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The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Gum Neck News

Mr.. and Mrs. William Conrad
of Washington, D. c., who have
been on a tour of Ohio, West Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, and North Car
olina, stopped over at Gum Neck
Friday and Saturday to see Mrs
Jack Davis of washington, D. c.,
who is spending the summer here
Mrs. Bill Cherry returned Sun
day to her home at Washington
after spending a week with rela-
tiyes here. She was accompanied
home by her son, Bill, Jr., who
has been here for several weeks.
Ray Everton and Henry Meek
ins, of Halifax, spent the week end
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Williams and
son, T. J., are spending some time
at Portsmouth, Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John TarkentOr
and infant son, William Dallas
spent the week end with relatives
on the Sound.
George Everton of Washington
spen3 the week end here.
Miss Avis Liverman has return
ed from Manteo, where she was
the guest of her brother law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Combs, at the Fort Raleigh Hotel
I. w. Swindell returned Satur-
day from Columbia, where he took
a few days treatment at Columbia
Hospital.
Mrs. Troy Elliott has returned
to her home at Hertford after
spending several days with hel
father, w. M. Armstrong.
Mrs. Gerald Selby, who had her
tonsils removed at the Columbis
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
"a, Dea :mid-Umphlet'

NJ t>s S"'t''Hr'' I.
beth Il h''il'h
-. the Rev Sawyer at his
home August 7, 1887. Miss Umph-
lett is the daughter of Mrs. Nun
ME Implicit and the late "rav
TImph,,tt. Mr.. McDearmid Is nc
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Andre" M
Dearmid.
witnesses for the ceremony wef,
II F Davenport. Tom Muse, ana
Mrs. Minnie Umphlett, all OF Ellz-
abeth City.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Return Home

n md Mrs. Edgar Bundy ana
dan. rs. Alice, Jean and Ruth
ReiG Bundy, have returned to their
hon. CT West Main Street after
spending two weeks at the Jack
son cottage on The Sound Side at
Nags Head. They had as their
guest. Miss Nancy MCGOWAN OF
Shelby, N. C. Mi MCGOWAN Will
.ayo .omorrow 'r.or her home.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Women Forget

Among the Betsileos of Madagas.
car, a woman'S funeral procession,
when nearing the grave, turns
around and goes back to her home
for an hour to give her ghost its
last opportunity to gather up any,
thing that has been left behind.
They believe that no woman. even
when dead, ever leaves her home
without forgetting something.-Col-
lier's Weekly.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Mercer
and son, Vincent, Jr., of the Naval
Hospital. Brooklyn, N. Y, have ar
rived to spend tn remainder Of
the summer visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Mercer and Mrs. C. A. Prit-
chard on City Route Three.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Here SUNDAY

Captain and Mrs. E. NJ. Burton
of Willoughby, Va. Mrs. j. c.
Groom of Norfolk, Nh. and Mrs. c.
G. Cotton Of Hilton Village, Va,
Miss Hazel Euro of Gates visited
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. O'Neal and
Mrs. J. S. Rogers Sunday. Mrs
Rogers continues quite i'll.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Left Yesterday

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred D. Alley and
daughter. Miss Barbara Alley, of
Plant City, Florida, left yesterday
for Nags Head after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Evans and Mr..
and Mrs. Larry Skinner in the
Perry Partments for several days.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Stewards Higher Law Speech

Stewards higher law speech was
a speech delivered by William H.
Seward during the debates on the
compromise of 1856, in which he
said: 1.-The Constitution devotes the
domain to union, to justice, to de-
tense, to welfare, and to liberty.
But there is a higher law than the
Constitution, which regulates our
authority over the domain, and de-
votes it to the same noble purpose"
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Attend Reception

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Jackson and
family of West Church Street at
tended a reception Monday night
at Corapeake in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. LaSsiter who were
recently married.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Arriving Today

Miss Margaret Bailey will ar
rive today from Wilson to spend
- rrmainder of the week With
I.~ 1arents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
8. on RI 2rside Avenue. Miss
Bai;ey will be married Sunday
afternoon to Mr.. Gather Eugene
Spaugh Of Wilson.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

American steel workers earn l.
IL hours an amount in buying
power of food equal TO the Labor d
33i hours of English workers
hours of German workers and !!
hours of Belgian workers.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
MIR. A>kew Here

