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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27

This year for the first time
the people of Orange county will
have presented to them an Of
fetal statement, in understand
able form, showing the financial
condition of their county govern
ment.
The new county goyeQment
law, enacted by the rec ieg1s-
latqre, requires all of depart-
ments to present to the county
accountant net later than June l
their budget estimates for the
ensuing year. The accountant,
combining these departmental
estimates, must submit ito the
commissioners not later than
the first Monday in July a bud
get estimate for the entire coun-
ty. The amount to be expend-
ed must be based on the coun-
tvs income.
After the budget estimate is
prepared it must be filed in the
office of the clerk of the board
of commissioners for public in
spection. The law further re-
quires that a copy be given to
every newspaper published in
the county.
1t has long been known to all
students of government that the
affairs of counties have been
grievously mismanaged. And
Orange has been no exception to
the rule.
No man who attends the meet
ings of the county commission
ers can fail to realize what a
farce the present system is.
With around quarter of mill
lion dollars of revenue to be
handled every year, the methods
employed are so imperfect that
waste is inevitable.
Three commissioners get to-
gether once a month. Bills that
have been piling up since the last
meeting are showed at them,
and they have to pass upon
these bills with the most meagre
neutrality-suspicious. with no
knowledge at all-of the SER
vices and materials for which
they expend the taxpayers
money. ~
1t is obvious that any concern
with so much money to admins
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
COURT ASKED TO
STOP TAX SALES
Judge Issues Temporary Order
And will Hear Fur
ther Argument
THE SHERIFF DEFENDANT


Robertson, Whitfield and
Phipps, as attorneys for the
Chapel Hill Insurance & Realty
Co., have started a proceeding to
enjoin the sheriff of Orange
county from advertising land
for sale because of the non-pay-
ment Of 1926 taxes.
Judge Midgette signed a tenn
porary restraining order Tues
day. This prevented Sheriff
Lloyd from carrying out his in
tention to publish the advertise
ments this week. The Judge will
hear arguments in Graham next
Friday, June 3, to determine
whether to issue a permanent
injunction.
Although the nominal plaintiff
in the case is the Chapel Hill In
surance & Realty Company, the
decision to bring the suit came
as the result of consultation
with many taxpayers.
In Chapel Hill township alone
there are 456 citizens whose
property was about to be adver-
tised when the restraining order
was issued. How great the
number is in the entire county
is not known, but it is thought
to be probably between 1900 and
1000.
This suit Of the Chapel Hill
attorneys is similar to those
which have been brought in 9TH
er counties in North Carolina.
The new law to enforce the i'm
mediate payment of taxes has
caused protests all over the
state. A prevalent opinion
seems to be that it was sprung
upon the state too suddenly
that delinquent taxpayers should
be given little more time to OBJ
tain the necessary funds to
square themselves with the
sheriff.
In this, as in other counties,
the law governing the settle
ment of taxes has not been
strictly observed. 1t has been
the custom to postpone tax sales
for six months, a year, or often
a still longer time, after the
specified time. The measure
put through the 1927 legislature
bears hard on many persons who
owe taxes for two or three years
back. They are hoping the
courts will come to their relief.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Chapel Hill Chaf

AS We SIT (OllHI dlOIlS IIl6 SITSSL,
after attending the school cir
Gus last Saturday evening,
George Coffin Taylor seemed
composed enough. But at the
corner by the Baptist church a
look Of CONSERVATION spread
over his face. With faltering
voice he said: 81 don't remem-
ber where l parked my car" AS
far as the eye could reach, in
all four directions, cars lined the
curbs, their black shapes melt
ing away in the distance. Mr..
Taylor wrinkled his brow and
thought, thought, thought. But
it was no use. His car might be
back in the school yard. 1t might
be anywhere on any one of half
a dozen streets. Or it might have
been left at home. Mrs. Taylor
had gone to the school ahead Of
him and so could give no help.
This expression on her face, as
her husband pondered, was one
of mingled pity and resignation.
When last I saw them they were
walking slowly homeward,
1t is strange how, as the years
glide past, a man remains 50
unconscious of his alterations in
contour. When the -silhouettist
who recently visited Chapel Hill
completed my likeness, pasted
the black outline on a piece of
white board, and held it out for
my inspection, | was astonished
to find that he had given me a
double chin. Not only astonish-
ed, but indignant. At the first
opportunity / studied a mirror
carefully and learned with sor-
row that the silhouettist was
right. resolved at once to quit
eating SO many starchy foods
and kept on eating them. A few
days later a haberdasher, when /
asked for a belt, brought out a
thing that seemed to me, when
he stretched it out, to be about
long enough to go around the
center of a coca cola barrel. /
told him he was insulting me,
but the belt fitted exactly. Last
Sunday morning, when | drop
ped in at Sutton & Alderman's
drugstore, Mr.. Sutton eyed me
thoughtfully and said: We're
going to have a beauty specialist
here tomorrow - you'd better
come and get a treatment This
inspired another resolution on
diet; but that very night | was
consuming large slices of white
bread plentifully adorned with
butter, and potato salad with
mayonnaise dressing, | don't see
any satisfactory way out of the
difficulty.
One of the agreeable features
of life in Chapel Hill is the pos
Continued on page four)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Community Club to Meet

sThe Community Club meets in the
Parish house Of the Episcopal church
this friday afternoon at $3.50. The
delegates to the meeting Of the State
Federation win make their report.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27

