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Papre Four-
High Property Valuation and Low
Tax Rate, or Vice Versa, Question
THUJ PILOT, a Paper With Character, Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, January 9, 1931.
County Commissiners Consider
Plans for Revaluing Property
To Meet Fiscal Needs
Court House News
By Bion H. Butler
The new board of commissioners of
Moore county in session last week
faced the most serious proposition be
fore it and took the matter in hand
in intelligent fashion. This is the
question of revaluation of property
in the county, which is a possibility
of the new four-year assessment of
real pro-perty that comes with 1931.
Wilbur Currie had already gone over
county affairs carefully, and he came
to the meeting with much informa
tion on the subject, from which
those who dropped in at the session
have concluded that the new board is
going to give an unusually good ad
ministration. The tenor of the dis
cussion that arose covered the essen
tial points of county administration,
the financing and the expenditure of
the county revenues, and the imper
ative requirements as well as those
that are less grave in their charac
ter.
One thing that stood out in the ex
amination of the situation is that the
' chief cost of county operation is not
the current expenses but interest on
bonded debt along with the sums nec
essary for the sinking fund to retire
the debt from year to year. Bonds
have been issued for different pur
poses, court house, school and road
bonds being the particular burden on
. the county. It is these that take the
big end of the money collected in
taxes, and it is these bonds that say
what the annual tax collection must
be. Next after the imperative de
mand of the bonds and interest comes
the school and the roads. We cannot
cut down on interest and bond re
demption, but the schools and th;>
roads are more or less the sayso of
the people. It was developed that the
actual cost of government is small,
and that any saving that can be made
by reducing salaries of officials will
signify but little in the total outlay
of county money. The old story was
in evidence, that while the people
Clamor to cut down taxation they
likewise clamor for appropriations,
and one thing that came out of th3
meeting last week was this fact—
that if to 'pay taxes is unpleasant
taxes may be lessened by asking few
er appropriations from the county
funds. There is one things that the
commissioners have encountered for
generations. The commissioners have
just as much of a task in denying
money from the county treasury for
schemes of all sorts as they have in
getting money to meet the innumer
able demands.
From listening to the discussion ot
matters at the commissioners’ office
it is apparent that the bonded debt
is riveted on the necks of the people
of the county. There is a long job
ahead in paying the debt and the in
terest, and it will cost more in in
terest than the face of the bonds, for
the interest comes every year and
stays until the bonds are redeemed.
Road costs aie to be what the peo
ple make them from now on. It is the
same with the schools. If roads ai'ii
to be built and maintained monoy
must be forthcoming to pay the bills.
If schools are to be carried on
teachers must be paid, school busses
must be paid if they are operated on
the same broad basis, and with every
thing else the county does, we must
- pay if we continue to carry on as we
are.
That brought the board to face the
second phase of the situation. If the
county is going to be required to pay
in the days ahead as we have been
paying in the immediate past the
whole proposition turns on the sum
of money required for ^the work. We
must have enough to meet the fixed
bonded debt with interest, enough fco
run the courts and the county gov
ernment, enough to maintain the
roads, the schools, the county char
ities and public development work,
and the other claims that we accept.
Only one place can be found from
which that money can come and that
is the whole people. This being the
year of the new assessment of prop
erty the question came up of lower
ing or readjusting^values of property.
That met with this plain fact. If
values are lower a higher rate on the
dollar will be necessary to provide the
money needed. If the rate on the dol
lar is to be lowered a higher valua
tion win be required. If we require
$400,000 in taxes and determine to
make the rate a dollar on the hun
dred of valuation we will require $40,-
000,000 valuation in the assessment.
But if we make the assessment ,$20,-
000,000 v.'e will require a valuation of
two dollars on the hundred. It is as
broad as it is long, and that is one
thing the board discussed, and witn
getting anywhere, because there is
but one place to start. That is the
amount of money to be collected, and
Real Estate Transfers
The following transfers of real es
tate have been recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Moore
county:
John R. Neal and wife. Mamie M.
Neal, and H. W. Ehrhardt, A. P.
