Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1913-09-18
MEMS FROM STATE cAPITM

NEWS FROM STATE cHPtEM
The >Statesviile Air Lire RzIlxezr
Seeks aRAadjustment Of the cassr
vict Service.
Raleigh.-Governor Craig snd ths
Council Of State and . delesfnon az
| officers and directors Of the Stahkx-
Vile Air Inc Railroad were I'm con-
ference recently relative to cenR-
/ plete adjustment Of state convict ssE
| vice for the railroad construcficx-
| There Ire now S. convicts Gt work
on this road, the state receIvIn1
stock in the road for the work. and
Is miles of-the road on the StAtesvlUe
end have been graded. The new Eulsa
of the Governor and Council OF atztas
requiring increased bond, &1,aaN Z
mile. is considered burdensoms and
n delegation Is pleading Tor an
equitable regulation governing shek
convict service and for an iucreass
in the number Of convicts allotted on
the road. The delegation here wzz
headed by former Lieut.. Gov. W. D.
Turner, president Of the road: 4 A.
Ausley, SECRETARY; J. A. HARNESS. and
A. d. Watts, of StatesviIle, and r. L
Haymore. Representative from Surry
county.
The tax authorities OF Wilm7ngtm
Il and Now .TJonauo~ H4-~k~ 49, --A
a question up to the Cooperation Cork
mission involving the operation oe
the inheritance tax clause OF tire
revenue act. It Is that Of whether
the $4,000 exemption on inheritanesx
by children from parents should az
ply in a case where a citizen OF zn-
other state leaves property I'M CHS
exemption. Indications are that t1fe
commission will rule that the inherf
lance tax cannot apply.
The case in question is George H
Bartlett's estate. He died In New
Hampshire, leaving as a portion q
his immense estate 80 shares of stock
in the Tidewater Company at WE
mington.
The corporation commission made
an order that the commissioners OF
Washington county must settle ,19I2
taxes on the basis of the 1911 tax AZ
: sessment of property for that county
l instead OF on the basis of the 20 pez
, cent deduction, arbitrarily made 6y
, board in 1912, through i~nstructing the
rouiOtor nf dnodc f0 noEo this ryYf
in the valuation of Washington coan.
ty property.
Compulsory Education For Durham
The county board of education wH
: meet for the discussion of two iaRoE
tant propositions regarding the CON
duct Of the county schools. The frs
l Of these will be the time for begin
/ ming the enforcement of the coHpul
0 sorry education law which requires
/ , that all children between the ages q
q 8 and IL shall attend school at leas
O four months during the year Tbs
s law leaves the time with the menz
q bers Of the various boards OF eduCa
;. ton in. the state. Unless otherwise
PlOfIoCu 1AO 10" wiz o. CG4N~~
9 the first day of school and the chi
o dren will be required to attend schce
o the first four months.
Buncombe County Corn Growers
Winners Of the Buncombe couns.
s. corn growers contest, both lunics
u and senior, of 1912, will have thea
G pictures displayed before audience
n in northern, western and centra
le western states, under the auspices q
le the federal government. The board 6
r trade received a letter from O.. NJ BeI
h son, specialist in charge Of club WorS
% at the department Of agriculture a
ID Washington, acknowledging receIr
of of pictures recently furnished. VI
IS Benson stated that the photograph
will b. transferred to lantern slide
and displayed with the story OF th
Buncombe county corn growers b
le fore audiences in twenty-five states
TT Pleased With The Conference
j. State Superintendent +. z. Ioyns
Id has just returned from attending fa
at last two of a series of six joint ed
I'd cational conferences In Bunconlh
county. He attended the meetings
g, Swannanoa and Hominy. Nr. E
Brogden, of the state department q
tended the other four. Superinten
ent Joyner was greatly pleased VII
i'll The conferences and their results Il
he conferences were held on the seho
IS house grounds in community ceHte1
en- IN various sections of The county, {
dy selected as to be reached conFenieE
1y by all the people OF each section
Is. Asheviiie Assured Of $4,000.
OF Asheville is assured of $5g, 900
B. the .crop-moving fund, according to
N. telegram which was received he
We from L. l.. Jenkins, the president
nd the American National Bank Of Ash
* vile, who is now in Washington II
telegram follows: Have SecTf,