week, or $5 per day. Merry-go-rounds or flying jinnies $50 annually or $5 per day. Box ball alleys $20. Dealers in pistols, bowie knives, dirks, sling shots or metallic knuckles, or other deadly weapons, $15. Cigarette dealers $10. Ice cream dealers, selling from carts, $10. Dealers in illuminating or other oils $10. Each public garage $15. A number of new ordinances have been passed, and we only give a brief statement as to a few of the most important. Among the newer ones is one that imposes a fine of $10 on any person using “high life” or any other similar drug on any animal. An important change has been made in the extension of the limit in which hogs can be kept. Another new ordinance imposes a fine of $25 on any person building a fire on any paved street. This ordinance was passed for the pur pose of protecting the new streets, as it greatly damages asphalt to have a fire built on it. Residents of Brevard will have to see that the spigots on their premises are kept from leaking. It will cost $5 per day to let them waste water after they have been discovered by the authorities. Automobile drivers must confine themselves to a speed of eight miles on straight streets and four miles at crossings and corners. They are also required to give an alarm when approaching any crossinj? or corner. After sunset and before daylight all machines must display two white lights in front aad a red light on the back. Anyone ‘not comply ing witn 'these requirements, •'or any of them, will be taxed $25 and costs. That for any person to use any indecent or vulgar language, or to tell or repeat any indecent, vulgar or “smutty” joke in the presence or hearing of any child under fif teen years of age a fine of ten dol lars will be imposed. Persons who engage by conver sation, sign or otherwise attract the attention of any pupil in a school.house will be fined $5. Ten dollars fine for whittling telephone or telegraph poles. Any child under seventeen years old found smoking cigarettes will be fined $5 for each offense. Fox or rabbit hunting in the streets of the town of Brevard is strictly forbibdden, and any one found vioiatiug this ordinance will be fined ten dollars. Barbed wire fences along side walks must be removed. Ten dollars fine for throwing banana x>eels on street or sidewalk. Five dollars for roller skating on streets or sidewalks. A fine of ten dollars for smoking, wrestling or engaging in rough play in the lobby of the postoflBce. It shall be unlawful for the owner or manager of any livery stable or garage to allow any child under fifteen years of age to loiter in or around the same.' Penalty ten dollars. * TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE On Friday afternoon and- evening of last week Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Norwood entertained a number of invited guests at tbe Presbyterian manse. The reception was in honor of the pastor’s birthday. Quite a number of friends from all denominations came in during the aftternoon and after nightfall. The reception was informal and pleas antly social. Many of the guests had an opportunity for the first time of seeing the interior of the new manse. They had also the op- portxfnlty making a, silver offering to the manse fnn<^, to which n gen erous contribution Ivas madQ. The first week of the county teachers’ institute came to a close last Friday afternoon, well attend ed throughout the week. Several of the teachers who had been boarding in town went home for the two days vacation before re suming work on Monday. A special feature of public in terest connected with the exercises last week was the conference of county board of education and school committeemen on Friday morning. At this meetinpj the chairman of the county board of education was present, and the at tendance of committeemen was en couraging, representing a good many districts from different parts of the county. Mr. L. C. Brogden, supervisor of state rural schools, was also present. The conference was held in the presence of the teachers and.was presided over by the county superiiitendent. This meeting was remarkable for being the first f>f its kind in the history of the county, and no doubt marks a forward step in edu cational co-operation. A set of questions had been prepared for discussion, but owing to the inter est taken the programme was not completed. Some of the questions discussed were, “What committee men require of teachers;” “What the teachers should expect of the committemen“What advantage has been derivcnl from special local taxation;” “Advantages derived from the combination of districts Into larger districts.” Some of the committeemen took part freely in the discussions. The