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NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1933
$2.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY
PRISON camp to
BE LOCATED HERE
IN HEAR FUTURE
. ,, j, | hi tile JI<<0111IH< >
. , in 1 00 11 .11, lo he
i : ;n|> of .laekson and
i. will h; located ill
; 1 1 ! eai v date, it Was
, : v Oil Moml.-iV,' wlll'll
I V I, >ll|H'l"'nU llllellt of
I-'iimiI; W. Miller.
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l'i i~oii ('omnissitiner,
<i| (he Sta r lliffli
| ). partmciii were ill
o\ 1-r a suitable in; a
; |,r <-;) II . [ > \V i ' I he vi 1 H:? ? ? t'
Dil'.-'hoio, (r We'ister.
. i, ? certain. and it is he- j
*\Vi h - i i r wi I ho l in? ,'oca
ill li<' ;i J ?| ? r< ? v<-< 1 . Options
..cured for II aeres of]
. i?~1 <?!?. at ;i pru*;* ar >uml j
i i^ believed I lial.
hi- |i!i-:il<ii tlu if. it'
? ; i,. i|< part iik id 'I I
. Uo:i ('<?iiiiiiinM<>ii approve*
i it>ii.
t ?? | 'oil stated tliat, it' tin- W oh '
i s< ?!<*<*! <h!*j Teuipi>raiy II
l|ii, whiels foi'iii'ds llit?liway.
j>"?, will !>:? put in ? xee lout i
; . ? wi l Iiiti a very short 1 in:i*.
.inler consideration i* liut
ii. in Highway 2S5, ami has
si millet to the main li.u'Ji
^ in all parts of' .lacksrn .
| : >::? upper eml of Swain,
, , , i iritorv 1 loil ii i- do
, > ] i , camp serve. An pic
\ i ?! ~ \ disposal of -. v.
v, . .. ? r ' . ? ? .
,j ; i, ,M- proximity of elee
( ... ??!?: Iti it:1 tv incline
i ? i1 it s to seleel inu
, (<1 , '
i . ii is 1 1. > 1 1 1 1 < *< t out.
\\? A.l' ? 1 '
%V \\ : ? i that the only
jNv,, ? . ,.i ict ion ilt.ne on
,i .... . i, in this ami
!. I,-". I l il - - ?.! : lie "I prison '
\, '? il that t lie
, , ? ; . 1 1. 1 * * , ' * ? ? . m> mails will 1
i, . f. . ;; ;i ion as >ou'i '
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: ai I Mi! ion I hat ' ti,!)
I Cn ? i?i?j, ,-i ? i lacing, ami |
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-i .nl, will he the primary i
! M'i.-OlU'IV I I'.llll t!l.' ?'i! - '1*
? ? r ? I re.
!' ? > .in;- <1 out tlmt ?
' i.iail coii-lim?'::n can he
i:'. . )?:?> ,?..|| wo.tiinv. lull I
Ti..i I jKsem'ily ili.;?Mi
:i'n- anprr p; ia'i< n !??'' "|,xv
i " i~l i :it tiou ilurintr this liieii
: i .! ? \|| Money th.-'t is h-.iii'f sp-li'
i pii'iiarv lii;;!iw ay ?> i loleni.
hi*"liW*ay depart Hi'- it is i'< l v
: ?>" :i pr"s<'ii lahor !<> ('<>'? p'<
:t ' i .'t'lcti' ii on the sicoml.irv
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CL viXisv f; WARTIHN PRESENT
> I- .in inadvertaKi e th--' nam'
d., hr'M r!' Cloii .e a. id \\ -il l": i? ,
I ;i- ? 1 1 ? 1 1 1 1 e< I in I hi' li^t "I r < r |
I I :"i' |, iti'idicil ill The lonrnal <?f
l>i . . ha'.'iii'.c !?<?'??? r< pn -eiit-^^
? ? 1 ? hiei iill^ of I In- lil.' fi.ha.'ds
, ?i > '. . I a - 1 Week, win-lit i' was
-v '.U , ;.i!,ipi th" N'lfA h!nnk< t
'"?t in i *0- in! ivhanls of the ti\vn.
