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By M. I SHIPMAN, Special Reporter For ' , . .trpaper
' Raleigh, March 25. -The expect-
ed happened when the House
' enacted the tnree v
tat. But It la not at all certain
that the Senate is going to agree join reported out by the finance
to remove all exemptions. It was committee. The House got out of
the Senate that put in theexemp. hand as supporters of reduced tax
- Hons two years age. Doubtless it i es pressed amendments for tocreas
. was knowledge of this fact that ed taxes on power companies, tel
1,1 nromoted the House to vote out'ephono companies and insurance
cAM If Ib amino- in nl.vnnnl.. V.. n.olwn an ClrotrV
the exemption vi a" o jwubiupo, wu no
be necessary to have something to Cherry soon had the situation un
trade with In the conference com-' der control again.- This , was' ae
mittee of the two Houses. K the compllshed by the tremendous ad-
Senate votes out the exemptions or mlnlstrative pressure combined
reduces the rate to two per cent : with the efforts of an army of lob-
- instead of three, then it wlH havebyists which decended upon Ral
to find other sources. House mem- ' eigh. The lobbyists were able to
" bers feel that they j have come show many members of the Legis
pretty near to balancing the bud- lature that the taxes , had been
. get . ' ' MtfTypiBoi at. atnaxiinum by the ft
-' The closeness of the vote. in the yThe House retained a heavy tax
t nn reduclne the sales tax on chain oil filing stations, which
to two per cent was surprising to il ts estimated wH raise a half
many observers of the legislative mUl(bn dollars or more in revenue,
scene but not to opponents of the This, tax is along the lines of a tax
sales-tax. Many, members of the Imposed In West Virginia, which
House came to Raleigh with the was upset by a District Federal
determination to vote against the Court Judge but which was upheld
sales tax in all forms and failing by the Supreme Court of the Unit
in that to reduce it There were ed States. It levies a maximum tax
others who were so dead against of $200 on each filling station be
, any form of the sales tax that they gining with the 75th, and. is de-
voted present on the question of signed to break up .. the larger
- reducing the rate. They did not chains as well aa to raise revenue
want to be recorded as favoring it for the State. It had the support
In any form. Some absented them- of the House finance . committee
selves from the House. The vote chairman, Qregg Cherry. A
-was 49 ftfr reduction and 57 a- j . - o -
-'' gainst That was a closer call even i while the Legislature is battling
. that the results indicates, for if over the revenue appropriations
- all opposed to the sales tax had bill, the appropriations bill rests on
voted for reduction, then it would the calendar. It is probable that it
likely have carried. " will be taken up before the revenue
o bill is enacted. The revenue bill will
It is easily possible that the Sen- probably be in the Senate all of
ate will vote for a reduction in the- this week, then It will likely take
sales tax. If it does, then there tho conference committee a week
is certain to be an Insistent de--to .straighten out the kinks, and
mand that the Hill liquor bill be then a final week will be required
' brought out to aid in balancing for final passage. However, the ap-
'' the budget. That is the last card proprlationa measure can be con
Its supporters will play. They hope'sldered while the revenue Mil is
to win on that basis. Pass the Hill going through its final passage, as
-bill and balance the budget; That j the appropriations '.measure v does
will be the slogan. Opponents will j not require three separate roll calls
.-bear down on the fact that they I in each house, or rather two separ
do not want to balance the budge, ate roll - calls and a .reading Von
by taxing misery, need and pover-j separate days, as does the revenue
- ty. There is the making of a large tbUL It takes three days in each
battle" on thia issue. Even if the ..house to get the revenue bill
-' Senate votes for exemptions in the through but the appropriations bill
' 'sales tax, there" will be a demand could be put through both houses
for the Hill liquor bui-baisui..:ale';day.;
While the Senate swept clean its
calendar preparatory to receiving
the revenue bill on Monday, it left
' the five per cent beer bill out be
" cause that is one of the cards in
the battle between Wet and Dry
! forces. The Drys can't consistent
ly demand action on the Palmer
beer bill any more than they can
on the Hill liquor bill as their con
tention is that no furthest legisla
tion is necessaryt Tbatifeaves the!
