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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. G, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 8, 1921- The Charlotte News Published By THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO. Comer Fourth and Church Sts. IV. C. DOWI Pres. and Gen. Mgr. JULIAN S. MILLER Editor JASPER C. HUTTO;,. ....City Editor W. C. DOWD, Jr Managing Editor W. M. BELL Advertising Mgr. Telephones. Bu.ifness Office 115 Circulation Department 279 J City Editor 277 Editorfai Rooms 382 Printing House 1530 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use fo? republication of nil news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein also are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ; By Carrier. One year .....$10.09 Six montns a.. 5.00 Three months 2.5o One month 85 One week 20 By Mall. One year 8.00 Six months 4.00 Three months .' 2.00 One month 75 Sunday Only. (By Mail or Carrier.) One year 2.80 Six months .; 1.30 TIMES-DEMOCRAT (Semi-Weekly.) One year 1.50 Six months .71 in FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921. HAT MAKES A CAPABLE SCHOOL TEACHER? The new basis of certification of teach ers for the public schools of North Car olina seems to be laid in two consider ations, one is that the teachers shall have attended some certain college dur ing their academic days and, the other is that they shall in the future attend some accredited summer school. The capacity of a school teacher, is, of course, largely dependent upon col legiate education" and" collegiate educa tion is itself in a measure dependent upon the sort of a college attended, but even this lacks a great deal of constitut ing every requirement for a capable teacher. For instance, some of the best teach ers which a community may have at tended some small college perhaps, a denominational college, but received in that institution training which emi nently fitted them for teaching in the public schools. It is not always neces sary t go to some great University to become qualified to live, move and have a being. Not all the great scholars of America went to Yale or Princeton or Harvard, neither have all the school teachers in North Carolina who are qualified to hold their jobs attended the University or the Greensboro College or a few others held in such esteem by the educational officials of the State. And yet, forsooth, because some school teachers did not go to some cer tain college and get their certificate of graduation, the State board holds that they are not entitled to as high a grade of certification in the public schools as some others. Their long ex perience as teachers is disregarded; what they have already dempnstrated in the way of fitness for school duties is laid aside. Tbey rise or fall upon this little arbitrary, whimsical detail of whether or not they chanced to grad uate from some one institution. Coupled however, with this require ment is the summer school attendance mandate. We don't imagine that the school i.v.u.w.cio imiiu hub so mucn ana as a- matter of fact, they ought to be requir ed to keep themselves in mental trim for their work, even though it may not suit the purpose of some of them to trek off every summer to some school established for their benefit. ' ' ' The greatest fault in the lately an nounced plan of the State school offi cials lies in the grading of teachers upon the basis of what" college they graduated from, to the utter exclusion of their experience as a test of their qualification for teaching. It is not a matter to be wondered at therefore, that the school teachers of North' Carolina, who are just begin ning to be treated decently in the way of salaries, should rebel against such arbitrary and capricious rulings as these. The reduction of $30 a month in sal ary which so many of them must ac cept under their reduced gradings will simply drive - them out of the school rooms and add to the long list of those already gone another militant group of men and women who are qualified to teach, but who are, not qualified to stand the whimsical tests imposed by State fiats. THE NEWS FAVORS ROAD BOND ISSUE. The News has formed no precipitate opinion about the issue of $2,000,000 Knno fnr rnafl.imnrnvpment in Menklenhiir"- rnuntv Tf- has. on the other hand, exercised its right to study the proposition carefully and withhold its judgment until a satisfactory scrutiny had been made of the project; and it has endeavoured to reach a decision upon the facts of the situation, relieved of prejudice and every other influence that might alter a calm verdict. '. , Wjs have reached the conclusion that the only way that the people of; Mecklenburg county will be able to provide themselves with the sort of good roads which they must have is by means of this bond issue. No analysis of the method of direct ad valorem taxation shows up as favorably as a nanalysis of the bond issue. It is possible, of course, to build and pay for hard-surfaced roads by means of immediate taxation, but it is unthinkable that the tax-payers of the county can afford to go down into their already