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Friday. October 15.1948 - - . Amendment Would * On Bonds On Vote On Tuesday. November 2, the peo ' pie of North Carolina will vote: ( ) FOR determining results of . ? special elections by majority votes; H or t ) AGAINST determining re- j suits'of special elections by majori- p ty votes. . l0 Present Voting Requirement?Article XJ1, Section 7 of the North Car- v olina Constitution provides that; ? "No county, city, town, or other mu- J. nicipal corporation shall contract any debt, pledge itsTaith or loan its P credit, nor shall any tax be levied a or collected by any officers of the same except for the necessary expenses thereof, unless by a vote of 1< the majority of the qualified voters p therein." u The Proposed Change in Voting n Requirement?Kor the words in the h last clause of the foregoing provis- P ion ? "unless by a vote of the ma- a jority of the qualified voters there- P in" the proposed amendment would ti substitute the following words ? ^ "unless approved , by a-majority of n those who shall vote thereon in any k election held for such purpose."' tl To illustrate the meaning of this n ^ proposed change: Under the pres- si W ent voting requirement, If 100 voters t< - are registered ("qualified" voters a are held to be "registered" voters) T 501 votes must be cast for the propo- j o sit ion voted on in order to vote it j< YOUNG W y % a - 1 Keeps Water BBr . \ jIT-^ ' v : : ':>* 9k Come in and see this fine sen You'll appreciate its fine feai Terms which will place thisi ONE-YEAR G ALEXANDER'S 501 N. Piedi L. L. ALEXAND ? ? Presenting I ^ I CBl wm / Another of Kings Sadie Cotton Mills, { W/ Kiser, and others. Mr. Mauney is nov Kiser as superintend the firm and George The firrr. manufac ' persorrs.who are pait It is another of tl ' a prosperous Piedmc This is the fourteenth of a series c synopsis of the history of Kings among Its customers When in n large or too small to handle to y< FIRST N t * V' . . v' * *1 , . x Allow Issuance ! Of Majority n. If 500 votes are cast for and on< gainst it, the prooositlon is vote* >ut, because 500 votes are not a "m< ority of the qualified voters." Unier the proposed voting re luirement, if 1000 voters are regfs ered and 501 vote ? 251 for ant 50 against it, the proposition i oted in, because 251 are a majority i mose voting. Similarly, if onl^ 00 of the 1000 registered vote, ant 1 are for and 49 against it,, the pro osition is voted in, because 51 art majority of those voting. Issues Involved in the Change ? It is obvioysly more difficult t< evy a tax or incur a debt under th< resent voting requirement thar nder the proposed voting require tent. Or, to put it another way, 1 s obviously itk <i difficult for peo le to get wh , they want through tax levy or a bond issue under th< resent than under, the proposed vo ing requirement. In still othei 'ords, the present voting require lent manes it easier for people tc eep down debts and taxes, whil< be proposed voting requifemem take? it easier for people to get th< ervices they want. It is for the vo ?rs to say which is the wiser policj nd this policy will be decided or uesday, November 2, by a majofitj f those voting rather than by a ma >rity of thos* registered. rASHERS Hot Longer ? J-cnitomatic washer today I hires and the Easy Budget rasher in your homer tJARANTEE . .7* - >_\ APPLIANCES nont Are. ER, Proprietor # kings Mount: ME COTTON M Mountain's important manufa bunded in 1920 by D. C. Maun / secretary-treasurer of the co lent and vice-president. R. L. 1 Houser is assistant secretary tures 60, 70 and 80-count com i approximately $4,500 weekly le valuable industries which i >nt North Carolina city. * >( advertlsemenfspresented by the Mountain industrial firms. The <m eed of banking service, visit the jur satisfaction. lATIONA Member?FDIC < V - - ' : y 1 1 ? ????^ THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERAI Reasons cited lee and against the ? change follow the line of cleavage _ outlined in the foregoing paragraph. 