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TIm Mtton of the ikon Ikm eW Mu ta launchinr tha alastiow i^jwt ■tortad a PMI amount of Qsrnarinw among Um voter* and thai* fa m donying th# fart that iimMiiilili op poaltion exiata againat tha iwri for two reanona. Soma baa* tMr op yNttlon on Um pw<a that to rata for the maavure Is eqaivaiant to put tiaf (Mr O. K on the praaant man agatnent of tha aehoole whan tha school hoard had haaa ad»issd and urged by tha minister* of tfca «Hy and otkar dttiana that it wae far tha heat internet of tha school* to atk» a rhaniff in tha managamant. "And near," thay aajr, "for as to vote addi tional tax money, to parmit tha bor iwini of 160,000 far than to apaad for buildings. and to rota a tax for rafwiding monoy thay hare alraady •pant—to do thia ia nothing lata than patting oar approval to what haa haaa 4om." And than than are tfcaaa who look a poo tha aabjact aa paraly a financial question and are appoaad to any measure that would increase tha tax burden Thia ale ■taut of oar paopla oontand that thare la hound to be aoaaa limit to tha levy ing of tav and tha hininwh^ of money and thay claim to aaa tha limit and are opponlng any imreaaa of tua> or bonds. Mnyor Sydnor hew kit opinion that the Us rate ran ho kept down Ml the belief that the additional tax able |»i»|ait| In the city wffl be suf fleiert to permit the neeeeaary *011001 fund < with a 4f» cent levy. And this any be true, for tli* county and dty U r <iUnc a revaluation* of all dty and county property and It la admit ted by County Tax Supervisor B. F. folftr, that the. city valuation will be greater aa a whole. Whether the propwty valuation la iaereaaed or not j ther>> la sure tn be auM a certain amount of money for town and school; pan oses and that amount wffl be the aam< rerardlees of the valuation A hith valuation wffl mean a lower tax rate: a low valuation will mean a hlfh tax rata; bat Just the saasa, ea the averse*, the tax bn wffl be the intr reeling haw the IiiIiIi for the i election are to be under Mm : ■ act at the lagislatan iiinnln Ikt elwtlg*. It U a fact that tha psopie of this city hava always baaa ready and willing to support any mmcn far tha batfonasat af tha aeheeb awl aa a whala have Mnr baaa againat schools, but tha writara of tha aehool | •taction lav have hsapsd eaala af ira on tha heada af any who aright not want to support tha addltieaal tax levy by specifyii* in tha ragalathms that thara shall ha two ballot*, ana with tha words. "For Schools." aad another "Against Schools." Thus H I would appaar that should a dtisen hava It as hia opinion that our tax rata was already hi|k enough that ha was also againat schools, whan in alt j probability tha oppoeite waa tha truth, t Anyway tboaa who do not favor a ■ higher tax tor aahoois, ondor tha I tartaa of tha a lection regulations, are | termed aa being "agahut schools." , Thara ia some argument to tha phy- j ( rhological affect that the naming at i the ballots in thia way may gain votes | for tha meaaure for thara are people , who would vote for a higher rate i rather than be classed aa agatoat ( schools. The other niaaauraa will | read against aad for aehool Improve- | ment, and against aad for liquidating ' icbool debt. 1 The campaign orar tha election ia vet in Ita infancy, hot from tha amount of internet that ia being mani fested nt thia early date thara. la sure to be a thorough sifting of the whole j question before the matter is Anally t settled at the polls. i lil f ^ a V m ■ ' Over in Roanoke, Va., their i» a North Carolina club, composed of residents of that city who claha 1 North Carolina ai their native heath. 1 Yearly they have a banquet at which J tome North Carolinian ia the chief . speaker. Thii year that occaaion will he on May VHh and the honor hat fatten to W. J. Byerly. of thia city, to be that:apeaker. Mr. Byerly • has in mind to apeak oo the "Cioeer Relationship of the Two Statea," I baainc hi* subject on the fact that I the people M the atetee are almoet " aa one following the graat road huildinf program that la ia pro*reas \ Coca-Cola Company to Mid. Dirt la hetag uioead fna the vacant lot on Moor* Street owned by the Coaa-Oola Bottling Cnwpany aad H l« their latanllea to MM a modora delight out of he Are fly from the hick wlOr rirtt whan tiny would tkfov a win craae Uml These Maee are net la a la tad and. in thro wine thine* mnm ham, eae la just about patllwg mm oot la the iftvt. While tha bey* re standing around vatrhllf tha lectricity My whila the ebjart hi •aging m tha wtraa tha Mm wight urn la two letting tha wtraa (all ri|kt n t hair midst, waning daath to thaaa rho w»r» caught ta their path. Par ntn should fining tbtir fWldrw oI his danger for Mr. WhiUock says ha practice la growing and • curbed before any Unry Wowd fupwl) Said At Wkite Th thousand dollar* wa* tha price •id for tha homa place and *a*eral scant lota belonging to Hanry Wood I Wkito Plain*. Tha residence waa ought by i. D. Ihivia of this city for fi,500, which included oaly tha lot « which It waa located. Mora than doxon tft-font loU fronting on' tha oad war* •old, thay bringing fro* 76 to $100 par lot. Mr Wood yat wn« considerable land that la leeat d off tha road, and only aoM tha rant lot*. Ha la now building a nloa ioma on North Main Street to which • will nwn whoa It la completed. V *alr waa conducted by Linvillc, lodga A Bonnott of this dty ipril poat office racaipta, according o poat maator i. B. Spargor showed n increase at it por rant over tha ame month of last yaar. That la, her* was tt par cant mora stamp* old hare than in tha same period of 9M. This showing Indicates growth and ro*parity for this immedlata • It b unusual for a poat uch a largo gain. wMhapaftaa of tha Alrjr Dm atota 4 la imt vnI'i Imh of lb T« Trawl Om Hm A buarh of our follow* will go to Crnaibin Thursday afioraooa to ha I Shrln* Friday 'the hot wad* of th« i Airy aggregation being mtait»< by I Dwight Cooko. Millard Patteriaa.