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Page 6 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Gross Sales Tax To Be Introduced Mississippi Plan Of Two Percent Levy Considered For This State Raleigh The Mississippi general sales tax law, now in effect there. which imposes a general tax of 2 per cent on gross incomes from al most all sources, is dated to be intro duced into the North Carolina general assembly when it convenes in Janu ary, according to reports being heard here. Whether it will be introduced first in the house or senate has not been learned, although opinion here is mat it will prob3 oiy.be introduced first in the senate, since it is agreed that there will probably be more sen timent mi favor of this general sales tax there than in the house. But there is little doubt that a bill mod eled closely after the Mississippi law will be introduced in one house or the other. The reports have become so persis tent that the Mississippi law is to fcecome the model for the general tales tax law to be introduce! in the 1933 general assembly, that Willard Dowefi, editor of The Virginia-Car olina Ketailer, an omcial publication of the North Carolina Merchants as sociation has prepared an articlo llealing with the Mississippi law which will appear in tne next issue of .the Retailer. In this article Mr. Do well says: "A stated in the beginning, an act similar to thrs will be introduced m I he 1P33 se?sion of the North Caro lina general assembly. If it should become law, those merchants who have their respective places of bus iness in any of the counties of the Etate bordering upon the boundary lines of other states, may as well close up shop .-.nd seek new locations in distant states. Small merchants located in the interior counties would be forced out of business by chain stores and other large competitors. Industry ais a ;natter of self preser vation, would be driven from the state and mail order houses in Chicago and New York will lo more business in North Carolina in a month than they have done in any two years pre piously." The Misiiss'pp, general sales tax, which went ir.to etfect April 30 of this year, imposes a tax of 2 per cent on the gross income, gross receipts or gross proceeds A sales of all individ uals, firms,, corporations, partner ship; within the state. It requires monthly reports and remittances of the tax and imposes drastic penalties. "Under this '.ax, as 1 interpret it, the manufacturer rays a tax of 2 per cent on his gross sales," Dowell said, tax on his gro-s receipts of 2 rer cent on his gross sales," Dowell sasid. "Whenever possible, of course, the tax will be passed uloiig to the other fel low in the foini ol incmssi-prices., so that the public, 'o whom the tax will be passed on eventually, will pay a tax of from six to . eight per cent on everything purchased." Josephus Daniels Attacks Low Wage Standard As Wrong Policy J w An attack on the southern low wage policy is made this week by Josephus Daniels, former Secretary of the Unit ed Statest Navy and editor of the Raleieh News and Observer, Daniels criticizes the North Caro lina Highway Commission for fixing wage rates for unskilled labor on roaa construction at 20 eents per hour. In view of the fact that federal au thorities insist that no individual shall be given more than 30 hours work a week on road jods wnicn are own partly by United Staten funds, this would mean that able-bodied workers in North Carolina would nave a maxi mum income of 16 a week. Daniels charges that North Carolina Doliticians and business men sought to make the rate for common labor 15 cents an hour and were only pre vented from doing so as a result of the Dressure exerted by lederal au thorities. The Raleigh News and Ob server says in part: "Immigration restrictions shut out the cheap labor of Southern Europe, and in a sense at progress, offered itself as the substitute. It would pro vide chean labor. The South could and the South can provide cheap labor only by continuing to keep its living standards low, by continuing to keep its people inured to poverty by con tinuing to do these things th South also keeps its buying, power low, to the injury of local Southern mer chants, for the few Southerners who are enriched by the exploration (of other Southerners can buy only a certain amount of clothes, they can eat only a certain amount of food. .Before the depression low wages were the curse of the South. In the depression, Southern low wages will make recovery slower. The only thing that can be said for Southern ljtw wages in the depression is perhaps that starvation comes easier to a peo ple who have always lived close to it. As long as the South seeks to build on low wages and low living stand- $ why For cleaning and sterilizing bathtubs, wash with a solution of two tableSpoonsfulI SO-HI to each quart of water, following with a rinse of clear water. At Your Favorite Store "The term 'cross incomes' ;,n tho MississiDDi law is rlefmpH n, tVio gross receipts of a taxpayer received as compensation lor personal service for the exercise of which a nriviWc tax is imposed in this state and the gross receipts of