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FRIDAY", MAR. 27, 1931
TWINKLES
If you haven’t attended either of the two revivals in
Shelby this week, do not fail to over the week-end.
Hand this to Mr. Hoover: You haven’t heard so many
people complaining this year about the excessive income tax
they had to pay.
Geographical note to Raleigh’s morning newspaper,!
which says an overwhelming majority of people are for the1
MaoLean school plan although it rua>v lie supported by a nuis
ance sales tax or an obnoxious and unfair luxury tax on the
needs of the average man: North Carolina, sirs, extends just
a bit to the westward of Raleigh.
The- News and Observer speaking : “Governor Gardner
was vigorous in telling us how it cannot be done (referring
to his opposition to a sales or luxury tax.) He had no ad
vice as to how it can be done.” Seeing as how the esteemed
Raleigh paper seizes every opportunity, at every crook and
turn, to tell the general assembly what should or should not
be done, we see little necessity for a mere governor or any
one else daring to butt in with advice.
CHARLOTTE CLAIMS ALAIN *
MECKLENBURG WANTS a representative on the State
highway board when the state takes over the county
system of roads in North Carolina. The names of several
Charlotte men have been put forward and The Observer
seems to be pressing their claims. It should be borne in
mind that Charlotte furnished a representative on the High
way Commission for years when the state road building pro
gram was under way, tha^ Mecklenburg county has had a
lion’s share of highway money and that when the Governor
proposed a re-organization of the commission and that; the
state take over the county road systems, the strongest oppo
sition to the-plan, came from Charlotte. The new highway
system should be in charge of men in sympathy with the plan
and not men who fought it. Yes, they should even come
from sections in sympathy with the new plan in order to ren
der sympathetic and efficient service.
A DETERRING INFLUENCE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT of last week a widow’s home in the
Boiling Springs section was robbed. Thursday night
some of the stolen articles had been recovered and two men
jailed. Wednesday night of this week three men had been
tried for the robbery and sentenced to nine months on the
chain gang. Caught, jailed, tried, convicted and on the gang
in a week’s time!
Speedy justice and punishment of that type will do more
than anything else to deter crime. Repeated postponements
do not increase respect for law and order.
The above is just another instance of rapid and valuable
work done by officers of this section recently. More than a
dozen store and home robbers have been apprehended in
Cleveland county since last fall and are now serving time.
And, perhaps you've noticed, robberies are on the decline.
The odds being stacked up against them are worrying would
be thieves.
CART BEFORE THE HORSE
WHEN YOU GET to the bottom of the growing opposition
to the proposed sales tax or luxury tax to provide funds
for the Mac Lean school bill, it will be found that the entire
discord results from passing a • measure before devising
means for its support.
The legislature passed the MacLean bill calling for State
support of six months schools before it even attempted to
figure out where the necessary money can be found.
Out on the farm they term such procedure as putting
the cart before the horse.
No sensible man, not even a fairly bright nit-wit, will
order lumber and material for building a new house unless
he has made some arrangements about paying for it. A man
does not open up a new business and invite the public in un
til he knows where his stock of goods is coming from. Neith
er does a young man secure a marriage license until he landfc
the girl.
Someone should have outlined where the money was to
come from and had the legislature arrange that very neces
sary preliminary move before attempting to run the cart all
over the State with the horse shambling along behind.
The tobacco companies should, declares Josephus Dan
iels in one breath, do their part to maintain our schools. They
should. But popping a tax on the cigarettes and chewing
tobaccck used by all classes, and there are more poor people
. than rich, does not get anything from the tobacco companies
The poor man foots the bill.
HE GAVE THEM PLENTY
l„ CERTAIN FACTIONS in the general assembly kept insist
> ing that Governor Gardner come before them and give
his opinion of the MacLean bill and the proposed sales ta>
or luxury tax method of raising the necessary revenue toi
the plan. When Governor Gardner stepped out Tuesday anc
had hla eay he did so in such a manner as not to be misunder
^toful or ni'sinl<'rpreU*tl.
His address will not only s one of the most master
ful discourses in governmental matlex a ever delivered in this
State, but it will al o in time, even to those disagreeing now,
rank as one of the great e.t bulwarks thrown up in defense:
of the little man, the average man, the small property hold-j
ed and the non property holder, ftgainst governmental op-i
passion and fax tyranny.
Why, asked the Governor in substance, take more taxes
off land, pitch the burden on the aching shoulders of the poorI
man when I Ik* present legislature has already reduced the
property tax burden more than any legislature in the history |
of North Carolina? If is disgraceful to shift a ten million|
dollars tax burden off on the shoulders of the tenant farmer
who chews tobacco, the mill hand who smokes cigarettes, or!
the hard laboring man who uses either. The general assem
bly, spurred on by Hie Raleigh News and Observer seeing}
only one side of the matter, may do that, but Governor Gard-I
ner has let it be known in clarion tones that it will not be!
Hone with his approval find support,
The average Star reader before now has likely read the
Gardner address in its entirety. At least, all should do so.
