THE
VOLUME XXXVI
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 9, 1931
Numb?r 27
BRYSON KILLS GIRL !
HE LOVES AND THEN
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE j
Fired Six Bullets Into Bosom
of Edna Hinkle, Beauti- i
ful Namur Girl
s WENT HOME AND FIRED 6 I
| SHOTS INTO OWN BREAST;
Sheriff Patton and Deputy Tom
Wood Hold Inquest ? Most
Tragic Act of Year
Charley Bryson, 40 years of age
and a widower, fired six?shots into the
bosom of Edna Hinkle, 18, early
Wednesday morning, killing her in
stantly, then went to his home a
mile away, sent his five motherless ! i
children from the house, laid down 1
upon a couch, and sent six bullets in
to his own breast, dying instantly.
The first tragedy occurred at Sap
phire, where both were working, Miss
Hinkle in the house and Bryson on a
plumbing job.
Sheriff Patton and Deputy Tomii
Wood were called to the scene of the 1
double tragedy, made investigation,^
held a formal inquest, and returned j e
to Brevard ^about 4 o'clock in the aft- i
emoon. Disposition of the bodies j r
await decision of members of the a
two families. The officers report the j
scene as being one of the most awful I a
tragedies ever occurring in the
county. i f
Miss Hinkle was a member of the i (
junior class in the Rosman High^t
school in the coming term, where, f
friends claim, she intended to pursue j
her studies when school started again. 1 0
She was considered one of the most ; j
beautiful and lovable girls in the up- : j,
per end of the county, being a mem-!c
ber of the Hinkle family which has c,
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DISTRICT MEETING
DRAWS BIG CROWD
An eloquent, appealing address by ? e
Hon. Jake F. Newell, a big picnic :ci
dinner, and fascinating games and w
athletic contests marked the Junior !b
Order's celebration of the Fourth of e
July in this district. The meeting jt<
was held at the Biltmore high school, ' d
beginning at 10 o'clock in the morn-,
ing and lasting until late afternoon. | s<
Mr. Newell's address was declared to it]
be one of the finest ever heard at ad
Junior Order celebration. His full | s
speech is printed elsewhere in this ' E
issue of the paper. |a
Merchants of Asheville had donated ; ci
worth-while prizes to be awarded the i
winners in the athletic contests, andj
these events proved to be one of the I*
real features of the day. A baseball si
gan^e played between two teams made . 1
up of members of the Junior Order )tl
was greatly enjoyed. tl
Messrs. Measres, Whitesides, ? 1
Glance, Sorrells and other members ;e
of the committee on arrangements P
worked hard to prepare a splendid j s
program, and their efforts were j
crowned with success.
henrypraiseiTby
THE COUNTY BOARD
County Commissioners Prepare
and Adopt Resolution Upon ' J
Henry's Legislative Work s
Declaring that Hon. W. M. Henry, j,
representative in the legislature from j 3
Transylvania county, had "at great;"
personal sacrifice to himself, render-!
cd to T ransylvania county, and the 1
people of the entire state of North ; :
Carolina, great service in said gen- j
eral assembly," the county commis- j
aifttu'rs last Monday adopted a vote!
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appreciation to Mr. Henry. The;
voV-, adopted in the form of a reso- 1 .
lution, was unanimous, and signed i {
by all members of the board of coun- ' '
ty commissioners.
The resolution is as follows:
The board of commissioners of
Transylvania county at its regular
meeting Monday, July 6, 1931, adopt
ed resolutions commending Represen- \
tative W. M. Henry for his work in ;
the legislature. The resolutions adopt- 1
edVjJre:
yhereas, Hon. W. M. Henry, as ! ,?
J rt^esentative from Translyvania '
couiity, in the general assembly of
North Carolina of 1931, has at great
personal sacrifice to himself, render
ed to Transylvania county and the
people of the entire .^ate of North
Carolina, great service in said gen- i
eral assembly, especially in regard '
to reducing taxes on property; and,
Whereas, we wish to recognizfi the
unselfish service of our said legisla
tor to our people.
Now, be it resolved, by the board of
commissioners of Transylvania coun
ty in regular meeting assembled that
we do declare our approval of the
eta of Hon. W. M. Henry, as repre
sentative of Transylvania county, as
member of the general assembly of
North Carolina of 1931, and do ex
tend to him on behalf of the people
of the county our thanks and appre
ciation of his splendid and outstand
ing efforts for reducing the taxes on
property in this county.
