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MARION. PROGRESS
7' The Revaluation Act.
While the work of the revalua
tion of the property of the State js
vet incomnlfttft. alrAar-lv Rnffiwpnt
UcDOVELL PUBLISHING CO. information . has beco-secured to
Marlon, N. C "- ' y demonstrate the wisdom of the new
law. Fact of the ' matter is. it-is
OTBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY EVENING
BY THE .
Si E. VVHITTEN, Editor ah d. Prop, hard to understand why a great
and intelligent people tolerated the
old system as long as they did.
The property is now being placed
upon its tax books at its actual
value. " Before now no one knew
Entered aithePostoffice at Marion.
'N. C. as second class matter. , J
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Six Months, " -
THBEB JfOHTHS ' - . -
' r. Strlctl v In Advance!
MARION, N. Ci 'DEC. 4, 919
75c I the real valuation of thft"nronfrtv
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or tne otate., wnen the work is
completed North tCaroIina will
know her" valuationi;4; Every citi
zen will know that he Js paying
only bis , pro rata rate of ; taxes.
xne oia system or permitting one
man to give in his property at ten
per cent of its value and- another ;
man a"rone-half its Value has been
mi IMA oss Sic -its a oufiy: ; S3'! '
g Can the Miners Win?
xne coat miners nave peremp-
toruy reiusea tne ,oner.oi 14 per
cent in wages made by the fuel ad
ministration headed by Dr.-Gar- abolished. Every tax-Daver stands
Held.' 1 he fuel administration, it I
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seems. did everything in its power er when it comes to the valuatio
to do justice to all. The public of his property and the pro rata
had to be considered as well as the part of taxes he must pay. The
coal .diggers and the operators. smai property owner will not have
The miners were asking for a sixjy his property assessed 'at a higher
per cenji increase In wages and. a value than the large property hold-
- thirty hour week. To have granted er. Each stands on the same basis.
the demands of the miners would The object of the revaluation act
have meant a great increase in the is not one primarily of raising
-price of fuel, and a corresponding more taxes. It is one to determine
increase in the cost of all manu- the real value of thV property of
factured articles where coal is a the state and to equalize the tax
factor. It would also have very burden. Under the new law not
probably meant a decrease, in the mdre than ten per cent increase in
coal output by reason of the ,30- the amount of taxes collected can be
qourvweeKv as unqer vine present raised. - This does not mean, of
regulations the miners work eight C0Qrset that no one individual will
egiiniminig Dec0 ; 1
(cpntiriuirig'u Dec. 1 3 th
will sell isdl Suits aridCoatet a Special discount
This is the best opportunity you w ill have to save some extra money to spend
for Christmas. We want to say. that we are not offering a lot of leftover gar
ments in this sale. All our -en tire stock of "brand" new. Suits and Coats just ar
rived are included at this special price. . '
We w antvtb help you solve" the ' 'High Cost of Living" probl em, an d hereafter
-we plan: to have on sale each week a number of; articles fin the .Grocery line at
special prices for riash. For this week we have : J .
Hirsch's Apple Butter (delightful) 30c pt. ; Jars - - - 26c
" Peach " V " 30c pt Jars ; - - 26c
Council brand Vienna Sausage,- 15c can at - - - 12c
" " i4 Corned Beef Hash, 15c cani at ; ' - 12c . .
; V " Hamburger Steak, 15c can at - - J 12c
Watch for our Specials next week.
-hours per ;d ay and six days in the
pay' more taxes. The man who
more than
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who has been paying
his part ill pay less.
The new law is one that should
have been enacted loner aero. It is aU top. When business stops
the greatest" progressive 'step thatUbere 15 panic
North Carolina has taken since the W,e dislike the idea of taking a
littfe band of Mecklenburg farmers pessimistic view of the affair, but
declared their ' independence of unless some solution of the m-
England. It is a law that concerns dustnal strife in this country can
everv oronertv owner in tho Stata. be found we can see nothing but
It is one that should meet the ap- suffering and misery ahead. We
proval and co-operation of every bave been going at a pretty papid
citizens. gait for some -time, and it may
take something closely akin "to
famine to bring us to our' senses.
I week, that , is .when they work a kas been a tax dodger and has fail-
au week. ; . ; n. ( ed to pay his part of the taxes will
- oat now the question arises, can 0f course pay more, but the man
; the v miners force thei r ; demands
upon the country? Winter is here
with a great demand for coal; both
: for domestic and ; business pur
poses. The government says the
mines must rdmain open and offers
to protect those who wish to work.
