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, - >■'!: Mi'Af.'/-,/,; .1 ■ ' _ - ■ , . ■ _ ^' 1. „ ' . . ■ ■ • ', _ • . , ’ -v l^> it I '>'. I III' # m- I§?FI HARNETT COUNTY CONSTRUCTIVE... HamaH^s Only Countyaat Nawapaper ... |*ROGRESSlVE Vol. XXIX—No. 24 $2.00 PER YEAR—Sc A COPY Ullinston; N. C.| Thursday, June 12, 1947 *'lf It Concwns Harnett, It's In THE NEWS'* Legislature Didn^t Put Quietus On Carnivals Operating Here To Teach CARNIVALS CAN’T | Budget-Fixing In Tentative BE BANNED FROM | HARNETT-YET Stage; Tax Rate Fixed Later, ( OUXTY ATTOHXKY STRIOKLAXU FINDS THAT liAW ENACTED BY RECENT LEGISLATURE DOESN’T INCLUDE HARNETT A month or so ago the Board of County Commissioners adopted a re- j solution banning all carnivals from Harnett county. That is 0 say, the executives declared by that resolu- j tion that they would permit license i to operate to no more carnival com- j panles and such aggregations. The board took this action after numerous complaints had been reg-! ihtered and it appeared to be the ^ general consensus of opinion that. carnivals were no good anyway and | tliat they should not be allowed to ^ pitch their tents, wheels, paraphcr-1 nalla, and so forth within the bounds of this good county. Since the adoption of the board’s resolution. County Attorney H. C. Strikland has done some research work and has found that a law aa- thorizing boards of county commis- slonois, city and town commission ers, etc., to place a ban on carnivals applied only to counties named in tlie bill. Harnett does uot appear In tlie list of counties receiving such authorization. it appears, therefore, according to Mr. Strickland’s Interpretation of the law, that the Harnett Commis sioners will have to back-track and lo.scind their resolution barring the show groups. Reason for the resolution was that tlie carnivals not only come into a community and garner up much money to take away, but generally they bring along with th'm a lot of e.xtra work for the law enforce- County Auditor Herbert Carson, who Is in the midst of compiling a tentative budget to be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting on the first Monday in July, believes that the prevailing tax rate of $1.35 will have to be main tained for at least another year,, al though the Commissioners still hope that they may bo able to lop off a cent or two at least. Auditor Carson will lay the tenta tive budget before the board' on the first Monday in July. He la working on it now, If the board apprcfves the tentative budget (It must also be approved by the Local Qovern- mont Commission in Raleigh), it must according to law bo published and lay over for 20 days before final adoption as a permanent bud get. After this work is completed and the legal period has elapsed for con sideration of the tentative budget, the Commissioners will then proceed to fix a tax rate based , upon the sum of taxable values listed and the amount which the budget calls for. After giving the proposed budget, items a preview, along with a glance at his total valuations. Auditor Car- son has arrived at the conclusion that it would not be .wise to attempt any reduction in the tax rate—at least until It can be seen what the property revaluation will amount to. Supt. Reid Ross of the county schools has submitted his tentative I'947-48 budget to the Commission ers. It calls for $166,287.18 from taxes. From other sources he is to' get an estimated $128,578.96. Sum-^ marized, his budget reads: Current expense $148,007.00; capital outlay. $68,700.00; debt service $68,169.-1 13. In his budget Supt. Ross Is pro-[ viding for pupil insurance, a new j item allowed by the recent legisla-' ture. The State now pays up to $600 I for medical and hospital service. An-1 other new item provides for a su-1 pervisor for elementary schools. The ' tax rate for schools, Supt. Ross says, | can be fixed at 68 cents to take care ; of ovorythtiig. Supt. Ross tells The News he does not feel that the school system Is losing anything by careful timing of the program for new buildings, repairs and additions under the $760,000 bond authorization. None of the bonds have yet been sold, and except for certain Immediately ur gent needs no building activity of great Importance has been undertak en. It is quite within the possibili ties, however, that if favorable con ditions should develop the building program would start in earnest. Supt, Ross is. anxious of course to get started on the building work, but he is witling to bide his time when it appears that by doing so the taxpayers Of Harnett county- will be benefited. Auditor Carson states that the countywide tax rate will probably not be fixed before the first Monday in August. He says that the special road levies In the various townships will remain as they xVere for 1946. TO START WORK WHEN ASSESSORS ARE AVAEABLE ment officers and the courts. Thus, the small tax that the groups pay is usually offset by the cost of re storing order after thoir departure. BUYS