Thompson and I. C. SIedg«, Trus
tees of Presbyterian Church, to Pine-
hurst Community Church, Inc.: land
in Pinehurst.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued to the following during the past
week:
Jesse James and Flossie Mae Mari -
ess, both of Glendon; H. C. Lambert
and Lydia Caviness of Bennett, and
Cary L. McLeod of Vass Route 1 and
Rozella McCallum of Carthage.
P. F. Buchan and Helen Buchan, his
wife, and J. N. Powell and Georgia
Powell, his wife, to Amelia McCarr:
property in Sandhills township.
Nathan Foster and Ammie Foster,
his wife, to Algie Ganes and Henrietta
Ganes, his wife: property in Sandhills
township.
Isham C. Sledge and Blanche Mc
Neill Sledge, his wife, to Frank G.
Taylor: property in Mineral Springs
township.
of Mrs. O. B. Welch. Those enjoying
Miss Campbell’s hospitality were
Miss Mildred Campbell of Sanford,
Miss Willis, Mesdames O. B. Welch,
L. R. Sugg, D. N. Carter, and Misses
Margaret McLeod, Annie McKeithen,
Judith Wainer, Louise Williams,
Johnsie Redding, Eliza Green and
Mary Currie.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Shaw and
Miss Netta Poplin of Rockingham
visited Mr.~ Shaw Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Miller of
Aberdeen visited friends in Carthage
Sunday.
Mrs. C. E. Osborn of Lexington and
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur McLean Osborn
of Portsmouth, Va., visited Mrs. A.
P. Shaw Friday.
Mrs. Gilliam Brown has returned
home after a visit to friends in
Charlotte.
Mrs. William Reed and Mrs. Harry
Ward spent last Tuesday afternoon
of Miss Mary Hendrix this week
Redin Barefoot of Burlington spent
Christmas with his iparents on Route
1-
Wayland^'Wilson of Boone Trail and
Harvey Hawley of Campbell College
were guests Saturday of Misses Lola
and Ruby Thomasson.
Typhus Rogers of Campbell College
was guest of Miss Grace Womack
last week-end.
The Woman’s Club met New Year's
day in the club room. In the absence
of the president, Mrs. W. G. Parker,
vice-president, presided. The program
was in charge of the Literature and
music department, Mrs. Stanley Gra--
ham, Tchairman. An interesting con
test was held, and Miss Margaret Gil
christ was winner. She was present
ed with a charming prize in a witty
speech by Miss Lillian Cole. The club
wrote some splendid New Year reso
lutions, pertaining chiefly to the club-
work for the year.
The following congenial party of
“crack-shots” were duck shooting
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Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Hoyle and Morehead
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family of Sanford, were the Sunday
dinner guest of Misses Nellie and
Nannie Hoyle.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Cross and daught
er, Alice have returned to Eastern,
Pa., after visiting Mrs. Stead.
Mr. and Mrs. Commodore Muse
have returned to High Point aft^r
spending the hclidays with Mrs.
Muse’s mother, Mrs. R. G. Frye.
Miss Elizabeth Willis, who has been
the attractive house guest of Mrs.* I Muse.
City last week: John Davenport, J. I
C. Pittman, Dr. Archie McJPeithen of
Louisville and Leightoti McKeithen i
of Cameron. They bagged a quanti
ty of duck, Leightor^ McKeithen
brought a dozen home with him. j
The Rev. M. D. McNeill filled his i
regular appointment here Sunday a.
m. at 11 o’clock.
Mrs. Loula Muse left Tuesday for
Henderson, to visit her spn. Dr. John'
PEANUT BUTTER
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Jar or Pail
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Marriage Licenses
The following have obtained license
to marry from the office of the Moore
county Register of Deeds:
Milton Arthur Brooks of Roxbury,
Mass. and Henrietta Fisher of New
York; Charlie Green Cummings of
Lakeview and Ollie Lelia McCrimmon
of Vass; James Harrison Hartsell of
Jackson Springs and Estelle Alice Mc
Donald of Jackson Springs.
there is no place to stop because low
valuation means high rate and low
rate means high valuation.
So it all comes back to the begin
ning which is how much money the
people are going to demand of the
board for the coming year, and much
of that answer will come from the
action of legislation at Raleigh in the
next two months. Considerable com
ment on the situation has been heai’d,
but with the rest is the opinion that
the new board is taking hold of the
matter with much judgment and care.