SUPREME COURT MAY
BE CALLED UPON TO
DECIDE RUFTY CASE
Question of Law as to New I
Superintendent's Qualifi
cations for Place
WARM DISCUSSIONS AT
MONDAY'S BOARD MEETl
Rufty Named In April to Suc
ceed Prof. 5. P- Verner ?
Submitted to State
North Carolina's Supreme court
may be called upon to decide the
question of who shall be superintend
ent of public instruction in Transyl
vania county, according to advices
"rom The Brevard News' Raleigh
:orrespondent.
The county school board elected J.
E. Rufty as county superintendent in
\.pril. Prof. Rufty took his seat
Monday, the beginning of the new fis
:al year. Question was raised in the
>oard meeting as to Mr. Rufty'3 qual
fications to 611 the position, some law
laving been passed providing that
me must be a college graduate to be
ligible for this position. Prof. Rufty
s not a college graduate, although
ecognized as a school man of great
bility, his friends assert.
The local school board refused to
;ct upon this question when it had
>een injected, and the matter was re
erred to Raleigh. Assistant Attorney
Jeneral A. A. F. Seawell has ruled
hat Mr. Rufty is not eligible, there
ore cannot serve. Friends of Mr.
lufty declare that the validating act
f the 1931 general assembly makes
Ir. Rufty's appointment stand, and
erein comes the probability that the
ase will be decided by the Supreme
ourt.
Matters pertaining to the school
oard have been in unsettled con
ition for some time, it is said, be
ause of the juggling going on in
onneetion with the board. Up to this
ear, the board consisted of three
lembers. The last legislature in
reased this number to five members,
nd Messrs. Barnett and Case were
dded to the board. Mr. Rufty was
lected county superintendent, suc
seding Prof. S. P. Verner. After
-ards, Mr. Barnett resigned from the J
oard, and H. E. Erwin was appoint
d in his stead, qualifying and at
sndingthe board meeting last Mon
ay.
Considerable discussions, it is said,
sme of it in heated manner, marked i .
ie board meeting's activities Mon-|s'
ay. Judging from the following
pecial dispatch from Raleigh to The
Irevard News, the question will fin
lly be decided by the Supreme
ourt.
Raleigh, July 7. ? (Special to Thejn
lews). ? Mr. Rufty, elected county ifi
uperintendent of instruction of | s
'ransylvania county, cannot hold b
iiat position because he does not meet j p
ie requirements of the school law of i si
929 or 1031 which states that to bei-n
lected a county superintendent a i J
erson must be a college graduate in i .
pite of the 1931 validating act, As-[i
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?3000 PAID OUT IN
DIVIDENDS BY B.& L.
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Dividends in the amount of $3000
iave been mailed out by the Brevard
Suilding and Loan association to the
tockholders in that progressive insti
ution, according to figures given out
v the secretary of the association,
lr. Jerome.
Many people interested in the asso-it'
iation have been paying tribute to
he officers for being able to con
luct the affairs of the association in
i manner to admit of this fine show
ng during a period such as the past
;ix months have been here.
It is believed that Brevard's show-,1
ng will rank with that of any other (
>uilding and loan association in the j ^
;tate, based upon population basis. !r
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ROUTINE MATTERS
But little business was transacted
it the regular monthly meeting of the
ooard of county commissioners held
last Monday, other than routine, on
account of the inability of the board
to go ahead with preparation and
adoption of the annual budget. Delay
in Raleigh in providing blanks under
the new laws governing county gov
ernment, and the fact that the school
budget could not be received, this
matter had to be postponed. The
board, after completion of routine
matters, recessed until next Satur
day,- when another session will be
held.
Bonds for T. E. Patton, Jr., as tax
collector, in the sum of $30,000 were
received and approved. Another bond
as sheriff in the- sum of $5,000 was
likewise received and approved. N. A.
Miller, employed by the county to col
lect the notes held by the county as
collateral for deposits in the Brevard
Banking company, filed bond in the
sum of $5,000, which was accepted
and approved.
CANNING DEMONSTRATION
10 BE GIVEN IN BREVARD
WIS FRIDA}, A1 10 O'CLOCK:
j;
demonstration To Be Given By Governor Gardner's Council On ^
Unemployment and Relief ? To Be Held In Old Blue Moon j
Tea Room On Broad Street?Citizens Assisting In Import- j
ant Work. j
Mrs. W. G. Stancill, representing1
lovernor Gardner's commission on I
nemployment and relief in North 1
Jarolina, will be in Brevard Friday!
f this week to give a demonstration I
u canning. The demonstration is to .
e held in the old Blue Moon Tea j
Loom, next door to the Houston Fur- 1
iture company's store on Broadway,
nd will begin promptly at 10 o'clock
'riday morning.