Mr.. E. S. Askew. Secretary to
COngreSSman john II. Kerr Of
washington. D. ., was III town
yesterday. Mr.. skew was former
Iy head of the local W.P.A. office.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Returns To Norfolk

Miss Vivian Fearington has re-
turned to her home in Norfolk
after spending a feT days here as
the guests of Mrs. Charlie Wood
in the Perry Apartments.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Return From Beach

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dozier,
Franklin Dozier, Miss Alma Davis,
Herman Ivey of Winstcn-Salem
and Miss Eu|a Arnold ot Thomas
VII. haze ret;.ued after spending
= n at keith's Kamp at Kitty
T Beach.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Visiting Grandparents

Betty Jean jenkins of Norfolk
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.,
and Mrs. J. B. Jenkins, Sr., at their
home on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
Jenkins. who have also been here
have returned to Norfolk.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Here Shopping

Among the people in town shop
pinc Yesterday Wel2: Mrs. Oscar
Wralev, Mrs. William Whaley,
Nj George Wilder, Miss Annie
w. and Easeltine Sawyer, all
of Si...oh.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
KinstOn Visitors

Mr.. and Mrs '. j. Gardner and
daughter, Miss Barbara Gardner,
of Kinston ". c.. are spending
sometime at the home of Mrs. A.
C, Gard on East Burgess street.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Return From Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Hooper
and son Merritt. il. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Hooper and daughter, Mary
Eta, have returned to their
homes here from a trip to Niagara
Falls and Canada.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Returns Home

Mrs. Lena BaSnight returned
home Yesterday after spending a
wvck 1T Kitty Hawk Beach as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Cox
at their cottage, The Pioneer"
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Tender,ReI,i,,g,
Swollen Feet

Your feet may be so swollan and In
ferned that you think you emit so snother
step: Your s2oes may tel as they are
ell over with the pain snd torture; you'd
give anything 10 get reli<t.
Two or three sppiicatic S Of Moonc's
Emerald OIL art In fittech rrinutes M
Do, and soseress disappear. a FEW moro
spc. cations az rc sular inteVs's and the
swelling reduces.
And as FOR Soft cor7s .ant car11s.s .
few applications each night at be ,;ns
and they lust seem 70 sIrfSel ri :ip
and scale off. No matter how di,- / aged
you have been. IL you has- not tried
Emerald Oil then you have something to
for sood-dfrssists everywhere.
OVERMAN & STEVENSON
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Social and 0en4onal
Edited by Billie Saunders Smith
Retnrn From Washington

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Keaton,
Miss Kathleen Overman, and
Lester Meads of City Route One,
have returned to their homes after
bending a few days in Washing
ton.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Homo

Mrs. J. c. aiming and chill
dren have returned from Fayette-
vile and Washington. ~ c.. where
they have been visiting f!0rts
and relatives.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
TODAY'S FASHION TIP

Hat showings indicate that
bright accessories will be worn with
winter costumes-novel color COM
binations and bright trim will
highlight costume color notes.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
ANSWER:


her dates at home and honor to the faith
and mothers sit in the living
and make friends oldSters should have
and leave things indulge in their bantering
aton minded the
Girls but the boys too by the
of and
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Leave For Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. MiltON ''meS and
son, Milton, Jr., h& for a
Teeks visit in NOrt0 and Vir-
.inia Beach.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Return Home
NuIInan

Mrs Carl Blades, Mrs. Norlnan
Save Annie Slades, Roirh
p I'd FRAN md Cul"r'
-. g re. :. 1eC TO
nom lnSylValia AyenL L
ter 5. some time at their
cottage :. 1itty Hawk Beach.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Visit Friends

Miss Sophie Hinton and her
house guest, Miss Ann TownSon
of Murphy, visited friends in Scot
land Neck yesterday.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Norfolk Visitors

Mrs. Marshall TWiford and Mrs.
Dewey Twiford of Norfolk visited
Mrs. N. Il. O'Neal at her home on
East Burgess street yeSterday.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
DEAR MISS CHATFIELD:

out for dates all mine are at home
That would except that when boy the family
gathers though he had called on the
whole bunch minute alone with the boys 1t isn't
that anything special to them but Just that can't
perfectly natural when the family IS sitting
around hearing word that Don't you think they are
right nervy to sit all my dates? DlSGUSIED
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Leaving Today

Mrs. Ola B. Miller, Miss Wanda
Miller and Tommy Miller are leav-
ing today to spend the remainder
of the week at their cottage at
NagS Head.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Returns ElN m Visit