BURWELL HOUSE FOR $5575 MRS. GILLESPIE GUEST SPEAKER Want Meeting Place tVlfo of China Mis.sionnry to Bpcnk to Ra)>t{st. and Presbyterian Women Grny.son Biggs of Erwin Highest Bid der on l.ia.st RonuUning l*lece of Ilurwell Estate Attorney W. A. Johnson, acting j for the town of Lilllngton, will draw a deed in favor of Grayson j Biggs of Erwin, turning over to him the homeplace of the late Lewis D. Burwell. which ho had bequeath ed to the town together with all of Ins other property after a life estate' for his wife, the late Mrs. Ida Bur well. This is the last ploco of the estate, .Til other property falling to the town having boon sold. Mr. Biggs’ ■ hid was $5575, which topped a bid by Mr. Harry Schafran of Lilllngton, who raised by ^ per cent a former hid by Mr. Biggs. At the final sale, Mr. Biggs raised the bid of Mr. ' Schafran by $10' and there were no other bidders. I The lioiisc has been used by the Woman’»Club as a community house and a home for the public library. Mrs. J. M. Shaw is librarian. i Mr. Biggs is now having the house renovated and painted and as soon as this is complotod he with Mrs. Biggs and children will move Into it and make their home here, | Mrs. J. M. Shaw, librarian, has i moved the library to the small frame ' building on courthouse square for-j merly used by the Woman’s Club. | Mrs. Arthur Gillespie will be guest speaker at the Lilllngton Baptist W. M. U. meeting June I7th at 3:30 p. m. in the Baptist Church. The women from the other churches are Invited to hear her. The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church are having Mrs. Gillespie as their guest speaker the night of Juno 17th at eight p. ra. in the Presbyterian Cburch. Those who are unable to hear her in the after noon are urged to attend that night The Presbyterian women will meet at 7:46 p. m. in the pastor’s study for a short' business meeting prior to hearing Mrs. QiUesbie. Liliiniii^n Girl Scouts, number ing 60, want a place at wldch to hold their meetings. At present, so tar as the Scout.s have been able to learn, tliere is no place avail able, unless some one or more of their public-spirited friends pro vide a place for tliem. The girls need a place not only .simpl,v to hold their meetings but one that will allow space for pur- .siilng their indoor projects. If someone xvill make it pos sible to secure such a place he or she will register tops with the Girl Scouts. MIt.S. GORDON .MADDRY The I.lttlo River W.M.S, Mission Study Class will be held In the Coats -Baptist church s>w Tuesday evening, June 17. Supperb'Wlli be served at 6:00 p. in. Mrs. Gordon Maddry of Alioskie, State Mission Study Chalx- maii, will touch /‘Shining Like the Stars,” beginning'at 7:00 p. in. Those who heard Mrs. Maddry at Chalybeato and Buie'sjjCreek will bo anxious to hoar her teach this Inter esting book. All W, M. S. and Y. W. A, mem bers are urged to attend. SOMEBODY’S ELSE JOB NOW WITH THE LIST FOR JURY BOX TAX SUPERVISOR BERLRS JOHN SON CAN’T FIND ENOUGH COM PETENT APPRAISERS TO BE- GIN RR-ASSBSSMBNT NOW SIRS. HARRINGTON, REGLSTBR OP DEEDS, TURNS OVER SO,006 NAMES TO THE COSIMISSION- KRS FOR REVIEW Much Interest In County’s Land Sale Interest is Increasing in the small tract of land being offered for sale by Harnett county on July 7. The tract consists of 10.5 acres lying on the west side of Highway. 15-A and and 421 and adjoining the Norfolk Southern railroad track. There are two acres of the tract under 99 year lease to the railroad "for certain purposes,” dating back to the time the railroad first ran down this far and held .a pavilion for amusement purposes. The tract has about 1,000 feet frontage on the highway. Map of the survey by Harold Turlington is at the courthouse. TOWN GATHERING IN BACK TAXES Delinquenf.8 Have Paid Up Over $8,000 Rei'ontly; Some Go Back Nearly Ton Yenrs The town of Lilllngton is pushing for the payment of all delinquent taxes due as' far back as the -records go. and thus far over $3,000 has been collected. These delinquent collections are mostly from personalty levies and Voll taxes, some of them running back as much as ten years, and which heretofore seemingly no effort had been made to collect. The town authorities have also de cided to employ an attorney to fore close Its lions for taxes on real estate, some of which ,1b also rather ancient. No hint has been given as yet whether the rate of $1.74 will again be levied this year. Warehousemen of Middle Belt News To Have Pictures Made Seeking Earlier Opening Date The News 'has arranged with a professional photographer to moke P'icttires of repi'e.sentatlve citizens of lilllliigton and coniiminlty on this Hatuixlay, Juno 14. The photographer will be at the Hotel Lillington b‘tweeii 12 noon and 7 p. m. to take thc.se pictures. W’e will be provided with glossy prints which will be kept on file ill The News office for use as news events may warrant. Recent events in town Imve dis closed that many of our citizens haven’t liutl a picture