proponents of these measures in
charge of calling- them up for ac
tion; The Idea now is to keep the
! beer bill in reserve,, and to bring
i it out itt the event that the Hill
liquor bill has no chance. If the
Hill bill should pass tne i.egisia
ture then there" would be no dif'
- (
ficulty in putting the Palmer beer I
blll through. As it stanas, u nas.'eral public interest- The LegUla
some trading value but with it out
of the way there, would probably
- De an cua xo'-iue taanun xur tuo
HU1 liquor bill.. . :
Such rapid progress was made .
by .the Hoase in disposing of the
revenue mil during tne pasi weeK form. The last Legislature balanc
that it is now hoped to get the ' ed the budget and State bonds had
Legislature adjourned within three gone tip to the point -. that the
weeks. This would make the clos- State's eredit Is firmly established
ing jlKteHhe middle of April This and assets of banks rendered sound,
is two weeks earlier than seemed With bonds restored to a sound
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possible ton 6 tys ago. The moving
re-(vp of the adjournment date was
-"c acceptance py mtnuunc
of most of the provisions of the
the Legislature draws nigh, it 'ap
pears that it has enacted compar
atively little State-wide legisiauon
of importance. It has passed
state drivers' license law which is
not expected to make any drastic
changes in the present set-up, and
it is provided an emergency appro
priation of three million dollars for
repair and improvement of roads
and bridges. It has outlawed slot
machines and walkathons. It has
changed the quaUf actions for pro
fessional eauty wirlor operators,
and'madefeA little,, harder for an
applicant: to. -get law; license by
making him. pay ; ten dollars tor
taking :; examination whether ! he
passes or not There hive been a
vanecy oi wwr mailers receiving
attentionbut none of them of gen-
ture has turned thumbs down on
.many proposals.
As was expected the chief in
terest of the Legislature has been
in taxes and appropriations. It had
'a, doubled-barrelled duty to per-
was
took
and a., j -Otherwi.
eral rest
one cam,
such as a
posed to i
e di L
te einj v.
3
Id be a gon--q
te work, for
f rpearances
.oye is sup-
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hout funds.
Practice
Why burn the wou.'sT
This Is a qiKv.iion that farmers
should ask themselves every day,
says R. V. Graeber, extension for
ester at State College, p.v
"The practice of - burning off
woodlands is one , of the most
harmful customs we have' inherit
ed from . the' days ' of frontier
farming'," Graeber declares. -
Fires burning through .timber
lands kill young seedlings, serious
ly damage saplings, and check the
growth of big trees, be points out
to- say nothing of the destruction
of homus and leaf matter in the
soil. Sometimes big fires kill even
the mature giants, of the forest ?
A study of one forest area which
has been ravaged by three fires
WHAT I SEE AD HEAR
i - By D. 4, BLALOCK ' , -
Success largely depends ohow.
good a listener you are. -
0 ' " (world, but the American bald-
If our. lawmakers decide to taxheaded eagIe ta all. American, for
air and sunshine they will about n is to be found no where in the
complete the garment of the tax - outside . North America.
Job. They have taxed , very near
everything else, A even -.to ji, our
patience. , t .
'v We are told never to . base our
appraisal on who s boy is, but ra
ther what he is. We might make
the mistake that the banker's son
is superior to the blacksmith's son.
' Shakesphere had ' a "vocabulary
of 5,000 words. He used the word I
"iov". 2fio umes, wnue tne word
"hate" he used only 228 times.-:
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Did you ever think what a good
time you could have on this 'earth?
It pleasures are as free as the
air you breath, -The sweetest of
music is furnished by the; bird t
Loveliest of flowers . grow b wild.
The finest of drink gushes from
sparkling springs. No money can
purchase, and no Artist can' paint
such pictures as Nature paints, on
earth and in the skies morning
and evening. All the wealth that
Monte Cristo could save will give
you no more pleasure. To bask in
the sunshine, breath the pure air,
sweet ? slumber, -communication
with true friends, to love and be
loved for love's sake. These pleas
ures are without the expenditure
of money and tt's free to all. v;; h
;--i;A?.v'v 'ft ' ''-O' '.i
v Benjamin Franklin went f to
school only two years front & to 10.
