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Editorial And Opinion For Tax Uniformity - Statewide Hills now; under consideration in the General Assembly make significant changes from a state wide viewpoint in the valuation and assessment of real property for ad valorum tax purposes. They do little, insofar as Orange County is concern ed, for our county has long been in the forefront in its el forts to assure that such taxes are levied in an enlighten ed and uniform manner, with ecpiality as the goal alvvays. In other words, generally, they would require what we are already doing. That the same should be done cm a state wide basis to provide equal standards in all the one hundred counties of the state is certainly good. A companion-proposal would provide lor systematic revaluation ol property each eight years and both are the outgrowth of Study. Commission recommendations. SB itte ^UB yp) would c hange the present quadrennial revaluation requirement to provide for regular 8-year revalua tions, on a staggered schedule-, so that about 12 counties would revalue eac h year, but any county wishing to revalue before its scheduled year could do so. County commissioners would be required to levy a special tax each year at a rate calculated to accumulate sufficient money (with other avail able funds) in the years between revaluations to pay for the next revaluation. SB 1 f» 1 1UB 332) would legalize the time honored practice of assessing property for taxation at sub stantially -less than ils true value. The bill would require that property be appraised at its true value, and that the conn" ty commissioners then adopt a fixed percentage of the ap praised value as the assessment or taxable value. Taxes levied by the county, municipalities and other local taxing authori ties would then he levied uniformly on the assessed valuation. In the fourth year following revaluation, the commissioners could make a horizontal increase or decrease in the appraised values to reflect current economic conditions, and the fixed assessment percentage would then be applied to the revised appraisal values. Valuation of property for taxation is the most sensitive area of local government. Upon equality and uniformity of valuation rests whether taxes are levied fairly or unjustly. Rates of taxation are meaningless if valuations are licit uni form and equally assessed. If the proposed new laws can estab lish a id enforce equality and uniformity of asseessments throughout the 100 counties and within the counties them selves, they should most certainly be adopted. International Air Transport More than ■{<> years ago, an unknown young man climbed into a single engine, fabric-hovered airplane and flew non-stop Irorn New York to Paris. His.feat was not just a stunt. The dream of (diaries Lindbergh was to promote aviation and a better tJiUefs tanking lretween peoples through air transporta tion. In me ensuing lew years, he biased other overseas routes which hgcaaM*; highways of thejfky for international airlines. T ii* reytdmion irf air traifipioriftiiy nbw hit fuU'stride. It has demolished the distances of oceans and continents. It can be a mighty forte in achieving for all time the two most im portant factors in making life worthwhile—personal liberty and peace. _for countless centuries, war and strife have been the penalty of looking upon our next door neighbors as 'foreign ers. II the promise ol international air transport can be ful filled the word “foreigner’' can be dropped froth the diction ary Pan American World Airways, the first American-flag ait line to place jets in international air service, reported slrot rty after starting its scheduled fights that thousands of advance ■ reservations had been made by persons anxious to visit the nations of Europe, Businessmen, tourists, educators, families, all kinds of people, suddenly found that our neigh bor across the seas were not so far away after all. High pass es nge r volume a tin mimum rates -will work the same miracle in transportation that mass production and mass distribution have done in other basic industries. The most fantastic lux uries ol a lew years ago have now become jommon-placx' necessities. * _ Mass international air transportation is whittling one moie item from the list of luxuries attainable only by a few, and in' so doing will help people realise that human beings are pretty much the same the world over. However, as with atiy major industry, operating as a regulated, taxpaying, pri vate. enterprise, under a system ol representative government where the voters and public opinion ultimately determine the policies and laws by which we all must abide, international air transport lias its problems. I he international airlines of the United States face tough' competition from hcavi-fy subsidized or government-owned lines abroad. 