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r i r A Colyum Of Thoughts From Here There, Yonder (By W. BRODIE JONES) Tho Revaluation Act is an honest attempt to give every taxpayer a square deal. Its surpreme aim is to inculcate honesty and discourage those efforts which have made the tax books of the past lock like "the minutes of sn Ananias club." Its purpose is to place the burden of taxation equally upon all classes and conditions of wealth. The article from the Tax 'Commis sion on this page in reference to list ing personal property and the power of the Tax Supervisor to locate the "dodger" is an evidence that the in tangible personal property will get upon the tax-books. . Of course, common honesty must to a great extent, place this intangible property upon the books, but common honest is under the act made the is sue truth is the standard to which everyone is called upon to measure. In the old days under the system l which property was placed upon the books at whatever rate a vacillating conscience or the knowldge of the other fellow's standard would war rant, there was an excuse for the cit izen dodging with the intangible wealth. Successfully it was done. The plea by the taxpayer that this class of wealth will escape its share in the expense of . government of county, town and state, should be al layed. The man who dodged of old because the consistency, yea the knowledge, merited the act now passes to a new standard of truth which calls to his soul for honesty. To this standard the citizenship of the State will measure, The act sets truth as its mecca. The citizenship of North Carolina will meet the test of this progressive step. "The man who looks ahead usually gets on. The man who looks on usual ly gets left." Blessed is the man who, having ! nothing: to say, abstains from giving us vrordly evidence of the fact. George Elliott. 'A Thought for Today: Sir Oliver Lodge might make a bigger hit dur ing hia visit to this country had he i brought more spirits and-lesS spirit-I Miss Bassott "George, give me a sentence using the word 'mister " George (regretfully) I threw a took at Birtie. but I missed 'er."- Monticelio High School Hi Life. Help! Oh, see the weeping Eskimo! Why does the poor man blubber so ? He's blubbering because, poor lubber, He finds that he is out of blubber. Ex The moving finger writes; and, hav ing writ, Moves on; and all your piety nor wit Shall lure it back, to change a line, Nor all your tears wash out a word oi it. The Rubiyat. Them Wiramea! Fov. lasting beauty, they all sigh. They long for youth, the dears; And, while "they often want to dye, - They want to live for years. Selected. Another Argument, all need exercise, that's true; e sh wild develope leg and arm. A game of golf is good for you, But beating rugs will do you harm. ; Luke McLuke. Vhen we hear somebody knocking the league idea we reflect that when Moses brought back, the Ten Com mandments there was probably' some wise guy to remark that such vision ary stuff wouldn't work. Fort Smith Southwest American. It is not a bad sign in a business way when the ladies of a church can not find a room vacant in all the bus- liness district in which to hold a din er. Siloam Springs Herald and hcemoerat. But yuH know real prosperity ha3 ni-e- Jr town when thev cannot find -resident to hold a dinner. Arkansas "pmocrat. fi v onn Tubbs had trouble starting his r(? J"he oter morning. He cranked until he blistered his hand. He then 0fp hls wife to bring him a shovel We suPPse he was trying the ttake it crawl.-Grubbs Correspond- I to V fhe Newport Citizen. u,J S ld have Put a chesnut burr ndr tail.-Arkansas Paper. ' 5 VAT TtS TfTxns? if! fl5l8naSrFl?ft rnnnii- T " I H H- 1 HI Ml II U .Hill 13. r jjj, Hal ill If HF iHi i I iss-- PERSONAL TO GAR Y SHARE No discrimination Made Again- Personal Property Which Is Listed At Full Value FARM PRODUCTS LISTED AS THEIR NET VALUE On January First But Indebted ness Can Be Substracted In Giving Tax Returns; $300 Ex emption Allowed. The Revaluation Act comprehends as complete listing and valuing of personal property as of real property. This could only be accomplished by removing the discrimination against personal property brought about by the undervaluation of real property. This discrimination had reached the exteme point that a trustee listed in a North Carolina city personal property yielding an income of $900 and paid ! more .than $800 of it in State, county, jiu date. and city taxes. This was carefully considered by the An army with banners could not Legislative Committees. It was con produce a complete listing of personal sidered that there were two partic property under such unrighteous tax ulars in which the change might re methods, (suit in incrased tax upon the farmers This discrimination has been remov- and both of these provided against, ed. ! The farmer needs no snecial attor- Real e3tate is listed on conserva-i ney at the seat of govrnment in this tive May 1st cash market value. t State. It has been and will be the The tax rates that will apply on policy to give the farmer not only a personal property, Jisted January 1st square, but a generous, deal, will be but a small fraction of the j Farmers make their own provisions, 1919 rates. jand have more on hand January first The Revaluation Act brings this j than May first. This was met by go measure of justice and equity to the j ing the full limit of exemption per owner of personal property and de- ! mitted bv the Constitution on certain I 1 11 1 1 A 1? 