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IHfi NL"WS-RECORD frO AA
PRICE A YEAR . - eVW'
MADISON COUNTY RECORD V
.Established June 28, 1901. '
FRENCH BROAD NEWS
Established May 16, 1907.
Consolidated Noromb.r 2, 1911
Th PROGRESSIVE FARMER
THE NEWS-TtECORD (P OC
BpTH A YEAR FOR yutidV
THE ONLY NEWSPAPEU PJBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY
VOL. XXI-
BAM( OF:FRENCH
TO GIVE
To Bo Awarded During Commmct.
aoat EaorcUo
The Bank of French Broad of Mar
shall has announced, thru its proper
officer, that it will give prfcea to High
School students, in each Of the five
high schools of Madison County. The!0f Sylva, presiding, has been drawn
prizes to be awarded during the reg
ular commencement exercises of each
of the schools.
There will be offered altogether
ten prizes, or two for each high school
vin the County. The prizes will be
'$5.00 gold pieces, and will be -jiven
to the winners of the Declamation
Contests and the Recitation Contests,
. . . -. .x.-ni u ...:inK. Rlev. Mont Shook, and W. V,
inai is to say raai o.vv m kiu
be given to the boy in eacn nign
school that is pronounced ine winner
of the Declamation contest in his re-
iS i.i a i.i k nn ;n
P,, . v 3 V T Jm i tw j.
gold will be given to the girl that is
pronounced the winner of the Recita-
tion contest in her respective school.
The Principal of each school will sc-
-i!rir:ca-1
Ur MIC BCCD lib, nnu duuii "
fied to judge these contests on their
I , L r, , .v
ine ann 01 rrencn uroau -uim-
er announces that each winner of a
vtviira tliaf laairoB tn An an mnv AT)fl
S-vW Amount with the ome
- . '
money, and U it is left for a peno I of
one year they will add an additional
1 1.00 to each account so opened, in
-addition to the regular 4 that is
.. . . . .
paid regularly on such accounts.
For further details of this contest
those interested mav see the nrincinal
of thir rhool. or Mr. C. E. Rector
.. . m v l D j
Cashier of th iank of French Boad,
who will be' -id to furnish full par-
ticulars. ' ,v .
I y-"
iriVTinrk nPsTIArt
JUNIOR-SENIOR
SUCCESSFUL
.
A pronounced success in every way
the annual Junior-Senior banquet at
Marshall High School Friday night
was acclaimed by both the Junior and
s-a . . . .
senior classes, ana tne memDers ol proauci irom maaison may De in
the faculty and others attending, is creased tenfold.
being one of the most delightful and We should welcome sufficient pro
enjoyable social events of the season, duct to require daily collection on a
In addition to the delicious dinner cream route many times greater than
consisting of four courses which was at present so long as it is in his
served by Miss Caddell, of the Home charge; as we have become convinced
Ecoonmics Department, assisted by that his work with his dairying rela
membqrs of her class, a very enter- ting to selection, feed, cropping, bal
taining and interesting program was ancing are all of the highest order" bl
given. skill and helpfulness to these"' da'ry-
Grace was said by Professor Homer men and, as our interests are mu-
C. Henry, principal, followed bv the
welcome to the Senior class by Caney Already the amount of our purch
Smith, a member of the Junior class, ases from Madison has aroused much
ana a toast to the Seniors by Nellie
urougn. a quartet composed of Miss- wnenever spoken about, this surpris
es Mary Morrow and Vivian Sams, ing development has invariably call
William Roberts and Woodrow Rob- ed forth the highest praise for Mr.
erts, sang a selection: "Warrior Brintnall, praise in which I Join with
Bold," which was followed by a rci- out Qualification. In fact I have found
tation: "Johnny Reads the Newspa- him"o possess so much superior in
ner," by Clara' Merrell. A piano se- formation on all farm problems that
lection, "The Charge of the Light whenever we seek reliable opinion to
Brigade," by Mary West, was very assist us in decision here I invariably
much enjoyed. : endeavor to consult With him.
