PAGE FOURTEEN
ACTIVITIES OF
N. C. LEGISLATURE
Only Miracle Will Prevent
Legislature From Adjourn
ing This Week, Say
\ Observers.
Raleigh, May 25.—A miracle, little
less, will be required to prevent the
North Carolina general assembly
from passing the 1931-32 revenue
till this week, best predictions be
ing that the measure will pass its
third and final reading about one
o'clock Wednesday morning after
which that body will adjourn after
a record session of 141 days.
The revenue bill, embracing a 15-
cent ad valorem tax on real estate
on a state-wide basis, for the sup
port of the public schools, supple
mented by a substantial increase in
the tax on corporations and on in
comes, passed its third reading in
the house just after midnight Sat
urday morning and the tired repres
entatives were released until Mon
day night. The third reading was
only a perfunctory one, the report
having been adopted on its first
reading 51 to 45 Thursday night
and 61 to 50 Friday.
The senate begins consideration
of the measure Monday night and
is expected to pass it along as rap
idly as the constitutional provisions
of reading on three separate days
will permit. Although the report was
adopted by the senate by only two
majority, no trouble is anticipated
in getting it through its readings
the first three working days of the
week. The proponents of the meas
ure have their lines firmly fixed
and no giving is expected, but some
of- the opponents, on the other hand,
are expected to join them.
The conference report has had a
Tiectic career, following other con
ference reports on the same bill,
which also had their ups and downs.
When this report first came from
the committee to the house last
Monday night it was rejected, 57 to
50. Tuesday it was brought back by
the same vote, 57 to 50 and held
without action, the house waiting
for the senate to act. The senate,
on Wednesday, rejected the report
by a tie vote, 25 to 25 and one sena
tor, changed his vote from "aye" to
Last Tax Notice
The last penalty went on your 1930
taxes May Ist, and which make the full
penalty 4%. These taxes have been due
since October 1930. These taxes must be
paid at once to save you extra cost.
After June Ist I Will Have
To Start Levying and
Garnisheeing
Which means expense and embarrass
ment to you and trouble to me. But if your
taxes are not paid, the above is what will
happen to you. It is impossible for me to
see each of you in person and give you the
above facts, so am trying to get the mes
sage to you through the county papers.
If you are the first one I levy on, you
have fair notice. Some one has to be first,
and some one has got to be last. Please
come pay your taxes at once to save this
cost and unpleasantness.
M. J. HARRILL,
Tax Collector.
"no," in order that he might move
to reconsider.
The senate, Thursday, by a 26 tc
24 vote, reconsidered and adopted
the report, paving the way for its
adoption. Senator F. 0. Clarkson of
Mecklenburg county, broke the tie
by changing and voting for the
measure, after the senate had
adopted his resolution which would
prevent cutting of teachers salaries
more than 10 per cent below the
state schedule and not then until
all other means of economy had
failed. This also applies to all school
folks. Senator Clarkson said he was
unwilling to have the teachers make
the goats and bear the big end of
the brunt of the salary cut.
The revenue bill, it is generally
agreed, will result in a deficit if
the business ana economic condi
tions continue as at present. Under
normal or good conditions, it would
produce enough or practically
I enugh money for complete opera
tion of the budget. Another provi
sion has been enacted which per
mits the governor and council of
state to issue short term notes, if
necessary, to pay the full amount
appropriated to schools.
The machinery bill, which sets out
the methjod of valuation, taxation
and tax collections, and the appro
priation bill, giving the various in
stitutions, departments and divisions
of government money on which to
operate for the next two years, are
yet to be passed. It is possible that
trouble will arise over both of these
due to the provisions of the revenue
bill. Some of the appropriations
may be cut to try to help decrease
the deficit.. It is possible, but not
likely, that these bills may cause
the session to continue a day or even
two longer than the time needed
for passing the revenue bill.
The bill seeking to rearrange the
sensatorial districts on the basis of
the 1930 census figures has also had
a hectic career. The bill adopted by
the house and sent to the senate
approached a fair distribution of
senators as to population, but the
senate killed it and adopted one
which shifts only two or three coun
ties in eastern districts and makes
no effort to redistrict on the basis
of population. The house probably
will adopt it, althought it leaves two
senator in the east who would go
normally to the west. The house re
apportionment bill is a matter of
mathematical calculation and no *
so much susceptible to politics. It
! will probably pass as arranged.
| Less than 25 bills were introduc
; ed the past week, largely local, and
: only a few have been enacted into
> law. Total introductions have reach
: ed 2,060.
[ Laws enacted the past week in
[ elude one to empower and direct
i municipalities to apply sinking
: funds to the purchase of their own
1 bonds whenever such purchase may
i be effected and to require proper
investment of sinking funds. Anoth
; er passed is a joint resolution pro
, viding for appointment of a com
-1 mission to study the matter of
■ adoption, purchase and distribution
of high school textbooks and report
its findings, conclusions and recom
mendations prior to the regular ses
sion of the general assembly in
1933. Still another exempts brake
men from jury duty.
