■ .A ' >. m-' I FRIDAY, AUGUST 2». 19|9 THE ^REVAW NEWli, BREVARD, N. C. I BREVARD NEWS Name changed from Sflvan Valley News, January i,i9i7< M. L. SHIPMAN, Editor C.' B. OSBORNE, Managing Editor and Publisher GERTRUDE R. ZACHARY City Editor Publisli''.,! every Thursday. Kntercd at pos*.;>lilco at Provard. N.C.,as seeond-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One year - - - - ^ 1 Six months - - - - .75 Throe months - - - .60 Two months - - - .35. PH;7abl9 by check, stamps or Inonoy order. Car.ls of t’innks. resolutiors Htul mem )ri.i!s pti'oiiK-hod only at half Tnc*ri”‘.ii rate. (.•ostinK' •*’ or onij 'ialf cent per w.'.d. Siib'^criptions not coiitimied after ex piration of t;me paid for cxcept on re quest. FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919 Ux\'T!MF.LY CRITICISM North Carolinians aVe jjtnerally considered falrminded and equal and cxact jiistice to all and special priv- ilejjcs to none is the basic principle of llu volivical }arty which has con trolled the machinery of the State fcovcrnrr.ent since it was wrested from the fus:on'sts under the leadership of C. B. Aycock and F. M. Simmons in the iuc’iiorable canipaig:n of 1900. This con:moiulable priiiciple actutates every i-urpose of the party of good fTCvernment in North Carolina and is the chief source of its strength. It seokr to do justice to each and every citiion, r.nd would have all classes and conditions share a fair and just proportion of the State’s operating expenses. An c'qitable distribution of the ta:;cK collected from the people has lot;:: been a vexing problem, with th<‘ result that jitizens of the moder ate cl:is3 and those a trifle removed tov.ards the big business circle have beer paying- taxes out of proportion to the assessments placed upon the holdings^, of their wealthy neighbors. The Equalization Act passed by the rcccnt General Assembly seeks to cor rect this evil by placing all property on the tax bol;?s at actual value. By all property we mean that no class of citizens will escape this year. It means, also, that no discrimination in the value of property is to be al lowed. It means state rather than county regulation, so that imaginary county lines cannot figure in proper adjustments of equalization plans. It means that the new tax law was conceived in a spirit of justice to the man in the cottage as well as the lord of the mansion. Despite the effort to adjust th^ burden of taxation in the interest of the average citizen, who feels that ho has been taxed to the limit, objec tion is offered to the plans recently worked out by the State and some folks, w'hose property has been listed far below its actual value, are com plaining that assessments under these regulations are too high. They for get that the main purpose of the new lav,' re;;nl?vting the question of taxa- j tion is to correct inequalities and that i a uniform rule must be rigidly applied I to attain a proper solution of the is- : sue in question. .Higher values mean ' a lower tax rate and no citizen who j has been contributing a just propor- j tion of governmental expenses need j j hr.ve any cause for alarm. Criticism i i at this time is unwarranted and it! I I i comes mainly fro;n th030 w^o have i I been shirking a plain duty for f.ll i j these years. Too much of the State’s ^ j wealth has been in hiding and the I ' I time has come for a show down. | 1 There is not a law uoon cur statute 1 ' ‘ I , books that Vv'as conceived in a sifirit' \ . of injustice to anyone. The party in ' ^ power in this commonweaith is the : parly of the Constitution and of the i people; it upholds the Constitution ^ and protec'^s all the rights of all the i)cc2')le. It K.oos not believe that any man or set of men are entitled to j cxciusivc or seperate emoluments or ' privilege?., and all men, ail interests I and all corporations in this State are j ' entitled to justice and equulity before | j the law. Hitherto it has been impos- | sible to accurately estimate the wealth | i of our great State. This year is a I i ! I true story touchmg its values in prop- j crty is to be related by the people ! themselves and North Carolina will' hereafter take her place amongst the rich states'with a low rate. The ^air-minded man will withhQld criticism until the work of the re-valn ation has been completed,'or just and equal taxation cannot meet with hon est opposition. No class, saving and excepting the tax dodger, is going to have any reason, or excuse for complaint. NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WAR RANT OF ATTACHMENT 0 North Carolina,—Transylvania Coun ty—In the Superior Conrt. J. A. Robertson vs. S. H. Jennings. The defendant. E. H. Jennings, will take notice that a summons in the above entitled action was issued against said defendant on the 8th day of August 1919 by the clerk of the Superior Court of Transylvania county, N. C., and that an action en titled as above has been brought by the above named plaintiff against E. H. Jennings to recover damages for injury to property of the plaintiff to wit: Lands and growing crops of the plaintiff situated on the waters of the Toxaway River belov/ ^here the dam which once hold the watero of Lake Toxavx'ay was situated. That said in jury and damage was cansed by the negligence and carelessness of the defendant in allov.’ing and permitting the dam at Lake Toxaway which once , held back the waters of said lake, to t)e and remain in a dangerous and un- pvfe condition resulting in the bre.ik- ing of said dam and thereby releas ing the v/aters of Lake Toxaway v/hich waters overflov/ed and dam- and destroyed the property of the plaintiff as abov<» mentioned to the amount of at least $2500.00 That said defendant is a proper par ty to said action which relates to dam age to both real and personal prop- ty of the plaintiff. The defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the oflice of the Clerk of the Sup erior Court of Transylvania county, N. C. at his office in the court house iti Brevard on the 20th day of Sept. 1919, at 10 o’clock A. M. and answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff filed in sai l actio?"'- or the re lief demanded in said co-nplaint will be granted. The defendant will fui’ther take notice that a v;arrant of attachment was issued from, the Superior Court of Transylvania county, N. C. on the 12th day of August 1919 against the property of raid defendant which said warrant of attachment is returnable { at the same time and place to wit: | Saturday, Sept, 20 1919, at 10 o’clock A. M. This August 12th, 1919. N. A. MILLER, C. S. C. Tran sylvania county, N. C, BOY AXES $1,35. C. ovle. NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WAR. RANT OF ATTACHMENT North Carolina,—^Transylvania Covn* ty—In the Superior Court. C. R. Lanning vs. E. H. Jennings. The defendant, E. H. Jenning^, will take notice that a summons in the above entitled action was issued at’ainst said defendant on the 8th <^ay of August 1919 by the clerk of the Superior Court of Transylvania county, N. C., and that an action en titled as above has been brought by the above named plaintiff against E. H. Jennings to recover damages for injury to property of the plaintiff to wit: ■ Growing crops of the plaintiff situated on the waters of the Toxaway River below where the dam which once held the waters of Lake Toxaway w^as situated. That said in jury and damage was caused by the negligence and carelessness of th^ defendant in allowing and permitting the dam at Lake Toxaway which once held back the waters of said lake, to be an/1 remain in a dangerous and un- ^rfe condition resulting in the break- v-'T of said dam and thereby releas ing the waters of Lake Toxaway which waters overflowed and dam aged and destroyed the property of the plaintiff as above mentioned to the amount of at least $1500,00 That said defendant is a proper par ty to said action which relates to dam age to both real and personal prop- ty of the plaintiff. The defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the office