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EIGHT PACES
THE MONROE JOURNAL
MiMtmr, X. C.
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Telephone No. lit.
G. M. HKASI.KY IJiisiuo Mur,
JOH ItK.lsl.K.Y Klit.r
SI ltStiill'TION KATK
One Year
AMKIUI A AI-'TKIt TWO WAR.
"Can't you newspaper nien unke an opiimisiie noi, or write ia an
encouraging tein, anything to cheer the farmers up? asked Mr. J. C.
Auslln. of XUrshville township, while in Monroe on Wednesday.
Although Mr, Austin did not specify the kin J i "optimism" he de
sired, we take it lh.n ho would be dvl:ghied to rcjj a prophecy of hotter
!:i-u-s. of j return of tin days of "frenzied finance." when a vacant More
room and a little riol I, or a fe acres ef laud and fume supplies, were
'he only requisites for t'le foundation ei a tonl-.-ii.tl fortune. Those
days are pasl. In a few year we w:"l look i.pon it all a a d'eani. OU
Hon will refer to tV ihtioJ between Ci- rf 1M7 aad l'.'2l .1 the
voMeu u-e of the Smth. a period w ojomttU'iitav ! "iM rich quick"
. -e in abundance, w hea :so t:l sutler. A lor even the lr.uir.es of lite.
h-,1 the silk shirt was the r'.ile rat '.it than the exception, an 1 !un
even common l.i'-or earned l.i'eiU.tis miiiis, 1.1 :t.tii ia-v tl-e equiv a! nl
iH llit- salary o! a hi. illy -I ia ned biis.i'--s . r pioii : :;. .1 .iijn. No t-ilrh
nine will a -a in teen by the i- e-er! g'-nesntion.
IS lit we ran point nt scoies nil score of t'nai wh.h we have to
v thankful for. ..iid w hh !' if 1 tow.ui'- ie...l pron-:ity, not the paper
or fief it ititis wc.il'h, of wh.ch e li.ue lt a hoaliiu. and tlie lo o! li'ih
so k 'lily afi'eets tn.il y ot u. 1' '' ia i!e h.HUu- of a cim;;u. i.-oa oi llio
h'j fo'.'.ow in?; our tvo . wars, the I'otfederate and World
It was wr.tten by Jo : : ' I. l'aH r-0:1. i'le-iiiei.t of the National
Keu:s!et Cotnjiany. and ttNids.iis follow
W. H. BELK & BRO.
Department Store.
Christm
i'erun
war-:.
O.i sh
RtOIIIIEIBIIIIII
FIJI PAY, liK.t-KMIlF.lt ill.
M MUOIfS flKT YAXTKI.
Havin? concluded that it was im
possible to abolish the Keeorder'.
court, a ct'i'tuin clinue. this paper
learns, is sekinc to "clip"' th w ins
of that ausnst personage who pre
tdes in the county's lower temple of
Justice by restoring to the Mayor of
Monroe the power to try all criminal
cases except ihost. involving a felony.
To pain this end. advocates of the
plan are creating sectional prejudice
by tellins the people of Monroe that.
Should the Mayor's court be revived,
the city schools would nveive all of
the tines itnjosed on law violators
whereas they are now receiving hut ;
small part ol the lines collected for
convictions.
It's Isn't so. -Set thn 5, article '1
Of the state constitution, elKctiw-l
dispones of this ai Kcnient, as follows
ah moneys, stocks, bon is, a:..i
Other properly bi'loncn to a com:';
school fund; also, the net ptocied
from the sale ot esirays; also, ih
Clear proceeds 01 ail peaaMs a"d
forfeitures, and rif ,ill tines colie.-:..
In the several counties for ;.! Iire.u
of the penal or military laws o, :
State; and all moneys which s'uill
paid by persons as an eiiuiv.i'eiU t
exemption ,roui mihtarv dut, shall
btKnii to Hiui remain in tlu several
cot::;!'.',. sh,.i 0( fniihfully a
litopt Mi. ii for t -ualilisliini; and main-
ta.. .1'.- : r , public .jcIiooU in the sev
frai counties 01 tins state: Provided,
1:1a: t:i" an m.r.t collected in ea"h
co,;.iiy y!:;.l I annually reported
. .. ' ...
me !i,n. inieiiueni ot putoic Instruc
tion. "
I Ins section ot the constitution has
been tested In the courts time and
time ntain. the Judires inv a: uibh
holding that fines Imposed for viola
tlnns of the criminal laws cannot bo
used for any othor purpose than I'M-
common school purposes, to be ex
puuled under the direction of t!:,
fc' ite and county superintendents 0
lu.one iiistruciien. The city of
Greensl.oro was not only enjoined
from approprlatini; fi:u c:h- td in
its city court for city school put poses,
bu! was forced to pay to the common
school fund of Guildford county sev
eral hundred dollars in hack fines
that had been thus misappropriated.