I Chain Store Bill.
! Chain stores are the objects of a
bill introduced. The present law,
now before the U. S. supreme court
on a question of its constitutional-
I ity, places a tax of SSO on each store
! except the first one. The new bill
seeks to place a graduated tax, bas
ed on number. It gets all stores,
placing a $5 tax on one store; S2O
on each store of a chain of two to
five stores; S4O on each of six to 10
in number; S6O on each of 11 to 20;
SIOO each on all chain stores of 31
or more in the chain.
The house killed the bill which
would have placed an additional
tax on the power companies of half
a mill per kilowatt hour or power
produced in the state.
Uncle Sam's Trade
Willi Chile Growing
Our Manufacturers Supply
One-third of Imports
to That Country
Cliile is one of Uncle Sam's best cus
tomers. according to the U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce. Thirty-three cents
of every dollar she spends abroad
comes to the United States. In 1929
this amounted to sixty million dollars,
or more than double the amount spent
Unloading Cargo American Made Loco
motives in Valparaiso, Chile
in any other country. Chile's imported
goods amounted to $44 per capita that
year.
The principal products purchased
from the United States included cotton
fabrics, automobiles, trucks, gasoline,
and iron and steel manufactured prod
ucts. Since these and many other
products are manufactured in this
country in excess of the home den\and,
the development of markets in other
countries is essential to the future
prosperity of our country.
In exchange for the products sold to
Chile, the United States bought raw
materials, principally copper to be con
verted into manufactured products and
nitrate of soda to be used by farmers in
producing profitable crops. Govern
ments of both countries actively en
courage this exchange of trade. OUT
commerce officials have shown thai
American manufacturers can enlargr
their markets in South America. Neai
ly all these countries have raw pfOf
nets to exchange for the goods w
produce.
Pullets Need Range
For Egg Production
A sanitary ranging ground with a
plentiful supply of green feed and
some kind of shelter is needed for
pullets to grow into well developed
hens that lay well in early fall.
"After removing the cockerels
from the flock as soon as the sex can
be determined, the. pullets should be
placed on a good range," advises N.
W. Williams, poultryman at North
Carolina State colleg. "Usually the
growing birds should be p l ace d on
this range when from ten to twelve
weeks of age. Not over 300 birds
should be placed on one acre of
land. A good shelter is needed as
birds suffer from heat more than
THE FOREST CITY (N. C.) COURIER
most poultrymen realize. The most
economical house or shelter that can
be built is a frame structure with
an even span top. This provides good
ventilation, furnishes a shade and
protects the birds from heavy rains
and other unfavorable weather con
ditions."
Mr. Williams says the birds will |
not forage very far from their shelt-«
er if conditions on the range are (
favorable. This means that the shelt-j
er should be built so that it might!
be moved from time to time onto;
fresh ground and pasture .If there •
is not some natural shade in the ;
range, this might be provided by a!
frame covered with tow bags to j
shield the birds from the midday j
sun.
! Do not feed the 6irds with a J
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heavy protein ration so as to force |
them into lay before the body has j
been fully developed under range i
j conditions, cautions Mr. j
j Small, under-developed pullets do not j
' have, he says, and therefore are not ,
1 as good breeders and layers. He alsy i
suggests keeping the mash before j
the birds at all times and a good !
grain feeding at nights Water is also j
j important to range stock. When j
the weather is warm the birds con- I
| sume great quantities.
FOR YOlyR ENJOYMENT
GOOD/THINGS FROM
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twenty-two laboratory tests. Every bot
s*er''' filled and sealed without
I touch of human hands. Served over nine
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I - —o B E GOOD T O GET W B E~R~E W> t T T* *
J. W. MILLER IS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Funeral Held Tuesday at 11
O'Clock for Rutherford-
ion Man.
! Rutherfordton, May 27.—Mr. #»
;W. Miller, familiarly known as "Bud,"
' died at his home on the Chimney
; Rock highway, near here, Monday at
• noon, following a long illness. Mr.
j Miller was a well known citizen and
j a large property owner.
Funeral services were held at the
First Baptist church here Tuesday
morning at ten o'clock, with Rev
| Albert P. Mack, of the Episcopalian
I church, in charge, assisted by Rev.
jI. S. McElroy, pastor of the Ruth
' erfordton Presbyterian church, and
| Rev. E. P. White, of the Baptist
j church. Interment was in the Ruth
i erfordton cemetery.
i The deceased was 71 years of age.
|He is survived by one sister, Miss
i Katy Miller. He was never married.
J Alleghany sheep growers will pool
I their wool clip this season and plan
to hold it for 20 cents a pound.
THURSDAY, « >t „
NOTICE.
Miss Nell Young, teacher a „,i
er of the Merry Sunshine' Ki 7"'
garten wishes to announce
the patrons on account of her I 311
unavoidably detained in Florid
er than she expected, will not"
for a spring term but will
usual the first of September. **
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