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THE NORTH CAROLINA CLUB
STUDIES TAXATION SYSTEM
INTERESTING FACTS BROUGHT
OUT CONCERNING CONDI
TION OF STATE
That the average tax payer in
North Carolina demands a great
deal but pays very little in com
parison to the benefits he derives
from living, in ; the' state, was
shown by A. 0, Joines, of Alle
ghany county, at the regular meet
ing; of the North Carolina Club
Monday night.
. "The greaest source of revenue
in the state," said Mr. Joines, "is
the general property tax. Who
pays it ? Two-thirds of the whites
of all ages own no property and
pay no taxes, unless it be poll tax;
two-fifths of the whites" who pay
property taxes pay no less than
$500, or $2.36 per capita for
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f fi white property owners pay no
fless than $1000 or $4.7(5 per year;
! and, most amazing of all, six per
7 cent of the white tax payers of the
state own more than half of all
the real and personal property, and
therefore pay more than half of
the general property taxes that
reach the ' state treasury. The
other tax revenues come from poll
taxes, special taxes and business
taxes. ' ,
"But what goes' with the tax
payer's dollar ? It is expended
- as follows : Public education and
libraries 33.2 fo, charity, hospitals
and corrections 18.3, pensions
and the Confederate Home 10.9,
public buildings and equipment
9.4, interest on funded and float
ing debt 8.3 , the Civil Estab
lishment 6.6, conservation of
natural resources 5.2, protection
of persons and property 4.4,
conservation of healVh 2.4, in
cidental .7, educational recrea
tion .12 and public highways
.10. A glance at this list will
convince the dullest tax payer that
the taxes he pays are spent direct
ly for benefits for the home and
family. -The schools educate hi-j
children ; the courts protect him
from violence and fraud; the af
flicted and unfortunate members
of his home circle are being cared
for at Morganton or Raleigh; the
State Board of Health is busy the
whole state over fighting preven
table disease and postponablo
death. Nor is his a wasteful, ex
travagant state government be
cause only 6 2-3 cents of every
dollar in the state treasury wet! t
to pay the men who carry out the
will of the people, while 93 l-'J
cents was devoted to creating bet
ter opportunities and greater safe
ty for the-people of the state. The
operating cost of state govern
ment in North Carolina during
1914 was the smallest of any state
n the Union, or only 14 cents er
inhabitant.
"No state in the Union is oper
ated more inexpensively than
North Carolina. No state govern
ment returns to the people larger
benefits for the. taxes they pay.
The benefits have been small be
cause the state revenues have been
small; and the state revenues have
been 1 small because the average
tax payer's notions of taxation
have been small." Only recently
have we begun to realize this fact
and to vote more liberal appro
priations. The legislature of 1917
has just written the most hopeful
chapter in the aggressive history
f North Carolina in a hundred
v years."
Never judge by appearances.
Every bird is known by its
feathers. Ex.
Class Baseball to be
Launched Right Away
The' time . is gradually drawing
near when; the class, teams will
have to fight it out for the cham
pionship in baseball. In fact the
first game, whic,h is to be between
the freshmen and the sophomores
is scheduled to be played on April
10. So far, it looks a3 if the win
ning team is to be either the f resile
men or the seniors; for the sopho
mores and juniors do not seem to
have pep enough to go out and
make up a team. The winning of
this series will mean a. great deal
toward the final average; and, -although
the sophomores are now
in the lead, the winners in baseball
will be placed on an even basis
with them. There will be no post
poned games.
The schedule of class games is
as follows :
April 10 -Fresh vs. Sophs.
April 12- Juniors vs. Seniors.
April 17 Sophs, vs. Juniors.
April 18 Seniors vs. Fresh.
April 20 Fresh, vs. Juniors.
April 25 Sophs, vs. Seniors.
April 30 Fresh, vs. Sophs, and
Juniors vs. Senidrs.
May 1 Sophs, vs. 'Juniors, and
Seniors vs. Fresh.