The Chaperones will give their
last dance of the season at the
Country Club tomorrow (Satur-
day) evening. Mr.. McCorkle will
lead the German.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27

One of the agreeable features
of life in Chapel Hill is the pos
Continued on page four)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Poppy Sale Regins TodaI

The annual Poppy Sale Of the
American Legion will be held Friday
and Saturday Of this week before
the pest -cssse.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Coal Prices May Rise

j. $. Bennett said yesterday that
strike might send up the price Of
coal, and that Il would he s,s-.,,ss.,,t-
for househOlders to lay in supply.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13

tions are on duty only a part of the
day while the remainder Of the time
the crossings are left unguarded.
There is practically no protection at
the other crossings except where the
State Highway Department has built
special approaches to the crossings
and these, some motorists claim, are
not efficient because they are con-
structed with a curve and in approach
ing the crossing the driver must watch
the curve rather than the railroad
track. There are some crossings in
important places without any protec-
ton Of any kind and they present a
continuous risk to the motorist pass
ing over these roads. Grade crossing
protection is a subject that has been
given much discussion in this State.
At one time there was a well formu-
lated opinion that every crossing
should be protected and that the cost
Of this work should be divided be-
tween the State, county and railroad
company. With one exception there
has been no serious grade crossing ac-
cidents during recent months and the
place where the one did occur is a
city matter rather than a State and
county affair. But while the number
of accidents may be few, the danger
of these crossings will always be
present until something is done to
make them protected points"
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
TO ASK OPINION ON TAX RULING
Members Of New Board Want Decision
of Attorney General Before Acting


Two members of the State School
Tax Commission, Daniel J. Layton, of
Georgetown, and Secretary Of State
G. H. Grantland, Of Wilmington, met
at Dover last Thursday and discussed
the boards authority on decisions of
the state school tax commission. Char
les B. Evans, the third member of the
board, is in Europe. The board decid-
ed to ask Acknowledgement Clarence
A. Switzerland for an opinion on the
power of the board to review a deci-
sion of the school tax commissioner,
the special case in mind being the de-
cision of Pierre S. DUPONT concerning
tax on dividends which was given
sometime ago and which will mean
that if the decision stands, about
S250,000 in taxes already paid will
have to be refunded. Before taking
any action on the subject the members
Of the board desire the attorney-gen-
eral to give an opinion as to the pow
er of the board on appeals from the
school tax commissioner and also
whether it has a right to review and
confirm, or overrule, a decision given
by him without an appeal. Should the
encouragement decide that the tax
board has the right to review a de-
eision, the encouragement will then
be asked to give an opinion on the
law concerning tax on dividends. The
encouragement is understood to have
given an opinion to Commissioner du-
Pont on the subject, and it has been
rumored that the opinion did not
agree with the decision of the tax
commissioner.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
WELLINGTON CARNIVAL PARADE
Dover Firemen Win Prize For Long
Distance and Niddletown For Band

Dover fremen won the silver cup
for having come the longest distance
to the annual firemen's carnival which
closed at Millington Saturday night.
Middletown fire-fighters were award
ed the cup for having the best band
in the parade, which was a feature Of
the 8-day fete. Chestertown firemen
took the cup for having made the best
appearance on parade. Fire compan-
les from Clayton, Centreville, Church
Hill, Sudlersville and Millington were
in line. Upwards of 5000 spectators
from all parts Of Kent and Queen
Anne's counties, as well as from Del
aware, witnessed the parade. Follow
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13

bridge over the Cyprus branch of the
Chester river, which connects Kent
and Queen Anne's counties. The river
in its upper reaches, overfowed its
banks and flooded fields on both sides.
Traffic between Millington and Queen
Anne's county was completely stopped
and considerable inconvenience was
caused in the streets of the town it.
self. Gilbert B. Taylor, county en-
gineer for Kent, and formerly of
Smyrna, is now repairing the damage.
Many roads were damaged by wash
outs.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13