Everybody in the county is invited i
d attend this free demonstration, I
rhich is being given by the state.
Irs. Stancill will be assisted by Jul
?n Glazener and other citizens inter
sted in the work. The work, under
lovernor Gardner's direction, has
roven of great value throughout the {
tate, and it is hoped that people will
iEPTEMBER FIRST SET
FOR OPENING SCHOOL;
Schools will start in Brevard, Ros- '
lan and the county points on the
rst monday in September, instead of
tarting the first of August, as had
een decided by the school board at a
revious meeting. This action, re
:inding the board's previous order,
ras taken at the board meeting last
londay.
attend this demonstration Friday. I
Proper canning and preserving of J
vegetables and fruits this year will
mean thousands of dollars saved to
the people of the county during the
coming winter. The Southern Public
Utilities company is so deeply im
pressed with the bigness of the work
and its importance to the people as
a whole, the Mr. Gaines, manager of
the local branch of the Southern Pub
lic Utilities company, is furnishing,
free of all cost, an electric stove and
electric refrigeration for the demon
stration. Rev. Harry Perry, realiz
ing the great good to be derived from
this work, is lending his support to
the movement.
Men and women and young men and
women are urged to attend the dem
onstration.
MAY CONSOLIDATE SMALL!
SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTY J
J. E. Coburn, of the State Equal- (
ization Board, was in BiWard Tues- j
day in conference with school officials 2
looking to the advisability of consol- ,
idating some small schools of the j
county. No definite action was tak- <
en, it was announced, but it is known ,
that serious study is being given tht ?
proposition.
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fflANY YOUNG FARMERS OF TRANSYLVANIA li
MNTY ATTEND TPE STATE CONVENTION
1
ialloway and Owen Represent
Rosman Chapter at State,
Gathering, with Prof. J. F- :
Corbin.
(By Reporter)
Ralph Galloway and Otis Owen ?
iiembers of the Rosman Y? T. H. F.
Chapter as delegates representing
heir chapter attended the annual
neeting of State Y. T. H. F. in
laleigh. The boys accompanied their
eacher going down on Sunday June
!8th, visiting on their way Thomas- 1
'ille Orphanage, and other places of j
nterest reaching Raleigh late Sun- 1
lay afternoon. Rooms were pro
vided in State College for the boys,
neals secured in nearby cafes, and
lothing to do for three days but get
icquainted with their Capital and
;urroundings, while the Agricultural
eachers conference was going on. I
3uring this spare time the boys were j
ihown through the State Museum, I
penitentiary, Hospital for the in |
sane, State Capital etc.
On Thursday July 2nd. the real
meeting of the Y. T. H. F. began
with two delegates from each of the
ICO chapters in the State. At this
time the teachers took a back seat
ivith the boys actually in charge of
their meetings holding the final
speaking contest, demonstration pro
grams, display of years accomplish
ments, etc.
The boys were satisfied with Rtl
eigh and the State meeting of Y. T.
H. F. but there were two more things
that they wanted to see before re
turning to the Mountains. Friday a
trip to Wilmington, Carolina beach,
was made with actual experience in
riding the salty waves, then back by
White Lake and spent the night there
at the State Y. T. H. F. Camp
where hundreds of the boys go and
spend a week every summer. 343
hot miles were covered on the 4th
back by Winthrop College at Rock
Hill, S. C., and on to the cool moun
tains with stronger determinations
to be more loyal Y. T. H. F.
Meece, Shipman, Shuford and ;
Woodfin, with Prof. Glaz-,'
ener, Represent the Brevard
Chapter at Meeting.
? (By MERR1M0N SHUFORD )
Albert Meece, Otis Shipman, Davis n
Woodfin and Merrimon Shuford were ?
the delegates from the Brevard chap- i '
ter of Y. T. H. F. to the state meet- j,
ing held at State college, Raleigh, N. j:
C., July 2 and 3.
We made the trip by train from '
Asheville leaving there about 2:40 in;
the afternoon of July 1 and I'eached !
Raleigh around 4 o'clock the next \
morning, sleepy, tired and hungry. ,
We hired a taxi to take us to the
seventh dormitory at State college, !
which was the dormitory assigned the
delegates during the conference. Hot,
hot I say it was hot. One of the boys
decided to try sleeping on the outside
of the building rather than in it, but
he didn't have very good success.