1 mana3 a IUU ana COI"Pieie aisciosure in return. ciuaes provisions inree nunarea aoi- The same guarantee of proportion- I lars in value. - Exemption . formerly ately reduced tax rates that applied allowed twenty-five dollars. - There to real property applies-to personal (can be applied against this $300 ex property. That is to say that the j emption provisions, household and kit total revenue collected, from all. prop- chen furniture, wearing apparel, fire- erty in 1020 cannot exceed by more t!ian ten per cent total revenue Pardon the reiteration, for it seems not yet to be fully understood that this pledge, involving the good faith tax rates to be levied by the counties, jthe cities, towns and special-tax dis- tricts, as well as the State tax. Every tax rate levied in North Car olina, without exception, is embrac- ed in its terms, and must be readjust-1 ed to the total value of both real ana personal property listed. Personal property will be listed as of January first. Real property that has changed hand3 since May first will be listeu against the new owner January first. If you built a house between these dates exceeding $100 in value it will be added to the list. If you had a house destroyed be tween these dates exceeding $100.00 value it will be deducted. Why the Change May First to Jan uary First? Two good reasons: First To give plenty of time for tho job. Plenty of time to have the work done carefully and accurately and plenty of time to mako inquiry and investigation if the. taxpayer meeting a State that is toting square has toted square. Most people tote square when given a chance. They have toted square on their real prop erty and as a general rule have placed a f air value on their, real prop erty. The State doesn't tote square with those who do tote square unless it gives some attention to the lonesome minority who try to dodge even when the State does tote square, and their neighbors are toting square. The State intends to tote square all tho way through, and some time and thought will be given in each county to locating the tax dodgers and to see that they bear their part. May first listing permits no time for this sort of inquiry before the Ux books must be made up. Second reason The straight calen dar year is the logical year. January first is the time for everybody to take an annual reckoning and strike a bal ance. Business enterprises now con duct their business on the calendar oOV aifc. They keep their books on the calendar year basis with reference all reports to the Federal Govern- ment. It is tmreasonaDie auu e cal for the State to require an ac counting on a different date. SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED v-ve 4 K-- N-fe.-"- f'; ?eue In one of the squares of Reims half a mile from the old and battered tMns In the city is ia ruioa, 00,000 No injustice is done bv this change ! a . 1 j Kinds ot personal property, wnicn m- ! arms, agricultural implements, tools f mechanics tod-libraries and scien- tific instruments. j Tlie most important difficulty was j the fact that farmers would have on i hand January first farm products ; :u. u raA u,r XTr flsf Tf !n debt the proceeds of the sale of such products would be applied to then debts and they would therefore have less taxable property May first than January first. If not in debt their taxable wealth would be the same in either ca.se as, if property were sold j before May first, they would have either the money or some equivalent in taxable property. Tb?3 difficulty was met by permit ting Indebtedness to be set off against the value of "cotton,, tobacco, and other farm products, on storage in warhouses, in the hands of commis sion merchants or agents in or out of the State, or in the hands of original producers, and held temporially for market." So with respect to these products the producing tax payer lists only his net worth, and gets and gives a perfectly good honest square deal. d Cross To eet On 28th Mr. W. N. Boyd, chairmarr of the Red Cross for Warren, issues a call for a meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Red Cross and all other interested members for Wednesday, January 28th at 4:30 p. m. in the of fice of County Superintendent. J. Ed ward Allen. Members of the Executive Commit tee who are especially urged to be present include J. Edward Allen, Mrs. J. E. Rooker, Mrs. W. A. uonnea. v. F. Ward, W. Brodie Jones, Miss Amma Graham, Mrs. W. R. Strickland, Frank H. Gibbs W. H. Dameron, Clyde Fleming and Miss Mary Chauncey. This meeting is very important, writes Mr. Boyd, as officers are to be elected and steps taken to install a whole time public health nurse. A prompt and full attendance is expect ed. Plump When Js it that a woman doesn't always get the last word. Lump It's too hard for me. Plump When she talking with another woman ? . R M W ARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1920 TO THE INTER ESTS OF WARRENTON AND WAR REN COUNTY REIMS RESUMES BUSINESS AMID 3 r s -J-f v J' ?"" 