The city would have absolutely
nothing tp gain by the restoration of
the Mayor's court. It would have to
im- .-.u.uy u it s .viayor, as
no man competent to dispense justice
would nccept the office at a salary of
sixty dollars a month; and would
continue to bear a proportionate part
of, the cost of maintaining the Re
corder's court.
Of course the scheme on foot Is to
eventually uo away with the Re
corder's court, but the loadeis In the
movement have apparently failed to
take into calculation the views of t!,e
people. As a whole, the people rec
ognize the Recorder's court to bo a
worthy institution; and It Is childish
to think that they will stand upinely
aside while It is to all practical in
tents destroyed.
I niled Mate utter llie World War. I nitel Stale alter the t'iwi War
lUlt-HMM IMil-lMi.1.
1 Creditor nation. I I'ebtor nation.
; Kit rope owes the I'liited S.ates ; I'nited ?'!at bo. roved heavily
ten billions on iiovetument loans and fiom Kuiope.
three to four billions more on private
loans.
3 I'nited States has one-!hird of 3 Paper currency at a discount
the world's cold. not on a Kold basis (told at a lariie ,
premium. 1
4 Kuropean currency at a tss- 4 Kuropean cuireney at a preni
eount. Dollar at a premium the iiim dollar at a discount the world.
world over. over.
5 Kurope's credit is exhausted. 5 I'nited States
All are looking to the I'nited States bausted - looked to
AFTER
as
ON ALL
wS,-csX's,,X':m;m.vx
Specials
BaaBHaakiMwauiiHM
for aid. Millions of the best men on
both sides killed 01 impaired by dis
ease. 6 Country s powerful and nat!it,il
resources developed.
T Industries developed and on a
lit 111 basis.
Good banktiic system.
! Koreicn trade lurce. Kxports
bv
three b.llio'l
111
Iii a recent issue The Journal
pointed out that no matter how hk'h
properly was assessed under the Re
valuation act no especial hardship
T.-as worked upon the tnx-payo;s If
the assessments were uniform
throughout the county and state.
Generally, people agree that the- as
sessments are more equalized in the
county than ever before; and so far
as fr.o state Is concerned, fnion
county land was assessed but sixty
three cents above the average for the
whole state, and fewr will claim that
It Is worth le3 than the average land.
The average market value of North
Carolina land, as reported by the
United States department of agricu!
tuie. Is seventy-five dolars per acre
exceed illipol
i:i:.
1" War was world wide. No part
of the I'nited States destroyed.
11 Commercial and industrial de
velopment of Huron? and I'nited
Stales dependent 0:1 V luted Stales
capital.
12 Large merchant marine de
veloped. Hi llinh pt ices and wanes prevail
:;ll over the world.
11 Prospects of l.irpe immigration.
15 Public debt twenty-live ! ill Inns.
lil CiOVt ! nliien' expenses tn'lst be
seduced. Deflation is under way.
IT Reconstruction Hinds of tin'
r.i.lfoads are enormous.
IS More labor -saving devices are
l.'cressary.
l:i llute t rar.sporta'ion systems.
Good uaiiaiM'tneut needed.
:'i Intetest rate, on commercial
1 cif i eight per cent.
CI Wholesale pi ices are oil the
downward 11 end.
"2 Modern methods in minufac
t :i i ' n u quant it y production.
2" Prohibition. Saves m.llic.ns of
dollars for the people.
21 Woman suffrage. Ile'icr gov
ernment. Hotter schools.
25 Good distribution of merchan
dise. Small stores, department and
chain stores, mail older houses.
rre!i! was ex
Kurope for aid ',
Hundred of thou'.rtuls of the best
l ien on both mles siji's killed or llu
pait ed by disease.
ti Country was si.iall and largely !
undeveloped.
7 Industries in their inlancv. ,
i
S Iuadeiiuate banking system.
