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J. W. Noell, Editor. I
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XoodwTO, N. C., October 15th, 1924'
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
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On Tnetday, November fourth, every
voter will have the privilege of
casting a vote for several amendments
to onr Constitution, or against
H as may seem wise. In another coir
man will be found a digest of these
four amendments, and we hope every
reader will take-the time to read-the
article carefully.
1st. The inviolability of sinking
funds. This is eminently right and
shonld be adopted without question.
It simply means that the State shall
not use any sinking fund set aside for
retirement of any bond issue for
any purpose other than to pay off
SUlM Wtfli) T.Vvtcr - tjo V*Q eo co
with every bond issued, whether State,
town or county, and no bond should '
ever be issued without provision for 1
its retirement.
2nd. Taxation of homes, homesteads
' notes and mortgages. To. this amend- .
ment we are not fully satisfied, as
we confess we do not thorougly un'
derrtand ita meaning. The verbiage
is not clear and we would not advise ,
you as to same.
3rd. To put a limitation on the
State debt. We think you will agree
with us that this is wise, for thert>
is a tendency to issue bonds for any
and all purposes. We believe in bonds,
but we agree with you that there is
such a thing as overdoing the thing.
Than, vote for this amendment.
4th. Aa to pay of members of the
General Assembly. The pay at present
ia $240, and this is barely enough
for a member to pay for his room
while attending the legislature, provided
he stops at a first class place
such as his constituents would have
him occupy. The proposed rate is $600
and this is none too much. We pa'y our
County Commissioners five dollars a
d*y. and our legislator $4. when the <
..Commissioner is at home with no additional
expenses. This is unjust and
many a good man is forced to decline
to become a member of the legislature,
simply because he can not afiord
to pay out his good money to j
eeate^his people. Let's adopt this ajDOMlment.
Then" there is another Act which
you will have the privilege of voting J
on, and that is an "Act to provide a
World War Veterans loan fund."!
Bead the Act, and we belive you will
then cast your vote for it. Whan w?
were bidding our boys God speed on
their way to war we told them there!
was nothing too good for them, but J
eince their return the things seems
to have taken a turn, and they are
"hardly good enough for anything."
This act will enable them to own a i
home and at the same, time not cost
the State or the tax payer one penny.
The State simply proposed to finance
^ . the matter for them, the veteran paying
all costs; and interest. .No loan
to exceed three thousand dollars, and
not to run not exceeding forty
years, interest and certain amount
jiet&ftsarv to retire tbe loan payable
semi-anna lly. Truly, you are willing
for your State to finance this mat'
ter for the soldier boy. Then be sure
to vote for this Act.
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; .. -POUT TERMINALS AND WATER
TRANSPORTATIOX
We received ? letter this morning
. one flf mrr render-: ';i '. hlrh hp
5?? -aialS, "Since rmdimi whai yoji havo
ta-sav about the Port and Terminals
bill I am going to cast my vote far'il"
And honestly, if the intelligent eitiXen
will lay'aside ill malice and prejudice
against men and hond* he will
' ' admoat surely come to the same eoniluslu.i-It
is said, and truthfully wt
r believe, .that NOrth Carolina Is pay.
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ing but a bonus annually- of ten mil- 1
lion dollars for excess freight charges.
|? this be true, and it has not been 1
tucessfully disputed, then what is the ,
paltry sum of eight and a half mil-1 j
lion dollars in comparison to this an- |i
uual bonus. ' I'
The trouble is?and we were with
you in the same trouble?when you ?