4 4 inliabltants - hiiTe returned and oaca more Warren Hotel Lots HOTEL PROPERTY SELLS WELL IN SPITE OF FALLING SNOW r With the fine flakes of snow falling rapidly Mr. Henry Falkener, stand ing in the doorway of the Ransom shop, auctioneered yesterday at noon seven lots of the Warren Hotel Co. A large number of citizens of the town were present. Each lot was started -at $1250 and. the seven sold ranged from $1260 to $1315. Messrs. R. B. Bod, jr., William Burwell, Wil liam Burroughs, H. A. and C. F. Mose ley bid upon the individual lots. When the seven lots were presented in their entirety starting with $9010, the total of the seven sales, Mr. H. A. Moseley raised the bid ten dollars and bought the entire property for the Warrenton Grocery Ccmpany7 It was a condition of the sale that buildings would be erected within two years from date of purchase. The Warrenton Grocery Company expects ll "UiUl immeaiaieiy upon nve oi tne lots giving them a one hundred and twenty-five foot frontage and a deptn of near two hundred and fifty feet. A modern building, covering almost the entire space of the lots and suit able for the large business of this hustling firm, will be ready for oc cupancy by them during the fall. The other two lots, bought for the Bur roughs Grocery Company, will be used for a modern grocery store which is to be built during 1920. In connection with this. building boom it is interesting to know that W. B. Boyd & Co. have purchased the H. A. Macon., property adjoining the Boyd-Gillam Motor Company and will erect a business there. In Memory Mrs, John H. Overby Elizabeth William Powell was born in Halifax, Va., October 15, 1846; and died, "near Macon, N. C, at the resi dence of her daughter Mrs. Henry B. Daniel, December 29, 1919, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. When about twelve years old, she made a profession of religion and unit ea with the Baptist Church at Grassy Creek in Granville County. She wa3 a devout christian, had an intelligent conception of the obligations of a ser vant of God, and as long as she lived exemplified and adorned the profes sion she made in her childhood. When about seventeen years old she became the wife of the late John H. j Overby. Themarriage was celebrated in Henderson, where they lived for a time. Mr. Overby's- occupation made it necessary for him to occasionally nhnr,cre the mace of his residence. Therefore at various times, they lived in Vance, Wake, Granville, Warren, and Nash Counties. Mr. Overby died in this county some time ago, since which time his widow, affectionately called by her many friends "Aunt Bet," resided with her children; but for the most part, she lived with her daughter Mrs. Daniel. She reared four step-children and two step-grandchildren, and eight chil dren of he? own. All of these four teen children ,which she carefully and ITS ?K-lUi. lL:r-4..- SAti'MULf r..'.?.. 1 if cathedral. Desruto ti fnct tw r. taken up- vchere they left off. tenderly mothered, except three, ar; still living to mourn with her siste their irreparable loss. Of the childrei she reared there are eleven, grand children twenty-one, great grandchii dren five, all together she is represent ed by thirty-eight descendants. Mrs. Overby was a remarkablt woman. Her personal appearance was such that those who saw her rea lized that she was very much more than an ordinary woman. She lovec the house of God and delighted to par ticipate in divine worship. She wil be greatly missed by Macon Baptist church and her pastor, as well as b her large circle of kindred and friends' "Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest; Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast; We love thee well, but Jesus loves thee T. J. TAYLOR. : TRY TO BREAK INTO MARINES' MODEL JAIL Port ou Prince, Haiti, Jan-24. Of ficers cf the United States Marine Corps who have charge of the peniten tiary here have had to issue special orders to keep the natives from break ing into their model jail. Recently a check roll call of prison ers showed an excess of five over the number regularly committed there by law. Investigation showed that the five had sneaked in with a returning road gang, lured by the prospect -of three good meals a day and a clean comfortable cell in which to sleep. Nowvery party of prisoners work ing