1 he best way to meet the competition of other nations is through a strong international air transport in dustry ol our own. This fact was forcefully recognized by President Eisenhower when he declared that ‘ theapiiblic in terest requires competitive American flag service at the earl iest feasible date uu all^international air routes serving major United,States gateways. With such competition the benefits to the nation of international air transportation—increased trade and friendly relations abroad—become the greater” It behooves civic bodies, communities and regulatory authorities to "put forth their best cllorts to encourage olir in ternational air transport industry. ®lje J5ctoS of ©range County NIWS. INCORPORATED ** U ’ Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, h. C. CDW1N i HAMLIN - -' Editor and Publisher Entered as Second Clast Matter ei the Pott Officeat hulebora North Carolina, under the Act of March, J, 1*7®. Published Every Thursday Bj "• Cxriumv# Nntioml Advertising Bsprewstatlw ORCATM WgEKLtlS . , ® Vor* * Chicago * Detroit * Phlladelpota subscription ratbs^ * L ~ ONE YEAR (inside North Carolina) * six MONTHS (inaide North Carolina) ONE YEAR (outside North Carolina) .. ■' 1 1 i Umsteads Column (Continued From Page 1) the separation effective. The Pris on Dept., since that time, has been trying to get industries going that would teach prisoners useful skills and trades and at the same time help to put the Dept, on a self-supporting basis. The Bill en acted into law this week states that all state agencies shall pur chase supplies made by the Prison Department industries from the Department if the quality is stand ard and the price equal td that by private industry. The Bill should go a long way toward making the department self-supporting, as well as offering a practical method of rehabilitation. Another Bill enacted into law during the week was the compul sory polio vaccination measure. It had already passed the Senate and was passed by a sizeable majority in the House. The floor debate on the measure .saw chronic objector to practically all legislation Roger Kiser of Scotland County, mixing it with one of the lady members. Dr. Rachel Davis of Lenoir Coun ty. Dr. Davis is a practicing physic ian and it is needless to add that with her apt and cutting replies she soon had the veteran from Scotland on the ropes. The House enjoyed this. The Joint Roads Committees met to consider the Drunkometer Bill and they were much amused when a Baptist minister appeared in favor of the Bill and made the statement “that anyone voting against this Bill is irresponsible and has no business here repre senting anyone.” Such a state ment was unfortunate since opin ion was divided as to the merits of the Bill and the statement did not increase the support among mem bers of the committee and other legislators. Personally, I am in favor of the Bill, just a$ I am in favor of any and all legislation promoting safety on our highways and I hope that the Bill will have enough support, despite the above statements, to see it become law. While on the subject of safety on the highways it is'well to men tion the fact that this assembly seems to be safety minded. Early in the session a Bill was introduced that would have increased from two to three the number of times a person would hate to be convict ed of speeding more than 75 miles an hour before his driver’s license could be suspended. This measure was killed by a resounding voice: vote in the House in spite of the fact that the Bill had a favorable report from committee. A Bill that would have tended to weakenour financial responsibili ty law as to liability in auto acci dents failed to pass the House on third reading. The ^'proponents were, for the most part, veterans, while the opposition in the floor debate was composed largely of freshmen, chief among whom were Reid of Surry and Braswell of Wayne. This was the first time this session that the upperclassmen were defeated by the freshmen. Since the failure of a securities firm in Raleigh involving millions of dollars there has been a lot of talk concerning the projection that should be given our citizens in the licensing of dealers in securities As a result of this interest in the matter a Bill was introduced re quiring that dealers in securities would only be licensed after they had shown financial responsibility and calling for strict supervision of the activities of these dealers. The Orange County Board pf Ed ucation and the Orange (bounty Board of County Commissioner.^ sent me a Bill for introduction sev eral weeks ago thafcftUed Cor the increase of members of the Board of Education from thyee to five. They did pot specify who should be named to the two extra posts .sq I asked Mr. L. J. Phipps, County Democratic Chairman to call a meeting of the County Exceptive Committee to name the nominees to be put in the Bill. The Commit met met Mqnday night and named Charles M, Walker, Jr. of Hills boro, for a term of twocyears and Gordon B. Cleveland, of Chapel Hill, for a term of four years. I received the names from Mr. F'hipps on Tuesday and with us ing the suspension of rules pro cedure the Bill was passed ,op Thursday, Thus the two newly named members and Mr. Boss Porter who. was named in the Omnibus Bill’ can all be sworn in the iirst Monday in ApriL . Parents Should Tell Children By JOHN COREY Appalachian State Teachers College Must parents teach their chil dren: Love and respect thy God. Love and respect thy father and mother. Many add: Love and respect thy teacher. Youngsters possessing this atti tude toward teachers usually learn more, states John T. Howell,, pi'in cipal of the Appalachian State Teachers College demonstration elementary school at Boone, N. C. Further, the teacher does a bet ter job of instruction, the princi pal contends. When there are no harriers, transmission of knowledge flows smoothly and freely. The