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HOWTO REDUCE AXWIIAl
AND COUNTIES OF LIKE CL ASS
The following article from Mr. John
Hendricks, of Marshall appeared in
the New and Observer and other pa-
pera, Fek U, : 1926: Xi'
THE SCHOOL TAX ? SYSTEM IN.
NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD ,
) BE REVISED-
To the Editor: i It ia conceded by
ail intelligent people that the school
age generation " of North : Carolina
should be educated. It is undisputed
that to educate the children ; , of the
State is for the betterment of the
whole State. ' Under our present sys
tern of school taxation some of the
State are educating the children and
offering the best school facilities at a
low rate of taxes, while other, sec
tions and localities in the State are be
ing taxed almost beyond the limit of
some people who pay the taxes re-
auired to support the pudiic scnoois.
In the Legislature of -1921 when
the State Highway System was pro
posed many thought that the county
should be the unit, and that the State
wide system controlled by the State
at large would not work and would
be unfair to wealthier, parts of the
State. The Legislature finally settled
down to the State-wide system and
now the State constructs and main
tains highways regardless of county
or district lines, and I think it is gen
erallv conceded that we have about
the best highway system in this coun
try. I am of the opinion tnat our
public school sytem should be run on
somewhat the same system that the
State highways are built and main
tained .For mstance. the rate of tax-
as for the ctfunty of Forsyth is about
50 cents all told. The rate of taxes for
the couhtv of Madison is $1.75.' The
public, school tax for the county of j
Madison is 72 cents, i ao not Know
what the rate of school tax is for the
county of Forsyth and either wealthy
counties of the came class, but it
must be less than 20 cents. The coun
ty of Forsyth is. only an example of
many other counties and-sections of
.North Carolina ox the same class, .ev
erybody proclaims that education is a
good thing. I believe there should be
a uniform tax for the State for pub
lic school purposes and that the pub
lic school proposition should be handl
ed by the State as the State highway
' system - is nanaiea.- v course, ine
detail would have to be worked out.
Notwithstanding, Madison County and
other counties of the same-class pay
more than three times, as much tax to
maintain six-months schbol as For
vth and other counties of that class,
yet the school facilities with the low
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rate or taxes in orsytn, jneciuenoura-,
Guilford, Buncombe, Durham and
many other large counties are much
better than the school facilities in the
poorer counties.- ' It may be - argued
that it would be unfair to raise the tax
' rate in the wealthy counties: to neip
educate the children in the poor coun
ties. It is just as important to have
a good road to drive over through
Madison and other poor counties as it
is in Forsyth and other wealthy eoun
ties.! It is just as important to the
State of North Carolina that the chil
dren in the back districts of Madison
County and other smaller counties be
educated as it is to educate the chil
dren m the cities and in the wealthy
I know that we have what is called
the equalisation fund,, and from the
discrepancy in the rate of taxation
for schools , in the wealthy counties
and in the poor counties shows that
the equalization fund does not equal
ize..: Let the State fix a sreneral rate
of taxes for the whole State that will
raise a sufficient amount of money to
maintain' six months school in each
sire a longer term of school let them
have it by ' voting ; special taxes for
that purpose. . , , ' -'. '
..Mn . Madison county where' eight
months schools are maintains d the
svecial taxes added to the regular
school taxes equals on an average rate
of . about S1.05. some of the special
tax districts $1.22, and this I take it
is true of the majority of the counties
in North Carolina..
We -are glad to know that we have
id North Carolina sections where cap
ital has concentrated and ltas caused
the accumulation of great wealth.
This is necessary for the prosperity of
the State, but we maintain it is abso
lutely fair for wealth to be taxed
wherever it may be locates in the
State for the benefit of the education
of the children of the whole State.
There may also be reforms made in
placing a tax. for school purposes on
certain . ouistanuing luxuries iu we
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(FEDERATE
FOR COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
, Ladies and Gentlenieni
- 1 hereby .announce mjself
a candidate for the office of
County : Commissioner,' sub
ject to the action of the Re
publican Primary of June 5,
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GARRJETT UUCKNER
The Confederate Memorial was held
under the ausDices of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy on May
t h totfta' VpentiViMethodtaU
ChurchTAshiville.'with bewiful and
appropriate exercises. Spring flowers
were ueu ia wus uecurnuuus sua uu
American flag and the Stars and Bars
were unfurled.: ' . ' .... S'-..