.Following a second piano selection, Such being the -facts I cannot re
The Spinning Wheel' which was frain from intruding them upon you
fiven very beautifully by Miss June with the hope that having this evi
weed, a number of interesting talks dence of the great and growing value
were made by Prof. C M. Blanken- -of the work he has so well started
ship, County Superintendent, mem- ypu will aid in opposing any attempt
bers of the school board and the high to have it stopped,
school faculty. ! Frankly if Madison elects to lose
One-of the most attractive features him Biltmore Farms will,, endeavor to
Of the evenlnir WNK & .flnmi of tint in jwrlirA him -V'iV...1
v which members of the Junior Class!
. " ""-IUH VI V11V 111(11
School faculty with a bouquet of the f
flower Which best renrnnentorl MfL'
.rtW5s tssiffr
The farewell address by C'ara ,
Ward Was interesting and served-to
exercise tho commendable telent of
the speaker.' "Auld Lang Syne," un
the ScoU sing it, came next on the
program with everybody present ak- 1
ing part in the singing of the quaint
old hymn. , . K ,
COMMENCEMENT-
EXERCISES
J
i
The remainder of the commence-
ment program for this vestr ax an.
wunced recently by Homer C. Hen-
,. t y , principal, xoiiows: " Urammar
grade program Friday night, April
, musical recital, rriday night. VV-
. nnl 27: Ann'l 2ft. !lal riaar Ylniiai
n afternoon at 3 o'clock, with r?ad- expected to begin the latter part of
ing and declamation contest at night; this month or the first of Mar. How
sermon to graduating class1 at 8 o'- over,, since the road equipment has
clock, Sunday night, April 29, by Rev. " been moved to the scene of the work,
Pr- JT M. Knox, pastor of the-Mar- h -i- probable that construction will
shall Presbyterian church,.fn the High bewn at an earlier date, provided that
. Sehol auditorium. Services at other suitable working weather prevails. ' A
Marshall churches will be oraittctL. bout two and one-half 'months will' be
The commencement play will be giv-' necessary for the completion of the
en Api U 80. Graduating exercises road, it is said. During the constrw
Will be held May l.-t .... vh. .,.:-, ion-oeriod. the- Asheville-Knnr villa
. . The Cls'i. of '23 consists of 28
memoers. .- ,,. ,
BROAD
Names O f 24 Jurort
Drawn In Madison
A lint nf 2i inrors for service at
the April term of Civil court which is
scheduled to convene nere monupy,
Anrll 9.9 with Jiirim Walter E. Moore
hv J. N. White, clerk oro tem
The 94 veniremen are as follows
P.. M. Burnett. H. E. Roberts, J. E.
rrtr Bailev Cutshall. William B
Price. H. B. Brown, Anderson Met-
calf, Frank Gibbs, O. E. Anderson, M
R Wnrlev. J. H. Redmon. Jeter Wor
lev. W. D. Plemmons. K. Y. Norris,
Plemmons. George W. Chand
lor J J. Henalev. J. H. Fortner, J. C
Robinson. J. P.,8ams, L. A. Bryan, J
t. IT"
( Altnough the calendar for the term
has not been completed several very
important and interesting cases are
'exDected to come before the court
'during the April session,
,
rTlfAni? 17 i D II C
DlLilUUiiEl " i li 111 O
1t.rlimf 'i w w
PRAISE BRINTNAIL
,
(Dear Sir:
I Because I have heard that an effort
js afoot to discontinue the office of
County Agent in Madison and. more
fineciflcallv. vour oresent . County A.
Mr. Earl Brintnall, whom at
Biltmore Farms now in very mgr. es
teem am taking the liberty of re
lating a few facts about that part of
his work which as direct relation to
he,.dai.rymen. in our C0o?nt nA:"8
, in the hope that it may aid in retain-
Jin thifJ important offlce and its very
8Dle incumbent.