parent’s really wanting to help Junior can't do better by the youth than cultivating within him. The Two Faces Of Giving It is a> good heart that looks on philanthropy and charity as an unfailing,obligation. But there is another aspect tu this that the thoughtful giver should not overlook. There are agencies like the American Cancer Society which call on the enduring quality of philanthropy lor pur pW. that offer a great deal more than the satisfaction of giving. It should be noted that part of the involuntary tax dol lar and part of the voluntary charity dollar are used for a common goal: the clemenatioy of cancer. It is inteiesting as well in our country that the fight against cancer is both a function of government and of pho lanthropy. The American public has assigned vital roles to the National' Cancer Institute and to the American Cancer ' Society in the fight lor catlcer control. What is the signifi cance? By its owii action, the public has shown that it regards an agency like the Cancer Society as an.expression of its’AvilJ to conquer cancer. The public does not give to the Socict^so much as it makes demands. The Cancer Society is not lised merely as a receptacle for the discharge of conscience. I he Cancer Society is a public trust and has a duty to perform. It is precisely this kind of thinking the Society wants to attend its gifts. The Society correctly believes that tiie thoughlul giver will try to match his gift with the mag nitude of the cancer problem. The thoughtful giver wjll un derstand that an agency coping, with a formidable problem requires formidable support. F°r M>59’ die American Cancer Society has adopted an unlimited goal for its Cancer Crusade. The Society believes it is a fair measure of public understanding to ask for all the dollars necessary to save all those who now die of cancer. The time is ripe for an all-out, unlimited attack on this dreadful disease. The opportunity is unlimited, the goal is prjceless. Some 40,000,000 living Americans will get cancer some day unless current rates are checked. Surely these lives are worth unlimited effort. Think about your gift to the 1959 Cancer Crusade. Give that cancer may Ire. conquered now! ; How Much Is Your Time Worth? r~ '»*• ' t ,-vf hM ■ . .* r. -1 I How much docs it cost to feed your family? , I hat question can be accurately answered only by con sidering two kinds of ' spending.” One is money. The other is. time. A booklet which recently crossed our desk tells an in teresting story. According to government figures, home pre paied meals for a lamily of loin for one day average $4.90 in cost and takes 5.5 hours of the housewife’s time. Partly pre pared meals cost $5.80 and takes 3.1 hours of time. And teady to serve meals cost $(1.70 and requires 1.6 hours of tune. In othci words, if the housewife does all itec own pred icating. the meals wilMost about a third less than if she uses the teady to serve types. But she will have to devote well over thtee times as, many hours to. the cooking task; What it comes down to, as the booklet puts it, is "how much is your time worth?” The tremendous increase in de mand for partly and wholly prepared foods indicates that great numbers of housewives put'high value on their time. a high regard and respect for the teaching profession, advises How ell, who’s been a principal for 21 •years. Students harboring feelings for school superiors are as handicapp ed in the learning process as one merging on blindness. Teachers try hard to reach these pupils but too often the youngsters' shields of an tagonism prevent their seeing those trying to help them. Principal Howeii contends that fathers and mothers best instill proper attitudes within offspring Ly setting example themselves. Parents should hold the teaching profession high in esteem and show it. And on occasion should a parent think a teacher has erred, the mat ter should be discussed directly with him, not the child. In fact, the child should never know the teacher's action was even ques tioned. * Good teachers, like everyone else, need praise and recognition, Howell believes. The majority are underpaid and too often their con tacts with parents are limited to those complaining about Junior’s low grades or poor conduct. The father or mother who drops by the class to render an unex pected “pat-on-the-back” for the teacher’s fine job of penetrating algebra through Johnny’s skull does nearly as much for the edu cator as a pay raise. Underneath the teacher’s thick crust of academic skin are feelings as tender as the incotming first grader's. Respect and consideration for them are required for him to do his best job. Although many schools have rules prohibiting pupils’ giving pieseuts to teachers. Principal Howell sees little harm in parents encouraging youngsters to show their gratitude by bringing teacher an app|e or bouquet of flowers— if it's dpne out of love and not lor favor. But the finest present that can b<? given the classroom, educator, says Howell. Is a kind word here and there. Gems Of Thought THE PRESS When the press is gagged, lib erty in besieged. — Mary Baker Eddy Let it be impressed upon your minds, let it be instilled into vour children, that the liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights—Junius The press is the foe of rhetoric, but the friend of reason_Caleb C. Colton - :__1 All I know is what l see in the papers.