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Surry County Ha* No Increase In Tax Rate of $1.15 Aaoaf Lowest ■ State Sorphia of Foe Comity Frad EimUm Ibc/mmi . For Sckooio and Roods WMmwI Higher Tax Rote School Board Member Resigns No 20 Per Cart Tax Penalty State Official RaUs Agaiast High Tax For jwn it has been tfm lor porehaaers qf lead at tax setae to I collect a 20 per sent penalty from the | within the time allowed by law. which ia one year. A letter has been seat state department at Bat he rariou county Of ficials and the public that the law dow not permit a SO per cant penalty bat means ta allow the parehaaer interest mi his money at the rate of 90 per cent per annua. Thas it is that the Las payer can redeem hie land a liay. not the fall 90 per cent, bat at the rate of 90 far cant a year. There are always people who at tend the Bheiiff tax sales and boy the lands advertised with the idea of .peculating en the penalty that they ire allowed to collect, bat with the mw rating of the state it will not be » profitable for people to speculate > he tax sales since the profit h wen materially reduced. Big Time For Ire Fighters 7'-- . Fifteen hundred firemen are thl^j reek meeting in New Bern for their innoai convention. Among the num ter are a doaea or more of the volun tary firemen of Mount Airy, the rhoie-time crew and the fire'chief, K. F. Patterson. The local boys left mre early Sunday morning and ex >ect to make a weak of their trip, rhoee who are attending included: M. K Patterson, D. G. Witt, Ora Rob iris, W. H. Br nan ilk. Ed Brannock, i. H. Warren. O. T. Maaeey, J. E. Monday, W. J. Jones, Beaton Moody, it. W. Helton, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. [arretI, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. I Sfl >f Martin Reunion at ^X^mnioB of the Martins and rela tive is scheduled to he held at jlsdeaboro Church in Carroll County,. Sunday Aug 1MB, beginning at lf\ •'clock. A pieacllllH serrhywUl As ["'part of the morning program,/fol owed by • picnic diaae^at noon, la the afternoon g|itering will bo uldreesed by SaHratioa Army Work Large crowds attended the open air Solvation Army sarrtesa hurt week md aad thoee in charge ef the work here-fee) vary much eno •ign and Mrs. Stanley and Oapt. aad Mrs. Shaw were present. Capt. Shaw conducted a great open Friday night and Fnaigq Bthaley necrnted two childNi in tin Rain Brings Damaging Hail I em part ef the , ^UTSCORWEESTOW No. n, Uni Order ft UmoaL'^j { ' /' * i Friend* of Albert L Banker will be ibd to learn that he is iwonrh^ from an op*ration tat appendiciti* | at Martia Memorial hospital in thi», city and U now receiving teompany a his room at the hospital Mr. Bunkee was taken nddtnlf nearly thaw week* i|o Mkinc an operation ne S. C. Roee of Wlaaton-SaWoi, has ac cepted a place in the Mount Airy Drue "tore as supply during the va cation of the proprietor, C. P. Clark and Mr*. Clark who go north Sunday. Mr. and Mr*. Boa* and bahy are atop plnf at the Ellis house. Campaign Started to Provide | Schools for Adult Population A movement which promise* to mean much for StokM and Surry nrnnty crystallised this week whoa two trained worker* aunt into this taction to put in prograas plans for teaching adults who have had little »r no chance to learn to read and •rite. Last year a number at young N^mfn in thf timrhr trtininf |t Dohaon pledged themselves l ill thoy could and far the paat many who favored the nave been looking forward to the under way la Barry, and already >00 name* of thoee who Have htd less than three years ■ in the recorded a who wish Ml all to 4s ao will ha given their chance la the near fat*re. Jest as rapidly as possible clasaea will be or. ranised and k k oar understanding times |pd plftOM pM *T*I1 ffTOtlpt CIS be gathered together. The adult snd •trr^e. lle^Tnd the work has grown to saeh that (.000 illiterates have I sftpa out adult illiteracy In that earn tjr by IB*. At present they have an ■ of 