I Satisfied that the prices and mar-
ket conditions governing the product
of the few herds in his county were
cither profitable nor conducivc to
extension of dairying he persistently
'attempted' negotiations with us until
we .agreea w ouy au ine cream ne
ouWrBroduce;from tuberculin test-
? jr
th hJirh anntnrn market.
estlv' endeavorlna:
numbev of herds and the number-;of
animals in herds already owneil in
the county. He has made innumerable
visits to check up differences-. in tests
and other details in fact conducted
the whole enterprise precisely as
though it were his own: until now we
nave grown to snare nis wisn tnat me
S L M K 1 . 1
tual, helpful to us.
interest outside your county and
Faithfully,
. , UiJJliUVAA
' - : : ..... Fran!
' - '
NEW ROAD LINlTO
' 1 " "
DE DITTF T DV Ci fTI?'
Kr, nl 111 , 1 fj I fl'T r,
" U KjirklLi
' -
The improvement and maintenance
work which was begun on the Walnut I
Gap - Little Laurel River section of the !
the
Asheville-Knoxville highway route, n
bout eight miles northwest of Marsh
all, was completed the first of last
week by the State Highway' Commis
sion loree, .. and the equipment has
been moved to the Highway at the
Madison ' County Home, where ft fa
now ready for use on the construction
"of the approximately two and one-
hnlf wiila uuMnn vf noii, kcJ n,H;..t,
will be built by the State in the fed
location of ' State ' Highway No20v'
north of Marshall ; . - , v "
According to a statement made iev-
inl ttroolra an l. -
route trafhc will eonuom to bsr qent i
over the Roberts Gap section.
MARSHALL, N. C, l?ftI0AYf APRIL 20, 1928
ELECTIONS
No, 1 Township, Wwrd 1
Lee Bryan, D. 4 Reg.. Marshall, N. G
Moody Chandler. -R. & Judger Marsb
aU, N. C. ' '
A. b. McDaniel, D. & Judge, Marshi
.faU,. N. C
WiidS-''''-
S. Brigman, D. & Reg., Walnut, N. 5,
James F. Deaver, Rep. & Judge, Mar
shall. N. C. R. NO, 4. :
I Vance Ramsey, D. & Judge, Walnut
ward a ' ;
George Robinson, D. & Reg., Marsh
all, N. C, R. No. 1.
Ernest Robinson. D. & Judge, Marsh
all. R. 1.
Elihu Rector, R. & Judge, Marshal),
N. C, R. 1.
Ward 4. y
George Bryan, D. & Reg., Marshall,
N. C, R. 2.
Hugo Wild, R. & Judge, Marshall, N.
C, R. 2.
Orin Rice, R. &. Judge, Marshal!, N.
C, R. 2.
No. 2 Township, Ward 1.
Don Haynie, R. & Reg., White Rock,
N. C. , J.
Banner Chandley, R. & Judge, Druid,
N. C.
McKinley Shelton, R. & Judge, Druid,
N. C. -No.
2 Township, Ward 2.
Bennie Gunter, R. & Reg., Big LatH
rel, N. C. . C
Charlie Gunter, R. & JudgeBig Lau
rel, N. C. It.
Richard Franklin, R. & Judge, Big
Laurel, N. C. f.
No. 3 Township.
Lee Wyatt, D. Reg., Marshall, R. 3,
Fuller Stinps, R. & Judge, Marshall,
R. No. 3. -A.
Z. Whitt, D. &. Judge, Marshal),
R. No. 3.
No. -4 Township, Ward 1. -V
Clyde Brown. D. & Reg., Waverly.
N. C. - vr
Tilden Metcalf , R. &. Judge, Waverly,
Lee Brigman, D, &. Judge, Ivy, N. C.
No. 4 Township, Ward 2.
D. L. Duck, D. & Reg., Buckner, N. C.
W. E. Briggs, R. & Judge, Buckner.: '
W. E. Metcalf, P. & Judge, Bucknet
No. 5 Township.
Grady :Wallin, D. & Reg., Mars Hill,
N. C, R 2.
Luther Chandler, R. & Judge, Mars
Hil). N. C, R 2. ; f
Lee Carter, D. &, Judge, Mars Hill,
& Reg., Marshall,'
N. C. R. I.
Frank Randall, R. & Judge, Canto, N,
C.