May 2 Fresh, vs. Juniors, and
Sophs, vs. Seniors.
Just Gossip
"I oughta be a corporal, any
way," said private Toler. "I can
execute any command in the man
ual of arms." etc., for five min
utes.
"Well, try a few and let's see.
About face! Forward Harrchl"
And they closed the door after
him.
"This here military training is
a funny thing," said Zollie, "learn
ing the best way to get shot at !"
The organization of the Univer
sity Army has given a large num
ber of freshmen an opportunity to
assert themselves. They are mak
ing themselves useful (for the first
time) as corporals. ".
Seems as if that Weeks boy is
a second Rudy.
A home run or so every game
isn't a bad record. They are
thinking of making a gate in the
south fence, which would be a
great convenience to the left
fielders.
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As Bill Folger said "If gold
footballs stand for beating Vir
ginia, I hope every football man
from now until Doomsday will be
wearing that kind of watch
charm."
If you need lights, hook them
out of Chapel, not off the parade
ground.
The University has elected to
achieve military greatness rather
than hare military greatness thrust
upon it by legislative enactment.
It is no uncommon sight now to
see squads of men marching to
class, to the Pickwick, and to
meals.
The pits on Emerson Field have
at last been fixed and the standards
have been moved down. The run
aways are still loose, but coach
Brown hopes to get everything in
good shape so that practice can go
forward, without a hitch as soon
as the weather' clears up. The
track is settling well and respond
ing beautifully to rake and roller.
II Wl ,J -andkeepacoupleofioWes pl
AhbIBl 5fff fggb M "P clos. to the i-ad M.
if.:.' ; II V Y U when old Mr. Sun gets too
h ; V ifgH WSffltf' H "V busy for comfort, go get one
"&J'. () i flff of them and watch the (
'- ilU fp'w l Y&CT ' "thirst fly. Nothing like a tall, 1
kyl fc tinlding gs of
CW If
YvHl from your grocer and see how
EASY it is to keep cool and ;
vv. comfy even in mid-summer
.with that "tangy," tasty, sjm
, , ' thirst-killer close at hand. , VH
Because of the damage their
spikes do to the surface of the
cinders, the baseball men have been
asked to keep on the grass when
they take their final run.
A new form of amusement has
been discovered in the drill held
every evening. Carolina men are
determined to be as good as any
body elsewhen the call comes. We
have a lingering suspicion that
our boys can go across No Man's
Land with as easy a stride as some
of our grand dads went up Ceme
tery Ridge.
(Fastidious was little George,
He hated cherry pie.
For fear his pa would get a gorge
He stopped it with a sigh.)
One day it happened that his pa
Did proffer him a hatchet,
And when the cherry tree he saw
He felled it and did "catch it"
The pater then reproved him
And George again did sigh
And looked just like a cherubim
And did not tell a lie.
That day when they had gone to
dinner
There was no cherry pie
And every day they both grew
thinner
And finally did die.
Never howl until you are hit.
TIME
Every student wants to be efficient in all his
college work.
In order to accomplish this, he must save,
time intelligently.
He must take good notes on class, because it
is the only way to get it all in a brief and con
cise manner. Studying for Exams is then easy.
He must always have pens, pencils, ink, note
books, memory pads, paper.
Then we want to save all our good times.
Always have a Kodak and films at hand.
' GET THEM AT
Foister's
A SURE CURE
A man with rheumatism joined
the Christian Scientists. He was
asked : "Did Christian Science
cure you of rheumatism ?"
"No, but rheumatism cured mc
of Christian Science." Ex.
Some senior, no doubt, ha3 been
inspired by the brilliancy of ban
quets. What theme more lauda
ble than the menu ?
SAVERS!
A is for affable Annie,
Who is vounscer, they sly,
than
her granny.
Now, that I can't tell,
As I don't know her w
But, anyhow, A is for
Ex.
tanie.
In peace prepare for vjar.
Never cross a bridge .'until yu
come to it. Ex.