1 .One official wrote in opposition to, the change: "My observation has . been that in elections called for ap- ^ s proval of the issuance of bonds, we V( i have a very small registration and a a - if the election is carried by only a ^ majority of those who vote, then we Ql have a bond issue authorized and le saddled Upon the tax paying unit er 1 by only a small proportion of the j,-j s people. I think the present arrangsf ment is better and fairer. If a ma-; f jprity of the people do not want St i i bonds issued, then I think a minori-' at ty should not be permitted to au- C< ? thorize it." Another writes: yi do not at think it would be wise to change ta . the voting requirement in elections gi ) on necessary expenses. There are tit ? so many pressure groups today just fr< t waiting for an opportunity to further (te . some pet project and in most cases v< t t hp df pftdiil'p dxrmi nc a to nnmrv?c/,/l ?v - , - ,? O.?.?ro,???v w??ipvocu ui jjl people who do not own property, and n< i therefore, Would not have to bear the es ? additional tax burden." Another E: . writes: "I think that we should use] of r every effort possible to hold down in our bonded indebtedness; therefore I of ). my though is that all bond elections ' m ; should require registration and in i pi t order to carry the bond election." j or ' Officials favoring the change. pr j write: "Hot primaries increase regis- ba '. tration. Special elections bring out ? 1 a small percentage of the vote. Any j ca rj proposal starts out with two strikes] against if . . "Voters may register j bt under the present system, stay a- th j [ way from the polls through forget ] ar I! fulness, design,--bad weather, sick-] P' j ness, and the like, and their absence to from the polls counts decisively]^] against a proposal as if they had taken the time and trouble to cast their votes against it" ...."Under the present system a minority can ] very easily tjloek a measure by registering and failing to show up on election day. For example, I know I of an instance where' a registrar in an election to provide a supplement1 to teachers' salaries was personally' opposed to the supplement, and he took his registration book to a baseball game, where he registered almost everyone in sight. These ciji- ! zens failed to show up on election day, and their failure to do so counted as a vote against the supplement It would seem to me that the mbre Democratic way is the vote of the majority Who actually appear at the polls" .... "Most of the representative citizens in a certain area favored a local movement for the better-1 . ment of schools, even though, for a j great many of them, it meant addl- j tional tax. There was a small mi- < nority group in opposition to the! movement that succeeded in regis- I tering a sufficient number of peo- i pie that did not vote in the election to defeat the movement; although the election carried by five or six J to one. This is a specific case of j where the old law stood in the way ! of the majority of the people." Another official writes: "I favor changing the laws governing special elections on necessary expenses and al' so on special school district matters from 'a vote of a majority of the qualified voters', to 'a majority of those who shall vote thereon.' Recently, we had a very cldse school | district election upon the question of enlargement of a Local Tax School District t? inoltirta nn mitlv | ing district of considerable size. Of ' course, under the law, the registrar is entitled to go from house to house and register any qualified voter at any time during the period the books L.e open for registration. Al so, the registrar is entitled to rej celve three cents a name for each ' registrant placed on the books during a new registration. These two j facts generaly make for a large reg! istration, particularly if the register j happens to oppose the proposition j under consideration. In the instant ain Industry ILLS ictu~* ig industries is ey and the late Larkin mpany, with L. Arnold Vlauney is president of -treasurer. bed yarn, employs 125 r make TJngs Mountain ? First National Bank, giving a ink la happy to number this firm First National?no account too L BANK . _ . ' r . * < . . .D. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. c. Command & Stall Work 'o Be Given At Bragg Qualified officers of the civilian tmpojients of the Army will be gi?n an opportunity to participate in , course of instruction at the Comland and Staff level to be initiated , . ? .woi uiisis mis winter in six- :, en locations over the nation, Genal Jacob L, Devers, Chief, Army ield Forces, announced today. ,< i - * " 1 This "Special Course, Command aff" is based on resident courses j the Command and General Staff ^ )llege, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.: id is designed to further the miliry education of officers of the Or- , inized Reserv'e Corps and the Na- , ] anal Guard who cannot spare time i j om their civilian pursuits to at- 14 nd the resident course at Fort Lea- > mworth. The announcement em- ! tasized that the Special fours* is , >t equivalent of the resident cours-1 but when supplemented by Army 1 ^tension Courses provides a means , maintaining a high state of traing. The entire course will consist three two-week phases approxi- | at^ly one year apart. 