It was a pathetic picture to view the
few remaining survivors at the. Lost
Cause. ,
America was sung after which. Vt,
0. 3. Chandler gave a beautiful prayer
in keeping with the occasion. ' .
. Mrs. Charles Malcombe Piatt waa
Mistress of Ceremonies and in her
opening remarks paid a beautiful tri
bute to Miss Johanna Semple who re
cently died. Miss Semple - worked
faithfully in the interests of the Con
federacy and was in uoiumoia, a. v.
where Sherman burned the city.
Mrs. Stikeleather, President Ashe
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talk, also Mr. Frederic Rutledge, Corn
mander of Thomas Johnston Lamp,
Sons .of , Confederate veterans, Mr.
Rutledge made an inspiring talk to
the rising generation and bade them
and Mrs. J. Foster Barnes sang bead-j who was Chaplain General of the V
tifully a few of the old Southern mel- Brigade of Confederate veterans. He
odies, one number being "Believe Me, lis 83 years "young" and is a re
If All ' Those : -, Endearing ;. Younir ' Bantint m in inter. -
unarms. .
Dr. Reeves also delighted the audience
with M11I r.r ..j 4ia.4...
I'm Glad. Sometimes I'm Sad."
Judge Cameron MacRae delivered a
Dpioumu Aauresa on eieneraoH jjayis.
He spoke of the ones left at home dur
ing the war "to carry on" and praisw
ed the faithful old slave VdarkirT
who stayed on the' plantation and
worked while his master went to war.
Mrs. D. E. Sevier and. Miss Eliza
Woodfin Holland awarded the Crosses
of Honor to Confederate veterans and
the Sons of Confederate Veterans who
were heroes in the World. War, Col
Joseph Hyde Pratt being one of the
latter., f , yr,-, :;.
Miss Holland is a rranddahirhter of
CoL Nicholas Woodfin and islAdiut-
ant of the Zebulon Vance Cample :1
The exercises came to a close bv ev
eryone joining in singing Dixie and
me veterans giving the once Tamous
We are indebted to Maj. Young for
the names ofieome of the best fami
lies here in the mountains who sent
thir men and boys to uphold the Stars
and Bars, n Among them our much
honored Gem Zebulon B. Vance, Col.
R. B. Vance, Col.' Nicholas W. Wood
fin, Maj. Robert Gage, who was on the
private staff of Robert E. Lee, Major
Charles M. Roberts, Col John McEl
roy, Capb Melvin E. Carter, Col. L.
M. Allen, Capt. John Woodfin; the
Gudgers, Weavers, Bairds, Chambers
es, Pattons, Reeveses, Samses, Browns
Ramsey, Holcombes, Murrays, Jones
es, Ammonses, Keiths, Baileys;' Car
ters, Rays, Ledfords, Buckners, Jar
vises, and many, many others '.who.
wore the Gray.:.--'
Most of our gaUant soldiers In the
Confederacy and did honor to their
ancestors in the World War, espee
ifiliv tha Nnrth Carolina trnnni wh
"Rebel YeU" led by Maj. P. RlYoung, broke the Hindenburg Line. u
DELI GHTFUL BANQ UET AT
niLL LAST NIGHT
Buaisera and ProfeMional 1 Mo4 of finest hot rolls and coffee, made a
neigDDonag town Have Literal
The Civic Club' of .Marii- FTill 'wkr.
host last evening to the business and
professional men of MarshalL .. ;Men
from other sections of the Coontv
were invited but only Marshall and
Mars Hill men attended, a letter from
Mr. W. R. Ellerson of Hot Springs
being read, expressing his regrets at
not being able to attend. A similar
letter from Mr. Herschell Snrmkle
of Marshall, now in Florida, was also
reaa. in ail, aDout nfty people at
tended the banquet which was riven
in the dining room of the girls' dormi
tory. The table was served by some
or juara mus nne women. ice v.' ear.