hard-pressed pockets at this time for a sufficient amount of money to build $2,000,000 worth of permanent roads. The burden would be greater than they could bear and greater than they should be expected' to bear. "' The bond proposition, on the other hand, provides a method by which the county can avail itself of the necessary funds now, by the use of the credit of its people, and the payments for these roads can be distributed out over a period of 30 years. Thus, for a minimum annual amount, the roads can be built now without imposing undue hardships upon the tax-payers of the county. The News is, furthermore, influenced in its decision not only because thf Vinnrls nnnpflr tn rpnrpspnt th Vipst financial stratperv. Vnif also bppanse it believes that the people who are to populate the community within the coming years and the new property and new wealth to be created ought to have a share in the payment for an improvement from which they will so immediately and so vastly profit. Taxables in Mecklenburg have been increasing rapidly, practically at the rate of 10 per cerfl for 20 years. (We speak, of course, of new taxables, not of old property given a higher valuation.) It is easy to estimate that if the future taxables to be accumulated in Mecklenburg county mount up even to the extent of a fraction of the past average increases, before these bonds will have been refunded, there will have been as much new pi-operty under tax ation as there is now. This means that the future will help the present share in the cost of this improvement, as it should do, if it enjoys with us the great advantages of good roads. Our .understanding is that the people of Mecklenburg county are in favor of good roads, decidedly and overwhelmingly. We know, they are. Unhappily, the bond project has been presented at a moment when conditions argue against them. Sentiment in the ruralside is against the bonds because the people of the county . are hard-pressed by unfortunate circumstances. They are, there fore, not to be chided for their present attitude of opposition. It is natural thavt they should be opposed to anything that suggests a larger taxation falling upon them at a time when they are already burdened with high assessments and increased taxes and at a time, also, when deflation of values on their pro ducts has all but laid them prostrate. In such a plight, the farmers think they can not afford the cost of good "roads. The News believes, however, that the situation more really suggests that the county and these particular citizens of the county, the farmers, can not afford the cost of the sort of roads we now have. The most immediate agency for lifting the whole country upon a higher plane of . agricultural and in dustrial prosperity and independence is the hard-surfaced highway. A com plete system of such roads in the county will change the entire aspect of the outlook for Mecklenbux-g county and the benefits will be most directly en joyed by these very farmers while their friends in the city bear the major cost. 1 The farmers can figure it out for themselves. Their property outside of Charlotte township is assessed at aproximately $31,000,000. The property in Charlotte township is now assessed at $109,000,000, just about 3 1-2 times more than the property of the farmers. This means, of course, that the people of Charlotte township, will pay about 70 per cent of the $2,000,000 of bonds or to be more exact, they will pay $1,400,000 of the entire cost of building the roads. AND EVERY FOOT OF THESE ROADS WILL RUN THROUGH FARMING PROPERTY, thereby, most directly benefitting the farming popu lation. The News is not unmindful also of the resentment that is generally felt over the method adopted by the legislature of handling future road-building. It feels as outraged as any citizen in the community, but when we come to face a great economic problem, such as this is, we must in charity and for the common good, lay aside our prejudices and passions and let our convictions and our sense of duty have the right of way. Mecklenburg county must have better roads; it must have roads as good as those in any other county in the State. We are entitled to nothing lesa than the best and we may as well make up our minds that to set what we so sorely need and what we most imperatively must have, we will have to loot the UII. And the bond method is the easiest, most expedient and al together most satisfactory process before us for providing the funds. W. C. DOWD, President and General Manager. News Publishing .Company. REVALUATION STANDS. Col. Ike Meekins, a friend of former Senator Marion Butler, has been given a federal appointment. He got it. how ever, not because he was a friend of Mr. Butler, but Irt spite bf it.' Mr Morehead's endorsement was necessary first. WINE MESS STATS OUT. Secretary Denby has let it be known that the old order abolishing the wine mess on board naval vessels will stand. The secretary said that, leaving nation al prohibition Out of consideration n. tirely, he heartily approved of the order promulgated by former Secretary Dan iels soon after the latter took office and he further said that in his judgment not a corporal's guard of officers were in favor of rescinding the order. One .of the greatest accomplishments of Mr. Daniels was to abolish the wine mess from naval vessels and he was roundly condemned for it by those especially who were watching every step he made for purposes of shelling him with abuse and vituperation. It is encouraging that the new secretary shares the same con victions about this matter as Mr. Daniels.