Miss Mary Lee Barnett has re-
turned to her home on PennSyl-
vania Avenue after visiting her
sister, Mrs. c. L. Haughton in
Rocky Mount.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
In Town Yesterday

Mrs. Russell Griggs and Mis-.
Sally Lamb of the Croatan Hotel
at Kitty Hawk Beach, were in
town shopping yesterday.
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other.
DEAR MISS CHATFIELD:
ANSWER:

Because love doesn't give tact
always expects the man she
loves to pretend he does at least
can't Because the man resents the
woman he loves having subject unless hap
hardly he resist the empa
her place she attempts to get out OF IT,
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

Workers on a Chinese railroad
now have group life insurance;
they pay SO cents a month from
their wages, and $500 is paid after
death.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Greenville Visitors

Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Kittrell of
Greenville, N. c.. are visiting Mrs.
KittrellS sister, Mrs. c. c. Parker
on HhringhauS Street.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Called to Raleigh

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Ayd-
let left yesterday for Raleigh
VIII they were called I'll a,-
col. + t. death of I.T :
leCt'a . y. 7. ". McC =.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Here Yesterday

W F Tillett and Ronald Cra-
doc: OF M&nns Harbor were IN
town on business yesterday.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
GOOD TASTE
fToDAT I, y
kEMlLY POSTlb
Worlds Foremost Authority
on Etiquette
q Emily Posi-
NO GIFT IS NECESSARY AT
DINNER FOR BRIDE

Dear Mrs. Post: My husband
and I are invited to a Sunday
night supper in honor of visiting
bride and groom. We know the
groom's family but were not in
vited to the wedding in the East
and did not send them a wedding
present. Do you think that after
this party we should send them
something or would you perhaps
suggest that we take something to
the party?
Answer: Unless local custom
is involved about which I have
not heard, it certainly will not be
expected that you take or send
to the bride and grom.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Here Yesterday

NTr. and Mrs. Jules Tatka, who
are spending the summer at Nags
Head. were visitors in town yester-
day.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Left Yesterday

Miss Matte Virginia Williams
and Westbrook Williams lett s.
terday to visit friends il MOI *
and Newport Jews, Virginia.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Returns From New York

John pnnCr returned yesterday
after spending several days in
New York City with his brother,
Guy Pinner.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Mr.. Skinner Here

L. E. Skinner, ST., of Charlotte
is visiting mere ana at NagS Head
Head for several weeks.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
j. Town Yesterday

Mrs. L yt0n White. who is
spending - sumner - .r- cot
tage at : h,19 - sitter
in town
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
NIanteO Visitors

Misses Mildred Moore and Mil
dred Austin of Manteo were viSi-
tors in town yesterday.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

Naturally ceremony make couple Of fighting cats see eye
eye Naturally live peaCeaby together after marriage
days they can't spend an evening without quar-
which that they can't be happy living together
thing people want in this world
who much prefer the excitement
Furthermore
qaeng habit is fixed that they
perfectly adjusted prize methods and they don't feel
pain from the punches they exchange
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
In EdentOn

Mrs. Joseph Stokes of West
Cypress Street IS spending this
week in Edentor viSitinE friends.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Visiting Parents

erman Tvey of WinSton-Salen
,isiting his parents at South
MILLS.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
ThomaSyilIe Visitor

Ms EulG Arnold Of Thomas
.... N. c., IS visiting Miss Doris
DuLIer at her home at South Mills.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

Saboats asail "Smber" lovely to behold
they to piece You make this quilt from
simplest OF patches uniform shown
prefer gay scraps make various sail patches.
It's inch block Pattern simple
uctions for cutting finishing
chart diagram OF quilt to help
double bed sze ana diagram of block which guide
for placing the patches and contrasting
Send 10 cents In stamps preed) pattern
to THE DAILY INDEPENDENT Needecraft Dept Write plainly
PATTERN NUMBER your NAME ADDRESS,
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

It would family right and the boy friends got
I'M code language right their heads all evening
with lust sentence and again which they
could understand. CAROLINE CHAlFlELO
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

off of controversial subjects pipe
down hold tongue Wher
he is Wagging his give ackjaw fattery
instead the dog and will find him
agreeable companion. CAROLlNE CHAIFlElD
The daily independent., 1937-08-11

habit nevertheless and usually married people who
fuss their with them wherever they
nuisance to other people who regard
polteneSs mark of gentiity and good breeding.
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Caroline Chatfield Says