'I'ti .1 hi,;, I ii-jrrcts tlii.-- error. \V?'
'Ii.,! !,; ili.t the list had lx'?'H
'???> .1: U. ,|. ( louse and Warre4i
" | ii\ v-oleil h v l.olh Mr. ("louse
?'^1 MT; Wain ii, ami the firm hi
'l'?i ?;> ii. ill,\ support ed tin1 move of
l' -'I
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CA.?. VI:fTMGES 100 FEET TO
KILL DKTVER NEAR murphy
Kelt; 111 lint t, |tt, soli ol Ml".
: l! A' A. Ki iott, of Murphy.
-".'?illy killed nhe.iit Y\ :.'t0
1 I. T.ic.m'jiv n jjht wlien his < ar
1 '?> uake a i .live on the llllIlJT
1 - )'? ? i?i.-.il ahoii* I wo miles west
: . ;i- In wa ? r -turiihijr homo,
>1 > ' < i ail eiiihalikMii nt jihout
" h'tl i ,.|
' i" lad apparently turned
' 'nve or i'. nr limes, and Mr*
' ? " ? had hi ;?!! tliiown out, t In* uifl~
I idling on hin and erushiuu
Jiiir.
WEEK By WEEK
(Kv DAN TOMPKINS)
Tli<- XKA pans to ?*o after the
siackns l?y publi.sl:i;ijr the names of
those who have iw t signed the agree
o c*
iiK'iit, tending to raise wa^cs and to
eieate new jjolis, as well as those who
:!!(? living thi' blue eagle, and not
O'iiup'ving with the spirit "of the
XKA program tor recovery. Pittiiess
I . b!i< iiy, ;is Witoflrow Wilson put it,
is a most powerful weapon. It can
? ? ove -'loinila ns of ejrpjsitioii. Tin
XKA, if it is to aeeomplish its pur
pose, will have to have tin' co-opera -
tio.i of everybody, employer, buyer,
retailor, and consumer. The purposi
is to provide new jobs, raise wanes.
? i ? : . | v-K ien-e the purchasing power of
the people.
OiT (ileiin, Asheville I)ry Cleaner,
was found. with his automobile, at
list' bottom of a elilt, the other morn
ing; The coroner dee'ded that there
u:is <n: meessitv of an inquest, as
evidence he saw pointed, to a ease
a i. tan voiuj to sleep at the steer
ing wheel, 'or some other accident,
? hat- '.rottiihl him to his death at th'
fool (si a cliff. An impiisitive deputy
sheriff '::lt I" nosiUg about. He dis
ci vc'. d a l;,?le, t lia*. looked as if it
ii ivhl h:> : bullet hole in (ileim's
s-li.t hi 1I< found an empty cart
ridge in the ear, aud a probe tVis
eliisi -l a bullet in the body of Oileim.
So, instead of an accident, as the
Iliuie. mho eoroner thought, it turn
,, |t | (: })i* jj (''ISO wIlt'TC J1 I1UII1 ^
t ;?*<???, for ;; ridv, and the aceidc.u'
,.\-id fee planted. Carefu' iuvostiga
' io:i> are the duty of of' iters, Public
|?iii./ii?* irav have tleii use in oin
... I ;idv;in. ? d civilisation, after
i*l.'%
? A 'lit-rind-run driver killed a 12
eai .Id bov at lleiiderso-iville, am'
.,,-d on. Ti is possible, though not
,? nl ble, t bat the most careful
liiv iv. mav (Unavoidably kill a hninan
, ; ; b 't there is absolutely no
. nr e\i> m nation for kilting and
... ||i's revolting '?> 1,10 senses
f ( rv r'rtn an-? wome.u vvho had a
,.f I. ? ?ii'k o' human kiidi.ess *
,, |n, in'. -,st . They ace ti e kind of
'ii'k who ht long behind prison bars
( - , -
ob i "n ^ a,rainst President
IT:"-1 a.lo i? growing in Cuba. A|l
ia. heard, the e.'ht-r day, that be
esiirmd ."'id .4 eelebrntion w:
,| in t,-.mt of government buihl
,v?i \VI* ? I tile throngs of people
re joining troops op?it.ed Hn*
ivith machine -ens, Icil'inir a'"'
<i;nt 'mit ma. iv people. This, iiutm
.11 v "it I'?'i^eil all Cuba and brought
't -i le ol the revolutionises many
ho 'tad b**ni holding ah>of. Ameii?;?i
is ti in'j:, through Ambassador \\ elhw
1 1 * ,,.ih- oil i i the troubled watorv
?Mid ha VMlua'tv sii^fstid to the
I ?,-t dent 4>t Cuba t ha* he r<-ign.