mode in years. By having the photographer liei'e this Saturday, we xvill be able to build up a complete file. There wHI, of course, not be any charge, and The Nows will ap preciate your taking off a few mJnntes to have your picture made. There is also no oblfgaiion on your part, but If you wish you nuty secure additional pictures for your own use to reasonable prices. The Production and Marketing Division of the Federal Agricultur al Department has been asked to see that warehouses of the Middle Tobacco -Bolt get an earlier opening date this year. The warehousemen want to open on the same date as the Eastern belt, the latter pari of August. The request stems from demand by farmers in this section who complain that it is more ex pensive for them to sell on distant markets and that much of their to bacco js ready for sale long before the Middle Bolt has heretofore op ened. Former Governor J. C. B, Ehring- haus has been retained as attorney to push the proposal. Senator Clyde R. Hoey and other North Carolinians In Congress are also asked to use their influence In favor of the earl ier opening date. Tlie markets of the middle Belt interested in moving up the date of their opening are: Fuquay Springs, Sanford, Carthage and Aberdeen. Those warehousemen, meeting several times to discuss the matter, state that farmers of this immedl- Havlng completed her big Job of compiling a list of all persons in Harnett county subject to call'for Jury duty, Mrs. Inez Harrington, Register of Deeds, has turned the list over to the Board of County Commissioners for- review. It will be the task of the Commis sioners to read over, those 2&M& names and determine how many should be eliminated and how many remain for placing in the Jury box, which will be the official repository from which all Juries will hereafter be drawn. Legally disqualified for Jury -duty are: Persons under 21, years of age and all persons who have been con victed of crime: also persons who have been adjudged of unsound mind. All others are left In the eligible Hat, and this includes women by virtue of a yiatute enacted by the recent Legislature. lacluslon of women was v.'hat made the list which Mrs. Harrington has-Just com piled so lengthy. The Hst Includes both white and colored persons. However, there are not, 20,000 persons in. Harnett county subject to Jury duty. Tn the list Just com piled are numerous names of per sons who have died or removed from the county: also there are duplica tions, since ' some persons have moved from one part of the county to another and therefore their names will likely appear, on books In two or move precincts In the county. For her list Mrs. Harrington went to the registration" Rooks in each of the 21 precincts in the coun ty; also to the tax collector’s office. Much checking and rechecking will need to be done. It’s a big Job tor the Commissioners. They will need to complete it by .August 1 to draw a Jury for September term of court. Asked by The News yesterday ■when he would 'begin work of re appraisal of real and personal pro perty In Harnett county to furnish a new basis for listing property next January, County Tax Supervisor Berios C. Johnson htated that he wanted to begin the work as soon as possible, but that he didn’t be lieve he could secure enough com petent persons to do the Job at this busy season. Supervisor Johnson stated that he hopes to organize his force some time in July or by the first of A\i- gust at the latest, and that he ex pects to have the work completed in plenty of time to allow the tax list ers to go ahead with the listing the first of next January. It Is not the purpose to review all of the property, piece by piece, but to iron out inequalities wher ever they are found. In the majority of cases property is listed at a fair value, but In too many instances there is found to be adjoining hold ings that are not appraised with any degree of equity. There is great vaniation throughout the county^ it has been found, and the level in some townships will vary too much from the level iu others. No estimate has been attempted as to how much in tax values the ou,n> ty wHl gain by the procedure of re appraisal. It is thought there will be some gain. However, the main pur pose in making the re-appraisal is to place all property on equitable footing as regards taxation. Supervisor Johnson will begin to pick his township groups as soon as he'finds that contpetent persons can spare the time for the work. It has been determined by the Commission ers that fair compensation will In duce more satisfactory workers to qnrlirlilKitlM jofei;i;:Jt>ts-.thought that they can be obtained for l-S- to |10 a day. Yeggs Make Haul Here Friday Night To Preach at Angier I REV. KNOLAN RBNFIELD of Hickory ANGIER BAPTISTS TO HOLD REVIVAL CRACK ONE SAFE, TRIED ANOTHER, STEAL PICK-UP J. B. LEE STATB.