Hut. it is worthy of reiteration that he reminded that the
fairest of all taxation methods is $he income tax method. All
men should pay taxes according to their ability to pay, A
tax called “luxury” tax on articles every man uses, common
needs of life, is an unfair tax—a tax on poverty as Governor
Gardner said it.
Should a man who is worth only $1,500 or worth noth
ing more than the clothing he wears pay just as much tax
to operate our schools as does the man who owns property
valued at $100,000 and upwards even though the poor fellow
does smoke as many cigarettes or chew as much tobacco as
the wealthy landowner?
In taking his stand against such a measure Governor
Gardner bucked a strong opposition and as a result will be
disagreed with. It behooves those of us, then, who clearly
see the justness and fairness of his defense against a tax on
poverty to express .to him our regards for his courageous
declaration.
It was not the fault of taxation that* cotton and tobacco
brought prices last fall not equal to production cost. Any
reasonable farmer or any other knows that. Neither did
taxation bring about the conditions Which have thrown
t housands of people out of work. Nor can a decrease in tax
ation relieve those effects of a depression, ^lthough realiz
ing that, Governor Gardner admits that the tax burden is
heavy and he hasotione what he can to relieve that. What
has he done? The present general assembly, if it continues
to enact the economy measures advocated by him, will relieve
North Carolina property in one year of approximately 12 1-2
million dolars in taxes. That is some reduction, to use a
street term, when you realize that for six consecutive years
property taxes in this State were boosted on the average of
four and one-half milion dollars per year.
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Eskridge .News
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MAH. 27, 1931
NO.
Unusual speed and power are
available In the New Model AA
Ford Truck, due to the construc
tion, of the four-speed transmis
sion.
This makes an ideal vinit for
handlhig fertilizer, cotton, cotton
seed and wood. Now Is the time
to purchase a truck to get full
benefit from it, think of the time
you will save by hauling your
fertilizer in a New Model AA
Ford Truck.
A Model AA Ford Truck prop
erly handled will more than pay
for itself during the first year of
operation. We have several truck
owners that have done this witn
their Ford trucks and arc highly
satisfied with the service they
have received both from their
truck and front us.
"Can you drive with one
hand?” asked the girl in a gen
tle voice
"You bet l can,'' he answered
eagerly.
"Then have an apple.” she said
sweetly.
We have been in the automo
bile business tor over 20 years
and we can honestly say that we
have never offered any automo
bile to our customers that is as
complete as the New Model A
Ford Car regardless of the price
This is a very broad statement
to make but we have the proof
to back up our statement and
will be glad, to furnish same to
you. i:
••Did .you know', dear, that tun
nel we Just passed through was
two miles long and cost $12,000,
000 00?" asked the “young man of
his sweetheart,
"Oh. really, did it?” she re
plied, as she started to rearrange
her disheveled hair. “Well, It
was worth it wasn't it?”
We have a policy that provides
for FREE Inspection and Grease
service for the first 1500 miles of
service of every New Model A
Ford Car and Model AA Ford
Truck sold and delivered by us.
A new car or truck is just like a
person, they say that the first
100 years in a person’s life are
the hardest. In a car or truqk
the first 1500 miles are the hard
est because all moving parts are
fitted tight and need critical in
spection and adjustment during
that period while the car is get
ting limbered up and breaking
irf We provide this service to
our customers at absolutely no
cast and if they do hot come aft
er this service it Is practically
impossible to take It to them.
When we sell a new car our
obligation to the customer be
gins. The customer ends his part
of the deal when he buys a New
Model A Ford from us but our
obligation to him starts and it Is
our duty to assure our customers
economical and satisfactory ser
vice from theircar.
Ask the man that bought his
Ford from us. he can tell you of
his, actual experience With Us
end how we endeavor to dis
charge our obligation to our cus
tomers.
Give us a ring at No. 241 and
we will be glad to have our rep
resentative call and give you a
demonstrrtion of the New Model
A Ford Car. Of course, there Is
no obligation on your part and
we will welcome the opportunity
to acquaint you with the won
derful qualities of this remark
able car.
CHAS. L. ESKRIDGE
fRY STAR WANT ADS FOR RESULTS
To Distribute Quail
In Cherokee County
3affney Ledger.
One hundred pairs of Texas quail
will be received here the latter part
of this week for distribution to land
owners in an effort to help restock
the county with birds, it was an
nounced by Roland T, Clary, Coun
y game warden.
Property owners who wish to be
assigned pail's of quail may file ap
plications with Mr. Clary by Thurs
day or Friday, he stated. The birds
will be allotted only to owners who
permit hunting on their property,
Mr. Clary said, since the county
will pay the purchase cost from the
game fund. Applications will be re
ceived In person or by telephone, the
warden said.
Cussing* Governor
In Assembly Now
Charlotte Observer.
So, It has come to pass that the
governor of North Carolina Is re
ferred to, In the legislative halls,
lnferentially, if not directly, as “a
d—d ass." Really, now, isn’t it about
time for the legislature to close up
shop and come home?
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