1lie first j lase will be conducted this year ; i a trial basis to determine the ' acticability .of similar instruction; ised on courses in other Service | se, a rather popular proposal fail I by some 200 votes. 1 feel that the irden placed on proponents under ; e present law is entirely too great, [ id that an equal burden should be 1 aced on the opponents, in order i| provide real democracy*" B. F. Goes have th :mwan 7 " ' r ' >. I //// Rides Like a Dream! Car owner* too, the riding comfort of Siivertowns, n blind-fold test proof; among con suvertown is tne comfort cbotc*. No Disturbing Rood Hum! The k approved by auto engineers for < annoying growl and rood bom; k? curves to a minimum. Reduces ridii i Bust Fuaturu Mileage. The s WpJ Level" tread it CL. wear ? goes tl iCH ther for lowes Big Trade-in 1 lower. Trade and dollars ah BK TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE I $1.50 Down ) Puts a Naur $1.25 a Week fan Year Car * - ' ^^Check W& Then l< TB ELECTR WAS J-Wey Bactro-fcioa* for n? riming, rfrtinwf Adjustable prtuuri wlayi adivih for all fabric* Bigger load* ia fuli-capacH white porcelain fob > ' Heavy duty motor for dap ablo long form tarvVea Waah clothes cleaner and faithful service from fam CITY A 247 BATTLECROUHD AV ffTTST HE ' vitL'vv -* I . schools. Instructors will be obtained from the Regular Ar.ny, the Organiised Re serve and the National Guard and they \vill receive a short course of training at Fort Leavenworth. Loeaiion and. schedule' of ses- ' sions of tho f)r<1 ??, r.<M<7v V-J uv bourse, fo-nmand and Staff, in- ( dude: Third Army ? Biirfungham, ' Ala., 3-17 October; Jacksonville, Fla. j 3-1.7 October; and Fot: Bragg 1C-24 October. . < Full details may be secured at ofEioe of 325th Composite group, in the basement at City Hal). Since the Economic Cooperation Administration began functioning < .ast April, it has authorized dairy ' t>roducts purchases totaling nearly 1 i9 million doMars. - " ' 1 . < The'number of milk cows; contin- 1 jed to decline through the first half, ( jf 1948. S WITHOUT \ You may become Involved in a There is no way of knowing whe ever, you can protect yourself fro fortune by investing in one of out The Arthur ] . ALL KINDS Of Phone liick Silvi iese Tire Feati TED by M0S1 V g have praised Wider, Square Mdl ow backed by Level" tread ride* i parable tires rood contact, distril road stability, mak c?3 iendfic design Shrugs Off Sudde quietness ends cords and doable I eps squeal oa under the tread v >g fatigue. dxxk, reduce blot* of All ? Low Coat ^ vider, tougher "Road I a regular miser for jSL n lousands of miles fart cost per mile. And brings net cost even B today and be miles MrrwS^E^ ot root ou> ma MjJj Wwrtw t " its famous feal >ok at the pricel . [OR J O-RINSK ill Kit , 'T?? 28.75 Down / 2.25 a WmIc 1/ whiter faster. Get years of ooa Thor dependability. UTO & HOME SI I 1 8 I 1 8 J 8 J I Bb a B V I 8 8 ? ?????? . . Page Fi*? By Way Ol Mention Uil Beattie t Mi. ami Mis. J. I Ikrpr and Mr. and -Mrs. M. K. itopc woiir rpcrnr guesis of Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Ho tie of Sharon. Mrs. Elbert Payne had as her ' guest Sunday her sister. Mrs. Hoy Thomas and Mr. Thomas and dau- ' v ghter, Li Ian Ann, of Kannapolis Miss Ann Costner spent the week ?nd ith relatives in Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Walker had a* their guests Sunday Mrs. J V Tarlton and children and Mr. Sam Wal-' *er of Gastonia. Mrs. Eibert Payne had as her ?uests Sunday Rev. and Mrs.. Earl Armstrong and Mr and Mrs. Arnold ' Armstrong all of G a si on i a Mr. and Mrs. H. "Leo BI an ton had ts their guests Sunday evening MtS. Vliller Lovelace and children of tTrouse, Mr. L. V. Blanton of Boiling springs. WARNING serious automobile accident, n tragedy may strike you. Howm financial loss in case oi mispolicies. Hav Aaencv ' INSURANCE > 182 i i i i ertowns ures r PEOPLE lag TrcadI The broader "Road iquw? to the road, increases butes load and wear, improves cs stopping better. n Blows! More and stranger ihock absorbing cushion isyers rard off bruises, cushion road I g out hazard. lures... n - - . IIPPLY PHOWE 522-J m
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