| Tho following are thoee who will j bo initiated and whoa thoy will roiaia depeod* a pun how w*U thoy reapoad to the reaetioa: A. P. Tarnmjro. T.. • Hirers, J. B Ha ne,. J. W Parker. I J. S. ChUtoa, Phi.up Warn how and! W. M Johnaon Sanitary lahacy Ckugw Hmmit Th» Sanitary Itktry in this city i i* now under tho manifrnmt of I Jud*r H H Lowollyn. Jud(r* U» ' fllyn i* pluininf to pat in i mr | «julpmont at one* and make Um bak ory one of tho i»"«t andirn of tha •lay, and one that will maniri Um imtronaf* of tki people of Um tows. Mr. Oai Branor wlU bo la actio* rhirff of tho plant and m counted a Am baker Tho baktaff industry in this dty has bad an uphill pail daring the past fow yearn, bat Judge Law ellyn i« datorminod to pat oat a pro. duct that will not bo equaled by any and bo should ha encouragod In bis i now voataro tkrmifh the patronage of oar people. Saturday afternoon a large number of doairabl* building lota will bo aold by J. D. McCollum Theee lota are I oca tod on Um Dobaon road, adjoin ing Highland Park. TIm nk will bo condoetod fby Um Atlantic Coast Raalty A Auction Co., adrartlsamawt containinit full detail appearing in this iaauo of Tho News. Twenty-one Yean Ago Interesting Item* Gleaned From the File* of The !//>■< M 4 J;M. 1 ■*- )f V- M - 1»L • If* a I ^ 1—. m ^ imrteen rnsoncrt iiKen 10 Durham Roads For Off em m Frw Gift* T* Umirnrnto. A clock was started la the window of Utatnl'i Jeaehy Store last Ttiunkr iftomooi wkkk will naam ♦hw winners of two priaee that wiB be awarded to a boy and a girl of Km Uigh School graduating clas* Dm clock U an R-4ay Seth-Thomaa. Around the (Hal la a chart with the IT girls and 11 boys. Whoa thw clock run* down tha (far) whowc mum U nearest thw minute hand will ba givsa frww a Oram bracelet watch, and thw boy whoow nana la ssarast tha hoar hand win got a Onion pocket watch. Much (peculation la going oa a* Is whoa the clock will step. While It la an Mar oae, jrwt they have boon known to ran from 10 to 10 day* without rewinding, bat H to predicted that it will ran down maw time the first of tha week. Young Girls Haew Narrow Ca capc ia Auto C a Iliad an Misses Margaret LeKch and Ethel Dues wont injured in an automobile accident which occurred on the Rural Hall road near Shropshire'! (tore Sunday evening about 7:g0 o'clock whea their ear had a head on collto ion with oae driwoa by G. A. Goto of Patrick County, Virginia. Both young ladtoe were removed to the Lawrence hoepital. Winston-Sa lem and their relatives her* notified. Mia* Leitch wa« supposed to be the more seriously injured of the two, with bad bruises about the body and internal injuries were feared as shs was thrown against the steering wheel of her coupe but Miss Does suffered seveie lacerations about the head, and several body wounds which required much kindifinf nvcftl stitches. Miss Twitch's injuries prov ed not to be serious and both young ladies wore allowed to return to this city Tuesday evening. Both rars were badly damaged aad Goin was placed in jail without l*>nd to await developments In Miss Leitch's case. Wltnmia said Goin was operating his car oa the wrong side of'the road. The gtrts had boon visiting frtoads in Winston-Salem and wore returning to their homes oa rente two. Mfas Leitch is s daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. John Leitch aad Miss Deaa a daagh ter of Mr. aad Mrs. Roaal Does. anything for Clyde Smith. 1? )nr old boy of Moot A try, who iMM the char«r of larceny and had boea of other otnrion. Ha had HMLi __I. »— — a a _1aL wnw time in i m* rfinrmtuirj wun out any results Now ha goes ta (ha made for 12 months. TV following violators of tka pro hibition law wwt maristad W«n Judtfr Uwailyn. bat appealed l^r nun with the result that they reeete ed a road aiiaii. Will Patty, aaL, six month*; Homer Childresa, nine months; Will McCraw, four moitbt; Jet* Mack, eight iiwHu. Tommy Martin aad R. A. MeOaw were tarried to Raleigh far loaflue ment in the state prison. MarMn ts just a youth aad was gl»eu ike mm imum sentence am charge of mwl degree murder. Be kffled Mrs. La* Allen in this city several months ago. bat claimed it was aa asridsnt. The boy was given a bad reputation and this fact caused the Jury ta cuariet him of a very serious offense. MeCaw submitted to a charge of embaaalement front the Mount Airy Chair Co.. and must seres three years. On the night <* May 17tli Um M» tioaal TWtr» will show Um "Tlx Fire Rn*md»." This U Hore under nupicw at tha local fir* company and Hwjr will *et all recdnta from tickoU that are •oUT m tha atraeta. TWa picture luu beea nua ttinf Hi Nnr York for two jreata at a price of tt-BO par aoat and it one of tha boat on Um circuit. Tha mi Ur pr»e« will prermil hare AD who to hmy (Iron to they eaa
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