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i3 Git 019,42 . i . -J w 1 - J Qllssr Counties To Profit Under Proposed Gasoline Tax Law Ralcitfv Jan. 17.-Thc State Hiuh vray Commission today gave its ap proval to the movement to increase the state gasoline tax one cent a gallon but with the reservation thaj the additional money collected should form a special fund to be expended hy it on county roads under an allotment according to the area and population o the various counties. The commission's views on road legislation were presented to a joint ' meeting of the Senate and House Toads committees in the form of a rough-draft bill. In addition to the road bill, the commission alsq recom mended enactment of a highway pa trol bill. The form of .the latter bill was not suggested. . Besides the gasoline tax, the road bill provided that the counties should reduce their ad valorem taxes in pro portion to the amount , of money ri loted from the special highway fund. Under a scale worked out by the com mission on the basis of a $2,500,000 fund, the wnount . received by each countv would range from $57,840 for Wake, to $7,924 for Clay. Allotment of the fund in the proposed plan would be one-half according to the area and one-half according to the population of the county in propor tion to the total population and area of the state. Administration Plan The. plan of administration of the fund, as set forth in the bill, would be for the county commissioners to ' confer with highway officials after the allotment had been ' made. On recommendation of the commission ers, the money alloted would then be spent for encrineering aid, road equipment, to build bridges and t, road,, .orwto mato l-'raitklln, t-.V-l; (;:tsl..ii, $-51,311; (ialc-, 11,373; (irahatu, JIO.U-M; i -ii & ,- i n . ' , M 1 17 uramnit, .vu,uwu; mn, Guilford, $5(y1l); Halifax. $.W,G'3; Harnett, $2S.R9S; Haywood, $25,471; Henderson, $1H,(7; .Hertford, $16, 697; Hoke, $16,422; Hyde, $19,922; Iredell, $33,619; Jackson, $19,197; Johnson, $44,617; Jones, $15,572; Lee, $13,24H; Lenoir, $24,446; Lincoln, $16, 397; Macon, $19,472; Madison, $20, 996; Martin, $21,421; McDowell, ,$19, 546; Mecklenburg, $54,715; Mitchell, $10,973; Montgomery, $19,922; Moore, $28,645; Nash, $35,069 ; New Hanover, $25,346; Northampton, $24,246; Onslow, $26,220; Orange, $18,747; Pamlico, $13, 398; Pasquotank, $14,347; Pender, $28, 145: Perquimans, $11,898; Person, $19,- 297; Pitt, $38,343; Polk, $10,773; Rob eson, $52,091; Randolph, $35,669; Rich mond, $25,846; Rockingham, $36,419; Rowan. $34,069; Rutherford, $29,295; Sampson, $40,318; Scotland, $16,572; Stanley, $24,071; Stokes, $22,371; bur rv. $29,195; Swain, $20,646; Tr an syl vania, $14,297; Tyrcll, $12,373; Union, OF COnSEIlVATIOIJ )r. Lee of the 1 '.apt tst church w'.W preach a sermon next Sunday morn ing to which he invites all the for estry force of the national govern ment and the public school faculty. The sermon will deal with the prin ciple of conservation. He will con sider the conservation of timber, of soil, of permanent water supply, of character, of 'culture, etc. A wise element, of thrift enters into the government policy of con servation. The individual, the coun ty, the family should also practice this great truth. The prevention of waste and the utilization of waste products pre sent a vast field of thought. Our people should appreciate the principle of conservation and apply it in all their living. N. C. Marble T J 1 . t ( - ' ! v t ;" A j' TTMllSS fRv Jasrter L. Stuckev. Ph. D.. $32,094; Vance, $18,297; Wake, $57,840 ; Profe.sor 9f Geology, N. C. State Col.) Warren, $21,446; Washington, $13,972; I Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 19. Most im-vv-.iirm $14372: Wavnc. $35,944; j tinrtsnt marble area in North Carolina T v r-, - t . I i , i, $27,4o; Yad- begins on Nantahala river j VVIIKCS, (0-t,7-t, VV US'.'u, faf.-r, i uirJUS Ull iiaumiiaui uvu j v.w..v kin, $16,322; Yancey, $b,022. Ashe- 0f Hewitts and extends southwest just east ville Citizen. DID . MACON DONATE $325,000? (Continued from page one) - therein until. after the State Highway Commission has first applied, such state highway funds as may hereafter accrue. to the credit of Macon Coun ty for the construction of the said Route 28 in a manner satisfactory to the State Highway Commission. In consideration of this waiver on the, part of the County of Macon the North Carolina State Highway. Com mission agrees to proceed as rapidly as practicable with the construction of a pavement of the type and kind hereafter to be determined over he said Route 28 through- .Macon Court ty, and apply all of the road con struction funds that may accrue to the credit of Macon County, whether from bond issues hereafter authorized