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COMMUNITY SING
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The editor of this paper commends heartily
the erection of the community Christmas tree
and the program which is to be given on next
Wednesday night when carols and hymns will
be sung by trained voices aided by all who will
take part. For years we have desired to see
such an observance of the Christmas season,
and feel sure there are many others who have
had the same sentiments. May we all meet to
gether and enjoy an hour of fellowship such as
can be had at no other time. Come prepared to
sing, or to do your best along that line. This
will add to your own pleasure in the occasion as
well as to the enjoyment of others.
SEEN AND HEARD
C. A. Paul, Charlotte News col
umnist, does not claim to be espec
ially religious; but a quotation and
comment appearing under bis name
this week puts certain cases clear
ly before one. He used the lines
with reference to those who put
God off until old age has crept up
on them, then sing:
Oh, you need not come in the early
morn,
Nor in the heat of the day;
But come along in the evenin’,
Lord,
And wash my sins away.
WHAT IS A CATTARAUGUS?
In Temple Market is advertised
a “Cattaraugus Steak Set” to be
given for coupons from a certain
brand of flour. And that gives rise
to the question: ‘‘What is a Cat-j
taraugus- Is he—or it—fish, or
flesh, or good red herring? It
would appear that since steak is
referred to a Cattaraugus might be
a quadruped; but who knows?
When asked about it, Dover Hinton
tried to insist that the word means
a new kind of steel; but pinned
down, he admitted that he was not
sure and went to the dictionary.
Either his dictionary was old, or a
Cattaraugus had not been discover
ed until later; for he could not find
the word. Wallace Temple also in
sists that the steak meant is beef.
Maybe so; but why call it such a
name?
WHO PAYS THE TAXES
There is not enough income in
wealth in the top brackets alone
to provide the necessary revenue
even if it were all taken in taxes,
according to Chairman Douhgton,
chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee.
Another key-official in Wash
ington, Chairman Jones of the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion explains his statement that
“taxes are not levied against the
rich and well-to-do only.” On the
contrary, he tells how “the worker
who earns $l5O a month owns an
automobile but no other property,
pays $229.20 annually in ordinary
even though he is a family
man and is not required to pay a
direct income tax.”
Nearly 13 per cent of the in
come of the man earning $l5O a
month goes for hidden taxes on
the following items: “food, rent,
clothing, fuel and light, a used
car, recreation such as movies,
insurance and a small amount for
incidentals.
If our Average Man smokes s
package of cigarettes a day his tax
goes up six cents, at the rate of
$21.90 a year. If the wife puffs
too, see what happens to that tax
bill in a year. Things begin to
squeeze pretty hard on family
budgets. Average Family takes a
swig of liuqor occasionally. That
rings up taxes that are as heavy as
those on cigarettes.
“Gee, mother, this gas costs a
lot of money,” complains hubby.
“Wouldn’t have been so bad if you
hadn’t paid 25 cents taxes on that
five gallons,” observes the wifa.
And so they roll along the high
ways in pursuit of happiness.
‘‘There can be no more iniqui
tous or absolutely unfair method
of taxation than the deception
practiced upon the average citizen
lin direct and hidden taxes,” de
-1 dared Representative Treadway,
one of the able men that Massa
chusetts has kept in Congress most
of the time for the past twenty
odd years.
THE WEEK IN BUSINESS
Ordinarily, the possessor of
SIOO,OOO in capital funds would be
justified in expecting a sizeable
income. J. Stewart Baker, Chair
man of the Bank of the Manhattan
Company, New York, finds the op
posite to be true. In his annual re
port, he points out that SIOO,OOO of
the bank’s funds loaned out in the
call-money market produces a
gross return of only $2.78 per day.
Bulletin of the Federal Reserve
Board for December attribute the
present “recession” to the influ
ence of numerous maladjustments
that have developed during the
year.” Although money is plentiful
for a spirited revival of business,
the Bulletin attributes the reluc
tance of industry to expand to the
present uncertainties of the busi
ness world. While the rate of steel
' production in this country suffered
another slight reduction, output in
Great Britain in November set a
new record of 1,178,300 tons. Retail
prices last month registered the
sharpest decline in several years,
especially in piece-goods, women’s
wear and housefumishings.
SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS
With A
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
H. E. MANN. Agent
Security Life & Trust Co.