The limitations of their power is
freely discussed, and the conclusion
heard in different directions is that
the board has on its hands a grave
task inherited from the last twent.y
years or even more when the crude
methods of the past are considered,
but that the upheaval of the last few
months has impressed everybody
with the severity of the -present crisis,
and that the people are beginning to
see the absolute necessity of econ
omies all along the line. There aie
those who predict that the coming
legislature will provide some laws
that will clarify the air still more in
county government following the
legislation of the past few years
which has enabled the retiring board
of commissioners to bring the county
to the excellent condition in which
it is.
Taking the conversation that has
been encountered regarding the meet
ing last week it is believed that the
r^eople are more ready to stand by
th row commissioners and to really
help put the county on the best bus
iness basis possible than ever in the
county’s history. The advantages of
good government are gradually be
coming apparent, for better laws have
made better government possible, and
the general tone about the coming
year is one of hopefulness and a
willingness to back the new adminis
tration patiently in its difficult job.
0. B. Welch, has returned to Salem
College.
Miss Mildred Campbell of Sanford
spent part of the holidays in Car
thage with her sister. Miss Willa
Campbell.
Mrs. John Tyson of Vass is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. L. C. Wallace.
The following have returned to
school after spending the holidays at
home: Miss Rozelle Williamson to
Greensboro College, Ruth Lang to N.
C. C. W.
Otis Baker, Union Spence to the
University and Clement Barrett to
Wake Forest.
Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Spence and i
Mesdames Leighton McKeithen and
Jewell Hemphill were dinner guests
Wednesday of Mrs. Alfred Graham
of Route 1.
Mrs. K. Foushee of near Sanford
was in town Friday calling on Mrs.
A. J. McRae, who is now making her
home with her mother, Mrs. Loula
Muse on Carthage street.
Miss Mollie Reed left for the Moore
County Hospital Monday, where she
will do general nursing.
Truett Jones, having served his
time with the U. S. Marines is at
home with his father, C. C. Jones for
a shoi’t while.
Miss Aileen Thomas had the mis-
F ancy California
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daughter, Mary Worthy left Monday! fortune to fracture an ankle bone
for Raleigh. j last Saturday night as she was leav^- |
Mrs. C. M. Nicoll and R. J. Hart ‘ J- Phillip’s store. She was car
visited relatives in Aberdeen
last to the hospital for examination.
but is recuperating at home now.
W. D. BUIE IN AUTO WRECK
WHICH COSTS TWO LIVES
week.
Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Grier of Shel
ter Island, New \ ork are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Greorge Graves.
Ml. and Mrs. C. G. Spencer and
family returned Sunday from Apal- brother-in-law of Mrs.
achacolia, Fla., where they spent the I 1^- W. McNeill of Cameron, had a
holidays. j narrow escape from death in an au-
Miss Nellie Graves returned to I tomobile accident which took two
Chapel Hill Saturday after spending lives in South Carolina during Christ-
the holidays with her parents, Mr. week. Mr. Buie was driving n
and Mrs. G. C. Graves.
i\Iiss Isabella Morton of Petersburg,
truck when a coupe, driven by James
Ford, of New York city, collided with
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Va., spent last week with Mr. and I him. Ford’s sister and a young man,
Mrs. E. H. Morton.
CAMERON
Mrs.
said to have been her fiance, were
killed and Ford injured and rushed to
a hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. McNeill spent New
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Red Circle Coffee lb.
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Mello Wheat Farina pkg.
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FLOUr. : . 241b. bag
Meal or Grits Loose lb.
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Palmolive Soap 3 cakes 19c
BANANAS, 4 lbs
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BEEF ROAST, lb
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Ed Mann and son of Boon- 1 ^ ^
ville spent the holidays with her par- i
ents, Mr. and Mrs D J Pierce I ' '
Prof. J. Clyde Kelly ami Mis.'Kel-1 - recovering from his in
ly and children of Harmony spent I
the week-end with his brother, Ever ' sisters.
Kelly of Route 1. They were in town
Friday and their many friends were
wishing them a happy New Year.