the taxpayer derived irom iraues, Dusmss, commerce or raies ana tne value acrusing or pro ceeding from the sale of tangible prop erty real or personal) or service or both and all receipts, actual or ac crued, by the business engaged in, in- ciuaing interest, discounts, rentals toy, alties, fees or other emoluments, how ever designed and without anv de. (taction on account of the property sold, the Cost of materials used Inhnr ionds, interest or discount paid or any otner expense and without any deduction on account of loss." Thus the act not only imposes a tales tax, but a 2 per cent income tax on all gross incomes, allowing an ex emption of ony $1200 from the gross receipts of any taxpayer. The only other exemDtioni9 nermifcteH flrn f nr insurance companies, charitable, scien- wnc ana educational societies; amounts received from insurance pol icies and the amounts received from the sale of cotton and cotton seed, rna a tew other minor exemptions. Under a law of this sort thr farm its would have to nav 2c snips tax on every dollar's worth of grain, nay, vegetables, milk, eggs, livestock f ales as well as cotton and cotton seed should be included in the ex emntions. it is nnintprl out TVilc tnv must be paid on these sales even if tne selling price is less than the cost oi production. Interest Keeps Increasing In Merchants Ass'n Paul Henry, Executive Secy, and manner of the Cantor , Merchants Asscc.aticn, reports the following of ficers newly organized Merchants As sociation which was Perfected at an enthusiastic meeting held at thrlm jenal Hotel, Monday night: Charles King, President; DeWitt West, Afice .ef.'knt; P. F. Campbell, Secretary Treasurer; Paul Henry, Executive ;-; cretary and Manager Credit Bu reau; Executive Committee, Cordell .tassell, Guy Hipps, J. D. Mackey. It was ' announced eterday that the -ahus asm of the merchants to date injures a live association and an up-to-date retail credit bureau. nL f,.nt,'nn;nr f siwh a bureau, it lie iuiii"""'B - ----- - - is pointed out is a protection to the merchants against Ti t tl i ,. turn a pVieck on all buy- 1 lie UUItOU ivv-r- . - era and these buyers ar given a rat ing. Whenever a person wants to open a charge account the merchant can by a quick telephone call ascertain whether that person is good pay. it . - i ,.,v,;v, mcrcVia-nts need as a protection against persons who do not pay tneir mis, rar. tu oisn aids in collecting . field, olacine the different graoesi " - , . . . followiue in slatted crates and taking : them to -0 kave town with debts the storage nouse behind. All of this work is entirely allows but one nanaung. xx s;-""- , ., Market Sweet potatoes Need Careful Handling To get the best cure in the stor age houses and the best market price .under present conditions, caTeful handling of sweet powtoes during harvest is necessary. lhc first consideration is to har vest the roots when they are fully, ma TVii is indicated by the yellow ing of the vines. Next, the roots should be dug before they are nipped by frost. If the vines are killed by frost, should be cut and removed and the sweet potatoes harvested immediately. "In any case, after the vines are removed, bar off the rioges and turn out the potatoes in such a way .as , o pievent bruising or cutting them, says H. R. Niswonger, extension hor- frT.,..-:. . Cfa. CrA pre. "It IS a bad practice to throw several rows of potatoes togetner as - hrnispd and therefore are more sus ceptible to decay. Neither should the roots be aliowea to ue m n tr.. lpnrth of time. Do not leave them out over night. w xT:...nnn oHv;ps cradinc in air. iiisnungvi .: j the field, placing the different grades THURSDAY OCTnm . aiiuws ""k . - is left until spring or the shipping reason, a large loss is tne resuiv. mu cl.nnl1 nnslftt of marK- etable culls. Number one grades and marketable jumoos may ue pi-cu pivnriit crates. tne same ti -i --- , Miany growers pick out their seea stack at the same time and place this in separate crates. It is not profitable, however, to pick out the strings and save these lor seea. j.hc b-mbi l 1 fV,or ofnrk which is CUt J U III IKJ ttiiu vwiw " w" . and bruised ought not to be placed in the storage house with the market and seed stock but used on the farm as early as possible. This cull stuff makes a gooa icea ior uveswi. COTDZERI ENGRAVING s ASHEVILLE.N.C. f A jet-- ;v-t 1 1 I if SERVICE Zinc Line Etchings Newspaper Halftones Fine Screen Copper Halftones Color Plates Lettering And Desiiin PhGne876 wio fnr t.ho ' Neproes and its accom-r ntuo -..w - -o m 1' I painment in low wages ana low nving standards for the poor whites, so long will the South offer itself as the the Southern Italy inside the immi gration wall about American living standards. Just so long will the whole South, white and black, remain the mudshill of American life. Not all our efforts at education, not all our confidential and is known to the heads of concerns only. The service comprises a credit guide book for each subscriber, a com plete set of master ard files, fre quent bulletins and a clearance of old or slow accounts for each subscriber. Th." credit files contain the names, addresses and occupations of each and every person in the city and trade territory and will show in code how ma!ny merchants the buyers deal with and the exact manner in which they meet their credit obligations. The system now being installed gives the proper credit to the person who can pay and is doing so; it shows the one who is slow but sure pay. It proposes also to show the one who is simply unfortunate and cannot pay by revealing his true condition. It ai - i shows the one w'io can pay but v.