Elliott of the College faculty 'wa
toastmaster and fitting remarks .were
made by - the secretary of ' the club,
waa made by Prof. R. L. Moore, rho
previously had returned thanks, i
i the studenw ot the college en-
oy each -eats" as were cut before
those fifty vhungry men, iroWdnder
always bear in mind the valiant deeds
of their forbears and, to - remember
there were "None superior and few e-
sinal t th r-nnf0dratai noldmr .". He
has paid high tribute to Lee and Jack
son and all our Southern ledaers. ' '
MA. J, J. Yates read the memorials
f the ones dying during the past year,
young people. On entering the hall
the men 'were Berved elegant 'lemon
ade. On the table an elegantly pre
nared chicken supper with fruit salad
and other accessories, including the
feast to satisfy the appetite of any
body, t This was followed by1 ice
cream and cake.
From the time the first course was
about . finished until nearly ten o
clock, speeches were made by so man
y of the men that we will not attempt
to name them. The finest spirit of
felolwship and good will between the
two communities was manifest, . the
aims and purposes one that of
bringing the best to Madison County
in such matters as good roads, educa
tion and so forth. The speeches were
of a high order and furnished a feast
for thought as the delightful banquet
had furnished a feast for the body.
MR. J. A. iHENDRKKSlSETS HIMSELF
STRAIGHT ON CERTAIN MATTERS
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30" division were descendants of theiS vor x on
n .j j jjj u unt.!-Tiw "na otner luxuries to
BRAMBLETT SELLS TO AMMONS
AND CROWDER AT MARS HILL
Amnions and Crowder is the ifame
of a new firm starting in business .at
Mars HilL Mr. J. F. Amnions., of
Mars Hill and Mr. C. O. Crowder of
Marshall are the partners, and they
will handle groceries, hardware .and
field ' seedfli. rnese aenartments oi
they jajmjsaehl a fine fookihi botf4the T L. .Bramblett Coi hajte."beea
sold to these enterpriainsr' men and
their store will adjoin tiie dry'gdod
establishment of the T. i,. Bramblet
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(MEMONIES ATiMARSHAIiANK-
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LVaUcato Molw U Marker in
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Followftfs ' the dedication of two
memorial markers to Robert E. Lee on
the Dixie Highway at Pack Spare and
Calvery Baptist will, Fletcher, similar
memorials wfll be placed at nearly a
dozen: places alone the-highway by
midsummer, It was learned today. ..
Markers . at ' Marshall and Hot
Scnnsrs are to be dedicated on May 20
with Former Governor Alf Taylor, of
Tennessee, as the chief speaker at
both ceremonies.
The maijter movement was started
by the United. Daughters of the Con
federacy in North uaroima and wnen
culminated will result " in memorial
markers.from Michigan to Miami.
Plana are already .under .way for
the ' erection of similar markera at
Biltmore, Hendersonville, Arden, and
Tuxedo and the movement to -erect
such markers at points in South Caro
lihaand in Florida, along the: pixie
route is gaining headway, it is said,
Leaders of the movement believe that
other states will follow th lead, set
by North Carolina. ' r.;
The bronze tablets, mounted , on
large granite boulders, are .abofip 20
by 2 inches. They contain the fig
ure- of General Lee seated. UDon hir
beloved and famous horse, "Traveler,
Beneath is the inscription. - ?
This movement had its inception in
a proposal made by Mrs. J. M.. Gudger,
Jr., of Asheville, to the state meeting
of the Daughters in 1922. . Mrs. Gnd-
arer is state chairman of the U. D- C.
committee sDonsorinar the placement
of these markers, and she will officiate
m ine dedication of aech of them.
PROPOSAL
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: COyNTY, AS A CANDIDATE FOR
TAX COLLECTOR
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I am in favor of reducing the bur-
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vt. w a u it can wtsioiy ' aone.
Theve is very small hope to do this
as a county proposition. Under, the
Constitution, we are compelled to
have at least six months public school,
and the County Commissioners 'are
compelled under the low to levy a tax
w meet tnis expense.- we are Torc
eil to pay our debts and -' keep
up county expenses. I believe, how
ever, the tax' in counties like Madison--may
be reduced by having a
State wide school system and a uniform-
state tax for schools. If I go
to the Legislature I shall do all m
riy power to have such a law adopt
d. I also favor a state tax on cigar-
snnnla-
ment the state school fund, and this
kind of tax on luxuries would mUe
a large amount of then money neces
sary for public schools. If this can
be done, and I believe it can, it will
reduce our school tax in Madison and
other, counties of like class at -Jeast
one half, from seventy-five to eighty
cents on the hundred dollars to thir
ty or thirty-five cents , on the One
hundred dollars. I have received on
this proposition great encouragement
worn , different parts of the State.
