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the "(iocd Roads Committee of
R().lioio,? as saying "In the past
about 12,000 have been spent on
the roads" This was the outcome
of an error by the newspaper and
should have read $120,000.00 (one
hundred & twenty thousand dol
lars) Although this error was ex
plained to Mr. Hunter before he
wrote his poster he persisted in
using an error of the printer a
gainst the bond issue. Things must
be getting pretty desperate in cer
tain quarters. Now as a matter of
fact the Commissioners have spent
about ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS ON THE POADS and not
a single mile of improved road to
show for it. How much better can
they do with ONE HUNDRED .
AND TWENTY EIGHT THOUS
AND DOLLARS?
A TRUTHFUL STATEMENT
As to the Bond Issue Road Statement of the
Peoples Bank and Bank of Roxboro-Read
This Entire Article, Do Not Skip a Line.
A poster being circulated by than the Bond Issue.
Mr. C. H. Hunter is rnost' erroni-j If any body doubts that this Sink
ous and the substance is most mis- ingFundpf $60,000.00 will amount
leading Its object seems to be to j to $150,000.00 in forty years, we
create prejudice rather than a fair . will refer them to the stntempnt
prest'ii Latum yi lucta. no quotes oi uie two banks below.
These bonds can never amount
to more than this no matter how
much figuring "expert" account
ants may do.
As to Mr. Hunter's statement
that the sinking fund would still
leave a balance of $90,000.00 due
on the bonds at the end of forty
years, he either exposes his ignor
ance or intends to manage the af
fairs of the County very poorly.
As to proof that a sinking fund
of $1500.00 annually set aside, with
interest at 4 per cent compounded
semi-annually, will retire the bonds
in forty years we refer Mr. Hunter
to the table of interest used ' by
all life insurance companies in the
U. S. If further proof be necessary
we call the voters attention to the
following:
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that in the event
which ;kind; of roads are you using
TLL BE BACK TONIGHT"
Mil
I'LL GL BACK IN AN HOUR"
Mr. Hunter tries to show that that the bond issni is carried and
his system will ost THREE
HUNDRED AD TWENTY
THOUSAND DQfcLARSUod the
bond issue SIX HtJNDItjfl)
EICjHTY SIX TWpUSAND Apjwi us, will ' at Ue ' end of
WIJilFQRTY YpARSvaheCommis.
TWO
Lrn -tttc thnl nnno a ,i.X I i-i.J rj4
ivuyTi3 viiau uuw wia is raiseo. ic
is seittoioM
to swpposat4h0
is raised.';bj;ir. Hunterk
plan it will never be. reduced, un
less the system of working the
roads is changed, if this be true
we can expect theiollowing:
Under Mr. Hunter's plan:
Forty years tax at 40c.
per $100.00 $640,000.00
Under the Bond Iss,ue
Interest on $150,6oO.OO for 40
the County Commissioners provide
a sinking fiindv of 'FIFTEEN
HTODHED DOLLARS annually,
ii iqi$ amount is aeposttea
sipqrs the; sum pfOJfE HUN-
$0
ARUitnThbn
b compound the intfestandjtheit.
obligatiotf'to cease when the said
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND .bOLLARS shall
have been paid.
Signed: Bank of Roxboro W.F.
Long Cashier. ,
Signed:The Peoples Bank, E.G.
Long, Cashier.
Now why is it that Mr. Hunter
figures 900 Polls for the bond issue
years at 5 percent $300,000.00 but 'over looked" this item when
Sinking fund of $1500.00 an- he figures his tax of 40c. If the poll
nually for. 40 years $60,000.00 under the bonds will be $1.05, will
Total cost of Bond Issue to Person it not be $1. 20 under his tax of 40c J
County $360,000.00 Asjo Mr. Hunter's fling at the
Thus you will see that Mr. Hun- Person County Good Roads Associ
ters plan will cost the County ation and his effort to arouse preju-
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a-su, UUU. 00 more in forty years dice against owners of automobiles
we have this to sayr We have made
our fight in the open, we have en
deavored to avoid any personalities
we have .sought to advance the
causeof GOOD ROADS in.the
County. We have not presumed to
impose upon the Kitelligence of. the
people of Person jnniy by "Mud
dying the watertmr. campaign
has been one effgrt tcr put this prop
osition before tfieoers as a busi
ness matter. If desiin the pre
ent fight we wilfBjv ujp the fiht
for GOOD RO.C6
needs tliem and wjme to kiio
fighting until to&tsilJS
No man or any sefcpiiQ ;ca put
thenIveagains
ou r County and gpLi
Against Bond Issue. To The Voters of Person Couny- j Death of Hill Clayton.