advantages of the local tax were brought out forcibly by Mr. Bishop, a commit teeman from Cedar Mountain. He spoke enthusiastically of the im provement made in the length of the term, interest among pupils and patrons, and left the impres sion that Cedar Mountain was a live number among the districts of the county. Mr. Brogden closed the conference with an excellent talk to committeemen and teach ers. Before adjourning a motion was made and carried to organize an association of county school committeemen, to meet twice a year at the call of tl^e president. The officers elected were: President, J. M. Zachary of Calvert; vice presi dent, —. —. Bishop,of Cedar Moun tain ; secretary, T. C. Henderson. A feature of thef second week of the institute, of special interest to the public, was the meeting of teachers, parents, and others in the school auditorium Monday af ternoon. This meeting had ‘been arranged by the institute instruct ors to discuss the question, “Why the boy is not in school.” The pro gram as published in last week's issue of the News was carried out in full. Mrs. E. H. Norwood discussed the question from the mother’s view-point. She found the cause to be in indifference—indifference on the part of the boy, of the parent and of the teacher. Taking a historical view, she showed that the present is not the only time when the charge could be made that boys do not care to go to school, but that as far back as the time of the ancient Greeks they had to be compelled. She blamed parents for their lack of interest, and, whil» granting exceptions, said that teachers did not care as much they ought. ' Mr. W. H. Duckworth spoke trom the standpoint of the father. He endorsed much of what Mrs. Norwood had said, and showed from his own personal experience as a student how powerful was the influence of a good teacher in hold ing the boy to his school duties. Mr. Duckworth spoke with much feeling and good sense, and made an excellent talk. While the fath- er’s view was open for discussion Mr. W. H. Faulkner made a few remarks, in the course of which he claimed that some teachers didn't know how to teaoh-7a proposition which was received by the teach ers in very good humor. Mr. Trowbridge next spoke, giv ing the teacher’s view. He said that the present was a time of transition, when the old ideas of mental discipline were giving place to practical studies. Owing to this ^hange of attitude boys were be ginning to ask after the use of many studies, and the teachers were beginning to be , doubtful concerning their utility. The spirit of commercialism was also making it,s demands, and taking the boys into active employment. Mr.’^ that there are three stockholders /I r»£i /it awi a ^ « - » - - Trowbridge welcomed criticism and said that nothing better could have happened for the teachers in the institute than to have this and similar questions brought before the'jn at this time. Mr. T. C. Henderson took up the subject from the standpoint of the county superintendent. He soon showed that he had been at work, for he produced a list of public school statistics in the United States, covering the time from 1870 to 1909. By these statistics he showed that there had been a grad ual increase in average attendance through all this time. He next took up the st>ate of North Caro lina from 1870 to the present year and showed even a greater increase. This increase was not merely in numbers but also in per cent. Then coming to Transylvania, he showed by school statistics from 1901 to 1913 a similar increase in per cent, and finally pointed out that in this ©ounty the attendance of boys was about equal to that of girls. Quite a number j)eople from town were present to hear this discus sion. “MR. BOB” TO BE GIVEN PEACE NOW PREVAILS After all the wl|^and rumors of war between the stockholders of the R. A. Poe & Co., a mantle of peace has now fallen upon the en tire company, and good* feeling is to be seen in great “gobs.” Since the News has not, up to. this time, mentioned anything of the troubles of the street pavers, we will give a brief history of the case as we nnderstand it. It seems “Mr. Bob,’* a comedy in two acts, will be given at the Audito rium sometime about July IH for the banetit of the Ladies’ Ai^ So- ‘ ciety of the Baptist church. The work of rehearsing the play has been going on for some tim«, aiid and when presented it will no donbr prove to be a first class fun maker. The play is filled with amusing scenes and ridiculous sitoations throughout, all due to the fact that a young lawyer is mistaken for an architect by some, a college man by others, and a lover of “Kitty” by others, and not until near the end is the