—Will Rogers We live under a government of men and morning newspapers. —•Wendell 'Phillips *" ■ The press <*- not only free, it w powerful.—.Disraeu iA7 Tw H—I »V —^ people & ISSUES Bv Cliff Blue I 12TH DISTRICT . . . Consider able talk is going on these days about the Uth congressional seat in the national House of Representa tives now held by David Hall of Sylvia. Following the primary in r 1858, Rep. George A. Shuford de cided that due to his health that he should not run again so the Democratic Executive Committee c; that district; after a hot con test, nominated State Senator Dav id Hall who was elected hi the 1951 general election. Now Hall has been in poor health for some time and there is considerable talk that he too may resign, so the would be congressmen from the district > are attempting to line up the com mittee in case Hall does decide to return to his native mountains of Jackson County. And if Hall does not retire, several in the district are getting ready to run for the nomination in the 1960 Democratic primary. CANDIDATES . . . Among tlitis^' prominently mentioned as possible candidates are former State Rep. Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain in Buncombe County and Rep. I. C. Crawford of AshevilleHn Buncombe County. There will of course be other candidates. Heinz Rollman of Waynesville who ran for the nomination in 1958 against Shuford may well be in the running again. Rollman is wealthy and spent lots of money in his 1958 race. Would be candidates in the, district may attempt to interest Rollman in run ning for a state-wide job—United States Senator or Governor, not that they wfould support him, but to get him and his money out of the congressional race. NEW CAR SALES ... If new car and truck sales are a good barometer of economic conditions, business must be pretty good in the Old North State. In February 1959 there were 7,861 new automo biles licensed in the state as com pared with 5,846 in February 1958; and 1,789 new trucks registered as compared with 1,397 in February 1958. This represents about a 25 percent increase in new car and truck sales in February 1959 over February 1958. By makes here are the new car sales for February 1959: Ford 2438, Chevrolet 1771, Pontiac 545, Oldsmobile 425, Ply mouth 426, Buick 376 Studebaker 259, Cadillac 164, Rambler 279, Mercury 173, Dodge 114, Edsel*82, Chysler 60, DeSoto 50, Uncoln 24, Imperial 8, Metropolitan 10, Wil lys 7, Foreign makes 755; miscel laneous makes 4. New truck reg istrations for February 1959 were: Chevrolet 627, Ford 581, GMC 184, International 119, Dodge 105, Mack 48, White 29, Willys 24, Studebak er 11, Divco 9, Reo 3, Autocar 2, Diamond T 1, Foreign makes 43. miscellaneous makes 3. Two years ago the total car and truck sales for February 1957 were 9,579, so we have now bounced back to a place above the flour ishing sales of two years ago. BELL PROPOSALS . . . Respons ible senators are saying in Raleigh that the necessary legislation iirv plementing the recommendation of the Bell Court Reform Commission will hardly get off the ground in sofar as it is necessary to submit to the people proposed changes ip thb State Constitution, seems to be pretty gl necessary court reform, made by the' General a if the legislators will down and face up to their bility, challenge and Uniform court costs and the Justice of the Peace i that the JP's earning, depend upon the convii defendant, seem to be most concern. NEW YORK . . . Newl is a far piece from Tar i nevertheless it's interci that the nation's lar^ looking into the possibi ceding from New Yorks York city fathers ma they are not just whistling In Albany last week a i ing for a state amendment to create S York” (New York Cityi® New York” (the rest of t -htew York City pays and 60 percent of the l revenue and gets back < 35 percent of that revenm New York state legislatu trailed by lawmakers from counties and district of New York City. This together unlike the siti North Carolina where I and representatives from counties sometimes have end of the stick over the < lators since we have m county legislators than makers. TYPICAL . . . This is mid-term session of the Assembly. The Governor fluence, yes considerable! but right much less iha two and four years ago tion must stand more on than on administration ment, and this is as it si WHIPPING BOY . most terms of the General bly the News and Observe the nation’s most fcarle -.;■■■■ b<jy" of General Assemb crs who d s!i, reporting. This session no thus far taken out after Reliable” like some of it have in past years. And believe the News and Obsi been a little more kind ; titude towards the Assent has been the case in p# The News and Observer crusade for a slate-wi referendum and againstl rule", subjects a trout » lime ms heard mn ;iv.t Back in 1953 when Eug W i House Sped-."- 11 went forward with a tw-l» ed, with particular reli secret session., WOMEN LEGISLATOR: three women members House, Mrs. Grace B M Mrs. W. G. Cover and B Davis carry their hill Legislative load and res ty. Dr. Davis aLo hands scriptions to the ailin? I'l< bers to help them ovift. colds and troubles Las: gave the writer a presd a three-week old cold.<c pill man we tfotted and are feeling much better Henry •> By Carl Am GIVE TO <959 CRUSADE OF THE AMERICAN CANCER I SOCIETY ' O_
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