Pior;'b!y ihis is the last of Mnehadp.
d "be bi '-iiiin.uj; of ? new era on
I lie I -land. ' 1' ? ?
\i J.-?1 - .??!. who took puiu-li at
'Ii" .io-if of Walter Wineho'l, iiews
? : 1 1 ? ;? I olnii"iisf; lias been sued far
I -'lf -i i. illioti. How T'd like to serve
on ti it jury a id In f|? brinjr in a'ver:
ilid a wardiii!!' a medal to .lo'son !
.fa.' l:son folks will be interested to
Irani !liat Franklin Watson, native
t' tics eonnty, has be? n eleeted as
|n-(-t lent ol flie Bar Association in
Itis di -trict. dacksou is proud rtf
Watson, ^oho has made a name for
li'ims'lf over IJnriisville way, end
lhri:i"jfbont the State,
" f'Jt ? " )
U U
Aiizon;. joiihs the w?'t parade, by
b:<oMtiny; the 21st State to vote to
adopl the '21st amendment.
IRWTK PRESIDES OVER MEET
Sheriff John Trwin, of Week len -
bm*?r eoir.i' v, president' of the X'orth
r'arolina v sheriffs' association, is
presidiuif' over the eonveutioUj n eet
iiiff i-.i Asheville today.
Sfori'f Irwin is well known in
daik-on county, beiiifr a son-indaw
of .Mrs. T. II. ITastiiifjs. Mis. Irwin
.is speinP.ujj: some time here with her
mother, and Sheriff Trv/iii will e<!ine
to Svlva before retuniiiift: to Char
lotte.
Sheriff .fohn d. Maney, of this
fluidity at lending the meetings of
the assoeialion.
Jackson people will be interested
to know 'ha! a Jackson county jjirl.
Mis. I.an.'ei e nv.n, wife of the
liuiieouibe .s... will be hostess to
the wives of the sheriffs, on a sight
(seeing trip.
)
BAPTISTS' ANNUAL
MEETING STARTS
NEXT THURSDAY
The address of Dr.. William Louis
Potea , president emeritus of Wake
I i.-)i i ;jt College, Baptist leader for
! ill" a century, Mitfrnat i??na!ly known
scientist, orater with a national rep
utation, :iml chairman ol the I nitcd
Dry Forces of North "Carolina, on
Tc mperanee and Prohibition, will he
one of l lie1 interesting features of
the Tuckaseifree Baptist Association,
which will meet at Scott s ( reek
chin <h, Beta, next Thiusday, and
will continue its sessions through
S. unlay. Dr. Potent V. address will he
delivered 01; Friday evening at H:.{0,
and ii is expected 1 lint a laifje crowd
:sf ps : -pie will jrathcr to hear him
pres.. m the side of the drvs in the
opening fire of the anti-repeal cam
paign in this county.
The association will ops n with a
devotional, conducted by Rev. R.'K
Mayhcriy, a! H> Thursday morn
ing. The introductory sermons will
be delivered at 11:00 by Rev. 1. K.
St a I l ord ; alternate, Rev. Ben Cook.
The devotional at 1:30 will In- coo
dueled by Rev. Ernest .lamison. At
1 delegates will be enrolled audi
visitors recognized. The icpart ?n
?..riodicals will be made by Rev. W.
( R:ed. :? t ^ :00 ; and T.
