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Letters to Santa Ciaus
Dearest Santa Ciaus:
Will you please send us so met hi]
for Christmas. We are not choice
Just anything you have to send w
please us as we never have anythh
much for Xmas. A knife and a t<
gun and a toy wagon and some ca
dy and nuts and oranges if you ha
Ihem would be all right. And plea
don't forget to send our little brot
er three years old something. We w
be looking for you about Xmas. V
are little boys 11. 10 and 8 years olc
Kite Eggers,
Blaine Eggers,
Clay Eggers.
Zionville, Box 60.
Dear Santa Ciaus:
I am a girl 10 years past. My f
unci* naseru got any jod. ix you w
ccud jr.? ;?mo candy and a toy
anything you have to spare. Hopii
you a merry Christmas, I thank you
Yours truly.
Derothu Shook.
Banner Elk R. F. D. c-o H. C. Shoo
IX ar San la Clause :
I am writting to you lo see if yc
will send me and my little brotbei
and sister some candy and nuts fc
Xmas. I have two brothers, thei
names are Howard and Dean and m
sister Jean, and we would love t
have all the candy and nuts we coul
eat. Please send us 3ome If you car
Margaret Moretz.
Zicnviile. Box 70.
Dear Santa Claus:
Will write you a few lines to le
you know where we live. We hearyou
were coming to Boone Christ ma
and we would like very much to soyou.
We will sure appreciate any
thing you want to bring us. We hv<
on 2?Ir. Don Farthing's place (eas
of Boone) near Mr. Poley Moretz
So please come to see us.
Sarah Jester.a and
A. L. Baird Jr.
Dear San tie Claus:
Plea.se send me e doll an som<
candy if you please. Riombriey Thoin
as: Dear San tie Claus. please sent
me a doll an some candy, Marcelm
Thomas: Dear San tie Claus. pleasi
send me a doll an some candy if voi
please, Monia Thomas; Dear Santi
Claus, please send me a doll an oal
ioorj an some candy if you please.
June Thomas.
Zionville. N. C.
Dear Santy Claus:
Please send me a toy car an a hat
chet an some candy if you pleas<
Lee Thomas: Dear Santy Claus
please send me a tedic bar an a li
tie liaraer ;m some candy if yo
please, Lethsco Thomas; Dear Sant
Claus, please send me o little rattle
V : some candy if you please. (Th
..p.. ? ^ tlie boys letters.
June Thomas.
/ Zionville, N. C.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please send mc and my four brotl
ers and two sisturs somp tnvQ can/1
anil fruits for Christmas. We shui
would appreciate anything Man
thanks.
Jessie Ragan.
Boone Route 2, Box 73.
Dear Santie Claus:
Please send ane a doll an some nul
an candy, MaLtie Thomas; Dear Sai
tie Claus, please send me a coeonm
an some ornges ar. some candy. Ma
Thomas: Dear Santie Claus, nleni
send me some gluves an some ori
ges an some ncgar toes an son
candy
Nell Thomas.
Zionviile, N. C.
Dear Santa:
I am a little girl eight years ok
I have a brother ten. J want you t
bring me a pair of roller skates,
snow suit, a wrist watch, a couridai
ami a dell carriage. My brother want
a football, a pair of roller 3kates an
a toy pistol. My name is Amie Le
Angel, and my brother's name
Bruce Angel. 1 live in Boone, -N. C
near the depot.
My Dearest Santa Claus:
Will you pleas bring me 3om<
thing for Christmas. I go to Grand
father School and will not get anj
thing for Christmas this year.
Tomie Aldridge.
Banner Elk Route 1, Box 48.
My Dearest Santa Claus:
I go to Grandfather School. Wl
you bring me something for Christ
mas. I wil! not get anything fo
Christmas this year. I would than!
you very much.
Edward Aldridgc.
Banner Elk Route 1. Box 48.
Dearest Santa Claus:
Will you please send us somethin]
for Christmas. We go to Grandfathe
School and will not get anything fo
Christmas unless you bring it. Than
you very much.