say bonds, we just naturally begin to
kick, but if you will think just for
a moment these bonds will not fright- 1
en you. We do not believe you will j'
ever be called upon to pay one cent ,
in direct taxes for these bonds, and
we know you will never pay more than five
cents on the hundred dollars at
most, for the State can 'not levy exceeding
this amount. If, with an idvestment
of eigbt million dollars we
chn save "to the people of North
Carolina, and the farmer pays the
greater part of this freight burden,'
ten million dollars a year, then don't
you think it a good investment? [
Don't be frightened by the word I
bonds and do an injury both to your-1
self and the State. We believe this is
the greatest question you will have
to decide at this election, and if you | ]
will give the matter some serious
S.1 Li UL. a - ?. _ 1 a '
uiuuKiii wunuov a aouoi in our mma
you will cast your vote for the Port
Terminal and Water Transportation. ^
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'T Don't See Why.?" Under thisl,
head we are publishing an article in ] i
another column which we earnestly 1
ask every young- man and every young
lady, as well as boys and girls to |
read. We have read nothing in a long ,
time which struck Us quite so forcibly, ]
How often we hear just this, "I don't ' <
see why?" We know it will appeal ]
to every father and mother, for there
are very few, we fear,, .who have not'
had this same reply, word for word, ',
made to them when they had an oc- '
2asion to remonstrate with one of
their children about* something which
they did not think just exactly right ,
and proper. Young folks, read it, and ]
then read it again.
The Durham Sun is one of our best
evening papers, and we enjoy it im- |
mensly, but when it reaches us at .
one o'clock on the day following publication
we confess the matter seems
a little stale. And that is just what
it has been doing now for some time.
By rail or automobile we are just one
hour from Durham but when it takes
twenty hours for a daily paper to '
reach . us, we think there must be {
something radically wrong somewhere. |
We would suggest to our good friends
on the Sun to either look into the
matter, or put on the old fashioned j
star route method, a rider on a mule, |
and see if a better delivery can not
be made.
Probably as many farmers drop
into our office as any place in towns
but rarely does one of our welcome
callers mention politics, and only three
weeks until election. Political interest
is below par -in this good County,
and unless something is done to
arouse the voters a mighty light vote
is going to be cast.
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THERE IS NO WEAKENING
IN THE STAND OF
SENATOR SIMMONS 1
Sentor Simmons has stamped any
inference that he is not as strongly j
in favor of ratification of the promos- ;
al for terminals and ship lines by the
people as he was for approval by tfie
state legislature as mistaken and:
false. Ho continues to believe in the
plan to spend seven, eight or nmv
millions in the effort to bring North i
Carolina out of the rear rank ol,
states as far as freight rates, rail
and water service arc concerned. Gov.
rcnioi?Wf^MncuntinaM in ine con- j
viction that the port and water trans- j
portation plana offer the Tar Hoc' j
state a short cot to greatness.
General Cox. at Raleigh gives out;
Senotar Simmons latest) statement |
It came to its as a news story from,I
Gr-??al Cox hut we believe the first j
tari of Senator* Simmons on this,
most important, phase of the Novem-1
ber~ eleefTdrT, nilgttt better serve it--,
purpose in this oolnmn?Senator Sltn-i
mons~"ssys: {
"I am just as strongly in favor or
the ratification, by the people at the
election, of the port and terminnfs
bill pawed by the legislature as if
was . in favot of-it* adoption by <l:.r
ret action. Ainy intimation of indif-!
ieren-e -of-loltowarinriesa on-my 'pen.
iu'tills matte), is wHhomfoundnti-.n. I
rerfret that circamstspees, which Ti
could not control have-prevented ret
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THE KOXBORO COURIER. Q,
from entering actively into the' cam- j
paign in behalf of this measure, as s
they have prevented me from engag-1 o
ing in the political campaign, but a
there has been no abatement or change I
in the views expressed by me at the a
meeting of the eastern shippers at d
Goldboro. I am still profoundly convinced
of the wisdom and effective- 5
ness of the proposition and that it 0
would produce the results claimed for a
it by its proponents and advocates. I
hall do everything I can to get my->s
self in physical condition to enter botji a
the politeal and the port campaign"
in time to render some service iujt
both behalfs, and I confidently ex-; c
pect to be able in a very short time 1
to . get vigorously into the fight an<" t
if so will make, as many speeches as t
my strength wil permit. I am not
fully advised as tp the public senti
ment upon this measure throughout
the state, but it is of such merit and
far reaching importance it ought t' j.
powerfully appeal to the support o."
the people. But whether it succeeds j
or fails of ratification, 1 am unre.
servedly for it and earnestly hope it j
may prevail." j
We cannot besure how the state will f
turn on this question of developing t
North Carolina ports. We must nd v
mit that the advocates of this plpn ,
including those of us here in Durham t
face a heavy adverse sentiment. It
will take fight and persistence to win.