This is our only hope for tax reduc
tion. VI have been advocatintr this
measure for the last two years. It
appears that our present system of
nominating candidates is conducive
of slander and false rennrta i fcoo-
of a number of reports being circu-
lated about me that are -wickedly'
false. I dp not know who start
them, but it is 1H ol BUiriiiM
I1! vM travel faster than the truth.
I near that it is beinsr circulated that!
This is a lie out of the whole cloth.
I shall not stand to bond the County
for any amount It is also reported
that I will have a law passed to levy
a tax on-Madison County to run the
Marshall school. Of course, this is
false. I would not do such a thing if
I could, and I could not under the
law if I had such an inclination. I
hear complaint ia made against me
because as County Attorney. I ad
vised the Commissioners that, under
the law, they were not compelled to
build the road across rreezeland
Mountain from the' head of Little
Pine to Spring Creek.- Article II,
Section 29, .Constitution, of North
Carolina provided among other things
that the Leegislature ' shall pass no
law, "Authorizing the 'laying out,
opening, altering, maintaining, or dis
continuing of highways, streets, or
alleys or. establishing or
changing the . lines of school dis
tricts." The County Commissioners
built the road from the French Broad
river - at ' Redmon to the- foot of
Freezeland Mountain, head of Little ,
Pine Creek, at a cost of 140,000.00
or $50,000.00, They said they would
not build the road across the moun
tain, which they said would ..cost a
bojit $150,000.00, unless they were
compelled to do so under the law.
and asked the legal opinion of me as
their attorney. I advised them they
were not compelled to build the road,
that the act of the Legislature com
manding them to do so is not valid
under the Constitution, iney aiso
asked my opinion as to the Cook
Road bill, which provided for laying
out certain roads and . bonding the
Countv for $175,000.00. I , advised
if I so to the ro-icicf,, in thnt. the bill under the Constitution
bond the County for $425,000.00. (Carried to seventh page)
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FOR COUNTS COMHSSIONER
g LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: 5
1, rora different sections of the County, I hereby an
il pourice myself a candidate for the office of County Com
Jt Atoissfoner subject to the Republican primary to be held
3? J tine 5tlv 1926 -If, nominated and electAH T will oti.
- ,2 ' v -VCI' ue81' UI-mf aouny xo serve tne people S
or all sections of the County.
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. I have had four years' experience as County Com
missioner and 2 years of that time as Chairman. I b
lieve that I . understand the details of the nfM nri
bow..the..burfMefi;" tlie office shoald be handled.
I Thanking you all for your support in the past and
asking for your vote' and influence in the coming Pri-
binary, :T '
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Yours to serve,
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JONAS C CHANDLER
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Referring to Mrs. Whitens arid Mr. G. Co
Redmon's statement,; I am in favor of the;
high man or lady being the nominee, thereof ;ri
by saving th county the expense of a $ec-;;
TO THE VOTHS G7
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od rimary.
J.H. SPRINKLE.:
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I hereby announce myself a candidato
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X the action of to Republican JPrin-.r.ry of ,
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T6 Tt? Vcttri of MadhoaCcunty and tlie
" V iCczdidateji for Tax Collector :
Arra candidate for the effice of Tax "Col-
lector, I accept the sucstion made by my t
op, jr. nt, llr. Grovcr C. Redmon); that i
the h . man or lady bo the Nominee. V.V -
I r :a L'b.d ,tb do this, thereby saving th ;
County extra expense. ..." v: ,
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Jt . MADISON COUNTY:
! i , J I hereby announce myself a candidate
a If or the office of Sheriff of Madison County,
! subject, to the Republican primary? to be
held June 5,-1926. It nominatedjand e
' l A Iected I will endeavor,' by the help and eo-
- operation of the good people of the county. f
v ty eiuorce uis laws ana execute tho duties i
f J, ofthis office in a fan4 arid impartial man-
;ner. Thanking you for, youriupport in the f
i'. past and asking Jor-your vote; and' influ- :
' ence in the coming Primarv. I ) .
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