Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-11

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according to a city official, "A snai'
amount Of money, iudicionsly eSp y - :
ed. would make it good Toao, u.
said, "but we have neither the money
TO do it, nor the authority to nave y
done. provided the money was aVali-
able.n Enough said!
The School Board will ask Tor pids
IN tba work necessary to make the
High School grounds pres5entaoiee'
The terrace is in a deplorapie GU.
dition and will wash away. unoer the
winter rains unless something IS oolie
pretty soon.
Mrs. C. William Wattles, newly
elected member of the School boalu'
while never connected with local edu-
cational affairs was so highly con-
s;Sersd by the City Council that she
was elected by a unanimous xots,
Women are forging to the 1r0nt ~
public affairs and Mrs. Wattles IS
of the type which represents the pei
ter interests Of our schools along pro-
gressive lines.
The Alexandria High School VIII
staqe a Blackface Fantasy at their
auditorium on the nights OF Novem-
her IS and 10Th. Good songs. ilVe
Jokes and classy music are featured
in the programme. The proceeds VIII
be devoted to the benefit OF the atn-
letic fund at the school. A dress re-
hearsal for children only Wi, ii. 3e
staged on Wednesday, November ioth.
The students have worked nara 70
make a success of the entertainment
and thew have an unusually talented
lot of Youngsters who will participate
They expect to add large amount 10
the slender fund upon which Ihey
depend for the maintenance OF the
various athletic teams.
Met the City Engineer yesterday
Mr. Emmett C. Dunn is an interest
ing and entertaining taiker. Inc cot;I
versation ran around IN circles uiieli
the subject of lettering the condltioil
of the grounds surrounding the hisn
School was reached. eve haven't the
money available to do 1t now: Inc
City Council made an appropriation
last wear which has been expendeo.
The crux of the whole matter rests
upon the taxation of property here IN
Alexandria. Under the law, nifty
cents on each one hundred dollars, IS
set aside in the school fund. Our
school tax per capita amounts to only
S2.22. This is practically the lowest
rate existing in the entire state. Our
property valuations are too low. CHI
ton Forge, smaller town by Tar has
a per capita tax Of $3.50. trederlcks-
burg runs up to $4.4O. Richmond, Win
much larger population coiiects
$3.50 from each person. Lyncnourg,
our wealthiest community gets sow
in round fgures.--Our schools don't
have enough money because property
valuations in Alexandria are assessed
too lightly. The school Board could ask
for an additional tax, and have an
election called to pass it. That seems
to me to be the only way to solve the
matter"
The twentieth century girl IS held
responsible for great many things
but it is mighty hard to connect her
up with the falling off in circulation
oil a certain county paper" The girls
in Virginia are all bobblng their halr,
said the small town editor land they
no longer need our, paper to curl their
bangs upon. Our circulation IS gong
down, down, down. When the mar
ried women take up the fad | suppose
I'll have to cease publication and
start a barber shop"
"The cost of modern super
dreadnaught would build enough first
class dwellings to fully relieve the
housing shortage in Alexandria" eX-
claimed a local real estate dealer
while discussing the Disarmament
Conference, "but local capital must
build the houses while Uncle Sam puts
up the kale for the erection of the
man-of-war."
THAT means, in the last analysis,
that you and | and the other fellow
must pay for the dreadnaught doesn't
it," Queried the Man About Town.
"Sure that is what it means. But
there are mighty few men who ever
stop to figure it out while they are
shouting for larger army and navy.
l believe in protecting our interests
at home and abroad but l don't want
to go broke helping maintain top
heavy fighting force on land or sea.
Disarmament suits me"
The mayor Of Philadelphia has set
aside the Sunday following Thanks
giving as a Better Citizens Day at
the request Of the churches and Sun
day school organizations. Those pro-
minent in professional and business
circles in the Quaker City will de-
vote their energies toward instilling
the principles OF better citizenship in
the hearts and minds of those who at
tend services on that day. How about
a Better Citizens Day" for Alexan-
Gria?
According to the man who makes a
close study of economic conditions the
average American family Of five per-
sons will be called upon to pay more
than $500 in government taxes dur
ing the current year where they only
donated $50 prior to the World War
Old man Sherman called the turn