If not enough men' return to the
"mines to dig the coal necessary to
warm the homes and to , keep the
"industries of the country going,
-then' homes will be without -fuel
-and business will stop with the re
sult that men and women by the
-millions will be out of employment
at a time when the weekly wage is
-most needed. - " -
Heretofore labor organizations
have been sympathetic v one with
another, and in one way or. another J
have sought to help each other in
v their demands; for higher wages
and . better working ; conditions.
- But if the organized miners remain
out of the mines, when .the gov
ernment says they have been offer-
led a Jfair wage, closing the) indus
tries of the country, thereby caus
ing great suffering; hardships and
misery incident to a paralysis of
business, will the Prter organiza
tions support the miners in the face
of the fact that an increase of
- wages has beenoffered when they,
(the other organizations) are com
pelled to suffer the pangs of hun
ger and misery that are sure to
follow if the mines should close ? ;
In the railroad settlement the em
ploy es accepted the J ncrease bffer
ered by the government. In Jhis
they displayed wisdom. We be
lieve they will feel that the miners
should nave done likewise,! for the
railroad employes realized that
.without the sympathy and support
of the people of J the country any
fight they should tart would be a I
losing one. We believe other la
bor ; organizations ; wiir ' decide
. against the - miners and demand
-that they (the . miners) - return to
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"The Square Deal Store."
sifteo lime,
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Will There Be a. Panic Soon.
Vice-President Marshall in a
speech in Raleigh a few davs: ago
predicted a business panic , in this
country soon. '. Whether the Vice
President is a good prophet is yet
to be seen. But if we will study iast Monday.
tne conaiuon or anairs in tnis
country as they actually exist we
are com Delled to admit that Mr.
Marshall's reasoning seems to be
sound. - - ' .
J..T. Turman Resigns
County Farm Demonstrator J.
1m Thurman presented his resigna
tion to the board of county com-
at their meeting here
Mr." Thurman has
held the position as farm demon
strator for about three years, ren
dering universal satisfaction. " He
is well equipped for the" work and
missioners
has hpftn of much service tor the
Panics are brought about by a fapmftrs of McDowell, who' will no
cessation of business, the cause : of I lro with much regret of
wnicn may oe one or several.- me
'BilDgihi arid Scarce . oiiii
. .:. IHIear otf Every ilaoci
Spend your .money with your
heme merchants. : They help r pay
thd taxes, ',, keep - up the ; schools,
build roads, and make this a com-;
inunity worth while. You will fidd
the advertising of the best ones in
this .paper.- -
danger which appears to be im
minent at this time lies in the
strike of the coal miners. Fuel is
indispensable to keep ( the wheels
ot industry moving. : - The rail
roads and the manufacturing plants
must all stop if the : mines ; close.
If the transportation and manu
facturing industries of the country
are compelled to remain idle from
any cause then .there is bound to
be a panic. For millions of work
ing people will be thrown out of
employment, which means that the
money paid to these working peo
ple will remain locked up in the
banks. : i - ; -'
People cannot spend unless they
have moneys If the people have
no money to spend r then they do
not buy. The merchant, the farm
er, thejnanuf actuirer,: in : fact all
lines of business 'must suffer. The
merchant cannot sell unless he- has
buyers. The manufacturer in turn
can not dispose of his goods unless
the merchant can buy and so on
ihran endless cycle. - So we see
how absolutely dependent is one
industry on another. If one stops
hjs resignation.
Mr. Thurman has taken much
interest in aiding in the work of
better farming in McDowell coun
ty. He has been a faithful worker
and was constantly in the field of
service. He has tried to serve all
the people as nearly as possible,
going to the extreme parts and to
the small farmer as well as to the
better sections and big farmers.
McDowell county is poorer today
by reason of the resignation of
Mr. Thurman. It is hoped, how
ever, that the county commission
ers will secure the best man that
can be found in the State to carry
on the work as soon as possible. .
" Mr. Thurman will be" engaged
in the development of a large fruit
proposition near : Old, Fort. He
says that the finest quality of fruit
can be grown in the mountains of
McDowell county. rHis'many
friends wish him great success in
his new venture. :" ; ;
. BargVins that will save you
many dollars will escape -you if
you fail to read carefully and reg
ularly the advertising of local mer
chants in this paper. -
Our Stocks in Good Shape
Prices Very Attractive
If you are thinking of buying
A Suit or Overcoat
It will pay you to investigate
See our stock before buying.
Our clothing and furnishing
department is a busy place
f4 these days
There is a rea
son.
M
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H
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Bought from the makers
the lowest possible basis and sold at reasonable
profit. : . 7 V - - "
Let us Shoe you.
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