(Vribhle will read the report oil the
lll(,|,:!.'ia-'. The rep. it on Sylya C..I
|,..ialc Insi.tute will be remVred by
li. II. Cop", a' 3: la. followed by the
vepoii on ministers' ua'res and ad- 1
livers, by Rev. W. X. Cook. I lollies
will In- assiuii-d deleaates at 3 :?!;?,
aild the -issociat ion will adjourn, to
reconvene :.l H :<><>, when an inspira
t i. nal service1 will be held, under the
Vadetsli/p ol Scott's Creek church.
The Frid:i\ morning devotional ser
vice will be condlicti d by Rev. doe
Bisln p- a! ?> followed by the lead
inj; of the minutes. At 10:00 ochck
Rev. J. Ciray Murray will submit the
report on State Missions; that on
I Tome Missions \vill be presented by
|{/F; d?m*t, nt 10:30 vK?m?? ?'*;
-?.ions, by Rev. I. K. Stafford, at 11 :<><?
Vl 1 1 :30 sermon of (he day will
I e "liel-vercd by Rev. I. L. Ilvatt. The
afternoon devotional will be con
ducted by Rev. SterlitifT Mi Hon, ?'ll j
I At Rev. (!%*ofjie Snyder
will make the report en Ministerial |
Relief; t'l il on Stewardship at 2:-l-> |
by Mrs. ii. L Shaver; and on Chris- j
I jaii Kdtir.it i< ii, by Frank Rhinehart.j
at .T:ir?. t ? I
The Association will meet at K:00|
FliihsV ev >.in?. when a tempeiamyj
pro" ram, under direct oil ol I. 1 - j
I'rv-ou, Sr., will be presentee., I'ol- j
J?,v,d by the address bv l>r. Potent. |
Saturday's prolan. will be: 51 :.M?, j
I ) Tot i.ucii. Rev. 1. M. Tucker; ??:!?.]
Smplav Sr-hr;.!, I). M. Hooper; 10:l"?;
15. V. I'. . Mirri : .Edith Buchanan; j
I I ?.On. 'W. M. l\, Mrs. (fro. Siivdei : i
At 1:2:011 the association will .elect j
officers, and miscellaneous business i
will be transacted, after which ad- ,
journ aenl will be in order at I he
will (ti lli'* association.
Rev. Tim I F. Deitz, the mmleralnr,
will presid ' at the semens. Rev. W ?
X is clerk to the association.
MOTHER OP SYLVA WOMAN
DIES AT MURPHY THURSDAY
Mri Rose Henry Patten, 7(i, nioth
Mrs. .John .1; Hastes, of Sylva
rass'd on sit her home in Murphy,
Thin day of last week, after a long
ill n .v. Mrs. Pat ton was born pi the
1??. ? in which she died, cn Af?ril 13
IK. -7. She was/a .lighter of Samuel
?,iil Ma. v Henry, who wire amoiiS
the first settlers of Murphy. Tn 18'
fh? married Dr. S. B. Patton, who
died a few veins agn.
Surviving her, besides Mrs. Has -
pigs, are on, sun. Tom Patten, ol At
lanta, two ,ran?Vhi!drcu, Mrs. Eli/..
bet Ma it lie v and Miss Edna at . ,
both of Murphy, and two greflj
.rraiidc)iild,'?iil dean ami Hariv M.tn
" 'Mrs Hastings was in Murphy with
mother when the end came, l.av
heel, called there because ol her
illness.
STILLWELL IS VICE PRESIDENT
t Vi p. S'illwrl1, Sylva a torncy, was
Ireful as vice president of the 20 h
Judicial District Bar Assoe.al-on, at
n.nraivi/ntio.u .ne.-t.iivp in Bryson
Cii\ last week.
T* M. Jenkins, Robhiiisville. was
. i . wli.iit^d B. Ciray, Murpliv
elee'ed president, . . i .
...ivliirv-tiviii-iuoi', ?i?l S. A\. I.Wk.
ItrvHou Oily.
