The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-28
FavOrs a Modification of Sales
Tax Which Would Take
Tax Off Necessities
FOR FREE SCHOOL BOOKS

RALEIGH, May 25.- Security for
the aged and better schools for the
children topped the list of "progres-
sive steps" which Clyde r. Hoey ad-
vocated in statement for the press
released through his State head
quarters here.
'The progress which North Caro-
lima has made under Democratic adj
ministrations should be impetus for
further progress in the immediate
future" said the candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Cover
nor.
eff our party can throw off this
effort to divide it into warning fac
tons, and / believe it can, North
Carolina will continue to 60 forward
under a Democratic administration. I"
Mr.. Hoey said that he believed the
following steps, all of which he IA
vors, could be taken by the incom-
ing administrations:
Old Age Pensions. The candidate
said that it would be "great TRACE
dy'' if North Carolina did not join
with the Federal government in
providing security for old people in
need-each government providing
SIS month for those over IS.
Better Schools. The children of the
State have better schools and the
teachers more money, the candidate
said. He advocated a reduction of
the teacher load.
Free School Books. Mr.. Hoey said
that State which required it's chill
dren to 60 to school and provided
them with free tuition and free
transportation should complete the
program" by providing free text
books in order that all the children
might have all their books for every
day of the year, thereby giving the
poor an equal opportunity with
those who could afford to buy the
books and increasing the general
efficiency of the schools.
Sales Tax Off Necessities. The can
didate said that he was in favor of
removing the sales tax from meat
and bread and the other necessities
of life, including meals purchased at
cafes, at once and that he looked
forward to repeating the tax alto
gether whenever that could be done
without crippling the schools, deny
ing the old people and putting the
tax back on land.
Sales Tax Modification. Mr.. Hoey
said that in the event of his election
he would call upon the merchants
of the state to select a committee OF
their own to confer with him and
the budget commission in working
out new method of levying and
collecting the sales tax, in order to
make it less irritating and trouble
some and removing the inequities of
the present system.
Keep Tax Off Land. He will op-
pose every effort to put school tax
back on land, said Mr.. Hoey. He ex-
planned that the reason he did not
favor repaling the sales tax at this
time was that he did not believe the
farmers and property owners of the
State should be saddled with anoth-
er $1O,OOO,O0O load, as would be the
case under the Mcdonald spending
plan.
Farm Program. The candidate said
he considered it a major duty of the
State administration to cooperate
fully with the Federal government
in it's effort to control production
and boost farm prices. He said that
he would not wait until he took Of
flee to go to the aid of the tobacco
growers, if that problem has not
been settled by November, but
would call upon the farmers to Sc
lect a committee to help him with
the preparation of tobacco control
legislation to be presented to the
next Legislature just as soon as it
meets. Other steps in his farm pro-
gram included development of the
lime resources in this State in order
that the farmers fertilizer bill might
be reduced.
Fund for Officers of the Law. Mr.
Hoey said that he favored the estab-
lishment of State fund for the care
of officers of the law injured in line
of duty, and for the relief of the
families of those officers killed on
duty. He proposed to get the money
from small tax to be added to the
bill of costs in all criminal cases.