John Cassada, D. & Judge, Marshall,
N. V., R. 1.
No. 7 Township
Back Ledford, D. & Reg., Marshall,
N. C, R. 5.
D. F. Sluder, R. & Judge, Marshall,
N. C, R. 5.
Willis Payne, D. & Judge, Marshall,
W.KJ., K. 5.
No. 8 Township, Ward 1.
Roy Woody, D. & Reg.. Spring Creek.
Willie V. Plemmons, R. & Judge,
Trust. N. V.
Pink J. Plemmons, D. & Judge. Tru?t.
No. 8 Township, Ward 2.
H. E. Martin, D. & Reg., Bluff, N. C.
S. R. Coward, R. & Judge. Bluff.
Arthur Phoenix, D. & Judge, Bluff.
No. 9 Township
C. C. Brown, D. & Reg., Hot Springs.
N. C.
Joe Lawson, R. & Judge. Hot Soring3.
C. L. Stamey, D. & Judge. Hot
Springs. N. C.
No. 10 Township, Ward 1.
Hubert Wallin, D. & Reg., Big Lau
rel. N. C.
Charlie Rice. R. & Judge. Big Laurel.
J. R. Wallin. D. & Judge, Big Laurel.
No. 10 Township. Ward 2.
H. E. Wallin, R. & Reg.. Revere. N. C.
J. R. Leake, R. & Judge, Revere.
ratterson Kay, a. & Judge, Revere.
ANSWERS PLEMMONS QUESTIONS
ABO UT FARM DEMONSTRATOR
Editor, News-Record,
Marshall, N. C
In regard to Ira Plemmons' ques
tions to the candidates I wish to make
some remarks on question No. 1. I
have seen articles in the paper from
time to time from Mr. Plemmons
wanting to discontinue the Farm
Demonstration work. I am ready to
admit that; personally, Ira does not
need a Farm Demonstrator, as he' is a
merchant.-But I will not admit that
his customers do not need a farm I
.demonstrator or the farming part of I
his customers. The main reason the
farm Demonstrator is not as popular
as he should be is the fact that such
men as Ira Plemmons and some- oth
er merchants in the. county have talk
ed And used their1 influence with theii
customers against him instead of for
him, These merchants are short
sighted. If they, had advised their
-Customers from the beginning to work
with and through the County Agent
(every single one of their fanner cus
tomers with as much as 40. acres of
land could, have had and would have,
oy working with and through the Co
Li ' i
J""2 lu. u" Jl .Xa 11 n viV
money than he has hid or will live.
This $500 more money added to their
f aimer customers- would .have been
profitable to them as well as to their
customers. : This is no idle talk. .The
County Agent can prove this to Any
one's satisfaction. -Now as I under
stand it the County pays one-half the
Agent's salary and the State and the
National Governments the other half.
He lives here with us and spends It all
here;- I think we have lost nothing.
itnuwo
OF ! '
riADiSON COUNTY
. U Township
i;j E. Honeycutt, D.
! ;J Pond. Tenn.. R. 1.
Reg., Flag
Flag Pond,
f ohn Hal), R. & Judge,
J Tenn., R. 1,
em Yelton, D. & Judge, English. N.
Reg.. Worley. N. C.
Judge. Worley, N. C.
Henry Worley, D. & Judge, Worley.
No. 13 Township
H.U. Flemming, D. & Reg., Joe, N. C.
Ji E. Gregory, D. & Judge, Joe, N. C.
Ellis Forester. R. & Judge, Joe, N. C.
o. 14 Township
K. Wilson, V. & Keg.. Marshal!, JN.
C, R. 2.
S.. J. Peek, R. & Judge, Marshall, N.
1 C, R. 2.
AC. Peek, D. & Judge, Marshall, N.
C, R. 2.
No. 15 Township
It: B. Murray, D. & Reg., Mars Hill,
N. C.
l;.'R. Riddle, R. & Judge, Mars Hill.