000 and theg graduate excellent work >u done last year In <c*«rd of theoe mrtlw. ThU yeat they plan to concentrate on Surry •od Stoka* and make than demon* atrattoo wmIIm to show to the state and the world what cm be done. If you have not kept op with this work you are wondering how the pro ject Is to financed and that it a very important part. The Colonial Dames and D. A. R. have each appropriated the ran of $600, the club district* have tie— $237.33 the Stoka* Coun ty Board of Bducation ha* eontribat ed $St») and Tuesday Mm Surry Coun ty Board of Commissioners made aa appropriation of $>80. Thea* contri butions justify beginning the work and carrying it oa for several month * corpora tons and civic k>tt»innnt or ganisation* will appropriate enough to carry da the work for the entire year and employ additional teachers. Extra teachers will Co paid on the haei* of their certificates and a night school session count* aa half a day. | Many will no doubt he glad to give | of (heir time aad volunteer workers ' will also have their plane. It i* thought that the work will bo ' able to ee definitely eetabtiah its val m by the time the money I* used up which has already boon appropriated that there will ho bo rinbh about Supt. A. W. Rymer. county supor intendeat at Public Welfare hi Sua | combe county *ays be fla* that -A Tw«4 Y«™ Amazing to Taker p., ma. i i- • ~ 1041 Car* CITY TAX RATE CO MCUTS This city facee mm teen cola in its ta: year, following t)M city budget by the nigrfct. This will give rate of *1.60. Of ami fhre it* deficit. The it<rn»/«d budget of dM c:ty g*» in4 the t-jtsl tnovnt allowed tr.e %*r- j wot departments aa follow.,. The following budget for ftaawriag the Tews of Mount Airy, N. C.. for the fiscal* year Jane 1. 1928 to June 1. 19*9, is mm oo fU* in the office of the dark elf the Board of Commisaion aind is open to public inspection, notice is hereby given that a e hearing will be had on the matter of the adoption of said bwd rat the Town Hall. Mount Airy, C, on Mondsy, August 20th, 1WR ■t 7:30 o'clock P. M. Street mainteoanee. *19400.00 Police Dept. 10.000.00 Pire Dept. 6,000.00 Officials' salaries 4,600.00 Sanitary wvn , suO wO Interest oa borrowed money 5.000.00 Stationery and printing 600.00 Coat Recorder's Court 850.00 Listing A making tail books 760.M Recording births and deaths 177.00 Collector and trees, bonds 125.00 Lighting streets 4^00.00 Town Hall 150.00 note 2440.00 Street sweepei note 1,722.50 Contingent fund, 1,200JW Pay interest and principal on improvement bonds 87,05.06 Pay principal and interest on school bonds I *,647.50 Sinking fund. 791.00 School maintenance 31,760.00 School deficit. a,660jj|* Total. *1M$48.00 Property to yield re Property tax 12MNJ0 polls MjfcH taxes 5,000.00 and police fees and court room 2,500.00 Miscellaneous receipts, 1,000.00 Total. $186,648.00 Tsxe, levied for 1928-1829: For general purposes 49 cts. on the $100.00 valuation of property and <1.47 on each poll. For school maintenance, 40 cts. on the *100.00 valuation of property and tl -'O oa each poll. Pay principal and interest on im provement )x>nds, 48 eta. on the 1100 valuation of property and *1.44 on each poll. Pay principal and interest aa school bonds 17 cts. oa the *100 valuation of property and 61 cts. on each poll. Pay school deficit 6 cts. on the *100.00 valuation of property and 15 i*th. on each do)!. For sinking fund 1 ct. on the *100 valuation of property and * eta. on each poll. The above budget is baaed on es timate of If,700,000.00 valuation Comparative statements for the fis cal years 1926-19*7 and 1927-1988 are on hie in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners and open to public inspection. By order of the Board «f y In session held 7tli day of August, 19*8. W. G. Sydnor, Mayor. I P. M. Poors. Bee. aad Trees. A_ "That state fcf Virginia ly pat the fine oaat at \ Elkin Republicans Meet, Endorse and Resolute
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