I am glad that the people of Per-1 :-Xook- at The Courier's first page Rarely, if ever, ; have we seen
son are interested in better roads, ' written by the' "Good Roads" the entire community so shocked
but J do not believe thai the bond Committe of Roxboro. They, say, as it was over : the - news of the . . :v
issue will be best for the improve- n the past about $12,ooo.oo have death of Hill Clayton. - His bro- ! - r
ment of the roads of the count v. i been spent on the roads." J ther, Mr. B. G. Clay ton, received
I will say our tax levy of .15 a telegram about two o'clock ;that -gave
us $6,000.00. The levy for Hill had been seriously hurtand
If the plan mentioned in the Road
Bond Bill be carried out only about
100 miles of new roads will be
huilt, and of course, all of these
yill run to Roxboro, our county
seat; Only about one fourth of the
farmers of Person have Roxboro
for their.shipping point. About
fourths haul their" guano
1Q13 is .25 which we are now col
lecting for the first time. This will
be ten thousand dollars. .25 on the
$loo is the limit. I said in my let-
in about two, hours another fol- 'v
lowed telling him of his death.
Full particulars-vvill be found in y, tf;4
another .column. .. , '
ter that we could get the JLegisIa-v " On Saturday,- evening a large
points on the Southern Rail-
0yff . The
mantif actutiersr and most ; of the
meirchanis tif the county are at
siaUons, and do not' need new! Boafe" Committee has .gayi
fifcfor better : bidto turlhe Miners, ah 8 years at .4o$I28,ob6;6b
a nex 6 years at iip'i97,o'op:oo
rAf? :nv( TAnM o6a; Iki
A..XJlul'AlSSL.r4lVrt fftnt.hV Krtnda W,-
Bajnce $uifo& Bonds 7o,ooorop
-n r , :ToM' -.$680ob.o6
be taxed. Does this have, the al- Person, and1! the bond issup SiiBtract the direct tax' f rom'ihe
aranceofselfishpirvei, hould be carried,' about six hun- hottax andyou will find a; sav
AYe appeal to tKemodjof the red miles of our roads will not ingf $366,2oo.oo. The , sinking
county, to lay' asiolrejudiee get any of the $160 thousand. The fund will in 4o years reduce :the
and give the bond issue a square interest and sinking fund on the bonds to $9o,ooo.oo. The Good
ture to allow us a special tax - for
ouf road work. .4o would give ; us
$lg, 006.60. This amount in 8 years
would' be $128,000.00 for "rj)ad
work, with no dejbt and tiQ interests
Now Jet us see what th "Qood
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concourse of, friends and V loved
ones gathered at the Method
jDhurch, of wliieh he was a f aitty
fufniember, tojpay their Jast reV 'j
spaqts.. The jservioes. were . cori
dr.Vted bv theiPaston Rev N.' O
4 earbyi milayton.waj a ttpx;, if;
and was aniversal favorite with
all who 'newliimi;FpreVeral
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atrattechMet forjhiini :Vm
ed, onesYo ver the ;- deatlr of this :
most estimable young man. .: .