Keen interest and sympathy
were aroused by the long illness
of John Drew, the celebrated
actor, who has just passed away
after a grim battle with an ad-
versary that sooner OF later con
qquers. Commenting on his
death the Morning News ex-
presses the tribute of thousands
when it say: "There is genuine
sorrow among those who love
the stage as Mr.. Drew represent
ed it and hope for its preserva-
ton. He was the dean of the
high class American actors and
delighted generation after gen
Grafton. He was born to the vo-
cation that he loved, and of that
class only the Barrymores sur
vive. His father was an Irish
comedian, and his mother was a
famous actress and manager,
well remembered by many older
persons of the present. He was
associated with all the notables,
and his roles were usually Of the
polite light comedy and classic
and modern. Love for his pro-
fession entranced him until the
end. He died in the harness,
and his last appearance was as
Sir William Cover in the all-star
revival of ''Trelawny of the
Wells" In this engagement he
went to San Francisco and it was
reported that many of the older
play-goers who had ignored the
theatre of late came out to see
John Drew. Perhaps the finest
tribute to him was by a noted
critic many years ago who,
among other things, said that
Mr.. Drew's acting was illumined
with the lustre of high principle,
personal purity and a life Of
thought and refinement. Per-
haps one Of the most pleasing
moments of the career of John
Drew was several years ago,
when he was honored by the Art
Club Of Philadelphia and when
the University of Pennsylvania
conferred upon him an honorary
degree, well deserved. He was
Of the stage at its best. What a
change in the latter there has
BEEN"
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
Is GRADE CROSSINGS IN KENT
Number Has Increased with Construc-
ti0n of More Concrete Roads

Number Has Increased with COnstruc-
tiOn of More Concrete Roads
With the number Of miles of i'm
proved highways in Kent county in
creasing each year, the number of
railroad crossings along these high
ways has increased in equal proper
tion with the result that there are
now sixteen grade crossing along the
concrete roads in Kent county. CAL
though the number of motorists are
increasing almost daily yet there has
not been the number of accidents at
these crossings that are expected, es-
pecially when it is considered that for
the most part the railroad crossings in
Kent county are very poorly guarded"
year ago a conference was held be-
tween the State Highway Department
officials and officers of the railroad
company with a view towards the
elimination Of some of the crossings.
As a result of this conference there
were some crossings removed in cer-
tain parts Of the State but since that
time there have been more roads con-
structed and other crossings added to
the list. The number Of crossings
listed above do not include the street
crossings in the towns but only those
where the concrete roads cross the
railroad. Some Of these street cross
ings are equally as dangerous as the
road crossings. OF the sixteen rail-
road crossings referred to above, one
half Of the number have watchman on
duty. These guards with two excep-
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13

ing the parade Middletown and Mil
lington bands gave concerts in the
public square. There were three
bands in the parade. The carnival
was one of the best ever held. Many
from Smyrna and Clayton attended.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
ADVERTISEMENTS smyrna Times is

ADVER1ISEMENTS-Th Smyrna Times is
the business medium not only for the town
it represents. but for the outlying district of
which it is the centre, embracing the towns
of Clayton, Kenton, Cheswold, Townsend
Leipsic, &c. A rate of so cents per inch an
insertion charged for transient advertising.
Season or yearly display advertising rates
quoted on application. For Sale. For Rent,
Lost and Found advertisements occupying
enc inch space or less, a minimum charge
of so cents per insertion. Public Sale ad-
vertisements IS. cents per inch first inser-
tion and so cents per inch for each sub
sequent insertion. Locals and Reading No
tices. Is cents per line per Issue.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
RAIN FLOODS WELLINGTON, MD.

Bridge and Fields Between MilIington
and Chestertown Are Under Water
A continued downpour in upper
Kent County Sunday has flooded the
town of Millington and the new iron
Smyrna times., 1927-07-13

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Smyrna times., 1927-07-13

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Smyrna times., 1927-07-13

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Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07


CHICAGO Dec This second largest city in America has many
~ things that other cities lack 1t magnificent lake 'front.'
municipal stadium that
overload Of crime who OF the
strangest figures in America.
This man is Aphonse Capone ordinarily
"Scarface AL
both myth and reality; myth because he seldom
directly he be fictitious
embodiment of all that an ambitious gnnan might want to beand
reality of the most powerful in Chicago
Scarace Az king of Chcagos underworld To many many
people his word is law.
destroy
prosperous tribute utter DEGREES of exile Many
king power than this swarhy
like What sort of is it that this sprawl
w such position Of sinister eminence?
from diagonal his left cheek
that he how to auto
matte pistol
characteristics acquired in where he
his
Capone the Chicago shortly after the when
rowing just beginning to develop from
of ordinary sckup into rich ndcae OF
beer barons.
John Torro and of the chief rival
gangs always hostile bullets wanted bodyguard
Capone handy with gun, got the job
changes gangand brought death to OBanion
thereafter Chicago too not 1or lie went
to Europe, and Capone succeeded him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
Surface Az Cab0pe Is King With Barking Gun Scebter