It may fail of ratification but never g
nicjcBs, we ueueve ^onn Carolina ,?;js
facing another opportunity which niny P
return the investment in a manner .
second only to the movement for good.
roads and education. Despite argu- j
went one way or another, as a mat-|j,
ter of fact, only , the experiment will ^
determine the results which will fo!-1.
low. |L
And surely it is worth while: It is N
not enough to simply sit back and j
say it can never be done, that the!
present lines of railway and the pre-1 (j
sent established ports cannpt be de-' ^
throned, that they will always prevail't
and always oppress North Carolina
trade and industry. We can at least j
attempt to better ourselves, even if i
it does cost seven millions. Seven mil- j ^
lions is a tremendous .sum to the in-1 y
dividual, but to a state as great asj^
North Carolina, it is paltry when the1^
possible advantage is weighed. The
expenditure of ten millions may Tpear.
a return of hundreds of millions* It t
may be the awakening, the beginning.
It is a vision, true. So were all hum- ^
an achievements before they became ^
realities. It is a vision, but it is a (
vision we wish our entire state could ^
catch .-^-Durham Sun.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.
BUYS NEW EQUIPMENT
Atlanta, Ga., " October 13.?New
locomotives, frieght and passenger
cars, costing approximately nine mil- .
Hon dollars, have just been purchased
by the Southern Railway Company
for delivery during November and
December of this year and~the early
months of 1925.
Included in the purchase are 3,000
box cars, 250 flat cars, 250 stock cars,
25 passenger ccaches, 10 baggage-express
cars, 6dining cars, 25 heavy
Mikado type frieght locomotives, 15
heavy Pacific type passenger locomo- 1
times and 10 eight-wheel switching
engines.
All of this equipment will be of
the latest type, the passenger and flat
cars of all steel contruction, the box
and stock cars withvsteel underframo,
and the locomotives being similar in
design to locomotives recently built
for the Southern.
J DONT .SEE WHY
Wickes Wamboldt
A young married man discovered
that his bride of a year occasionally
met an old flame of hers down town;
and occasionally they took a nut-sundae
together and occasionally they
went to a movie together.
Whep he found out those things he
remonstrated and the bride of a year
talked- to him-this way:'.Well,
I don't see why. I have known
Charlie all my life, and I uised to go
with: him before I knew you. And
just because I am married it doesn't
seem to me that I ought to cut all
my old friends off.
"What harm in the world is there
in my sitting down and eating some
ice-cream with Charlie. Or pitting
down in a picture-show tjvith him. J
know how to behave myself and so
dees Charlie. I don't see why thei
should be .any objection.'
"But dont you see." protested h'-T
husband, "people will talk? And then
fe,'isn't a good thing for .married
womeh to associate too rnpeh oyith t
other men. You might sret jo-er-career
for somf other man, don't Vbtr,
"Well,'r don't see Why ' contended
the bride. ~~
And so she kept.on with her don't w
tee-whys, and lteirt-c" wgettng othrrl
men, and kent on. and kept on. Until I
she had serious affair or two. An 1j
all the while she didn't see. why. . !
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divorced cow :'o:
ome year* and ia having to earn her <
ym living. Perhaps now she sees
rhy.
A person who doesn't see why, or
,-ho refuses to see why,, is a most '
ifficult sort of a person to deal with.
The girl who doesn't see why. she
houldnt go out motoring all hours
f the night, 40 miles from * home,
-ith Tom, Dick and Harry.
The hoy who doesn't see why h
houldn't run with a gang that hasnt
constructive principle in sight.
The clerk who doesn't see why the
Oss has anything to say about his
onduct outside of business.