/ Allen Aldridge,
Waunita Aldridge.
Banner Elk Route 1, Box 48.
Dear Santa Claus:
I want you to please send me an
my four sisters and three brother
some toys and candy and fruits an
I would be glad to have some doll
Many thanks for them. Please ma
them to me as I live about eigt
miles from Boone. Put in care of Mr
Bynum Norris, Boone, N. C.
Millie Norris.
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^ Mv Dear Santa Claiis:
Won't, you please sned me sorae*
thing: for Christmas. I go to the
' Grandfather School and will not get
j anything for Christmas if you don't
t bring me something. Thanking you j
now.
Etta Mural Aldridge.
Banner Elk, N. C.
t Dear Santa Clause:
; T thought T would write you a lets
ter to let you know what I wanted .
q for Xmas. I am a little girl 12 years
_ old and have 4 little brothers and
; sisters. Their ages are 10. 8. 6 and
l 2 years old. We three little girls want
a doll if you have it and some candy,
oranges and nuts. The 2 little boys
wants a little tcy car, candy, nuts
and oranges if you have it, and if
you don't have that send us what
ever you have and we will appreci-!
? ate it. We also have 3 little friends. |
. their ages are 11-9-6. two little boys
1 and one little girl. Will you please
? send them something too. They will
e be pleased with anything you have.
A You will have to mail ours and theirs
e to us as we live 10 miles from Boone
. and We can t come. I hope to hear
from you Xmas.
Your little friend with lore.
Cloe Ftagan.
Zionville Route 1.
Dear Santa Clans:
Please sued me some candy anil
e. jsoroe nuts an some fruits and a doll,
t-! T am a little girl II years old. and
ni nny other toys if you all have them;
y and to have not many clothes to
.r ware and why wo wrote on such litis
tie silos we are scarse of papSK ~
With lots of love.
Delia Mae Calloway.
Shells Mills. N C.
Dear Santa Claus:
a_ I have a little brother 2 years old.
I Pleas send him a train or a car and
?c i some candy and some nuts and some
fruits and any other toys you Hfcve.
Roy Bis in Calloway.
Shuns Mills, N; u.
npjlr Suntn C!lnn?i*
Please send u? some candy an nuts
an fruit an dolls and any other toys
t!i you have, and we have not many
ciose. We arc 6 and 9 years old.
11 Wanda Lee Calloway,
Lola Bell Calloway.
ie Shulls Mills, N. C.
l
;e Dear Santa Claus:
We don't know whether we can
be at the Ciiristmas tree or not. It
we don't please send us something for
Christmas, just any thing you wish
We will be proud to get any thing,
i. Murel Shoeinake.
o Tioyl Shoemakc,
a Clell S'roemake.
>. Shulls Mills Route 1, eare of Mrs.
a Ethel Shoemake.
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e Dear Santa Claus:
la We are droping you afue lines to
let you know what we want for
Christmas. We want some candy, ornges
conuts and some, toys and dolls,
or enything you want to bring us.
>- We sure will bee glad and thankful.
I. Our names are I .ilev Mow Waljen *>
r- Charlie Watson, 6, and Dewey Watson,
9. Our father's name is Calvin
Watson; our mother's name is Laura
Watson. We live at Deep Gap. N. C.
Dear Santa:
II I want you to please remember me
> and my little sister and two brottir
ers. I am nine years old and go to
k school every day. Anything you send
us will please us. So please don't
forget us.
Your little friend,
Mary Ruby Cox.
Boone, N. C.
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Dear Santa Clause: Js
We will drop you a fue lins to ietj
you know what we want for Christ- j
mas. We want some canday, ornges,
cocnuts and toys and dolls or cny- t
thing you want to bring us. We will f
bee thankful. Our father's name is n
Bill Greer, our mother's name is Laura
Greer. Our ages are 7, 5 and 3. c
Perry Greer, S
Fred Greer, 0
Howard Greer. c
Deep Gap, N. C. ?