LATE AGAIN
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For several weeks this fall the RECORD
has reached its readers late. This is much re
gretted by the shop and office force; but at
times it seems unavoidable. The rush of work
contracted for but late arriving is our main reas
on for not getting our own paper in the mails at
the regular time.
However, we shall make an extra effort to
have the RECORD reach you next week before
Christmas Day, realizing that if it does not, you
will not receive it until the week after publica
tion, since no mail will be delivered Saturday.
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PEACE, NOT WAR
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It is gratifying to note that notwithstanding
the sinking of an American ship by the Japan
ese, there is no cry for war as punishment; no
body has suggested “Remember the Panay” as a
rallying cry for battle. What the final outcome
may be cannot be foretold; but we do believe
that our country and our leaders are sincere in
their professions of desire for peace and that
they will not be hasty in decisions made. Near
ly forty years ago we were urged to Remember
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the Maine. Since that date we have added to
our store of memories those of the World War
with its ghastly horrors and the scarcely better
aftermath; and we want no more such in our
minds and hearts.
SOVIET HOLDS “ELECTION”
Moscow, U. S. S. R.—Soviet Rus
sia held its first nation-wide elec
tion under its new constitution,
when 90,000,000 “voters”, with on
ly one ticket in the field, voted
that ticket to perpetuate Joseph
Stalin in office as Dictator. The
enforced absence of any opposition
gives the Russian Communit Party
the greatest blanket vote ever cast
for a political regime in the world’s
history.
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SPECIAL SESSION BOGS
Washington, D. C. —While every
effort is being made to send to
conference at least two of the four
Presidential measures for which
the present special session of Con
gress was called, little hope is held
out for the enactment of Mr. Roose
velt’s full legislative program. Ev
en when the Farm Dill and the
Wages and Hours measure reach
the floor of the House, the strong
est kind of opposition is expected
to develop. The refusal of the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
grant the railroads an immediate
increase in rates has added to the
current industrial unrest, and Chm.
Harrison of the Senate Finance
Committee estimates that no re
adjustment of the taxation laws
as affecting industry could be ex
pected before February Ist.
PLANES CRASH IN AIR
Bendix, N. J. With boundless
space in which to operate, two
planes crashed 500 feet above a
local airport and sent one amateur
solo pilot to death, while the other,
a 25-year-o!d professional flyer
landed his four-seater plane with
three passengers with some diffi
culty. One of his woman passen
gers was in a dead faint when the
plane landed.
C. C. C. CAMPS CLOSE
Washington, D. C. Civilian
Conservation Corps will close 104
of its camps by January Ist, but
will begin immediately to enlist
32,000 young men for the first
quarter of 1938. During the first
thee months of the New Year
schedules call for carrying 280,000
on the rolls.
The faith we hold is built on
deeds we do.
DEBNAM’S
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We can supply the whole fam
ily with the best and most prac
tical gifts from our big stock of
all kinds of merchandise classed
as hardware. Look over the
list below. You will find a num
ber of things appropriate for
gifts at this season of the year.
GIFTS FOR CHILDREN
AIR RIFLES
22 RIFLES
WAGONS
TRICYCLES
POPGUNS
PISTOLS
HARPS
KNIVES
GIFTS FOR GROWNUPS
WATCHES
CLOCKS
HAIR CLIPPERS
FLASHLIGHTS
STEEL TRAPS
CARTRIDGES
GIFTS FDR THE HOME
TEASETS
TABLE LAMPS
KNIVES AND FORKS
ENAMEL WARE
CHINA WARE
ALUMINUM WARE
DOOR MATS
WINDOW SHADES
TUBS AND BUCKETS
LARD STANDS
WASH POTS
SAUSAGE MILL AND
iSTUFFER
FOR GARDEN AND FARM
AXES, MAULS, WEDGES
HAMMERS, SAWS
SQUARES, HATCHETS
HINGES AND LOCKS
FILES AND BITS
GARDEN WIRE
HOES AND RAKES
FORKS AND SHOVELS
FDR BUILDING AND
REPAIRING
WINDOWS AND DOORS
GLASS
STOVE PIPES AND ELBOWS
STOVES AND RANGES
HEATERS
AVOLITE PAINTS WITH
OPEN FORMULAS
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