The most discouraging thing about
he person who doesn't she why is
he fact that he doesn't see why.
LAND SALE!
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As executor of the will of Fannia
:. Wells I will sell at auction on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
1 A, M. at Prospect Hill, N. C. all
f the real estate of the said Fannie
:. Wells, consisting of 565 acres' of
'ine tobacco and timber land. This I
ine farm has been divided into 5
racts, all tracts containing plenty of
rood for farming purposes, and 2
racts have large quantities of raw
itnber as follows: |
Tract No. 1
81 acres, fronts on No. 14 Highway
nd one third or more tendable land,J:
bine very fine tobacco land, and )
lenty of wood, some saw timber, no
mprovements. ,
Tract No. 2
140 acres, contains as fine tobacco
and as can be found in. the Prospect
lill section, and about one half
? lieavily timbered, both original and j
eccnd growth. Fronts on Highway
Co. 14. No improvements. *
Tract No. 3 ,
85 acres of good fanning land,!
welling house, feed barn. 4 tobafcol
arns and pack bam, plenty of saw
imber for improvements. Fronts or
lighway No. 14.
Tract No. 4
141 acres, is the home place, nice
Iweliing with 6 rooms, 4 tenant
louses, 5 tobacco barns and all rijW& !
rsary out houses. A fine farm in
ligh state of cultivation.
Tract No. 5
18 1-2 acres of second growth saw
imber.
This land will be sold in separate
racts and as a whole, or in groups 5af
! if advance bid is mad? Blue prints
if these lands can be seen at any
ime at' Prospect Hill.
Good three teacher school in 1-4
nlle of this land.
F. R. WARREN, Executor j
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Canitnl IV.H R.
Model for All Citie* ''
Nearly every city Is a patchwork
founded upon an accidental beginning.
The city complete has not existed. In
view of the rapid strides of science,
trade, transportation and the enbrznons
Increases In populution-^aU of
which this. country has experienced
simultaneously?the city complete
cannot yet be expected, but there are
enough facts about cities now in existence
to form the basis for a few
primitive generalizations.
We at least know that the best
lald-out city on earth, either of ancient
or modern times, is only
miles from New York, and that the
plan was made in 1701 by Pierre
Charles 1'Rnfitnt, ? French engineer,
who served in the Revolutionary
war. and approved by George Washington,
writes Felix Isman in the Saturday
Evening Post. We know that
the' city of Washington began as A
mere village and that it has grown to
one of the foremost cities of the world
without altering the truth of the
statement that It is the best lald-out
city on earth.
The streets vary in width from SO
to 100 feet and are. on the wliolei the
widest streets of any city in all time.
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85.000 trees. so that- n bird's-eye view
of the national capital gives the impression
of a.beautiful park., with the
roof* of buildings showing Indistinct- 1
ily amid a Wealth of verdure. The
majestic transverse avenues form irregular
intersections with the rectangular
streets, resulting in 'U*2
squares and circles, comprising 407
acres', the most important of Which ,t?
the capitol grounds.
The height of buildings, in both the
res.identg and, IheJbtpsiiic&s districts is
restricted. The result has been h
healthy f^fleiTcy fo spread.out rather':
than to. grew pcrpendicnhtrly. as jSfaw
York has dorte with such uncomfortahfp
r&tult* for those who must spend- their
working days in Jtn damp, dark.
wind-spread canyons.
If the city, plan of Washington has
net made the impression Jt deserves, to ^
have 1inVrm?Mi JWIfts* rmrntctpnlities, It
certainty l;ft8 stoodtlii*- lest of .thoset
beat qualified to pass upon it?the reafcJ ~
dents </? Washington. ;
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who wants to spend twi
With his $80 he cannot
style, we underline that
solute fact.
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at exceptionally low pr
last word in designing. 1
priced tailors couldn't ii
and when you say "1*11
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adding t6 your balance, we coi
"keep it up."
If you have no bank accou:
in and open one. The satisfied
give you to know you are gett
en your determination to make
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