- : , .. J No matter what the Mecklenburg board of commissioners may do in the way of assessment reduction, or what the commissioners of any other or all the counties, for that matter, may do with it, the principle underlying the revaluation act stands out unimpaired. This is the principle of putting all the property of the state on an even basis, of "making the tax books tell the truth" as former Governor Bickett was pleased to put it poetically. In many counties of the State the as sessment, under this act was too high, not merely because of any arbitrary opinion which boards of .assessors exer cised about it, because, unhappily, the assessment was made when values had reached their peak. Assessments in this county were too high, almost extrav agantly high in spots, but it was be cause the assessors sought to carry out the law and register property for what its owners believed it to be worth. The assault which has been launched against this assessment in. North Caro lina hasn't touched the basic principle yet, if, indeed, it was ever aimed at it. The protests poured in volumes when values began to drop and deflation was setting it. It was obvious, under such circumstances, that the valuation plac ed on properties while at the zenith of their worth could not stand. The farm er, for instance, who saw his cotton go down 50 per cent below the cost of its production naturallv nro-nori iw his taxes should go down in proportion and the only way to get his taxes down was to bring his assessment down. Thus, therefore, there has been cre ated not merely a sentiment in favor of a reduced valuation, but a neces sity almost, if the' tax books are go ing to tell the truth. When commodity values decline 50 per cent under the mark they reached a year ago, there is no sensible plan by which to hold up property values. They must move along in concert. The impressive fact stands out, how ever, that with the reduction which has been sought and which was demanded by conditions, no harm has come to the plan of assessment and no harm will come to it. It is right and fair and equi table and being such, it will survive anv feeble criticism that may be leveled against it. From time to time there may be alterations in it by which th nin will be strengthened, but nothing will oe aone to eliminate it and to return to the old system by which a fw who were honest enough to list their prop erties correctly had to pay for their honesty by bearing the burden of a community's taxation. RECALLS THE TIME MR. HARDING TAUGHT Boulder, Col., April 8. The cheery smile that greets callers at the White House in Washington these spring days is the same that beamed upon his pupils when Warren G. Harding was a country schoolmaster in Ohio in the early 80's, according to Mrs. Sarish E. Wright of this city, who attended a district school taught by the nsw president of the United States. "The school was a mile and a haif from Marion, Ohio, and was known as the 'Little White School.' Mrs. Wright said here. "But the mutations of time have wrought great changes the schoolmaster is now president of tlvj United States and the schoolhouse has been converted into a garage. "Mr. Harding was about 18 years of age then," Mrs. Wright continued. "He Was a handsome young fellow, tall, ui eieci Deanng ana cheerful. "1 recall that my younser sister stayed out of school one day after she had committed some breach of Jisci pline. When we persuaded her to re turn the following day Mr. Harding asked her why she remained away from her lessons. She said she was afraid she would be whipoad " 'Oh, I couldn't whiy "a little Rirl like you,' Mr. Harding said, with a beam of kindness on his face, "We all Joved him theft, and I guess most peopie love mm yet." Cuticura Soap SHAVES Without Mug Ofcicnra Sop ii the fmvorite forgafetyrfttor having. Dilworth Lots are Ideal. F. D. A. A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE $12,500 within the city less than ten minutes E. Z. walk of square S rooms two baths, heated and fine community Unquestionably choice as to both Jo cation and price. FOR DEVELOPMENT 2,000 feet railway frontaxr hv ohm, 1,200 deep. No waste and nearly level as a narlor floor. fi2 - " VXO.V.W iixcenent for manufacture ware. houses, or will make in excess of 200 jarge excellent . home lots. Price $16,000. It straddles CITY LINE. ASK. ALEXANDER'S F- T- THOS. L SWAT THE FIRE HAZARD. Progressive Realty Co., Dilworth. DeveIaDex& Some say success is pluck and luck luck in finding fools to pluck. Other3 say it is the knack of holding to the beaucoup jack. Still others say you work the trick if you can get a job and stick. But, if you will excuse