Kd Huff, D. & Judge, Mars Hill.
o. 16 Township
,- C. Peek, R. & Reg., Flag Pond,
Tenn.. R. 1.
f.lM. Hoyle, R. & Judge, Flag Pond,
lenn., ft. l. .
Joe D. Johnson, R. & Judge, Flg
Pond, Tenn., R. 1.
,.()()() SUBSCRIBED
BAPTIST DRIVE
According to reports made hove
Friday night by workers in the Bap
tist Centennial Campaign in the
Sench Broad .Baptist Association,
uch covers the Madison County
territory over, $6,000 has been sub
scribed, and indications are that with
in the next two weeks the Associa
tion's designated quota of ? 15,000
will be realized.
Through appeals from the pulpit
and other methods of personal con
tact, active workers in the campaign
throughout the County have reached
the membership of practically every
Baptist! church . and responses to the
solicitations for contributions and
-wunrv rciiz.c ljiui. men; Jret. re
mains quite a great deal of work to
be done before the goal is reached.
At, Mars Hill last .Friday night a
meeting of workers was held which
was well-aj;tended by prominent Bap
tist workers. Reports of progress
were made, and plans for the remain
der of the work were discussed.
The quota of the Marshall Baptist
Ohurch has been set at $1,250.
Veterinarian Reaches
10,000 Cattle Mark
While working in the Spring Creek
section last Monday morning, Dr. J.
G. McKee, County veterinarian,
reached the 10,000 mark in his task
of testing the beef and dairy cattle of
the county for tuberculosis he stated
Saturday. Since that time the number
of cattle tested has been increased,
and, according to Dr. - McKee, when
the work is completed over 12,000
cattle in Madison will have been given
the tuberculin test.
Out of over 10,000 cattle given the
test, only 33 have reacted. This
speaks very highly for the quality and
healthy condition of the cattle in the
county.
Three months, or possibly longer.
will be required for the completion of
this work.
) Now I have' been told that the people
in the County claim that the two
banks in Marshall had no more to do
with employing the agent than any
individual. I will admit that the two
banks in Marshall want to keep the
agent from the fact that they have
several customers here that are bank
ing from $50 to $100 every month
and have been for the last two years
by working with and through the a-
gent, Your customers, Mr. Plemmons,
will do the same thing if vou will ad
vise them . and get down with them
and work with and through the agent.
jnow, about tne agent. He has a
contract' under' which he has to stay
in the office Monday and. Saturday,
That leaves 4 days a week for work in
the county. As there are 16 Town
ships in the County that is one day
for each Township in the county per
month. If your Township will not use
hhn and there is nothing to do in the
Township, what" is the use of his go
ing there when there are Townships
that will and can use him? '
I know that the Farm Agent ha
ioeen oi value to certain farmers in
'the County up to this date and I also
,i,.fu.iii ,. .ij f.i
know that all the farmers could profit
oy this work 11 they would work with
him. It would be a pity to stop the
work at this time. All the money in
vested in the work- thus far would be
lost if the work - were discontinued
now. I believe that'the Farm Demon
stration work should be continued ha
Madison County. j , - .
y . Very truly yours,
: , J.F.BRYAN.
F3. t;.
No. 12 Township
Joe Worlev. D. &
Lee Davis. R. &
KEEP THE RECORDS
STRAIGHT
Editor. News-Record,
Marshall, N. C.
My attention has been called to a
letter published in the News-Record
of April 6, signed by Lloyd B. Crane.
I personally know Lloyd B. Crane and
he is a good man,' but the matters
stated m his article are misleading
and very erroneous. Mr. Crane might
be excused for the error stated in his
letter, from the fact that I under
stand that he resides somewhere in
the State of Minnesota and someone
furnished him the erroneous state
ments contained in his letter. If
Llovd had been here himself and ex
amined the records which he and ev
eryone else has the perfect right to
do, I know that the statements which
appear would not have been made
I had the personal supervision of as
sessing the land for taxes in Town
ship Number 1, Ward 2. Of course
the whole Board passed on all of
these. Vafues. In the statement made
in the letter by Mr. Crane, it states
that the Lieb place consisting of 231
acres js assessed for taxes at $5,422.