outside the walls is carefully counted before it is admitted to the dl 111 ViUCi V J tliAAllllC wt; 1111510. CONFERENCE TO FIGHT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING SOON .The Department of Justice under Mr. Palmer is making further effort at the publicity that is the due of the consumer. Speakers from Washing ton are to visit Raleigh in early Feb ruary and a meeting is to be held February 10th, at 8 o'clock in the House of Representatives. The members of the North Carolina Merchants Association expect to be in Raleigh in full force. Is the consum er interested, and are the wage earn er and the salaried man really eager to hold up their end of the question ? Business Interests, Women's Organ izations, Labor and Farming Interests, Women's Clubs, Fair Price Commit tees, Chambers of Commerce, etc., are being invited to send representatives to this meeting. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION A Special Communication of Johns ton Caswell Lodge No. 10 A. F. & A. M. will be held in the Masonic Hall Warrenton, N. C, Thursday Evening, Jany. 29th. at 8:00 o'clock. Work in the Master Mason's Degree. Mem bers of sister Lodges ana all transient brethren fraternally invited to attend, j S. E. BURROUGHS, Master. W. BRODIE "JONES, Secty. I Ruins "flT LIT ' J I I 1 3 1 ?v1 'I it A Number 8 mi JLL li kiyJ o f u U L VST fl 1 t lid IkiliL JUDGE RODWELL DISMISSES Technical Gambling Case After Evidence Is Given Court; Burwell Loses Ten Spot CASE CAUSES MANY SMILES AMONG THOSE PRESENT The Bet Was That The Boy Got The Clothes From A Merchant But Lost Because He Got 'Em Away From That Merchant. Judge T. 0. RodwelPs court yester day failed to find Early Williams, colored youth of Norlina, guilty of carrying a concealed weapon and the case was dismissed with a direction to the seventeen year old defendant to place the weapon in a well. The second case on a docket under a warrant of gambling concerned Early Burwell, who was the loser on a bet whose technical wording guaran teed that he would lose, but which fact didn't appear to him as he flashed his ten spot- Frank H. Gibbs, appearing for Solicitor Daniel, non-suited tho first case and had a warrant served upon Hinton and Hilton Jones for Conspiracy. From the evidence which a number of witnesses presented it appeared that last Sunday Early Burwell be - a decked in a new suit strode into Ram sey's eating joint. The crowd of as sociates immediately observed the new outfit which ha declared wag tail or made and good stuff. Hinton Jone3 deried its quality and mado a statement that he bet it came from naming a store of this city. Burwell flashed back at him that he bet it did not and reached for his coin. The bet started at a dollar, five and then ten. Hilton, first cousin of Hinton, was stake holder and when tho bet had been solemnized, he and Early Bur well started out t6 prove the bet, Hintoir failed to go along ' and Bur well wouldn't go to the store either ! so the party gathered in the cafe. "Well," asked Hinton, "if you didn't get the suit from where did you get it?" "I got it from Charleston, S. C," replied Burwell, expecting to take over the ten spot. "That proves the bet," claimed Hin ton. "He didn't get it at the store for he got it several hundred miles away from the store." ! The evidence, was accepted and the crowd says he as well as the defend ant acknowledged that he got the suit from away from the store over which the bet was made. Hilton turned tho purse over to Hin ton and all efforts to procure the money by Early Burwell later were in vain. Then the warrant was pro cured and served by Chief Green. Acting solicitor Gibbs was assisted by Mr.B. B. Williams while Hon. Tas ker Polk was council for the defend ants. The case caused many smiles among the crowd which crowded the Court room. Especially humorous was tho nice difference defined between tho meaning of the words "at" and "from" Judge Rodwell dismissed the case. STATE HIGHWAY SURVEYORS BUSY IN FORK TOWNSHIP The State Highway Commission have a number of men in Fork town shiD surveying for the purpose of building good roads in Fork. Several months ago this township voted twenty-five thousand dollars in bonds for good road work under the Federal aid plan and these gentlemen of the Highway commission represent the first step toward this highway. Under the plan Fork wil1 furnish a fourth, the State a fourth and the Na tion half. This road will be one of the best in the county and will give a di rect route to Rocky Mount, Nashville, Louisburg and Raleigh. The road will touch Warrenton township at Li beria and will mean much to Warren ton, Fork township and that section of the county. Sam How is a woman different from an unbrella? ' Jack You can shut up an umbrella. it takes one woman twenty-one years to make a man out of her son; it takes another woman five minutes to make a fool out of him.
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