Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-01

there should be general agreement
that the last schedule adopted, the
sales tax, should be the first to be
reduced"
Expenditures The progressive
WELD OF this tax structure should be
used lor continuing Improvement OF
our service to the people who pay
these taxes and we should
guard against the creation OF new
departments, institutions, boards,
commissions or agencies.
Ecunomy-"ThiS is 4 Fundamental
virtue thal-liIic liberty-requircs
eternal vigilance to maintain - We
! can increase our service to the. pco-
| pie Is natural increase in revenue
| juStifies ii and still exercise rigid
economy in giving greater value to
our public service.
Public SchoolS--"in public educa-
| ton we have in substantial measure
| achieved one part OF AycOcli'S ideal
an equal opportunity in primary
and high schools, with standard
schools in reach of every child in the
| State. The peculiar system we have
developed should not be permitted to
! grdNItate too lar in the direction OF
! centralized cOntiCl--T2achcr salaries
| should be Increased as revenue per-
| mltS, 10 the end that the Better train
/ cd and experienced teachers may feel
Il sense Of security and appreciation
! of their services, and that the best
| talent, in character and training, may
| be attracted to this service. Some
reasonable system OF age retirement
| should be provided Tor teachers and
in all public service in the interest
! Of Justice and the standard OF the
service. The trend toward vocational
| education has rapidly won public
! support II recent years and should
| be eNlcnded-ln2re must be no back
ward step in free text books.
Public Hsalth-"ln no other field
OF public service has larger dividends
been paid tnan III the money cNpcna-
ed III our public health program
Every citizen benefits in protection
from this service. This scientific WH
90. "a: - T. : r>iu% iou&Itt ana grad
TALLY won On every front, ana shUulI.
be sustained and intensified"
= Highways and By-W" ys-"I hav-
made Il sufficient study CT this pro-
e.. - a,.r> ily reputation on the
assumption that. with continuance
of existing trends in business and re-
venue, there will be available not less
than fifty million dollars for CON-
pl>l:,IEs," program OF extending and
undermining our system of haru sur
faced roads within the next -four
years N'ItaUut an increase Of taxes or
.SSuc CT Lui-.S. end t.lt.r meeting all
GpllT"f ''S II .Tt"rH-l ana matur;tIeS
on outstanding bonds. | have also
nI,tuV Sufficient study Of this problem
10 know t.Ut SUcn expenditure IS
de- pgl%trIy needed and is vital to our
r0nUUu.uS growth and progress
There is genuine State progress in
li.S pGOS.u.I. Dollars spent IOr I'M
proves. rudCs not only pay their own
W;IE n ga Oi!n@ tax. but stimulate
business that increases general fund
revenue for all other causes support
vi ~ Inc State. North Cardinals
,r,nLvl> OF opportunity Will not be
exhausted until there is electric cur
!.
pendabIe all-Weather road in reach
of every community.
Huul, .ue Beauty--"WIth natural
bcai't'HS that attract multitudeS to
our State, we cannot afford to neg
l-It .,,,,u,iItcitl.Un vi our highways,
for It's commercial as we'll as eSthetic
value. As Il means 10 this end there
should be developed at each of the
thirty State prison camps nursery
iUr IlOWcrnS shrubs and trees, ma
live in each section, lor tranSplanting
where the right Of way joins the
woods border"
Agriculturc-"TWo thirds of the
population at North CarOIin is rnrAi.
= ne promotion of this agricultural in
GuStry must continue 10 be line major
problem Of the State. The State IA.
,Iut UC>n nys!iGsGnt IN the wide variety
al enterprises it is carrying on to I'M
prove economic. educational and 30
-.ui CIua.l.0E> lOr our rural pOpula-
il3n. There should Je matching of
every Federal aid 10 promote these
projects. These agencies, combined
with county cooperation, have been
very helpful in promoting diversified
., nGl.t.- md m the marketing of
farm products. There is, however,
one serious defect in this system. One
important r@as On why We have not
made more progress in diVerslflcation
; that we nave no primary market
in this State for live stock and animal
products. | deem if OF enough i'm
portancc to justify the State in lend
ing eVcIy assistance within its power
To provide such independent IA
clities.'
CUnServatiOn--"The soil is our in
ner.tance. We need continuing en-
phaSS on this program to conserve
md cnricn cultivated acres, and con-
t.nu.ng emphasis on forest manage
ment and fire prevention to conserve