As a matter of fact this tract is as
sessed at $11,220, as the record will
show. ''Mr. Crane states in his letter
that the place owned by him, cons;st-
mg of 215 acres, is assessed tor taxes-
at' $8,521.50. The record shows
that this tract of land, owned by
Crane, is assessed at $6,850.00. He
says the tract of land owned by J. F.
Redmon, consisting of 610 acres, is
assessed at $13,130.00, The former
assessment Qt the Lieb place was
JS.423.00 and the tax assessors in
creased it to $11,220.00 as stated a
bove. The former assessment on
Crane's tract was $6,267.00, which
was increased by us to $6,850.00. The
J. F. Redmon tract, mentioned by
Crane, was formerly assessed at $15,
357.00. We thought this assessment
was too high, there being three or
four hundred acres of the land rough
and mountainous, impracticable to
cultivate and without any suggestion
on the part of Mr. Redmon, we reduc
ed the assessed valuation to $13,130.
00. The Beard-McDevitt tract of
land, adjoining the Crane tract.'con
sistinj? of 340 acres was formerly as
sessed at. $10,360.00 and we' raised
the assessed value to $11,350.00. We
thought -this-wu . fai. and lust in
easalferC
as shown by the figures herein given,
was npt increased in value by us as
much in proportion as the Leib tract
and the Beard-McDevitt tract. We
did not intend to either favor or dis
criminate against any of the parties
herein mentioned or any other land
owners in Madison County, but Mr.
Crane certainly has no just cause of
complaint.
All we ask pf any parties who vish
to give publicity to the action of the
Board of . Land Appraisers assessing
lands for taxes in Madison Cointy,
li)zl, is to get the figures and facts
from the records. The r.r.!v criticism
we have of Mr. Crane is that he ner-
mits himself to give figures furnished
him evidently bv some other oai-Hoa
and he fails to examine the records
himself. Mr. Crane, will you pleaseJThe educational system is how state-
state who furnished you the infor
mation i
BEN W. GAHAGAN.
P. S. Mr. Crane. I am reliablv in
formed, was offered $17,500.00 for
nis tract of land and refused to ac
cept it - . B. W. G.
A CORRECTION
In the announcement of Wi'lard
Rector last week, the omission hv tha
printer of 'one letter changed the
meaning very materially. Instead nf
speaking of the awful menace of
crime in some parts of the County, it
should have been country.
Listers Named Bv
Madison Board
Fifteen Madison Citizens for
service as tax listers and assessor in
tho , 16 ' Madison Countv townshins
have been appointed by the Countv
Board o f Commissioners. C. B.
Briggs of Route 1, Flag Pond, Tenn.,
has been appointed to serve in No. 16
township, according to the list of ap
pointees published bv J. Will Rohprts
Register of Deeds and Clerk to the
Board.
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES
-i if,.;- -.
MARS HILL HIGH SCHOOL
The- commencement exorcises of
the Mars Hill Public school will be as
foUows: -' .,.
Suadav: Anril 29. . 8 J M Rnrca-
laureate -sermon by Dr. J. O; Van
Meter,1-'- , ,
April 30, lOtOO A. M. Declamation
contest , 2:00 P. M. Readers con
test 8 :00 v P., M. Senior Plav
Daddy Long Legs."
May lv 10:00 A. M. Senior Class ex
ere ises.' ; . ,'- -. ,
1 1 .-00 A. M. -Addrmut bv Msvnr
Gallatin Roberts of Asheville.
8100., P. -M.Facultv ulay "The
Path-Across the HilL' ,
y . . -WsaWSMSaastsfakMkavaavSHiaaaMMSiaaaaawBe
.And nothing remains of the foot
ball 'season-except trying to get the
other fellow's coach. -
1825
ANSWERS ALL
PLEMMONS'
QUESTIONS
Editor, News-Record,
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Sir:
The questionnaire appearing in Mr.
