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.rales Tax Takes First Revenue From Shoppers ] erchants Busy With New Rules ilcriu Intricacies Of System With Coupons, To Customers —Laic Is Criticized Merchants of Salisbury had a ■at time explaining to shoppers e intricacies of the rules pro mulgated by the North Carolina revenue department for collecting the sales tax, which became effec tive July 1. " . The shoppers knew about the three per cent levy, but only a small percentage of the purcheses were for even dollars and they wanted tc> know all about "brack ets,” "schedules.” and the other details. Some of the merchants, whose sales of low-priced articles represents a large part of rheii sales of taxable merchandise, were using a coupon system, and more explanations about the coupon: were necessary. So far as reports and observa tions were concerned, the buying public did not argue with the clerks in the sense of blaming them or the stores for the tax but many unkind comments regarding the law itself were heard. Produce Market Dressed hogs, lb. _ 7 Vic Cured hams, lb. _ 12c to 16c Cured shoulders, lb. _ 8c to 10c Cured sides, lb__ 8c to 10c Dressed veal, lb .... _ 7%c Broliers, lb _ _ 10c to 15c Hens, heavy, lb_ 8: Leghorn hens, lb _ 6c Roosters, old lb. ........ 5c Eggs, dozen ... 10c to 12c Potatoes, sweet, bu. ...._ 5 0c Potatoes, Irish, bu. _ 75c Butter, table lb_ 15c Tub butter, lb_ 8c Green hides, lb _ 4!4C Oats, bu. _ 4 5c Rye, bu. _ 70c Corn, white, bu__ 72 %c Corn, yellow, bu. _ 67%c Wheat, new, bu. _ $1.10 Barley, bu. _ 721 ac MAYBE business went to the dogs to see if it could pick up a few bones. WITH the country about tc spend billions for roads it look: like, eventually, we ought to get somewhere. I One oi' the most modern designs in architecture is the main facade of j the Administration Building for The Century of Progress World’s Fair at Chicago. . . . It is 3 50 by 150 feet. Calendar Of Repeal i Shows Real Chance Of 1933 Settlement ! - Continued front page one ARKANSAS—Votes July IS. Convention August 1. | TENNESSEE—Votes July 20. 'Convention August 11. ! OREGON—Votes July 21. [Convention within tliirry days. TEXAS—Votes August 2(. | Convention November 27. ! WASHINGTON'—Votes Aug !ust 29. Convention October 3. ! VERMONT—Votes September 5. Convention September 18. j MAINE—Votes September 1!. Convention December 6. j MARYLAND—Votes Septem ber 12. Convention October 18. MINNESOTA—Votes Septem ber 12. Convention October 10. i NEW MEXICO—Votes Septem ber 19. Convention November 2. j IDAHO—Votes September 19. ARIZONA—Votes October 3. OHIO—Votes November 7. Convention December 5. i PENNSYLVANIA—V o t e < November 7. Convention Decem ber 5. NORTH CAROLINA—Votes November 7. Convention Decem ber 6. j SOUTH CAROLINA—Votes [November 7. Convention Decem jber 4. _ CLASS III States in which voting has hert authorized hut the dates not sc, (4) MONTANA—Governor to fb dates. 1 MISSOURI—Governor to set I date, probably in August. ! UTAH—Ready except dates. FLORIDA—Ready exceptd ates. i - CLASS IV j States in which the question is still pending (2). I VIRGINIA—Special legislative i session called for August 10. OKLAHOMA—Governor veto ed one referendum bill. Legislature,! i recalled in special session, petitions iMurday to allow new action on re 1 peal vote. I - CLASS V ! States in which the question will1 jnot be decided until 1934 (5). | ! SOUTH DAKOTA—Eictionj I November 5, 1934. Convention January 17, 1935. j NEBRASKA—Election Novem iber 6, 1934. I KENTUCKY — Legislature meets 1934. LOUISIANA—Legislature will I meet in 1934. j MISSISSIPPI—Legislature meets 1934. CLASS VI l States in which the Legislature, in session since the pass gc of the resolution, has adjourned without i action, or in which bill was vetoed '(4). COLORADO—Governor veto ed bill. GEORGIA — Legislature ad : iourned without action. (Bill pass ed Senate.) KANSAS—Legislature adjourn ed without action. (House, 64 to 54, defeated Senate bill for con vention.) Governor whiling to call special session if majority for re jferendum is apparent and if As j semblvmen pav own oxpenses. NORTH DAKOTA—Legisla ture adjourned without action. (Bill passed House.) I | Changes Made In iSales Tax Rules I ! - Revenue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell has announced two more revisions in the rules and regula tions to govern the administration of the state’s new three per cent sales tax which became effective July first. The changes revised the rule on exchange and barter of goods and -hat on sales by wholesalers to per sons other than merchants. The revised rules follows: "Rule 9. Exchange and barter. "A taxable sale as defined in the Act is ’any transfer of ownership or title of tangible personal proper ty * * * for a monetary considera tion.’ This excludes transactions which represent an excllinge of property except to the extent that such transaction may be in part or a monetary consideration. However, the statute provides a special rule as to transactions in volving exchange of a second hand article in part payment of a new article. The rule is that the article is treated as a sale at the full price of such article and the -e-sale of the second-hand article is not taxable. "Rule 10. Sales to others than merchants. "If any articles of merchandise are sold by wholesale dealers to other than merchants, such sales are taxable as retail sales at 3 per cent. The only modification of this rule is the provision in sub jection 5 of section 404 with re spect to the sale of 'machinery parts and accessories for manufac turing industries and plants, anc the sale of cotton and tobacco by others than producers to others for processing or manufacture,” shall be considered as wholesale and tax ab'e at the rate of one twenty-fifth of one per cent.” One annual regis tration tax of one dollar covers other wholesale or retail or both.’: Cleveland Rt. 2 The farmers in this vicinity are almost through threshing their wheat and other grain. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith and Mr. Flolloway Burton, of Kanna polis, were week-end visitors here of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Steele are receiving congratuiations upon the birth of a son on June 23 rd. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Young and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. hi. Steele and family were Sunday evening visitors of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Flenrv Young. ivirs. Lj. oowies ana tnree daughters, and Mr. John Allen were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Davis and daughter, Nina. Mr. and Mrs, Fred Campbell and children spent awhile with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Campbell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Steele spent the week-end with Mrs. Steele’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Miller at Misenheimer. The Rev. R. H. Kepley preached a rather fine sermon Sunday at 3:3 0, Providence Lutheran church. His subject being "This man re cieveth sinners.” Mrs. T. D. Steele and son, Ken neth, spent Saturday night with her sister, Mrs. P. A. Johnson. The regular County Pomona Grange met with the Patterson real on June 28th. Cleveland Scctish-Irish Grange being well re presented with 3 old members and 4 members joining that day. The next meeting was set for Septem ber 20. Miss E: telle Wilhelm spent the week-end with relatives here. Miss Janie Knox came home with Miss Gladys Wilhelm from church Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Steele and family of Durham, spent last week with his mother, Mrs. Fannit Stewart. Crops Smallest In A Generation In the first official appraisal of recent crop damage, the bureau of agricultural economics forecast th< smallest crop of small grains— wheat, oats, rye, barley and flax seed—that has been harvested ir this country "in a generation.” In another announcement, it at tributed the recent rise in wheal prices "largely to dollar deprecia tion in foreign exchanges,” assert ing that despite crop damage ir this country "the domestic markei is still burdened by a very large carry-over and the world markei is still at a very low level.’’ It estimated that the world car ry-over as of July 1 would be ap proximately the |S|ame figure as last year, 363,000,000 bushels. The bureau said drought and other weather damage had reducec the wheat crop to be harvested this year below estimated domestic needs which ordinarily are from 600,000,000 bushels' to 650,000, 000 bushels, including human food, livestock and poultry feed and about 75,000,000 bushels fot seed. BOATS RESUME OPERATION Baltimore.—S. J. Cort, general manager of the Bethlehem Steel company plant at Sparrows Point said that operation of four 20,000 ton boats to transport iron ore from Chile to Sparrows Point has been resumed after a year’s idleness. A fifth vessel of the same size, which has been used during that time, also is being operated. I Larger than the dome of St. Peter’s, or the Washington capitol. The "sky-hung” dome of the Traveland Transport Building strikes a new note in architecture in The Century of Progress World’s Fair at Chicago. Cotton Boom Worth Millions To Farmers " I Within the short space of the past 11 days, rising cotton prices have benefitted the southern grow-j ers to the extent of $4,000,000, re-j cords of the cotton exchange re-; vealed this week. Within the past week farm§rs have marketed 510,000,000 worth of cotton in a heavy movement to market to secure the higher quota tions, sending in 202,73 8 bales. The same cotton, four months ago would have brought them only $6,000,000. The movement the past week was four times as large as for the corresponding week of last year, which showed