Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
MAGICIAN LAW IS
ENDORSED; URGE
NEW RETALIATION
Resolutions Passed Bv
State Grange Itemized;
Ask Less Taxes From AID
Valorem Sources.

North Carolina State Grange in Win
ston-Salem with full discussion anc
only n dissenting vote:-
II. The North Carolina State
Grange recognizes that the complex
ties and the necessities of modern life
make taxation bear heavily on all the
people of the state but it pledges te
its members and the citizenship Of
North Carolina its continued effort.
toward a fairer and more equal distri-
button of the burdens among those
most able to bear them.
=. 1t pledges continued effort for
the state and its subdivisions to derive
less taxes from ad valorem and more
from other sources.
%. 1t pledges continued effort for
relief from the unjust burdens of tax
alton on real estate values liked in the
days of prosperity and now still held
on houses and lands.
"a. 1t pledges efforts for a reval-
uation at the earliest possible date of
the homes and farms of the state
relief that has already been given tc
much of the manufacturing and bust
ness property of the state.
IS. The Grange recognizes that
with the lowering Of the ad valorem
tax, we must have new sources of tax
alton and pledges its support of a tax
on luxuries as being less Objectionable
than a general sales tax.
e. The Grange pledges considera-
ton to other forms of taxation, but
additional relief from remaining I'M
just and co~nfiscatory ad valorem tax
es we must have.
~. The Grange urges the raising
of the s per cent constitutional limi-
tation on income taxes and the low
ering of the exemption to a point that
the farmers of the state can hope to
participate.
'S. The Grange endorses the Nc
Lean Law and demands that the state
carry out the law in fully supporting
the schools for the constitutional term
of six months by revenues other than
an ad valorem tax.
"9. The Grange recognizes that
the time has come for the counties to
abolish district lines and for the coun-
ties as a whole to take over the sup
port of the usual two months ex-
tended term.
80. We pledge our continued ad-
vocacy of the above outlined p%olicie
and urge our members to support il
the primaries and elections only sucl
candidates as give these policies thei
support
Other important resolutions of tn
Grange were as follows
1. Endorsing rural electrificatiol
and rural telephone development. I
committee was named tt work on tn
subject.
2. Appreciation to all newspaper
that advocated the Grange program o
taxation before the last General As
sembly.
3. Requesting Congressman t
support a program for a moratorium
on farm land loans similar to that ex
tended Germany on her debts.
4. Endorsing the program of tn
cotton cooperative association 70
greater use of cotton goods-fertiliz
er and farm feed sacks, cotton bag
ging, etc.-and requesting every farr
man and woman to use cotton good
wherever possible.
5. Endorsing cooperative market
ing of tobacco and pledging supper
to agencies working for it.
s. Demanding cancellation of tt
increase in freight rates On limeston'
7. Endorsing the Federal Far1
Board and asking Congress for ful
Their appropriations, if necessary, t
carry on its work.
8. Expressing appreciation OF tt
services DR.. Carl C. Taylor has rer
dered North Carolina farmers.
The bylaws were amended to pre-
vide that no Grange officer, subordlr
ate, Pomona, or state, shall hold tt
same office "for more than four cor
secutive years."
W. Kerr Scott, whose admirable al
nual address had directed attention
many of the problems the meeting di
cussed, was reelected state maste
Other officers elected were H.
Clark, Greensboro, overseer; H.
Caldwell, Greensboro, lecturer; !
Grouse Jones', Winston-Salem, stew
ard; C. H. Wilson, Madison, assistal
steward; A. c. Metts, Summerfiel
chaplain; ]. W. McCorkle, Kerner
Vile, treasurer; R. Lee Trexler, Sail
bury, secretary; Clifton Briggs T
baccoville, gate keeper; Mrs. NJ
Cockerham, Roaring River, Cere