Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-01

arc designed 10 serve inc GitiIcnS.
We hope tho tax research depart
mcrt can give us. ont OF the data
and experience Of the past few years
some tactual information upon
which we can base an intelligent
fiscal policy"
HANDICAPPED-Othcr question:
brought out the fact that A J. Max
we'll. director of lax research. has
been i'll most of this year and is now
unable to do much work around the
uitice. although ne has staged an
ether remarkable comeback from
serious sickness and does visit the
office almost daily. That leaves
Suffer as the only qualified person
10 do essential research and to car
~ on the routine administrative
duties OF the department. Suffer said
he had lot of information ana
promised 10 do his best TO get it cor
related and present i 10 the bulge;
commission in time for use i'll pre-
pairing the 1917 revenue bill. Tn"
somewhat lupSldcd organization II
state government has more than
-lNtE agencies spending tax money.
with only iwo-tax research amt
''H'llN't N'!lbl bllltl4t~ -- III illlblllN
rhayGGc with finding and collecting
revenue 10 support them.
Individual members of
the advisory bulge; commission and
other students of state government
reluctantly confess they see danger
Of Sky-rOckCtinG ad valorcm taxes.
with implied threat that conditions
~ hn ,,,-a
If the carly thirtIeS. unless some
very serious and intelligent though:
is given the matter This threat Oi
oppressive adj valorem taxes hangs
heaviest over municipalities, but is
recognized as a growing cloud or
state level. The state now t,vics no
ad valorem taxes except that il get
25E of the intangible tax Weld
Most towns and cities have reached
maximum lcVicS under existing con-
stItutional and statutory limits and
still are not able To provide thu
public services demanded by the
people.
TOGETHER-Thc increasing scope
Of governmental services must be
accompanied by the creation of
wealth that will produce govern
mental revenue if progress is to con
tinue. said Senator Hodges. Unless
such new revenue is produced. the
only alternatives are governmental
retrenChmcnt or oppressive al val
orcm taxes.
APPLAUSE - Your reporter ran
into former Governor J. NJ. Brough-
ton and Lieutenant Governor l.. Y.
Ballentinc AT different times Mon
day. Coincidentally. both got TO talk
ing about the response of audiences
TO which they have recently spoken
as indicated by the spontaneous APP
plause accorded tn cir speeches.
Broughton contrasted the attitudes
of eastern and western audiences.
noting that down east folks are
more vocativc. while the noun
taineers arc apparently more sincere
and applaude only when they really
approve and not Just to be polite
to the speaker. Ballcntine contrast
ed audiences in larger towns and
cities with those made up mostly of
farmers, and noted that the farmer
groups are much less liberal with
handclapping. He thinks the differ
ence is due to habit rather than to
any more or less appreciation of the
speaker. Country folks don't get to-
gether as often as town people. and
many Of their assemblies are in
churches where applause is out or
order. So they are not in the habit
OF clapping their hands every time
they approve Of what speaker says.
AROUND TOWN