His education came through con-:
stant reading biography i of the
finest type of citizenship, science,
government and other subjects that
lead to the highest Ideals worth
one's time. He was one of the most
prominent men in the Revolution
ary , struggle; was Ambassador to
France; was the first man to dem
onstrate the practical ; utility - of
electricity, and wrote 'extensively
on this and other scientific sub
jects. One of his axiom's was "A
penny saved is a penny made."
But no sale tax had been invented
then. Now the pennies go flying
away as if they had wings. ; - ;
There are a number of species
New Farming System
p Follows Cotton 1;
; Program
The cotton adjustment program
is encouraging the establishment
of a balanced farming system, in
the South, says Dean L O, Schaub,
of N..C. State College., .
The retirement of certain lands
from cotton production with the j
provision that they must not be
used to produce cash crops : for
sale, the dean points out ia giving
farmers an incentive to produce
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ers in return for their cooperation
in the ' adjustment program, and
the higher cotton prices which may
be attributed largely to the work
of the program, have made It pos
sible to plan . farming operations
in a way hitherto impossible, he
adds.
Through ultimate adjustment
Dean Schaub believes, certain
BOB GRADY
GENERAL HARDWARE
phone aa
KINSTON, N.
COME TO
AVE Invite the people of DUPLIN COUNTY to visit our store
when in Kinston. A hearty welcome awaits you, tv::-' -r you
ti jl . ; f r J
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,tal Of 11 1
oom sedge
e lands pro
grazing, he s . v
e the soil of vaiu
Buming fence
's out Into the
earlier c
but it d
able pi;
rows di s
open wli
natural t
machine.
-Many t
to a bet
gully to J
ber says, i
it Is Juit
the gullius j
In the c. ...
thing on t'
readily Is
back into t
to do tliis i
wastefultx t.
j fall prey to their
and the mowing
brush can be put
i by placing it in a
; lop erosion, Grae
i by burning it and
Heap to haul it to
it is to burn it.
r countries, every
ra that will decay
ally saved and put
i.-.Al People who fall
v dearly for their
, 1 e warns.
He recommends1 that construc
tion of "fire 1 Teuke" along proper
ty lines and t rough wooded areas
to check: the spread of, anyrflrea
which may I hK out.. A '."fire
break" eomh s of a strip '".of '. land
10 to 50 feet wide' from which all
Inflamable material has ,been re
moved by raiung or careful burn
ing. eagles both large and small
I found in different parts of the
Bald-headed two centuries ago,
meant white headed This is how
the misuse of the word "bald", has
resulted in the popular Idea that
the American eagle is v without
feathers on the top of his head,
which is a false statement to that
beautiful bird. Benjamin Franklin
hated the American, eagle and re
gretted its use as an emblem of
our country, describing the magni
ficient creature as an all-round
scoundrel, bird of prey, thief, para
site, lousy and cowardly. He want
ed the United States to use the
turkey as its emblem. ' i
Those who have made a special
f '-,of the eagle have come to
jfense by giving him a. good
acter worthy of -the greatest
iiauiiratlon. The agle Is no 1hore
parasitic than other Wrds;' lf any
thing less.' He is a -good ."parent
giving upwards a half year to
rearing his family. -
He never robs unless absolutely
necessary, - Which is also true ; of
ntany humans. 'Tie said an eagle's
nest la a vast engineering job, be
ing of ten 4,000 pounds in weight
and covering mors than 67 square
feet He uses his nest si a burial
ground for garbage, so that a cap
tured nest can give one a. long
record of the eagle's activities, for
these birds usually settle down to
30 or 40 years of life in a single
nest There has been found nest
made of branches six feet long and
two feet in diameter. Fish is the
eagle's favorite food, he also dotes
on rabbits, rats and sometimes
tiny' lamb." r t 7-"
The : popular idea- has it that an
eagle is a tremendous bird, but the
fact is they rarely weigh more than
10 or 12 pounds. ' 7 -
. The sensationalism that an eagle
has been known to earry off child
ren is seriously doubted. - But . he
will watch for trapped animals and
will carry -away xnuskrats and
traps to his nest ; - ,
, There has been found as many
as 14 steel muskrat traps in one
eagle's nest ; . ,
lands unsuited to cultivation which
have condemned ..the owner : to
poverty in the past will be perm
anently retired and devoted to the
production, of timber or ' for pas
ture purposes. ,i '
; . Meanwhile, he says, a much larg
Cr portion of the tillable acreage
wUl be planted to soil-building
crops each year, with the result
that In future years an adequate
supply of the basic crops may be
produced more
economically on
less land.
