TUESDAY,- DECEMBER 14, 1920
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THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH, SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.
THE COMMONWEALTH
Afternoon Daily
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deal more expensive not to build
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CHRISTMAS fOYS
Tues., December 14, 1920
IT IS EXPENSIVE TO BUILD
GOOD ROADS BUT A GREAT
DEAL MORE EXPENSIVE
.. NOT TO BUTTED THEM
ny 'jiiestion of highway im
provement always brings up the
question of taxation, bond issues
or other means of raising the ne-
people find themselves unable to
tli ink of road building except in
terms of increased taxation and
their prejudice ' against taxation
in any forms leads them to oppose
the movement for better roads.
This one-sided view of the ques
tion loses sight entirely of the
tax that all of vb pay year in and
year out because of poor roads.
Taxation necessary to build
good roads is a great deal less
An exchange commenting on the
Christmas presents in the market
for children notes that electrial
toys are in the lead. The mina
ture trains are connected with
the house current and the trains
run as regularly and smoothly, as
their big models. The animals
and mechanical inventions be
come animate under the same in
fluence, and what would be a
miracle to the eyes of a' former
generation is quite natural to the
childish vision of this. .
That is the point. The electri
cal toy is sign and symbol of
what it means for a child to live
in this wonderful age. He climbs
on a stool to speak through the
telephone to somo one he knows
is blocks and blocks away from
his own home ; he puts his busy
little finger on a little button and
iloods a room with light or rings
an unseen bell; he watches the
maid put a plug in the electric
light socket and move an iron
apparently free from fire over
the laundry or toast bread in a
similar way on the table and per
form other feats simple enough
to him. He runs to get into a
carriage which moves of itself
and when he sees by chance a
street car drawn by horses h
nearly collapses with surprise.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Strickland
spent Sunday in Oak City visit
ing her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Long.
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Some one was telling us what
than the tax that is paid because ithe quantity from a little be
the roads are not built. For in-! tween . two o'clock and six. So
l x -. 1 - satisfy curiosity as to how
stance, it is estimated tha gaso- it J-d reallrain Ml, j. IL
line consumption m North Caro- Applewhite was asked to give
lina last year was 50,000,000 gal- the exact amount of rainfall. He
Ions. This is from one-half W found it to bo 64jl00 of an inch
one-third more than was neces- 'a' harfl rain M1 this morning be
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iore tweive wnen it Degan. so
sary to carry the same tonnage
the same distance over good
roads. The difference is around
five or six million dollars, and
that is just a part of the tax paid
to bad roads. It is expensive to
build good roads, but a great
about a half inch fell from two
to six. .
Enjoyable Sensation.
Emily was rired one niglit and quiH
ready to go to bed. As she lay hacfc
on her little pillow she said, with a
big sigh : "Oh, how 1 love to relapse I
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BERT LEIGH who heads the gteast cast of the big laughing suc
cess 4 'TEA FOR THREE" which comes to the Dixie Thea
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Do you know what our wife wants for Christmas?
You need not guess about it, nor make embarrassing mistakes
on "sizes" or "colors," nor spend your time and temper in
futile "shopping."
A Hoover will mean real happiness to her. It will last for years
It will take drudgery out of her life. It will clean and refresh and
prolong the life of rugs and other household things she treasures,
Your wife knows about The Hoover knows it is an electric
sweeper, electric suction cleaner, and electric rug beater, dl in
one- Her smile will tell you just how much she appreciates
your thoughtfulness when her eyes alight on a Hoover for hr
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All you have to do to place this much-prized gift in your home oa Christmas
morning 1S to telephone us, dropus a line, or call. If you can, droi) in, so tKu we
may show you just how fine a present this is that we sutrwt
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Millions , of helpless, innocent children in Europe will
perish unless tTie people of America com to their res
cue immediately.
mo saves the life of one child until next harvest.
$100 saves the lives of 10 children until next harvest.
Do your art to save them. Mail the certificate below,
with pour checVNOW, and yon will he sent a- Christ
mas card ,bearincr the following inscription:
" ?m seilin? i". your name food to a child in Europe
-This is nip Christmas gift to yon.'-9
Mr Henry A. Pae' North Carolina. Chairman,
JSuropean Relief Coyhcil. Aberdeen, N. C.
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desire to have tlie privilege of saving the life (lives) of
child (children) until next harvest, and cheek for
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