the rhyme, I think that he who spend3 his time in learning knowledge that he needs is he who does the greatest deds. What do most men do at night? Well, some see shows, some get tight, some play cards, some turn in, some sJioot dice, some play "skin." scarcely one in fifteen scores eat their chow and stay indoors. That's the reason that they fail, and walk around with gloom and wail, "Oh, this world is cold and cruel! Its slow fires burn with human fuel!" We see results now every day of men who throw their time away. Absent-minded, minus sense, the conver sation they dispense is filled with hu mor to the core. For instance, here comes Smith and Moore- Says Smith, "Know Jones, that Georgia bum?" "No!" drawls Moore. "Where's he from?" Now Smith is absent-minded, too. He turns to Moore and blurts out, "Who?" Then two young ladies cfcance to meet and shake hands on the busy street. Says one, . "My good ness! Are you here?" "Why, yes!" comes back, "Are you, too, dear?" Such things happen all the time. It's no exception in this rhyme. The reason is that half of us had rather raise some cain and fuss than stay at home in sheltered nooks and dig some knowledge from good books. Luck in finding fools to pluck is no doubt just a pile of muck, for he who spends his spare time well will r.eacb the top. so sages tell. Copyright 1921, by Xews Publishing Co. THREW OUT FIFTY CASES. Greenville S. C, April 8 The Fed eral grand jury here Thursday threw out about fifty cases charging vio lation of the selective service act, in which the men had been notified to report to the local board in November, 1918, but failed to do so beoansfi thp armistice had been signed in the mean time. How Helene Maxine, Age Seven Months, Keeps Her Health WALKERTOWN, N. C Mrs. Carri? Caudle, in explaining why her little seven months old baby has never had a sick day in her life, states: "Helen Maxine now weighs eighteen pounds, and I have never lost a night's sleep wth her. I have used Baby Ease Laxative with her since she was a tiny baby, and have never given her anything else. I give Baby Ease Laxative credit for her good health, and recommend it to all my friends." Baby Ease is a perfected laxative by baby specialists that is safe, re liable and "pleasant, and is recom mended for stomach and bowel com plaints, constipation, diarrhoea, sour stomach, gas, indigestion, etc., of in fats and children. 40c and 65c at your druggists, and your money back 11 you are not satished. We have the follow ing essentials, and many .others: Screens Fly Killers O'Cedar Mops Cotton Mops Ladders O'Cedar Polish Jap-a-Lac Brushes Tell us your wants. We imagine we have it. Chariot e H ardware Company 30 East Trade St. Phones 1505-1506 Follow the Red Arrow to the Auto Show, April 11-16. Spring Styles Are Pouring in r Up-to-the minute models for young men and older men. Stouts, Slims, Regulars in all styles for Spring wear One group of young men's Suits in blue or Brown Flannel, with pin stripe of white. Made in the very newest models. This is a $40.00 value, now 75 young men's Blue Serge Suits. Made of very fine all wool fabric and in the latest cuts. Sold by, some stores as hicrh as $35 to $45. Special M $19ii $2m Schloss, Hamburger and Styleplus hand-tailored suits. Made of Serge and Fancy Wors ted; in regulars, slims, stouts and young men's models. Priced $25$3M$39 Other Models Which Are $18.50 and $29.50 Values at $9.95 and $14.95. SHIRT SPECIALS MEN'S NEW SPRING HATS Men's Dress Shirts, made of line grade Spring Top-pieces in the newest shapes ana colors, a model which you can wear is here Percale and Madras. Plain and fancy patterns 98c 1 lot Men's Dress Shirts made of repp and extra quality madras. Values up to $3.00. Special HOSE $1 .50 Men's Fine Madras Shirts made in plain and fancy patterns. Formerly sold for $5.00. Special $2i $10.00 and $12.00 SILK SHIRTS $4.95 and $5.95 Big lot men's fine Silk Shirts, beautiful patterns. Formerly sold at $10.00 and $12.00, Special. v f ,95 and .95 $5 Men's Cotton Sox. Colors Black, Navy, Cordovan and Grey 10c and 15c Men's Lisle Sox, all colors 25c and 35c Men's Silk Sox, made of very fine Silk, all colors 50 c 75c 80c $11 NECKWEAR Big lot Men's New Silk Ties, in all shapes and patterns 50 c 75c $W and m CAPS Big lot Men's Caps. New shades and beautiful colors $L1 $1JQ $21 and $21 In the Boys' depart men Have you seen such values we have to offer in our big Boys' Department? We are offering good values in every line. Bring yourboy here and fix him up. - r . Boys' Suits made of serge and fancy worsted. Sizes 8 to 19 years. $3Ht0$12iI BOYS' WASH SUITS Boys' Novelty Wash Suits, made of good grade washable materials. Beautiful models. Size 3 to 8 years. m m m $2 BOYS' STRAW HATS Big Lot Boys New Straw Hats, made of ' In7vATte StraW: Colors vy, Black 69c 75c 98c MM' Mimi mm BOYS' ODD PANTS Boys' Odd Pants, made of Serge, Worsteds and khaki Cloth. Size 8 to 19 years 98 c m m $p $2i BOYS' UNDERWEAR Boys' Nainsook Union Suits, extra quality 50c 75c $142 and $tf WEES COME TO CAROLINA, GREATEST AUTOMOBILE SHOW, APRIL U-16
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