!' Koieicu trade small- import-,
exieeded exports.
Ladies Ready-to-Wear
If you have waited till after Xmas to purchase your coat, child's coat or
coat suit, NOW IS THE TIME-
OUR ENTIRE LINE OF LADIES READY-TO-WEAR REDUCED TO
SELL, SOME AT LESS THAN HALF.
ol conn try
poverished X
lt War left large part of
devastated atid balance impi
11 Commercial and industrial dc
v i loieueiii dependent 011 Kuropean '
capital. ; JS
W
12 P'cline of mercliaiit marine, j V
i Jv
1:1 llii;h prices and hinh wage,..
prevailed in this country only. jyjj
14 I.ari'e iinmii;ratieii set in. iX4
15 Public debt small as compnrcl j
u a louay . 1 x ,
It: Gov eminent expenses quickly
red kced and inilation stopped.
17 Period of gre.u railroad build
ing started.
I Periml of labor-saving Inven
tions M-t in,
1 1 Lack of transportation.
for iati on
decline from
2o Took ten years
coiiiinert ial l ajier to
eiiiht to five ier cent.
21 Took fifteen years foi
declin.' tlfty per cent.
22 No quantity prod net ion.
u'actuiets usul hand methods.
2" ltooze. Cost the peoph
lions of dollars, each year.
21 No suffrage for women.
n
LADIES' COAT SUITS
Consisting of best styles ond cloths,
some as high as &55.00 in this lot
$14.05
ladies' Coat Suits, all wool Velour,
made in best styles, values up to
fci!).50, now at - $19.93
SuO and $43.00 all wool Tricotine
Suits (all Navy) best tailored, silk
lined and good models for Spring
wear, $23.00 and $29.50
ALL LADIES' WOOL AND SILK
DRESSES AT AFTER XMAS
CLEAN UP PRICES.
ALL CHILDREN'S COATS AT AF
TER XMAS GLEAN UP
PRICES
ALL LADIES' FINE COATS VEL
OURS. BROADCLOTHS HEA
THER MIXTURES
SILVERT0NES
go in at reduction of about HALF.
noods b
Man
mil
it
8
30
Biff
Department
Stores
Belk Bros.
SELL MORE AND BETTER GOODS
FOR LESS.
30
Biff
Department
Stores
i :::"!:-:: M::-:::'rr:v ....... . ... . .
25 luadeqiiate distribution of mer
chandise. Only small stores.
Farm Land Tax Values in Carolina
Per Acre, by Counties, in 1920 and 1919
Rased on Roort ,,f stale Tax Commission mi l!ev:ilualon, Aug. 1U, 1H20.
Kin al SihI.iI Science IlepiUlinciit, l liivcisily orth Cai'oliiia.
Average market Millie in l!'2'i, $75 per acre, as repotted by the P.
S. Department of Agriculture; nverat-'i. tax value l:i i'.'2n, $3S.1H; in
l'.il'j it vvi-s f.ut!; increuse of 22!' per cent.
Kank Coanty
1
4
5
t;
7
S
!l
10
11
12
13
14
15
1 ti
17
18
19
20
21
i
23
24
5
26
7
8
9
0
31
32
33
4
5
6
37
38
3!l
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
4!)
iison . . .
Pitt
Lenoir . . . .
Greene . . .
Way ne
Scotland . .
Kdcecombe
1920
.1113.17
.. S7.51
, . Ml. 52
. S3.S7
. . 81.37
. 80.4 4
liobeson it...)