misunderstanding straightened out. The following are in the cast: Philip Royson, a yachtsman Walter Duckworth Robert Brown, clerk of Benson & Ben son OraL. Jones Jenkins, Miss Rebecca’s butler W. H. Grogan, Jr. ReJbecca, a maiden lady..Mrs. Ora L. Jones Katherine Rogers, her niece Miss Virginia King Marion Bryant, Katherine’s friend ___ Miss Olivia Hancock Patty, Miss Rebecca’s maid Miss Frankie Kilpatrick AT ST. PHILIPS The seventeenth annual meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Missionary District of Asheville convened at the Episcopal church last Tuesday evening and has been in session every day since that time. Many women delegates are in attendance, beside several cler gymen. ' Services of various kinds were held on Wednesday, the first being corporate communion at 7:30 a. m. Part of the services of the day were held at the Franklin. There were both morning and afternoon sessions. Wednesday evening the cofaven- tion was addressed by several cler gymen on work done in the moun tain mission fields. Bishop Horner presided. The speakers were: Rev. Mr. Wilcox of Hendersonville, Rev. Mr. Prentiss of Morganton, Rev. Mr. Allen of Waynesville, and Rev. Mr. Lobdell of Rutherford- ton-. Each of these had interest ing reports of the work done by the church among the inhabitants of the mountains. Services were also continued on Thursday throughout the day. in the R. A. Poe & Co., each hold ing the same amount of stock, that Dr. Caldwell of Charlotte was fur- ■ nishing thef money, Mr. Poe th^ experience and Mr. McGhee was furnishing trouble. For some rea son Mr. Poe and ^Jr. McGhee had a misundari^anding and Dr. Cald well seems to have taken *k;he side of McGhee, declaring that the work going on under Mr. Poe’s super vision was not satisfactory and that he would not furnish any more money to finance the work. Mr. Poe was able to keep the work going until Tuesday after noon, however, but at that time Mr, Chase Brenizer. a Charlotte at torney representing Messrs. Cald well and McGhee, accompanied by Brent S. Drane, an engineer of (.’harlotte, arrived in Brevard and served notice upon Mr. Poe that Mr. Drane had been appointed as receiver for the company by the Superior court of Mecklenburg county. The board met Wednesday morn ing, the men talked, the board smiled, the men continued to talk, and the'board continued to smile. After the speeches of the Charlotte men it was found the only thing they had told the board was th^t they wanted to carry the work along, but wanted the board to give them additional time, until August to finish the work and pay them ninety per cent of all work as done (not completed) instead of seventy- five as in the contract. After this the attorneys for the two factions got into a wrangle, each side trying to see the other’s hand‘without letting their own be seen. After this had gone on some time it occurred to the attorneys that they had better find what the board was smiling about. There upon they asked for the town’s po sition. Mr. Welch Galloway, the town’s attorney, replied “It seems to me the town is in the saddle, and I can see no reason why we should get down in the middle of the stream.” The board then refused to grant the change in the contract, and also refused to give additional time. After the interview with the board the men seem to have had but little trouble in getting to gether. While all these misunderstand-' ings have been distressing to the board of aldermen, they have had nothing whatever to do about the matter. The aftairs of the town are perfectly safe in every respect. The town holds a thirteen thou sand dollar bond for the faithful completion of the contract in every particular, and if the work is not satisfactory to the town it may at any time take tlie contract oTS¥“ and re-let the work to another con tractor. No more trouble is an ticipated, however, and it is be lieved there will be no more inter ruptions. The time limit on the job expires next Tuesday, however, and as the work is not yet half done,’ it is impossible to finish it within the time limit. Under the b‘ond, how ever, the town will have a rigjht to collect damages if the contract is not complied with. As yet the board has not given any indication of its intention in the matter o£ the expiration of the tinie iimi|t. It is understood that by the petiice' pact of the paving men, Mr,k<ii- Ghee will not have anything more to do with- thi£i-0Q^iX8ct, but that Mr. Drane will be here at least ’a part of his time to look after the interests of Caldwell and McGhee. The receivership proceedings have be''n withdrawn, and Mr. Foe is still in charge of the work. ‘
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