Mrs. Royal Jones and Tom Jones of
Fayetteville were guests Friday of |
C. C. Jones and daughters on Route *
1. Tom Jones spent his boyhood in !
cameron and he has a warm spot in
the hearts of the people.
Mrs. Flora Buchanan of Louisburg
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Another year has .past.
Unless all signs fail nineteen-thirty
is visiting Mrs. D. W. McNeill and | ‘"'iH long be remembered as the be-
CARTHAGE
Misses Nellie and Nannie Hoyle en
tertained Friday evening at a dinner
at their home. The home was decor
ated for the occasion with Yuletide
colors. After dinner a table of bridge
and rook were enjoyed. Mrs. F. II.
Underwood won the bridge prize and
Miss Mildred Sinclair the rook prize.
The guest were Mesdames H. G.
Poole, F. H. Underwood, J. P. Sin
clair, J. V. Williamson, S, H. Shields,
J. M. Lane, Misses Mildred Sinclair
and Maida Jenkins.
On New Year’s Day, S. R. Hoyfe
was the host to a number of friends
at a twelve o’clock dinner at his
home on Sanders street. The house
was decorated with Christmas colors.
The guests were U. L. ^pence. Judge
George H. Humber, H. Lee Thomas,
H. F. SeaweU, Jrv, M. G. Boyette,
John Willcox and Sheriff C. J. Mc
Donald.
Miss Willa Campbell was hostess
to her bridge club Thursday ever>-
inc". After several progressions it
was found that Mrs. L. R. Sugg held
I'i'^h score. Guest 'prize was given to
Miss Elizabeth Willis, house guest
her niece, Mrs. Ada McNeill.
Mrs. M. McL. McKeithen was on
the sick list a few days last week.
J. C. Bruton, Sr., and J. C. Bruton,
Jr., of Columbia, S. C., were week
end guests of Miss Mamie Arnold and
Mrs. McD. Mclver, the latter return
ed to Philadelphia where he holds the
Chair of Law in the University of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tally returned
from Buffalo, N. Y., Saturday. They
spent the holidays with their son, J.
B. Tally.
Mrs. Julia McDougald, who has
been visiting her son, Arch McDou
gald, of Hamlet, returned home Sat
urday.
Mrs. W. G. Parker has a slight
case of influenza.
Little Pattie Ruth Lewis is much
imnroved.
ginning of the end of an extraordi
nary era in United States history. As
the years from eighteen ninety to
nineteen hundred are satirically and
antithetically called **the gay nine
ties,” so the decade ending with
nineteen thirty may become derisive
ly known as the “dull twenties.” For
it has been far from dull.
We are apparently entering a per
iod of readjustment during which the
nation and its individuals must strug
gle manfully to catch up with the
bewildering multitude of new discov
eries, devices and systems that have
in more senses than one, carried us
off our feet.
Probably economic depressions are
necessary to compel such readjust
ment, for as long as credit is plenty
and business is easy, men have time
and means to devote to the perfeC'
Mrs. Thad Omohundro and daught-1 tion and introduction of innovations
er, Annie, of Greensboro are visiting | and will continue such work until
such a pace is reached that the econ
omic structure breaks down and de
mands a respite.
But there is consolation in the fact
that we have now descended,, from
our wild flights into unexplored
spaces with grim determination to
master these Juggernauts and so
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Loving this week.
Mrs. O. F. Taylor and son, Ray, ac
companied by Misses Elizabeth Ray
and Margaret McLean returned to
Winston-Salem Sunday.
Mrs. D. S. Ray spent Sunday in
Asheboro with her son, Ervin L.
Ray.
Rev. Mr. Hen*ing, a retired mis- j guide them that they will no" longL
sionary of Fuquay Springs, preached | crush their devotees when they throw
in the Baptist Church Sunday even- j themselves under the wheels, but will
^ . I be controlled and made of lasting ben-
Misses Annie H. Jones and Ellen | efit to mankind.
Royal Jones returned to Meredith! So come on now, a long puli’- a
Monday Mary Hendrix and Bill Turn- strong pull, and a pull altogether!
.ey to Mars Hill Monday. BANK OF PINEHURST,
J. T. Fox of Wake Forest was guest ■ Pinehurst, N. C.
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