onlv 50,298 bales; moved "iqto sight.” Total marketings' this season have reached 13,820,157 bales, compared wiith 1 5,529,136 bales last year at this time, a decrease of almost 2,000,000 bales in market-’ ed cotton. The decrease is in part due to farmers holding their cotton on the expectation of higher prices in the future, with much higher quotations expected in the event the government acreage re jduction program succeeds. I_ Fix New Tax Schedule Tues. Continued from front page ilso thanked Dr. Armstrong for he work of his department and or the weekly water reports ivhich showed the city water to oe pure and above the average. The time of the weekly meet ngs of the council was changed :rom Thursday afternoons to Fri lay mornings at 9:30, as had been :ustomary for some time in the oast. C. C. Ffaworth, superintendent of the city schools, explained to :he council that in preparing the oudget, arrangements shoulu be made to take care of the text Book fees of indigent children in order that they would not fail to be promoted on account of a lack of funds to pay these fees. This matter will be brought before the council again at a later date when the school budget is prepared. Superintendent English thankee the council for his appointmen' and assured them of his coopera tion. „ I _ Salisbury’s new city council took charge of municipal affairs July 1, the members being sworn in by Ben McCubbins, clerk of the sup erior court. The council immediately elected one cf its members, Henry W. Davis, mayor, and another, C. F. Raney, mayor pro-tem. Other officers elected included-: Haden C. Holmes, a member of the council, city manager. Miss Elizabeth Massey, city clerk, Hen ry E. Rufty, city tax collector, J. A. English, engineer and watetr supervisor; Sam L. McCanleis, san itary inspector; H. C. Beaver, as sistant to water supervisor; Dr. J. E. Hollis, meat inspector; W. A. Brown, fire chief; Mrs. W. F. Whitt, city treasurer; J. Ellis, city attorney; R. Lee Rankin, chief of police. VACANCIES ANNOUNCED IN THE MARINES A limited number of applicants will be selected for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps at the Recruiting Office, Post Office Building, Savannah, Ga., d\sJ ing the month of July. The Marine Corps maintains high standards of educational and physical qualifications of those who are selected for enlistment. Only young men of good moral char acter are accepted for enlistment whose educational qualifications are equivalent to those of a gra duate of a high school. Addresses N. C. Clerks Speaking on the subject, "Pro j bate Bonds,” H. £. Isenhour, of this city, today addressed the clerk of courts convention in ses sion in Blowing Rock. | "Did you say I was no gentle man?” "No; I merely remarked that you preferred brunettes.” I WANTED: I Bids for Wood for County Schools. |§ Oak, Hickory, or Pine delivered on 5 the ground in stove lengths. Bids re- H ceived on or before July 22. X S. G. HASTY, Supt. I Salisbury, N. C. I SEA TRAIN EXCURSION, NORFOLK, VA., INCLUDING I 7 HOURS CRUISE BEAUTIFUL CHESAPEAKE BAY I $6.00 KOU^'Z $6.00 Tickets on sale July 15 th, final limit July 16th "NEW DEAL” EXTENSION FEATURE Limit on tickets will be extended for period not exceeding five days on payment of $1.00 per -day each day extended. SEA-TRAIN EXCURSION 7 Hours cruise on Chesapeake Steamship Sunday, July 16th. Steamer leaves Pinners Point 9:00 am, returning to Norfolk 4:00 pm same day. Round trip fare includes cruise on Chesapeake Bay. Reduced round trip pullman rates._ Lunch on Steamer enroute at reasonable price. Accommodations on steamer are limited. Southern Railway System wifi also operate Sea-Train excursions to Norfolk August 19th. ___ Reduced fare tickets must be purchased before boarding train. For tickets, schedules and pullman reservations, consult ticket agents. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM E. 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Don’t buy any old-fashioned range until you investigate the low cost and many advantages of cooking electrical ly. Come m today. See what you can save in your own home by cooking electrically. WORRY I ' The automatic contrail keeps the oven at any cooking temperature you desire. No worry,, 1 no bother, no trouble.. FOOD VALUE ' f Don’t feed your sink. Cook foods electrically and in small amounts of water. Sohiable minerals and vitamines stay in the food and are not dissolved and poured down the sink with large amounts of cooking water. FLAVOR Foods properly cooked by electricity have a greatly improved flavor. You can actually taste the difference. cash $1H f0! ,our 9A "ontl,s To ^asn | U Old Stove ^4 Pay Balance Radio Program—WBT, 3:15 A. M.—Mon., Wed., Fri. Southern Public Utilities Co. i ; Ride the street cars and avoid the parking nuisance SALISBURY, N. C. PHONE 1900
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