Nash 67.82
Mecklenburg ... 67.21
Gaston 67.29
Johnston 65.38
Heaufort M.31
Cleveland ofUl
Korsyth 58 SG
Kockingham . . . 57.79
Vance 56.39
Guilford 52.98
Durham 52.19
Duplin 5o.4 5
Kranklin 48.73
Catowba 4R.5u
Craven 4 7.94
Kuwait 46.00
Wako 45.73
Ashe 4 5.33
Hoke 4 5.05
Duncombe 45.00
Cabarrus 41.88
Martin 44.72
Davie 44 00
Hertford 4 3.36
Davidron 4..09
Stanlv 43.04
Iredell 42 63
Yadkin 42.32
Harnett 41.62
I.e? 41 15
Chowan 39.92
Union 39.77
Person 39.65
Rutherford 39.33
linroln "8 Ml
Snrrv 38.72
HaliTax 38.22
Granville 38.20
AU'.mnance .... 37.92
Yancey 37.88
Warren 36.89
Alleghany . w . . 36.62
1919
$12.82
11.64 I 52
9.:' 2 j 53
11.61 54
11. I'M 55
11.52! r6
13.60 i ,"7
ii.H ; r,s
11.50
12.85 j ,)
13.16 ! 61
10.57 i 62
Rank County 1920
51 Currituck $36.30
52 Stokes 36.02
35.82
34.19
So. 99
33.89
33.20
33.01
32.54
32.19
31.93
9. on
13.75
12 45
9. OH
lJ.oo
16.90
19.99
8.20
10.16
9 58
6.65
11.11
10.73
7.80
9.48
21.32
10.64
11.13
9 52
10.36
10.08
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
7o
71
I
73
74
75
76
i 7
78
79
80
SO
82
83
7.84) 84
10.32 85
9.43 81,
8.65 ; 87
9.42 i 88
11.60 89
7.65 90
7.67 I 91
8.23 i 9 2
11.821 93
11.65 94
10.75 95
8.88 96
10.81 ! 97
6.53 j 98
10.49 ! 99
6.68 100
Cumberland
Carteret . . .
Northampton
Peniuimans
Gates
Pasquotank .
Canwell
Orange
Anson
Haywood 31.87
Wutatign 31.0(1
Cf.lrlwt.ll 30.17
Avery 29.51
Alexander 29.30
Mitchell 29.11
Richmond 28.63
Hyde 28.14
Now Hanover . . 28.05
Sampson 28.00
Randolph 27.27
Madison 27.16
Washington ... 26.88
Jones 25.75
Polk 24.61
Camden 24.04
Pertie 24.00
Transylvania . . . 23.59
Chatham 23.09
Henderson .... 23 00
Iiurke 22.65
Pamliro 21.09
Onslow 20.69
Moore 19.93
Hladen 19.24
Jackson 19.01
Macon 18.18
Montgomery . . . 17.60
Swain 17.49
Tyrrell 17.21
Wilqes 17.05
Pender 16.17
Clav 12.33
McDowell 11.67
Ilrunswlrk .... 10.90
Graham 10.76
Cherokee 10.03
Dare 7.95
Columbus ....
Buying Needed
Implements is Real
Thrift
And It Always Pays to Get the Best
to Fill Your Needs.
Columbus valuation for 19 20 larking.
Real Optimist.
"In these hard times how can a
I man be an optimist?" Freddie Credit
pushed bark the massive pile of bills
which were slowly breaking the legs
, of his desk, stuck his legs out
for 1920; while It was assessed for siralKht. thrust both his hands deep
taxation on an average of $39.77 an l?n ,,n, 'T"77. Pn . v. 1 ,
, , . , . , looked as glum as he felt. Dert Nickel
acre. less than two-thirds of Its mar- came , aiihat minute.
kstable value. "HelloFred:" he cried. "Smile,
i man, finite, or I'll fetch Bill Sniller
lire' men are artist3 when it comes in to you."
tc coloring tho truth. I "Waller, that ortimJa:''
"He Is an optimist, too!" ejacu
lated Fred. "If he failed in busi
ness he'd thank Providence that he
had his health; if he failed in health
he'd thank Providence that he had
his husines, and if he failed in both,
he'd give a cheery, optimst laugh,
and say:
" 'Oh. well, what's the use of the
one v.'ithout the other?"' Houston
Post.
It's hol to liave sublime thoughts
if your garter needs attention.
Doing without needed iplcmenta
is like doing without needed food
It never pays.
You are going to farm next year.
You will want to carry on the work
as economically as possible; save
maximum time and labor, produce
more per acre, cut the cost of pro
duction per bushel, per ton and per
acre.
Good implements will enable i'OM
to do that. Give them serious con
sideration now.
Come to our store and look over
our niplements and machnes. Take
plenty of tme to consider them care
fully. Measure their qualities against
your needs. See them In their true
light; as good, profitable Invest
ments; as the means by which you
can make more profit from your
future farming.
Don't go Into the race cripple by
wrn-out or Inferior Implements. Get
the best to fit your needs. These are
tlinei wen n a farmer should be es
pecially well-equipped with good im
plements that assure low production
costs.
Come In and see our stock.
Monroe Hardware Co.
Every Inch a Hardware Store.