or other road construction funds, to thftwimprovcme4it-44ajd-Jiotite7--28 Interesting and t.rofil.iMc have been '4(,ii:icd by poiiltryiiK'ii in Oregon through the application of electricity, i'ase of regulation, re duced labor, less crowding and great er cleanliness are some of the advan tages claimed. The cost 6f power for lights and of extra feed consumed is relatively small compared with the increased returns. Experiments conducted under the direction of the Oregon State 'Agricultural College have proved that electric .brooders are satisfactory if operated properly, and that electric lights in yards and feed rooms and for testing eggs are very desirable, and when - power is used also for pther purposes the cost is low. Electric power -was used successfully on a farm at Lebanon, Oregon, where a home-made oats Sprouter, a root shredder and a kale cutter were op erated. Sixty pounds of carrots were shredded by one man in three minutes at a cost of less - than a cent for (L in I -v. , :. On Hi.; . i i -st m r 1 I ;;; v.a-. I cents - on 512-e:.-.', ilectnc uicuhat'.i while o:i another farm the power osl lcr 100 cet'.s was less than 15 cents on 13,(XK) ejjg electric incubators. On still another farm electricity was used on a l(XX)-chick size brooder at a cost of less than 5 cents per chick, the loss being 10' per cent on 35U chicks. s r Stomach Trouble If gas, dyspepsia, heartburn, bloat ing, sour stomach, and poor digestion make you miscarble and grouchy,, and many foods do not agree with you, why not make the Diotex, 15 young or old, yet works with sur- , prising speed. One ingredient ha?l the remarkable power to digest ,3,000 times its own weight.- Don't give up. bet Uiotex at any arug store, rui u to a test. Money back if you don't soon feel like new, and able to cat most anything. Only 60c. , ' Adv. down Valley river to Murphy and then along Nottely river to the Geor gia line. This marble belt, approximately 50 miles long, outcrops in the south western corner of Swain county, cross- es Cherokee county and extends along the . Georgia line, -being almost continuous with the Georgia' belt. It touches Macon county, in this state. From its eastern outcrop near Hew itts to Murphy the marble belt is parallcd by the .Murphy branch of tho Southern railway svstern. ' Be tween Murphy and the Georgia line, the . Louisville and Nashville railroad follows closely along the marble out crop. Throughout nearly , the whole length of its outcrop, the railroads follow directly along the low ground caused by the presence of mar ble. At no place is the railroad more than a few hundred feet from the outcrop. There is hardly a , possible quarry site, in the whole area as much as GOOD GROCERIES AND FEEDSTUFFS At Low Prices - COFFEE 100 PERCENT PURE Horseshoe Bend, 4-lb. pail ....$ 1.45 Maxwell House, 1 lb...... .49 Farmers Supply Company's Special. .25 , FLOUR SPECIALS Lion Improved Patent Gilt Edge Fancy Patent................. Pride of Alva, extra high patent. .. ...... :$ .90 .95 1.00 j DIXIE CRYSTAL SUGAR 1.. T V..M (ID illtiHtK t . cretion' ot ""trie" "Highway commission to use the funds. for other purposes in the county. The highway commissioners said that) with the . passage v of the . act there should . be an agreement that no part of the funds collected from the .present gasoline and automobile . license taxes should be used for ot' than road purposes. If in the fu ture thecr should be a large surplus in this fund, the commissioners would be ' empowered to add one millin dol lars to the fund for use .on country roads. The act would also permit the commission in its discretion to extend the state hiirhwav system. Pronosals that' the state highway system be .extended to include all roads in the state were' deflated t' be unsoiin(L by the .'commissioners. Commissioner John1 Sprunt Hill, of Durham, said such a move would dis rupt the whole system, adding that they had found from-experience that 10 per cent of the existing mileage . was the total of new rvds th;t con 1 1 be taken over, with safety each year. County Funds '" The commission's tabulation show.