Plan Celebration At
Camp Wade Hampton
Citizens of Oco:iee, rip- neighbor
county, in Smith Camli.ua, are plan
ning si flag raising and celebration
at ( ivilia.il Conservation Corps Camp
No. 2, on Thursday of next week,
August 17, and arc extending an in
vitation *c their North Cai dlna r.eigh
liois o'" Jacks-on county to be present
and join i.i the occasion.
Tin1 camp has been named "Camp
W'ailo Hampton' , it being ocated 011
the Ca-shiety-Walhalia hijrhvav, \vhi< h
was the ioad ever which General
W.ide Hampton made- his historic
journey to accept the nomination as
Governor of South Carolina. General
Hampton was visiting ar the summer
haunt of his brother,.. Christopher
Hampton, in Cashiers Yallc-y. The
c.' tate known as " Hijih IFiuxp!- n'",
s*.nd runners were se it tiom WaihaHa
to n.;tify linn1 of his nom5" lion, and
the call th.'jtt had gone out lo him to
take charge of the hosts that were -to
redeem South Carolina.
The celebration at the camp comes
on the 57th anniversary of Hflinp
tuu's acceptance of the nomination.
Hon. Tht.s. A. Cox, now a citizen !.('
Jackson county, was present oil tin
occasion, and. friends over in South
Caioiina juv anxious that iie lie pivs
eiit at the celebration.
A pietentio:is program, numbering
many, uot.ibles on tin* list *?t" speakers,
is b;ing arranged, and t h?* Oeonce
folk-' are desirous that a large number
df -lackson county pMpiV arrange to
be their guests on this occasion.
HOYLE ELECTED TO HEAD
CULLOWHEE HIGH SCHOOL
C. A. Hioylc, who tor five years
was director of the teach; . t r:i i.u iiii*
school at the Cniversitv- <-f North
Carolina and was last year cinp'oyed
in the public school system of Swain
county, has been elected principal of
Cullowhee high ami elementary
schools for, next yea r.
. ?h0
w .?e~-^fr. Trofle t hiP'-'1 prfncijial. ? of
the Western Carolina Teachers' col
li ge training school.
The new Cullowhee principal i?
wido'v known in educational circles
mi X; rtji Carolina, lie has iione grad
uate Work al the Cnivcr.Mty of North
CaioH.ua. Mr. Iloyle succeeds as
principal of the high school lit!;',
While Mease, o!" 1 lavesvi'l.1,
(Mher members of the Cullowhee
liifrh school faculty for I In1 next
school year are: Miss Joanneltc
N'atis:*, .Miss \Vino:ia f lo? ?ef, and
?lohii l\. Cjil IVe, Jr. Miss Nanse did
graduate study a' Duke i ni varsity I
and for the past four years has been
a member <1 the faculty of Woodli.'i
high school, Ashevillo. Mi ;s \\ inona
Hooper has been a mem1 er of the
local high school fan-nit y for several
years. Mr. Calfee, son' of the presi
dent rf A -:lievilie Normal and Teach
ers' college, has done gradual e work
at the Cnixersity of Tennessee, and
f? r tire two past suni'iers has been
a m Mi her ol the faculty oi' the Ash:'
villc institution that l is father heads.
Practically all of last "ear's Cul
lowhee ej'omcnlaiy sclio'd f ?nlty met 1
hers have bien re-e'eeted. T asl year's
elemenlary school faculty ' was ;?<
fallows: Kan.uie Goc'inan, Mrs. W.J
X. Coward, Minnie McAul-y, Nannie j
M. Ti'iey, Alice Haigler, Mrs. Dallas j
l>:tts and Lena Allen. Cor several
years Miss Cordelia Camp has been
director (<;f teacher training; for
Western Carolina Teachi ix c'vlli ire j
in the local high and elementary
schools.
IS FATHER OF 19 CHILDREN
Our old friend Hutt Hooper, of
Canev Fork, was in town, the first
of the w">k, brintrinsr us a bushel
iiiiil .ii half ef line cooking audi jelly
apples, which were much appreciated.
A baby ?irl was born to Mr. and
Miv. Hooper, two wVeks a-.ro. This
r akes 1!) children of which Mr
j Hia per is the proud father.