Ira Plemmons' letter in your last
week's issue has attracted my atten
tion, and while I am no longer a citi
zen of your good county, I ven
ture to answer Mr. Plemmons' ques
tions as I would answer them were I
a citizen and a candidate for public
office.
1. Q. Will you -pass a bill abolish
ing the office of County Farm Demon
strator? A. No. I would not only ex
tend this valuable public service but
I would establish a Home Demonstra
tion service, also.
2. Q. Will you pass any bill or
bills to bond the County for any pur
pose? A. If necessary, yea; if not, no.
3. Q. Will you pass a bill limiting
the tax rate to not more than $1.75
for all purposes?
A. No. Legislature cannot
deal with tax rate as intelligently as
the County "Commissioners. Such,
limit, or any limit not providing suf
ficient revenue to cover running ex
penses and discharge County's obli
gations, would probably be held un
constitutional. 1. Q. Will you pass a bill making
it a' criminal offense for the Board of
County Commissioners or the Board
of Education to spend or contract for
any amount above the Qudjrfttl.
A. No.
5. Q. Will you pass a bill requir
ing the Clerk of the Court to mail out
checks to witnesses and officers for
costs collected by the Clerk that is
due them?
A. Yes. And I would also in
crease his salary, making it in keep
ing with the duties and responsibili
ties of this important office.
6. Q. Will you pass a bill prohibit
ing borrowing on short term notes?
.A. No. Legislature not com
petent to deal with such matters,
which must always remain for the
sound judgment of the County Com
missioners, who must act to meet con
ditions and amersrtvneies as thev arise. ,
paise the salaries o
oi anj
County?
A. Yes. It is a reflection on
the good people Of Madison County
that its officers are so poorly paid.
8. Will you pass any bill or bills
creating any new offices?
A. Yes, if needed to adequately
serve the people of the County; oth
erwise, No.
9. Q. Will you pass a bill remov
ing two members from the Board of
Education?
A. Yes, at expiration of terms'
of present members,
10. Q. Wjlj vou nass a bill that will
remove Jasper Ebbs from the Board
of Education?
A, No. Any attmnt: at- ,'
would probably mefet with defeat-
wide and under absolute control of
the dominant political party, which is
solely responsible to the people for
the school system and the personnel
that administers it. One State unit,
however imperfect, is probably to be
preferred to 100 seperate county u
nits, and the rapid progress of our
public free school system during the
past few years, argues well for a con
tinuance of tho present system, which
however, may be further imnroved
from time to time.
11. Q. Will you pass a bill giving
the County Commissiaoners power to
correct any exorbitant valuation of
real and personal property?
A. No. The Board of Com
missioners have ample power to do
this at present.
II. Q. Would you vote for anv man
who was on the Board of Education
when the deficit occurred?
A. Yes if investigation nroved
mm to De honest and capable; other
wise. No.
Mr. Editor, I have followed with
considerable interest the series of ar
ticles contributed by Mr. Plemmons
on the ever-interesting and vexatious
question of taxes, and while I do not
now recall anv constructive Hnmrant.
ions made by him, it may be that his
criticism will result in some good.
This troublesome tax Question will
solve itself when, if ever, a way can
De aiscoverea to place all property,
real and personal, on the tax books
at "its true value in money." as re
quired by our constitution. The
greatest leak comes from personal
property not being listed. Were ur
tax payers as rich on the tax hooka
as they are in their financial state'
ments furnished their bankers, or in
the values they place on their proper
ty when insuring against loss by fire,
the assessed values would be so great i
that the tax rate could be divided
and still yield sufficient revenue to
cover running expenses of the coun- -ty
government and soon pay off the "
public debt. The person who can de
vise ways and means of discovering?
the unlisted personal property, solv
ent credits, tc, will be a genius, and t
will deserve and doubtless receive the .
sincere, thanks and the lasting grati-
tude of our people. -v .-' . . -
:."':.'..,- : ' Very respectfully,
" J v " JAMESK RECTOS. 1.
... If knighthood were yet in flower.
certain young men would check "Lieir
shoes before dancing. -