Dear Old Santa Clans:
We are writing you a little note to
see if you would send us some Christmas.
Anything you send will be appreciated.
We are 3, 4. 6, 8 and 10
years old.
Alma Hicks,
Mary Lizzie Hicks,
Nancy Hicks,
Ruby Hicks.
Charlie Hicks.
Valle Crucis, N. C.
Dear Santa Claus:
T will write you just a few words
tolling you what I want for Xmas.
I want a big doll and a set of di3hes
and some candy and oranges. I am
| four years old and I have a little sisI
ter two years old. She wants a doll
and a cat or dog or something. I have
two little uncles that would love to
have some toys two. Love to Santa
Claus. Your little friend,
Reba Miller.
Matnev. N. C.. care of A. C. Miller.
Dear Santa Clans:
Flease send me and my to aisfeft
and little three months old brother
something for Christmas. We don't
have any money to buy us nothing
and papa don't have any money. We
would love to come to the Christmas
tree but it is to far away. You can
send it or bring it. We will be pleased
with anything. My age is ten, one
sister is eight, and the other six.
WiLu much love,
Mildred Stevens.
Zionville K. F. D.
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iAL.ES TAX SAID TO SAVE
THIS COUNTY $18,000 YEAR
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y of $29,684. I got this information
rom reports filed with the Departnent
of Revenue.
The Sales Tax collections in your
ounty for the month of July were
763.92; the month of August, $1, 34.71.
We have not as yet completd
the tabulations for the month of
Jeptember. We think it Is probable
hat your county's average lor the
^ear will exceed the amount returned
n August. The average for the two
nonths, however, will be $899.31,
vhich on this basis will amount to
>10,791.72 for the year in sales taxes.
?Vc think it will probably exceed the
>12,000.00. In either event, you will
)bscrvc that the people in your coun:y
will pay, perhaps, in sales taxes
ipproximately $18,000.00 less than
Jiey would pay in property taxes
.vhich is just the reverse of the estimate
which you placed on it in the
Lrticle which has been circulated genTflllv
fhrniiP'hniit t>?#?
The total property tax relief afforded
the entire .State by the State taking
over the eight-months school term
ind providing for its maintenance by
taxes other than property taxes,
Amounts to SIX,476,541, whfch is participated
in by your county as indicated
above.
As you know, there was a demand
from ail of our people for property
tax relief. In an effort, to secure this ^
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relief, the last legislature attempted j sy
i method which made necessary thejfo
mactmect tbe sales tax. It hiS3 til
resulted in putting the States' finan- ni<
;t-s on a sound basis in addition to th
aking over nil of the support of the
right months school term. For the | to
,wo years prior, the State had in- co
:urred a deficit of over S15,000,- ap
>00.90- In the new set-up, which in- wJ
dudes the sales tax as intending to a
iroduce one-third of the general fund sa
revenue, the Slate will be able to live po
.vithin its income, take the tax oft
>1" property and maintain its school
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At a regular meeting of
men of the Town of E
! 933, the following <
That all taxes for the ye;
that date must be paid
If not paid by that ti
be advertised for s?
law and foreclos
We trust that every one
obligation promptly to s
The I 933 taxes are novi
are ready for you to p;
range your payments a!
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stem on a secure basis. It, therere.
results in u question as to wheel
or not it justifies the inconvejr.ces
involved in the operation ot
e sales tax.
I will be glad if you will see fit
publish the facts in this letter in
rrection of the Statements which
ipearcd in your issue of July 27th,
rich unfortunately has beer, used as
basis for antagonism against the
les tax by an organization now- opsing
the sales tax. . . .
Respectfully yours.
HARRY MCMULLEN,
Jotiee
the Board of Alderloone,
Nov. 1 7th,
irder was made:
ir 1932 and prior to
by Jan, 1st, 1934.
me property will
Je according to
ures made.
is going to meet this
;ave additional cost.
r due and the books
ay them. Please ar
t once for all taxes.
3WN HALL!
: Boone
the Board
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