Permitted reduction of as much
as 85 per' cent of the cotton acre
age in 1935 will leave the retired
In or tMmrM auith aa laanprlPKA. Vfirrn.
clover. alfalfaJ and other legumes.
The 'retired acres may be used
for the production of food and
feed crops. Dean Schaub says, pro
vided that no more of these crops
are grown than the average a
mount during the base period.'-
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'Break in cotton causes general
decline In markets.
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been t
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Question:" . 1
f itilizer to use t.-f
Answer: As a 1
z t tot most truck ;
crons, a mixture cont.
cent nitrogen, 7 per cent I
io acid and 5 per cent po
satisfactory results. Leafy 1
such as cabbage, lettuce, and I
will require more nitrogen ,
this can be supplied in the fo- .
of side-appllcaUons. The kind an i
amount of fertilizers together with
the time of application for the var
ious garden crops are given in Ex
tension Circular No, 1M, copies of
which may be secured from the
Agricultural Editor at State Col
lego. '-
- Questioni-What causes ( bloody
droppings from my young ; birds
and how can it be controlled?
Answer:-This la usually J the
mita nrm of coccldiosis ana u
caused by a small round organism. I U our Methodist ladies to this
To eradicate the;disea kill MLrLl
chicks that appear mck ana eiiner
hum or bury them deeply, uiean
out the old Utter or sand from the
brooder house every two days and
nniiiM nrith clean sand to tne
Atw r .thfi of an inch. The
removed material should be bur
tod All feedlmr and drinking ves -
sels should be cleaned and disin
fected with boiling water1 every
few days. The ground where the
chicks have run before the disease
appeared should be turned under.
AH birds should be confined While
there is a sign of the disease and
should be kept on restricted range
for several Weeks after tho disease
has dlssapeared.- '. ', v-
Question :-What grass mixtures
are recommended for . permanent
pastures ?
Answer:-The mixtures vary with
the type of soil and the section
of the State but practically all
mixtures should. - contain . carpet
grass, dallis grass, or lespedeza.
These-grasses may also be seeded
on top of other grasses or clovers
planted the-previous fan. Recom
mended mixtures for all soils and
sections "are. shown In Extension
Circular No. 202 . "Pastures In
North Carolina" and Copies will be
mailed free' -upon ; - application to
the Agricultural Editor, State Col
lege. , ' x . - . ,
Rose Hill W. M. S. V
Reports Good Year
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Rose Hill; March 16. The Wo
man's Missionary. Society of the
Rose. Hill Methodist Episcopal
church, South, has had o profitable-year's
work. The membership
and pledges have increased accord
ing to the Standard of Excellence
and, having met the other require
ments, we are glad to report that
our Society made the honor roll!
the post year. .
Twenty-one meetings were held
during the year, two mission study
classes were conducted, the -week
of prayer was observed, supplies
were sent .away, and our.propor
tlonate quota of the Ruby Burnett
fund baa been paid. Our children
are now organized as tho new
plans require and are meeting reg
ularly. We had quite a delegatipn to at
tend our lost Zone meeting at Fai
so'n, and we are eagerly looking
forward to the next Zone meeting
in April. This will be held at Tur
key, where the Society consists of
five ' enthusiastic : women three
Methodists and two Baptists.- 1
- Our new circles for this year
were ready to begin in January, !
with Mrs. M. Rochelie as leader
of the Cunle Fussell circle and
Mrs. L. A. Wilson as leader, of
the Clara ' Mallard circle. . : The
majority of our women are great-!
ly interested in the work, and are
giving of their prayers, service and 1
funds accordingly. - , j
After Hi VMM nf anlanrilri ao.
vice as president Mrs. Jesse Fus-
The ever increasing number 'of depositors and friends .
