The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-05

traSted with It's management
should spend accordingly, until
the Tarhccl boy and gisl shall
have as good chance as any othe;.
child in the world.
The State Tax Levy
Misappropriation Of tn G
State S part Of the tax levy is
another "charge' as reckless as
false. But the Republican spell
binders have no political con,
science. They are out to fool the
voters 1t they call-and we ought
to all help prevent them from de-
celvlng any. Here it is to a frac-
ton of a cent. Read it ana sec
where the State's s part Of the tax
levy goes, to what purpose it is
applied:
Public school appropriations ,Oo
cents; educational institutions
.0S l-3 cents to supplement ,,ae
pension tax levy .0t Is cents
making total Of Is % cents
That leaves of the levy OF % 2-3
cents five cents to be applied to
hospitals, homes, interest in st;,ta
debt, support Of state government
executive and judicial.
In other words. Il citizen Of
North Carolina must own prop
erty assessed for taxation AT ~
least 81 600 boz, -
'' ''0'o -AvLe ne contributes
... much as so cents. and must
own $4,000 worth of property
before he pays as much as SIS to
the siipp}art 81 t'it st5te govern
ment and the purposes mention
ed. All other funds for these pur-
poses are derived from licenses
! corporation franchise taxes and
I inheritance taxes.
Instead Of issuing bonds tG
pay running exptiises, lis tic
Republicans " Gli,rge, thG Con
trary is true. On the contrary
/ 81 ,2S6,961 of general revenue in
come has been used to construct
permanent improvements.
These are Just a few samples
catered for the uniformed and
the ieW voters especially; whe
need not only to know the true
record OF tIic psiriy III toi'tfol to
insure his approval at the ballo1
box in November.
Nou Dotec For SDo,Lipu
Chairman Warren announces
j the following new appointemnt:
for the Democratic electors d
large:
Hon Cameron Morrison Mon
day, September 8, Goldsboro
Tuesday; September 10, Kenans
vile; Wednesday, September "
Burgaw Thursday, September
p, Jacksonville; Friday, Septem
ber %; Beaufort; SATURDAY., Sep
tembci' %, New B5.ri Hfd:iElev
September %, Washington 8 7
i; NJ; Tuesday, September 26, Eli
zabcth City S 2. NJ; Wednesday
September 27, Tarhoro; Thursday
September %, Wilson 8 P. NJ.
Friday; Septemher: 90, GfeenvliIr
Saturday, September 80, kinsto
II NJ.
Hon. N. A. Sinclair.-Thursda,
) September 7, Rockinghom county
:, Friday, September 8, Alamanc
county ut Burlington 6 P. NJ
Saturday, September 9, Daviilso
coiintv, at Lexington = P. NJ. J
: Monday, September II, Davi
+ county; Tuesday, September /.
/, Cabarr,s county: WcdnesGa,
: September 13, Randolph county
/ Thursday, September Ia, Mon
: gomcry county; Friday, Septen
e bcr Is, Moore county, at Came
on e p. NJ; Saturday, Septen
Der is. Chatham county at Silt
@ City 12 NJ
r Hon Walter Murphy will spea
. at Albcmarle September IS; Co
o cord September IS; Hickor
c September 10: I4cnoir, Septemb
a %; Mornanton, September ,
J. Marion G2 NJ September 2
V Forest City, September % q :;
" p NJ; I4incolnton, sSeptemh
o %; TavlorsvilIe, September 2
> Statcsvillc, September 81; Moore
vile, September 2S; Lexingto
a. September %; Asheboro, Septel
le Der 80: Harnctt county Octoh
,e 2; Nash county October 3: Fran
t. lin county October 4; Frank
county, October 5.
o. Hon. T. W. Bickctt speaks
j. Littleton September 5; Wilmn
$. ton September 6 g P. NJ B1
rs gaw, September I, and at All
IN marie September 9.
lv Current Matters of Importance.
e. The election Of j. p. Lucas
Mecklenburg County as Preside
- Of the North Carolina Farme
IN Convention for the ensuing ye
~ and Of Miss Jane McKimmon
- head Of the farm women's orga
A zation is generally regarded
y. fine selections.
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