-.ll not. Secretary Henry comes to Canton i ith the strong -endorsement of the Asheville Merchants' Assertion and assci&tion in other cities where he has organized similar organizations. President King pointed out at the meetinsr .Monday . night that while practically all . members, of the Mer Timely Questions And Answers On Farm Problems good roads built at a pitiful low wage, chants' Association belonged to the can save us so long as our workers Chr.m' -er of Com morn 3. the two 'organ are' exploited at a wage close to slay- zations were iot odrliated, as each cry and starvation. had its own -work to accomplish. Que-tion: How can I keep bugs ou of dried peas auring me winter Answer: One of the most Success ful methods for keeping bugs out of peas, if the peas are to , De usea . io tn efnre them in air slaked 'VtU -v - ------- - - lime using one pound of lima to two pcii-ids of peas, f or larger quantities one cushel of lime to each Jour bushels ji'peas should be used. For eating purposes the peas may be heated to iJ5 degrees for three or four hours. Question: When can I mate birds for best results in the coming breed ing season? Answer: Males should be placed in the breeding pen at once. This will give them plenty of time to ac eutom themselves to new surround .r.js and will also allow about sixty df.vs for the birds to be mated and in production before eggs are saved for sttching purposes. Too much time f iinot be spent in selecting these .reeding males. Before turning them ;n to the breeding pen be ? ore that they are vigorous birds with proven oetfoimance, and conform to the standard of the breed. Question: My dahlias produced a lot of blooms but they are small. How can I produce larger blooms ; First von must Aractica disbudding. When" the main or pri mary bud tppears at ins ena oi a a11 siH buds and shoots for a foot or more below this bud, being careful, however, to leave at least one pair of buds or shoots at fhp has,, nf the stem lor luture growth. This disbudding causes all the plant food materials to go to tne cue remaining bud and will thus in crease the size. Certain varieties also produce much larger blossoms than others and the grower should select those varieties and then practice dis budding for the extra large blooms. Harvest Lespedeza Seed When Crop Fully Mature Stata rvit . . than five pe'r Ceft th J showed under a 0 J C pies were further r H found that tv, . , X8eitn3 f-ure. - The n,';' e nc4 were, the better 1 same experience wVsW1 Di. MidHlptnl alHit growers in their eaS k Urop of hay fromJ harvest the croo Tef that . wants hay should hardest t S thp man n-v, arvt0. vest for seed. Ther !t3 that thp V,o L ere ! no J vdue if thp W fore the seed 14 if a rppH u"y nd be obtained. fLZM must be givenm the plants havP ii Jri field it lmH color if a few are rubbed o conmtions should be harvpstpl ' it i . ' 7 " Ulcre H ore. OOH - dleton says. He finds also that ,. J kJ -.b,, iiciu uver onp vear 9 I ... 6"iUon man one and ammature saad overM off in germination power Read the advertiseJ For lespedeza. sued tc germinate well they must be fully matured when harvested. This means that the field must have turned a chocolate brown in coior and tlu seed are brown when rubbc'i out in the hand. "Last year We tested over 500 ?'imple3 of lespedeza seed f;ir eei ti de vlion by growers interested in sell ng seed .ih's sprina;," says Dc. Gci ,l n K. MiidlfUn, sefd specialist at Rftkurm TTHfmiE Pains AW aoctoi ' treating rbim in oiiici n. -ruwaeo tu (ca fin. 11. j ma oi ouuiaoiimj Drcnd ble throuen arue .tr.. .. vl could benefit, rhcusanas toJ u uui njuiK poesioie bin (j ireedom Irom (he torturlnt prj uai.Miui, ucurius. jumoago ug with (hit mailn Drescnnii difference bow intense tlx nf long you' lutlerea it 1 doses don't orlng Dlessea. cootfgl uruBBw win reiuna out mat re no opiates or narcotlci H Swift and powerlul tet as,, lesa. Why waste time mm i3J dhean'ft mtrtn nnf nAt4 It J - utijr u Wl-M taat you know you will g ti uuijr causes sunenng Try this lag prescription that puts bedrid racKea suuereri on their leet work or play! WAYNESVILLE PH.U. goes into most of the homes of this QUICK ASA F1ASH! trading territory Is your name known in those homes, Mr. Tradesman? Do those folks all potential buyers of your wares or services know what you have to sell? Certainly, you want their business. Silence won't TO THEM IN PRINT! Tell 'em and SELL 'em via: Advertising in these Columns I She lie ttei the pup Re ten ft o ssion Irchai aster arch, i. he r iHowe f?ers ounta 'izabc 1 weei '?n. V Mrs Nav i Har studs P?S, w the mas P.m.n the t r. ,
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