« THE THIEVES MADE OFF WITH 9»,000 FROM HIS SAFE; SANITARY OL^N- ERS SAFE NOT OPENED Rev. Knolait Benflold of lllckor>’ to Assist Pastor H. D. Wood in Ser vices From June 2B to 88 Rev. Harry D. Wood, Jr., pastor of Angler Baptist Church, announces that revival services will begin at his.church on June 22 and continue thi-ougli June 29. Each ye.ar Rev. Wood arranges for revival services for his church, and fbr each of thb annual series he secures an outstanding preacher to assist him. This time he has secured Rev. Knolan Benfield of Hickory, and there Is assurance that all of the services will be well attended. Services will be held'each evening during the period at 8 o’clock. During. Rev. Wood’s ministry at Angler church There has- been mark ed Interest in loyalty to the church and In its growth and advancement. PREPAYMENTS NOW IN ORDER Those 'Who Desire To Pay Their 1847 Taxes In June«'July, August, Sept. Or Oct. Get Discount Service Officer Makes Report OLD RESIDENT ON VISIT HERE ate territory, who have been forced to haul their tobacco great dis tances heretofore, have urged that they make efforts to, have the local markets opened In time to take care of their early curings. The farmers. It is stated, have de clared they would prefer to sell on the local markets if they can get accommodations as soon as their to bacco is ready for sale. Keeping it in storage barns, they say, causes Jt to deteriorate to the extent that they suffer great loss. Dates for the opening of the to bacco warehouses in the various belts have not yet been announced, but it Is supposed that the dates wjli he somewhere near the same as have been prevailing through the past several years. Most Harnett farmers haul their tobacco from 60 to 100 miles when they sell on the Border markets, and quite a sizeable amount of it, ^8 been sold on the Border floors every year,. / The individual farmer, however, is very choosy when it comes to selecting the warehouse where he will sell .his tobacco. Dr. J. W. Pliilllps of Ajo, Arisona, Who Practiced Here From 1908- 1887, Shakes Hands with Friends Although you have no way of knowing how much your 1947 tax bill to Harnett county will be, you can make a guess at the amount with your 1946 payment as a guide and receive a discount If you pay during June. The rate will be fix ed by the Commissioners at their meeting on the first Monday tn July. 'The discounts for payments run this way: During June, 2 per cent; during July, 1 1-2 per cent; during August, 1 per cent; from the first of September till the 2nd of Novem ber, 1-2 per cent. Taxes for p47 will fall due on October 1. ^ Discussing the probable rate for 1947 with the Commlsstoners Mon day, County Auditor Herbert Carson felt that it may be reduced a few cents at least. -However, it is too early yet to make a definite state ment on this point because the ten tative budget may possibly need to undergo some changes. L. B. McLean. Harnett county service officer, in his May report shows a total of various services to veterans of 866—6S7 at the Lllltng- ton office and SI'S at the Dunn of fice. On-the-job training. Insurance, leave pay and loans are among the largest items on the list. Bond Racket He on the alerts advises L. B. McLean, Harnett service officer, tor ’’.sharp operators” uncovered by VFW who are "loaning” ex- QI’s 50 per cent of face value of terminal leave bonds, and holding bond as security with understand ing that tJiey will pay vet another as per rent If he signs the bond when it matures. TA)an .Hliarlc.s thus realise 85 per cent of bond's face value plus in terest. Computed at. RH Pur uent annually- and on a $500 bond they stand to reap profit up to $16SH0 on thoir initial Investment of $850 -~-a' usurious practice not now covered by law. If approached by such lenders a veteran should report the incident to any local vet organixatJon or newspaper. Some Shaking Here as Uncle 'Safe-crackers broke into the Coun ty Garage last Friday night and .stole tools which enabled them to cr«,k open a safe in the sales st&blee of John B, Lee and make away with an amount of money which Mr. Lee says ran around $9,000. They then went to K. G. Mace’s Sanitary Clean ers building where they tackled the safe there. Entrance to the Cleaners place was effected by sawing In two the clasp' with which the back door was fas tened. Night Policeman W. F. Nip per heard a noise there and when he approached the building, the .'■eggs made off. They had managed to pry open a small tip of the'upper lefthand corner of the lip of the safe door, and. given a little more time, they could have opened the safe, in which money was left over night. Nothing was missing from the Cleaners although there were hun dreds of suits and dresses on racks ready for customers to call for them. From- the County Oarage the thieves look the Bookmobile, but de cided not to keep It. They rolled It a couple of blocks away to a back street and left It. They,made away with a brand new ptek-up truck, however, and this was later found on the outskirts of Raleigh In a com pletely wrecked condition. Definite clues, according to Sher iff Bill Salmon, are yet to be secur ed. but he believes there will be arrests in the case' before many days. .Marks left by the yeggmeu show plainly -they „were not professional or "big time” crlinesters in tbe art of safe-cracking. All of their opera tions Friday night bore evidence of crudeness. .