NAPONE reputation for utter rulessness
~ shooter after his
Hym succeeded the defunct OBan
to challenge his authority
ambushed Hme and shot at him Hyme escaped
with machine
They around the Hawthorn 1nn where
fusade
received.
shutters waited until uproar
beckoned his heutenantS
few DAYS later Hyme Weiss machine
gun slugs in his body.
rEN began Capones period uxance in its fullest flower
through Chicago masmac breath laughing at
police bringing gambling houses dance halls and other
haunt of thumb
rivals him; yet all knew the penalty that
awaited the who dared defy him.
Once prohibition forces indicted Capone Shortly
leading witnesses were found shot
The police seemed utterly unable to touch him.
They pin him down.
he is supreme in his Held How long
y he will stay probemacal day doubtless some
him send him on to join OBanlon
Hyme Weiss
probably will be decoyed from the bodyguard
twelve gunfnan always about him
until large part Of Chicago Will continue 70 rear
ponce
district attorney his Satanic Majesty himself
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
WHITE HOUSE is
COAL OF WILLIS
Ohio Senator Enters Race
to Succeed Coolidge.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Senator
Willis, Ohio Republican, entered the
lists today as receptive presi-
Dental candidate for 1928.
Meantime, the United Press
learned reliably that definite
boom for Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover for president will
be started within four to six weeks
by his friends.
These two outstanding develop
ments in the national political stu
alton followed closely on President
Coolidge's announcement to Repub-
lican national committeeman late
yesterday that they should "vigor-
ously continue the serious task of
selecting another candidate from
among the numbers of distinguished
men available"
Willis statement was similar to
one recently put out by Senator
Curtis, Republican floor leader in
the Senate, and it made the avowed
candidates for 1928 Willis and
Curtis, with Lowden generally re-
garded as candidate and others
likely soon to follow Willis suit.
Willis twice was Governor of Ohio
and succeeded to the Senate seat
left by the late President Harding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
TWO TICKETS IN FIELD
FOR MEDICS' ELECTION
Society Will Vote on Officers at
Jan. Meeting.

Society Will Vote ON Officers at
Jan. Meeting.
Indianapolis Medical Society
placed two tickets in the field for
its election Jan. 3, 1928, at meet
ing Tuesday night at the thenaeum.
The council ticket is headed by
DR.. H. H. Wheeler, for president;
DR.. w. H. Kennedy, first vice presi-
dent; DR.. Raymond Butler, second
vice president; DR.. G. A. Stayton,
secretary-treasurer, and DR.. K.
Coons and DR.. L. r. Pearson, coun-
Gil.
The committee ticket is composed
of DR.. L. D. Carter, for president;
DR.. John Eberwein, first vice presi-
dent; DR.. A. D. Sweet, second vice
president; DR.. L. D. Belden, secre-
tary- treasurer, and DR.. L. A. Ens7
minger and DR.. j. w. Ricketts,, coun-
Gil. DR.. S. E. carp is a candidate
for librarian on both tickets.
Papers ION Blood TRANSMISSION in
Infancy" by DR.. r. r. Hippensteel,
and "The Relation Of the Eye to
Constitutional Disease and Focal In
lection" by DR.. B. j. Larkin were
discussed by DIR. j. H. Warvel, DR..
Albert Stern, Dr. H. B. Mettel. DR..
w. d. Catch and DR.. G. w. Ruther-
ford. Miss Edna Hamilton, Public
Health Nursing Association, also
spoke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
SYMMS SEEKS
GOvERNORSHIP
First Republican to Enter
State Race.

Arthur SymmS, Linton, Ind,
efficiency engineer and receiver for
the Linton Gas and Coke Company,
today announced he will seek the
Republican nomination for Gov
ernor in the May primary. His an
nouncement was the first to come
from Republican ranks in the
gubernatorial race. Thus far, but
one, Frank G. Daley, has an
nounced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination.
Synms, will center his campaign
on plan for early paving of the
entire State highway system. En-
ployment of $4,000 additional work.
men in hard-Surfacing more than
1000 miles would be effected under
the plan.
An enabling act would be asked
authorizing a finance company to
issue bonds to provide funds for
the work. Money would be expended
by the State highway commission
and the roads, when completed,
would be leased by the State from
the finance company at z per cent
a year. This payment of 7 per cent,
Symms said, would pay the interest
on the bonds and retire them in
twenty-six and half years.
Synms was born in Iowa, Aug. Is,
1872, and attended the University
of the Northwest, Sioux City, Iowa.
He has been resident of Linton
for twenty-three years. He is a
majority stakeholder in the Jason
vile Water Company He is a
member of the Masons, Elks and
Methodist Church.
Although he has served as a Re-
publican precinct committeeman at
Linton, he has held no other post in
the Republican organization and
has never held public office.