Mr. Glazener took us on a sight
seeing tour before time for the con
ference to open. We visited the state
fair grounds, the college poultry
plant, the college buildings and dairy
barns and ended up by going through
the state prison. Here we got an
insight of what is going on behind
the big walls at state prison. It was
a real lesson to all of ua.
At ten o'clock we assembled in Pul
len hall for the opening of the third
annual state conference of Young
Tarheel Farmers. In the hall posters
showing something of the work be
ing done by the different chapters in
the state were arranged in such a
splendid manner that one could read
ily get an idea of what other chap
ters were doing. Our own local chap
ter was well represented by five splen
did posters which was the second big
gest number of posters from any one
chapter. The w_ay the state officers
handled the meeting was indeed an
eye-opener for all of us. It simply
showed what farm boys can do when
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ONLY FEW COUNTIES
AFFECTED BY RULING
OF SUPREME COURT
Counties Cannot Exceed Con-!]
stitutional 15 Cents for
General Expense
DOES NOT APPLY TO
CITIES AND TOWNS!
Effort Made to Levy Addition
al Tax Because of Existing
Conditions Not Allowed
f
Raleigh, July 8. ? Probably not
more than 30 of the 100 counties will j j
suffer from the decision of the North c
Carolina Supreme Court Thursday >t
which said in effect that a county's I g
expenditures which previously were ' t
not for "special purposes" cannot he ! a
for special purposes in the present io
economic emergency, and, therefore, | r
cannot be funded as notes for special 'r
purposes. ! v
This is the important tax case, |o
placed before the court recently in ; v
two cases, one from Durham, thejl
other from Duplin county, striking at
the constitutionality of the Local
Government Act of the 1931 General
Assembly. In both cases, tax antic- : a
ipalion notes were issued for general j s
county purposes, the counties seeking |u
to fund them under the legislative j
act, when the revenues anticipated i d
lid materialize. 1 u
The constitutional limit of taxes to
5e levied for general county purposes
s 15 cents on the $100 property val
uation, while additional taxes may be
evied for "special purposes," which
liust be necessary purposes, in which
schools, roads, erecting new court- 1 *
louses, jails or county homes, are in- 1 r
shaded.
Chief Justice W. P. Stacy, writing
he unanimous opinion, does not say
he act is unconstitutional. "The
Jeneral Assembly," he writes, "de
ilares that an emergency exists by
?eason of the present extraordinary
inancial condition prevailing in the
:ounties of the State and gives it
ipecial approval for the levying of
axes 'to the fullest extent permitted
>y the constitution' for the purpose
if paying bonds and notes issued to
'und or refund or renew indebted
less of the counties now outstanding ?
>r incurred before July 1, 1931, and:
leelares that the payment of such "
londs and notes shall constitute a j ti
ipecial purpose. | ^
"But this does not purport," he i T
:ontinues, "to convert notes issued ei
'or a deficiency in the general county : r<
'und into notes for special purpose, a
!f it does, then tc this extent the act ! a
?uns counter to the organic law, for a
he Legislature is without power toil
:uspend the constitution even in times j d;
>f stress. The Constitution, is thejH
jrotector of all the people, ft stands |n
is their shield and buckler in fair I
veather and foul; and in periods of s<
)?.nic and depression, it is to them|S(
as the shadow of a great rock in a]e:
,veary land, a shelter in the time of i r1
itorr.1.'" _ ] _
"When an act of the Legislature is I
.usceptible to two interpretations, j |
me constitutional and the other not. j
he courts will adopt the former and j
?eject the latter, as the presumption |
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JUDGE HOYEe SINK !
WILL HOLD COURT;,
j Si
Judge Hoyle Sink, of Lexington. ^
will hold the July- August term ot' t(
:ourt, which has b?en changed from &
:ivil to criminal term for the pur- i f
pose of hearing the cases against the ; ^
nine former bankers and county ?'~.p
ficials against whom indictments havp .
been returned in connection with the j g
:losing of the Brevard Banking com- ^ ,j
pany. ?
M. W. Galloway and F. E. Shuford I
were ordered by the county commis
sioners last Monday to prepare a jury
list for this term of court. i
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NARROW ESCAPE IN
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it
Serious injuries were suffere<l by
one member of a party, and minor
hurts received by others, when a
Nash car turned over on the Quebec
road, near the home of Mr. W. B. t
Henderson. The party was fromir
Greenville, S. C., and the car was j f
being driven by a Mr. Lovelace. ThejC
car turned completely over, all occu-}
pants being thrown from the car, 1 -*
which righted itself after making the
complete turn-over.