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Card of Thanks. , , :-'r-
We take this method of thank-
deal,' We appeal to the patriotism bonds would be $9 thousand per Roads Committee says that the w 0ur neighbors and frierias for
oi uie voter ana asK mm to vote so year. A road tax of 25 cents on summgiunu or mteeii nuuurea tneir kind an(j undivided attention
that Person County will take no the one hundred dollars would dollars will retire the bonds in 4o during the sickness alid death of
backward step. No man who votes yield about $11,500. This years. The;yvay, I see it, we would our daughter and sister, Alice,
for this bond issue will ever hang would leave about $2,500 owe $,ooo.oo. land we will not forget to thank
his head in shame. THERE ARE to be expended on the roads of lm sure that if we will prop- hej. kind physician, Dr. Bradsher,
men who are opposing this measure the county, and itVould take all My.." ditch our -roads, keep them invhom she had so much confi
who will live to acknowledge their of this amount,' to keep in order high in the center, and . keep the dene for nis medical aid. May
or. Above all, we appeal to the the hundred miles of new automq- trees and pushes trimmed back, Heaven's richest blessings ever
CASON of the voter. All we ask 'bile roads, leaving nothing for our roads will be good, and at such restlll)on each one. Mrs. P. H.
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is a sane, quiet, thoughtful decision working the other six hundred a saving to the tax payers.
FOR YOUR GARDEN DON'T YOU NED A WHOLE
LOT OF NEW TOOLS? t
WW HAVE THEM. DON'T BORROW YOUR NEIGH
BOR'S. WE DO NOT "GO TO SEED". IN OUR BUSINESS, BUT
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THJC -RELIABLE
BRANDS OF HARDWARE IN ABUNDANCE.
"WE HAVE IT.'
I Long: Bradsher & Co.
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If your vote is based on HEASON,
then we have no fear for the result
of MAY 12th.
BETTER ROADS FOR PER
SON COUNTY IS OUR MOTTO. '
PERSON. COUNTY GOOD
ROADS ASSOCIATION.
Clay and family.
Death of Miss 'Alice Clay .
Miss Alice Clay died Tuesday
night April 28th, at the Jiome of
her moth jv Mrs. P. H. Clay on
Route 3. - She had been
in declining health for a number
of 3Tears and had been confined to
her bed for several weeks. Death
was not unexpected. She leaves
a mother, one sister - and three
brothers and a number of relativ
es and friends. The burial ser-
ices were conducted by 1 Rev. D.
F. Putnam Wednesday evening at
4:00 at Lambreth Memorial
Church .
Democratic .Executive - Met - in
Durham.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee for the TenthJudicml Dis:
trict of ; North Carolina fcmet) in
Du rham , th is day anddEalled con;
vention of said district oconeet in
the Court House inDurhamf on
Wednesday, June 3rd, 1914 at
o'clock m. The , object of ;the
meeting will be (1) to nominate a
candidate for Judge; (2) to nomin
atea candidate for Solicitor, (3). to
transact such other business as
inayicome ibefore the' conventiorf.
Notice is hereby given of said coh-
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miles of roads. Let us consider the C. B.' Brooks, .wants to know
example of Granville Co. that now county commissioners can At The Grand Thursday,
issued bonds for twenty thousand do more -..work with $128000.00 gend the children in the after-'
then for one hundred thousand, in than the' bond commissioners can noon to The Grand Thursday to see
all one hundred and twenty thous- " (Continued on page 4) the circus. , '
and, and used all of it in building
about 88 miles of new roads, all
runniner to Oxford, the other six
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hundred and fifty miles of roads in
the county getting nothing. They
have a .road tax of 25 cents, and
pay $7,200 .per year on
their road borids. Their new roads
are getting in a bad condition, for
lack of road money for repairs,
and the other 6 hundred and fifty
miles of roads are hot - worked at
all except' by the farmers, who are
summoned out. to work them four
days in the year. Should. this bond
issue be carried, about six hundred
miles of our roads will not be
worked at all for the next forty
years, unless an unreasonably
heavy road tax be levied, or the
farmers be summoned out to work
them. . -', . J ' - t .
, Decidedly the best plan for keep
ing all the roads, of the county in
oruer vvm ue, uui tu issue uuuus, q
but to use on them the 25 cts. tax;
each year. I S-
..'It was expected ihat the bqndr
money raised in. each township' 5
wuld be used; therein, but the g
Bill says in' Section 13 -that, the o
money .raised in each ; township 8 -shall
be approximately used there- g
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