ROBBINS TO PREACH HERE
I'ev. W. M. Kohhin^ of Lake Juna
luska, foruiei pastor of the Svlva
Methodist chi'.rch, will occupy the
pulpit, Suin'ay irrruing. Rev. T. If.
Wolfe is taking 1H6 vacation; but
has arranged for preaching services
each Sunday morning during the
month, and will be present himself.
He is spending his time .if Lake!
Junaluska. (
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Commissioners Of County
Cut Tax Rate At Meeting
Held Here On Monday
40 YEARS AGO
Tuckasaige Democrat, August 9, 1893
Miss Eva McLain, of WebsterJ is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Fisher
Miss (loitrnde Buchanan left for
liome this morning, after a visit of
several days to her brother's fuir.il}"
here.
Prof. E. 1'. Mangum (?.?11111' (down
iroiii ("ullcwhee this morning, ami
will leave 111 thf morning for a ff?w
lays' visit to Asheville.
Ximrod Jarret t Smith; f lit* well
known anil, universally respected Ex
Chief of the Eastern Tribe of Cher
okee Indians, died ni his home at
Cherokee, Aug. 2.
We are infermed that the Hoard
i ' .
I Educatim at its meet Mm Monday
apportioned the school fund at the
rate of 80 eiiits per seholar. Also that
a resolution was adopted over the ve
hement protest of Mr. .lavan Davis,
a member -of the Hoard, jvcommeuid- 1
ing to the school committee of the
varrnis districts the purchase of a
school chart now being offered for
sale hen' by Mr. T. II. Crocker, of
Vance county, at the price of .+1(5,
10 he paid tor cut of (lie school fund
of each district.
The p. >st master at" Nyiva is com
pelled to ask of the patrons of the
office the strict observance of the
hr.ur for tin* delivery of 'the mal
Sunday ? from 8 to !t o'clock A. M.
From (ilenvil'e: Mr. Lenoir Aileji.
of Sylva, .vent ovw to Sapphire last
week and 011 his return stopped ii.
(llenville a short. time. ? Several mem
btfrs cf the Farnicis Alliance met
Saturday. ? Miss Esabella Maria Etta
l.!ikaboo?. Varabahaimab Ixmisa Mar
tin! .lahe Wood, a sister to Miss Kr
becca Emeliza May Oaucindy Char
lotlie l.ouisiana Alabama Wood, al
so a sister of Hen. W. E. L. <>. I>. I
!I. If.. II. L. S. Wood, was in tin- vil
lage last Saturday.
A great affliction has fallen <>n
the family of Hon. L. .1 Smith by
the death of his lovely daughter
jHetilah, tvkich -ad ove.nt occiiried
Saturday morning a hunt one o'clock,
terminating an illness of several
weeks.
?THE ROTARY WHEEL
In a Mition to. the six objectives
of Krtary . specified in the Rolai'y
International cede, special objectives
for the year have been mapped out
for the dub by the members of the
aim- and objects committee. ' Doc I
Chapman discussed these aims ;d our
meeting Tuesday night. Through
reading of' ''The I??:taria.n" and other
literature published by Rotary In!
fei national, a general promotion of j
a more, thorough tjjiderxtand'.iig of ;
the meaning and spirit of Rotary bv;
its members will be made. Commun
ity servic,' consisting oi' (lie present j
hospital contribution and such clinic
services for needy children as are
possible will be continued. Mr. Lackey
our new farm board mcnUier, seems
to have b en <*^ppo nted to keep the
Corn and pig distribution vork, which
started la>t year, going. One of (In
most important plans made by tin
aims and objects committee is to
alltw every committee ji ffuarterlv
program. In this way the club will
barn what each committee is doing
and allow neailv every lean to do
his ]<art toward a program. We
heartily agi'<*?' with tin- aim- and ob
jects as recommended by the com- !
mittee and greatly appreciate Doc's
discussion of ifs principles. However
Doc, wasn't there some breach of
eti(|uette in making a speech in j?a
jainas?
Everyone who had a chance to
view the empty plates at "Tuesday's
[meeting would realize that Poinde.x
ter and White Mease had returned to
the fold. Cherokee takes the cup this
week for bringing visitors to us. Dr.