\t the Cleaners place the sawing of the clasp which admitted them to the building, showed evidence of being a severely laborious' Job. Either the saw was very dull or the yeggs were inadept at handling it. The attempt to crack the Cleaners’ safe, too, was done the hard way. It appeared as though a cote chisel and a hammer had been used to pry open the door. Tbe lock had not been tampered with, and it workpd as usual when Manager Robert 'Cole man turned the dial and opened the safe to ' show The New^sman his money-box containing a bag of money, paper 'oills and checks de posited there the afternoon before at closing time. So far as he could see after look ing over his place. Manager Cole man said the thieves took nothing. His net loss was the big steel clasp that fastened the back * door. The small corner of the safe that was bent by the hammering was easily bent back into position. All the evidence showed that the robbers broke into the County Garage first and there obtained the tools with .which they operated In Lee's stables and the Sanitary Clean ers building. Sheriff Salmon says no finger prints were left. Sam Wields His Cutting Ax Dr. J. W. Phillips of AJo, Arizona, who practiced medicine In Lillington from 1922--tin 1927, was here this .week shaking hands w'lth old friends. Dr. Phillips left Lillington in 1927 when, his health failed and he was unable to get around. After several years at health resorts' he regained bis health sufficiently .to begin prac ticing again and located in Arizona. Although he has not fully recovered, he is able to minister to a large number of patients in his adopted community'' which ^as a population of 8,000. .^jo la a copper mining town. Dr, Phillips came to Lillington to bo associated with the Hto Dr, J. W. Halford. He and Mrs. Phillips and children are well renem'bered here and throughout Harnett and adjoining counties. Mrs. Phillips^ lias > since- died and the children, said Dr. Phillips, are all Just about reaching the last periods of their education. br. Phillips - traveled through the country ’ by auto. His children re mained in Arizona. If you’ve ever been on a Job and I felt that job either slipping or even I feeling a bit slippery, you can ap- j predate the position of employees in -Uncle Sam’s agricultural pro- * grams. Right here In Harnett coun- ' ty, that is. j Already the Big Uncle has greased ' the skids and slipped out two of his trusted employees. Joe Perry, assistant to Wv.JS. Boy kin in the Soil Gonservation office, has been given bis leave. Mr. Per ry has accumulated enough "pay leave” to allow him to hold On till July 1. Miss Kathryn Coppedge, home supervisor in the office of Howard Watkins. Farm Security director’for Harnett county, has been relieved of her services. So far as the Triple-A office Is concerned, Secreta;'y' Ky^e Harring ton of the ACA Informs The News that no order has come through abolishing any' of tbe jobs there, and that he does not know when or if they will come. But, he says, farm ers of Harnett county who are given i materials for compliance with Soil Conservation work plans have been notified that their grants will de pend altogether upon 'What a slash ing Congress does with the agricul tural program. This county received for the year ending next July h $8*9,000 for farmers who cooperate in the SCS programs. Those in the Federal .service here are keeping a weather eye on what’s taking place elsewhere. Over in Lee county the Soil Conser vation office' has gone to pot since the dismissal of Conservationist R. B. .Winchester, leaving that county, which is in the district with Harnett, without anyone in fulltime charge of the SGS there. Secretary Harrington tells The News. that If the Congress slashes as much as it is reported to bis of fice' will' be the case, the over-all cut will be about S7 per cent. That’s a big slash. Thp over-all cut pro Sunday Speaker posed' by the slash-bill in Congress ts' 32 per cent—covering the entire nation, A letter from Congressman Bayard Clark to Tbe News states that a hard fight Is bslcg waged to defeat the agricultural slaab, but that It may he the fight will be tn vain. There Is a strong determination to cut', says, and' It Is being greeted warmly by those who are clamoring for a cut in taxes. With Dr. W. S. Allen of DeLsnd. Florida, as speaker, the Baptist Hour next Sunday, June IS, will feature Christian Education as a contribut ing factor tn evangelising tbe world, as announced by the Radio. Commis sion, Southern Baptist Convention. The iBaptlst Hour may be heard over WWNC, Asheville, W80C. Char lotte, WONO. Gastonia, WPTF, Ral eigh, and W8JS, Winston-Salem. 'Ml
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