: of the Branch Banking & Trust Company is due to con
fidence in us. They realize our b;idnec3 policy in hand
ling money belonging to others is sound. . .
The Strength of the Branch Banking & Trust Company
is due to public confidence and our sound bankiilg prin
ciples. Its strength has been tested several times during
the sixty-one years of service," in Eastern North Caro
lina, and each time it has proven to be strong and de
pendable. ; ' - . v ' - .
We invite you to bank with this strong bank worthy o f
your confidence. " ' ' - ,
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-';Lher t,
ITrs. L, B. i
retary, Mrs. 'j .
r -uidin;; s. 1.1.
j 1 1 11; treasurer, -
in; Superintend . t
i and Iible slu.'y; .
r . ; Superintendent of 1
!. .. A. WSlaon; Supt-.
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Mrs. W. C. V. : ;
of Children's u. .,11
Touse; Superint'- - -t
, I rs. Z. R. BraduVaw;
t of Outlook, Mi s. W,
; Cl lirman of Chrlst
; ' --r s Committee,
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Mrs. J. I,. I
dent of Ix-cul
Jerome.
. Our first nil
: I. aw; superinten
Wor., Mrs. - J. M.
on study class for
tnis year wi.i r ; ft "j as an au day
meeting March 27. The Cumie Fus-
sell circle will teach the disss and
the Olura Mallard circle will serve
lunch. It is our custom to invite
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I We use the inspiring literature
ent us from headquarters for our,
umu uicoUUBa . .
meetings.; We are planning to
! study Christian Social Relations,
. "
Supt of Publicity.
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Mskes Bread Good to the lust Crumb FOR SALE by the A
. S " Following leading Merchants: ' A
' - Konansvllle r x,
it , paul Thompson'
Rlchlands
UP. TtNDAIX
Pink Hill
Yes It's WATER GROUND Put up and guaranteed by
.Maxwell's Mill
H. D. MAXWELL Prop. .
PINK HILL '
To Depositors and other creditors in the
; THE BANK OF MAGNOLIA'
t Majnolia, N. C. , ;
" ; 4 ,;As required of all banks operating
under the laws of this State by the Act of
the General Assembly (duly ratified and
known as House Bill No. 185) this bank
hastens to crive you due notice of the ef-
: fects of this legislation, according to the
following statement speciticaiiy set out
in the Act: ;' -1 . - . '
, C That on and after July 1,'V '
- . V 1935, by virtue of Chapter , ,
V .'. Puiic Laws of 1935, .
- - :t, ;4 the additional cr double lia- : ;
'V 4 bility heretofore imposed by " :
-, ; ' Statute upon the stccldicld- " -
r ers of bar.!:s, in the event of
C. .the l;r,::ation of such
-; bsnlis, doing business under ' : -l .
the laws of North Carolina
Vf AAA ILFV iLV lVll)Va "urjr
Notice Is hereby fiven to : ;
sons wliimi "vir tirat the t
signed will apply for a j
for Jessie '' M e r r i t t ,
victed in the C m-r-.l (
'Court of Duplin Cou. .
pucant win muxe a. .
pardon before I'.s I u
in. Eringhaus, Governor of
Carolina on the 5th day of
1035. ' ib
Any persons opposing said r "
don will please file the proU- t t i
or before said date. ;
This 18th day of March, 1B.":5.
; ROBERT C. WELLS, At'nn
- . . JESSIE MERFJTT,
Applicant.
S-28-2t R, C. W.
RFC will hasten l-ganlzation of
Federal Mortgage Company.
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PACKERS , .
Warsaw
GRANTS '
, Kinston '
L. C. TURNER
Pink Hill
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