Ziglcr, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Henry Cox.
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Wogcnscn were
our visitors and we ail hope they
enjoyed being with us as much as we
enjoyed having their company.
The Commissioners of Jackson
county, meeting on Monday for the
purpose of adopting Hie county bud
1 get for t lie year, cut the tax rate
in the co-uity by 5c on the $1(10,
which, coupled with the tax rate cuts
| for schools, adopted hy the (ielieral
Assembly, v.ill make a total" reduc
tion iu the county running as high
as .'{Sc on tlx $10(1 valuation of prop
erty i i. foiee tax districts in the
county.
The cut on 10 per cent in the val
uation will effect an actual tax re
duction in the county of more' than
I lie amounts figured above. The cut
was put into effect by the Commis
sioners srveial months ago, in con
formity to the ads of the (ienoral
Assembly.
Tin- county tax rate was $1.30 on
tin- < Id valuation, last year. This year
it will lie !.31 on the new valuation,
which is in actual reduction of more
than the ?")<? reduction that is ob
tained by subtracting $1 .."11 from
+ 1 The pioperty taxes for schools
were entirely abolished by the (icn
eral Assembly. This will amount In
a reduction of 15c in every town
sliip in 'lie county, as that was the
anion. il of the State school tax last
year. In addition to this all special
taxes for schools were alioljshed by
the fioneral Assembly. This ranges
from 12c lo 1 Sc in the several special
school tax districts ?. f the county;
and adds up a tax saving to the
pioperty owners of from 32c, in the
special tax districts that had a spe
cial school rate of 12c, to 38c in the
districts while the special school
tax was I He.
It will be remembered that follow
ing I he s* s.-ion of the (Icncral As
?enih.'y of lino tl.e tax rate was cut
32c. '! hi- akes'a total reduction in
the la*; rate in Jackson county, dnr
i u* the I:: si lour years, ranging as
high as fOc o.u the $100 valuation,
not taking into account the saving
effected to the tax payers by the
redu.ed valuation of their projiertv
I by 10 per cent of its former ^dun
It ion.
BELIEVES SALES TAX IS
BENEFICIAL TO TARMER:i
Adoption of the general sales tax
has been fortunate for Xorth Caro
lina's farm population.
"The general objection to the gen
eral sales tax is that a greater pro
portion of the income of the poorer
ch'.s "s ina.M. be absorbed in the tax
than is Mmio for the more wealthy
class, even though the wealthy class
buys more as individuals,'' said Joe
!?]. Hull, North Carolina State College
assistant in farm management re
sea I ell.
'^However, ibis objection is> taken
care of in the exemption of the basic
food commodities as these articles
compute the greater bulk of piir
rlia- ? - made by the poorer classes
and today the agricultural popula
tion -might be so classed," he asserte:!.
I-asic con modifies exempted are,
j wheat, tlc.ii r, corn meal, fresh meat,
lard, sorjhum molasses, salt, sugar
and coffee. The sales tax does not
| apply to i hi* sale of products from
! fii . foiests, hi mines when such
i fiilcs areMiuide bv, those who helped
in the production of such products ill
jtlnir oiiginal stale or conditioning
['heir pieparat '< n lor sale, but the
j tax does apply to the resale of such
I? rod -icts. Commercial fertilizer is
j; !so exi nipt- an inspection tax is
J already paid.
The cxp< use of a general sales tax
l iu this State, agriculturally, is much
| less than il the ;>?' valorem tax had
j been increased." HfiU sai?l.
"Xorth Carolina's population is ?
j about 70 per. cent rural, therefore
our 'genera! sab s lax favors the ag
ricultural class not only as farmers,
b it as a whole. This enactment was
sponsored j's a u cans of providing
more revenue for the public schools,
and with the large percentage of
rural population, it is readily sjcen
that the agricultural children will
receive great* st benefit from the tax"'
lie said the general sales tax is a
fair tax, b ing more burdensome on
those who can better afford to bear
it, as well a* being especially favor
orable to the one class of people most
in need of its benefits ? the farmer.