Young pair should learn to get Oh anlicably before
marriage, call if off-Therc is no magic in mar
riage to make couple of fighting cats prlrr at each
other.
DEAR CHATFIELD:
possible couple live peaccaby after marriage If they
their qarreng nconseqena matters
them? Why Is 1t
people another they can't be together without
quarrelS. HELENE
The daily independent., 1937-08-11
FATHER COMES FIRST

|
Dear Mrs. Post: I'm in a pre-
dicament and am finding it very
hard to decide the best way out
of it. I have a father, stepfath-
er, grandfather and a brother, all
of whom have been very good to
me always and of whom 1 am
equally fond. Whom shall I choose
to walk with me up the aisle at my
wedding?
Answer: Your father, of course.
| If you choose anyone but him you
would announce to everyone that
you care every little for him.
NEW DAUGHTER-I -IN-LAW
Dear Mrs. Post: l have a new
daughter-in-law and even though
she and my son are living out OF
town I have never had occasion 10
write her. She has never called
me any name directly and natur-
ally signs her letters to me mary
To my son I have heard her say
"vour mother" and to others She
refers to me as Dicks mother y
don't want her to call me Mrs.
Brown" but I also dare not force
her into anything she may not
like.
Answer: Sign your letter DICK S
Mother" and then, since thls
would be very hard to settle py
letter. why not wait until you see
her to tell her that you don't care
what she chooses to call you as
ong as it is not Mrs. Brown.
WNU Service
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
.EARNHARDT SPEAKS
BEFORE ROTAR|ANS
Louisburg College PNexy
Tells Three Things Make
World Large and Small

DIR. D. e. Earnhardt, president of
Louisburg College, Louisburg, address
ed the members of the Rotary Club
last evening in their regular meet
ing at Vance hotel
In addition to DR.. Earnhardt, DR..
Robert S. Boyd, of Columbus, Ca,
was a guest of the club.
Rev. j. A. Jones, president, presided
and T. 3. Rose, Jr., was in charge of
the program.
DR.. Earnhardt talked on Things
that make the world large and small"
Things that make the world small,
DR.. Earnhardt said, were "pettiness,
prejudice and pugnacity," and he Ella
borated on each of these. The three
things tina: make the world large, the
speaker continued, were knowledge,
sympathy and hopefulness."
w. r. Laws, chairman of commit
tee arranging for an inter-club meet
ing, announced the Rotary club would
meet jointly with the Lions and XII
wants at Plank Chapel church August
81 at $50 p. m. This will take the
place of the next meeting of the Rot
airy club.
President Jones announced that the
official visit of Governor John A.
Park, of Raleigh will be October %.
August 81, the last Tuesday in this
month, will be the fifth one for the
month, and the club will have ladies
as their guests. Special committees
have been appointed to work out the
program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
HENDERSON FOLKS
IN CHINESE AREAS
Others Enroute There But
Exact Whereabouts Not
Yet Learned

Relatives here of a number of
Henderson people in Shanghai, China,
scene of the Sino-Japanese undeclar-
cd war. are much concerned as to
their safety Moreover, at last reports
others were enroute to Shanghai.
William Waddill is at Shanghai,
but Mrs. Waddill and their infant
child arrived here several weeks ago
to spend the remainder of the year,
and arc to be joined by Mr.. Waddlti
later. He is the son of Mrs. w. e.
Waddil.
Crawford Peace, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. M. Peace, has arrived IN
Shanghai only in the last few weeks,
and so far as has been learned moth
inc has <een heard from him in the
past few days.
G. w. Macon, Jr., son of Mr.. and
MS. G.. w. Macon, Of Epsom and MS
bride. the fortncr Miss Betsy Bass,
4auchter of the late DR.. H. H. Bass,
ST.. who were married here a few
weeks ago. are en- route to Shanghai.
There were reports that they had
been stopped at Honolulu and ordered
not to proceed to China, but this re-
port was not confirmed. 1t is believed
thew have not had time as yet 10
reach their destination, even II they
proceeded according to their plans.
They were in Hawaii the last heard
Of them.
Hickman Finch, son OF Mr. ana
Mrs. G. Fred Finch, is at Hankow,
China. a city on the Yangtze river,
lately evacuated by the Japanese at
the outbreak of present hostlhnes'
and he is not believed to be IN any
particular danger at the moment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crews, the latter a
daughter of Mrs. J. K. Flummer, OF
Middleburg, are also at Shanghai
Fletcher Satterwhite is also there.
All of the Henderson men IN the
Chinese district are there as repre-
sentatives of tobacco companies IN
this country. No information mas peen
received of any harm or injury to any
of them. although the danger IN
situation such as exists in Shanghai
at the present time is not minimlzed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
MRS. Joe HOLMES
SHOOTS HERSELF
Condition Reported Serious
But Not Critical at Lo-
cal Hospital