A Mrs. Price was seriously" hurt,
suffering a broken shoulder, arm and
wrist. She was brought to the Tran
sylvania hospital, and taken from
there to the hospital in Greenville,
the ambulance of Kilpatrick & Sons
being used in bringing Mrs. Pries
from Quebec to Brevard, and from
Brevard to Greenville.
Mrs. Prices daughter and grand
daughter both suffered minor injur
ies, while Mr. Lovelace escaped with
a few bruises. Members of the party
were brought to Brevard by Broadus
Henderson, and the people of Que
bec gave all aid possible to the in
jured people.
INCREASED WATER
RATES MAY HAVE TO
BE KEPT IN FORCE
Many Citizens Said To Be
Changing Views Upon the
Aggravating Question
NOW UNDERSTOOD THAT
INTEREST IS $11,000 YEAR
While Operation Cost Is Only
$3,000 a Year ? Must Be
Paid In Rents or Taxes
Question of water rates is still per
>lexing Mayor Ramsey and the board
if aldermen, and definite action on
he matter is expected to bp taken at
in early date. It will be recalled that
he old board of aldermen adopted
in ordinance "just before going out of
iffice, which increased th< water
ates. The new board made an
louncement that it wanted to do
whatever a majority of the citizens
f the town wanted done. A few
yeeks ago the board published a com
pete statement of the water ques
ion in The Brevard New.s setting
orth the interest charges on water
ionds that must be met each year,
,nd the cost of operating the water
ystem, which also must be met reg
larly.
Despite the statements set forth in
etail, there appears to be some mis
nderstanding about the cost of op
rating the water system. This cost
mounts to only $3,000 a year. The
>ig cost of the water department
omes in the payment of the interest
n the water bonds. The interest on
tie water bonds amounts to $11,000
year, or nearjv one thousand dol
irs a month. If it were not for the
iterest charges, the water rates could
e reduced to a few pennies a year
j each user, as the cost of maintain
ig and operating the system is only
3,000 a year. It is the interest pay
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tEVIVALTO BEGIN ~
AT CHERRYFIELD
Revival services will start next
[onday evening at Mt. Moriah Bap
st church, Cherryfield, with the Rev.
. Rogers, of Fletcher, as preacher,
he members of the church and lead
rs of the community expect a real
;vival, and it is believed that unusu
lly large congregations will attend
11 services. The first service will bi
t 7:30 Monday evening, the next at
I o'clock Tuesday morning, and then
aily at 11 in the morning and 7:30
l the evening, so long as the mect
igs last.
Everybody is invited to attend these
:rvices, and it is promised that the
)ng services will be of most inter
sting- nature, while Mr. Rogers is
^cognized as a great preacher.
'ERNER PRAISED BY
THE SCHOOL BOARD
Resolution Adopted Thanking
School Man for His Work
During Two Year3
Prof. S. P Verner, for the past two
ears superintendent of public in
duction in Transylvania county, wa;
iven a vote of thanks by the board
ist Monday, upon expiration of his
;rm in office. The board expressed
ppreciation for the splendid service
endered by Prof. Verner in promot
ig the school work of th? county,
'ollowing is a copy of the -esolution
dopted by the board:
tate of North Carolina,
rransylvania county.
Whereas the term of office of S.
\ Verner, as county superintendent
f public instruction of Transylvania
ounty, expired on Monday, July Gth,
931, and the members of the county
oard of education, comprscd of J.
I. Galloway, chairman, L. P. Wilson,
V. Shuford, II. E. Erwin and Leo
^ase, are desirous of expressing their
ppreciation for the work accom
>Iished by Mr. Verner during his
erm of office;
Now, therefore, resolved:
1. That the said board of educa
ion, being in executive session on
uly 6th, 1931, unanimously express
heir appreciation to Mr. S. P. Ver
ier for his faithful performance of
ill the duties of county superintend
ing and for his tireless labors in be
lalf of the advancement of education
n Transylvania county during his
?rm of office;
2. That a copy of this resolution
)e spread upon the minutes of the
bounty Board of Education, a copy
sent to The Brevard News for pub
ication, and a copy delivered to Mr.
5. P. Verner, retiring superintendent
>f public instruction of Transylvania
:ountv.
I, the undersigned, do hereby cer
tify that the foregoing is a true and
:orrect copy of resolution of the
rransylvania County Board of Edu
ction, duly adopted at the regular
meeting of said board held on the
5th day of July, 1931.
JOHN E. RUFTY,
Secretary of the Transylvania
County Board of Education.