-.l the counties would receive, the follow ing amounts from the special fund: Alamace, $28,595; Alexander, $13, 372; Alleghany, $9,623; Anson, $28, 895; Ashe, $21,096; Avery, SU.14S; Beaufort, $36,693; Bertie. $29,745; Bladen, $34,669; Brunswick, $27,520; Buncombe, $47,717; Burke, $25,071 ; Cabarrus,' $26,470; Caldwell, $21,846; Camden, $8,273; Carteret, $22,1; Caswell, $18,022; Catawba, $26,995; Chatham, $29,470: Cherokee, $19,072; Chowan, $9,444; Clay, $7,924; Cleve land, $29,520; Columbus, $38,643; Craven, $31,120; Cumberland, $34,319; Currituck, $11,048; Dare, $12,172 Davidson, $31,796; Davie, $13,247; Duplin, $35,019; Durham, $28,620; Edgecombe, $31,595; Forsvth, $47,367; Route 28 is completed in a manner satisfactory to the State1 Highway Commission entirely across the said County of Macon; and that, after the completion of j the said Route 28 within Macon County, th en the ob ligation to repay Macon County, for the advancement made under the terms of the contracts above re ferred to, shall again become opera tive in accordance with the terms of the. original contract Tn Witness Whereof, the State to transportation lines is exceptionally easy. Commercial Stone Plentiful The portion of the marble belt most promising for the production of commercial stone, lies between Mur phy nad Andrews. In this area, which is some 20 miles" long, the outcrop varies , from ' 1,000 feet to nearly a mile in width. The overburden, con sisting of soil and stream wash, varies from' 5 Jo. .15 .feet in thickness. . In most cases, .there is' ample room to dispose of overburden and waste. Sur face 'of the stone is only slightly Hicrhwav Commission has caused this agreement to m- muc-u oy il uuu- - - ' . . man, attested by its Assistant. Secre- above stream level so, that drainage tnrv. and its Lornorate eal atnxert:' and the said Board of Commissioners j of Macon have caused 'this agree-1 ment to be. executed in its name, bv its Chairman, attested by its Clerk and its Corporate Seal affixed there to. ' ' k '; Executed in triplicate, the. date and rear first above written. NORTH CAROLINA STATE HTGH WAY COMMTSSTON By: FRANK PAGE, Chairman. Attest: T,. R. AMES, Asst. Secretary. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,: MACON COUNTY By: C R. CABE, Chairman. Attest: HORACE T., HURST, Clerk. Aprifcwed As to Form: CHAS. ROSS, Attorney State" Highway Commission. The county attorney, T. J. Johnston, is of the opinion that this contract calls for the repayment of the loan when highway No, 28, is completed with a hard surface through the county. However, it is stated, that nn timr limit is specified ' for the completion of this work, other lhan that contained in the contract which says the state highway commission "afrront; tn . nroreed as ranidlv v practicable with the construction of a pavement" on highway. No. 28., l.DU ffD-iDpag....;.. ,.....;.nrntn:.........U..i:7." t , I in .. , in most cases is a problem. 1 he stpne itself is generally free f-om excessive jointing and is of uniform grade. , , A duarry has. been operated ' suc cessfully at Regal, just northeast of Murphy, for several years. Medium sized blocks of a general rectangular shape, sound and free from natural defects, have been quarried. .... Junior Class Organizes The Junior Class of Angel Bros.' hospital met and organized January 15, 1929. The following were elected officers: President, Mrs. Lelia Gib son, Franklin; vice-president, Miss Christine Franks, Hiawassee, Ga. ; secretary, Miss" Tna Lee Moore, Web ster; treasurer, Miss Burr Messer, Waynesville; sponsor, Miss Iter Davis, R. N. Beta; entertaining committee, Miss Ina Lee Moore and Miss Burr Messer: Class motto, Excelsior: Class flower, nink- and white rose buds: Class color, green and white. Thp r1a5s rinc has ' hppn srlrrted and will be ordered at an early date. The girls are dreaming beautiful dreams, of the new nurses' home they are soon to have. 1 Signed : INA LEE MOORE, Sec. SHORTS AND BRAN Pure Wheat Shorts, 100 lbs .......;:..........$ 2.85 (j Pure Wheat Bran......... ..... , 2.50 1 - SOUPS - Van Camp's tomato, large..... $ .09 J Nantahala vegetable, 20-oz. can. .. 12Vic 9 ' Nantahala String Beans, 30-oz......... ........2l2c Large can Sugar Corn....... 2Y2c StokleyY Best Corn......... ...... ........................... 15c mtmu mil I null iinu imn jumiiii hi Post toasties and corn flakes.., 8c Biltmore Grits My2c Tomato Catsup, 8-oz........... 13c Tomato Catsup, 14-oz.... .....23c, We have installed a big oil tank for the con venience of our customers who want oil. Fairinnieirs Main Street Franklin, N. C. r3 mm 11 WV kul . IU.I1 in. - VTX II ill 1 M f .a V" v- V7Since my advertisement in last weelc's Press of. my After-inventpry Sale I - find that real salesmen are unnecessary. AM I need is some one to wrap up the packages; The prices on win ter goods are all t ie arguments necessary to close a sale. Just lots of folks have come in and bought their winter necessities in clothing at HALF PRICE and more are coming each day. Many articles are selling for less than half price and the sale goes merrily on. During my stay in Franklin I have staged some remarkable sales, but nothing like the present one. CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, In fact EVERYTHING at half price or below. Come in now before I sell the counters and showcases . ; 7f
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