Mrs. Joe Holmes, said to be about
40 years old, shot herself in the left
side below the heart with a pistol this
morning at her home in North Hen
derson. The shooting took place about
Z o'clock, and Mrs. Holmes was rush
ed to Maria Parham hospital in a
Barnes ambulance.
DR.. H. H. Bass, Jr, attending ply
stefan, said that Mrs. Holmes condi-
ton was serious Sut not critical, the
shot going all the way through the
body, coming out under the shoulder
blade.
No reason was learned today for
Mrs. Holmes act.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
COUNTY GETSF|vF
NEW SCHOOL BUSES
That Many Added to G..
vice as Start of New
Term Approaches

Five new school buses furn;.,
by the State School Commiqeionn 'Sned
go into service in Transporting ' uo, VIII
children in Vance county bo senoo
their homes and their schools wen IVY
the fall term begins on Thun ~nen
September 9, Superintendent p
Rollins said today. NJ
The buses have already boor
ceived here, but have not finallv he .e'
allocated or assigned to the rom, o"
they will serve during the cona, .eS
school term. All of them are now Ing
are of the latest model and doa a''u
furnished by the School Conmissi@sJn
All of the buses are built with vio"
to the greatest possible safety of ~"
school children. '"'
The State has expended nearly on.
million dollars in providing scboo,
buses for use throughout the State ~
replace old and worn out vehicos
Vance county was allotted five as ts
share on the basis, it is understood
of both school population and con
dition Of the equipment in use last
year
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
OXFORD MAN LOSES
ARM IN COLLISION
Auto and Truck Sideswipe
Each Other, Injuring M.
L. Oakley's Left Arm

M. L. Oakley, of Oxford, had his
left arm amputated aboye the elbow
early this morning at Maria Parham
hospital. after it was badly crushed
when his automobile and Var
borough Transfer Company truck, of
Winston Salem, sideswiped each other
about four miles from the city on the
Oxford Road about midnight.
Oakley was rushed to the hospital
Immediately after the accident.
Deputy Sheriff e: A. Cottrell, who
investigated the accident, said Fred
N. Blackburn, driver of the truck,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See FUye -Four

/ In which state is Mount Whitney?
2 In what month does the vernal
equinox occur?
2 Name the four lawyers who defend
ed Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
4. What is the popular name Tor the
corner in Westminster Abbey, Eng
land, that contains memorials 10
many famous poets?
5. Who was Harriet Hosmer?
6. What is a polariscope?
Z Does the Social Security, Act re-
uuire beneficiaries of the federal
old age retirement system to be
American citizens?
8. Name the capital of the Territory
of Hawaii.
9. Where did George Washington
army spend the winter 1777-1778?
10. Name the father of the Indian
princess, PocahOntas.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18

was under 5000 bond, for reckless
driving, and that Oakley will face a
similar charge.
At the hospital today, Oakley was
said to be doing as we'll as could be
expected.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
1897 County Tax Rate Fixed Definitely At 80 Cents
THREE RATS CAUGHT
IN TRAP ONE TIME

J. G.. Kittrell, Henderson attorney,
had been bothered by rats gnawing
holes in his office in the Law Build
ing, Young street. so he set trap
for them last night.
This morning Mr.. Kittrell found the
trap sprung and found three medium
size rats in it, all being caught at the
same time.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-18
LEVY AGREED UPON
BY COMMISSIONERS
County Debt Service Cut
from ID Cents to Three
Cents for Year
SCHOOL RATE CUT Sc
Poor Fund liked IL Cents Mostly for
Social Security; Health APP
preparation Slashed by
Two Cents
SCHOOL RATE CUT Sc

Vance county's tax rate for the new
fiscal year, 1898, was definitely and
finally fixed by the Board of County
Commissioners today at SO cents on
the 500 property valuation. The
board held an adjourned meeting to
fix the tax rate. The levy for last year
was SO cents, representing a cut this
year of four cents.
The detailed comparative rate for