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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06

my friend" you said, "this
is indeed a beautiful, in fact
far too lovely a city. Since it
was rebuilt after the great
fire you kindled so success
fully a few years ago, it has
been reconstructed with more
and better buildings than we
had before. Can you not think
of a more permanent way of
creating a little hell on earth
than merely burning a city?
True, the effects Of that con,
flagration were striking, but
you win have to admit that
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they haven't lasted very long"
Indeed" replied the devil,
II have been giving the matter
serious consideration; I have
a plan that will bring a more
lasting hell to the midst of our
city. The effects will not be
apparent all at once, but they
viii be far more devastating
than any fire. Moreover, where
as a disaster such as fire or
flood tends to cultivate the
bonds of human sympathy
among men, make them con-
siderate and helpful to their
fellows, my scheme will di-
vide our fellow citizens in such
a manner that those in the hell
we shall devise, will in the
course of time, become virtual
savages prepared to tear down
all that our better citizens can
build. In short, we can even
breed the new vandals that
perhaps will in the end destroy
present civilization if we fol-
low my plan"
"You make it all seem so
easy. What is this plan?" you
asked eagerly.
"Here it is" said the devil,
II shall describe it one step
at u time so that you can re.
fleet on its simplicity and
effectiveness; all truly great
ideas are essentially simple,
you know.
I'VE are now in one of the
residential parts of the city,
but It is an older section that
was not burned a few years
ago. The houses are somewhat
crowded, but they once were
occupied by some of the lead.
Ing citizens. DO you notice that
an occasional building could
stand repainting?"
"Yes, of course, but what
of that?" you replied.
Simply this. You arrange
with the tax assessors to raise
the assessment and therefore
the taxes on any building in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06
To Expedite Stimulating

II am nearly convinced that
you have a useful scheme that
will serve our evil purposes
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1t has some interesting and
perhaps effective features, but
is that all?"
by no MEANS" friend devil
replied. "In addition to taxing
all Improvements heavily, you
must reduce the taxes on land
values, especially on land
values in the slum areas. AS
the original buildings deteri.
crate and the neighborhood
becomes a slum, encourage
the landlords to apply for re.
auctions in their taxes. In
struct the city assessor to dis
regard actual selling prices of
land in the slum area and as
sumo that the assessed value
of the land should decrease as
the buildings on it deteriorate.
Thus you will encourage the
slumlords to hold their prop
critics for speculation on the
future growth of the city. You
will combine the maximum of
encouragement to improve
ment with the minimum of dis
couragement to land specula-
ton. Even when buildings are
condemned and closed as fire.
traps or are in danger of col
lapsing, they will not be re-
placed. The tax remaining
will be so small that the owner
will not be forced to sell to
someone who might build. The
owner, unless he is pressed
for funds land professional
slumlords usually are not),
win simply wait until the fur
Their growth of the city makes
it practicable for someone to
pay a price that will yield a
tremendous profit. How large
such gains may be can be seen
by reference to the prices be.
ing paid today for land held
by slumlords in areas to be
redeveloped."
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But you still were not COM
pletely satisfied; consequently,
you questioned further: Good
friend devil, or rather friend
devil Il do not mean to insult
you), l see that you are right
and / begin to understand how
it happens that nearly all
cities in the United States
have their steadily growing
slums. The scheme as you
outline it is indeed convincing;
but, l wonder, do you have
any further proof of its sound
ness than the obvious results
of experience with it to date?"
"Yes," the devil replied, Il
can offer the most convincing
proof. In many cities of the
world the opposite of my
scheme has been applied. All
improvements in those cities
are exempt from taxation, and
only the land values are taxed
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But you are not convinced
that the friendly devils plan
was as excellent as he sup
posed. You asked, rs that all
there is to your masterpiece
of evil calculation? l confess
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the city that is repainted, or
remodeled, or improved in any
way. Moreover, caution them
to assess at full value, or more
nearly full value, any new
building that is constructed.
You know. that the power to
tax is the power to destroy, or
in this instance to inhibit. If
this procedure is followed as
siduously, and your tax rate
is high, enough, you soon will
observe the following results:
a. Throughout the older Sec
tons of the city, buildings will
at first not be painted and
maintained; then some will be-
come dilapidated; and virtual
ly none will be improved or
replaced.
b. Into this area will move
the poorer families of the city.
They will gravitate to this To-
cality, not because most of
them prefer to live in a slum,
not because their taste has be-
come so depraved that they
could not enjoy life elsewhere,
at least not at first; they will
come to live in this area be-
cause of our clever taxing
method will prevent or at least
limit the remodeling or new
construction of housing that
these families can afford.
c. Then, given another dec
ade or two, as children are
brought up in these depressing
surroundings, our city will first
have increasing problems of
juvenile delinquency, then the
former juvenile delinquents
win become competent crimi-
nails and racketeers; and every
one can see that we need only
enough Of these individuals to
overturn civilization itself"
But you are not convinced
that the friendly devils plan
was as excellent as he sup
posed. You asked, as that all
there is to your masterpiece
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"Yes, of course, but what
of that?" you replied.

Simply this. You arrange
with the tax assessors to raise
the assessment and therefore
the taxes on any building in
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area Of major proportions, the
first step should be to seek
the answer to this question:
How does it happen that this
fostering sore of a blighted
community exists; or, How are
slums created? When this
question has been answered,
not only can the particular
slum probably be removed at
a minimum cost, but also the
development of other slums
can be prevented.
How do we create slums?
In order to clarity what
might otherwise be obscure,
we invite readers to assume
that they have become the
elected managers of their re-
spective cities. You are the
city manager of yorktown and
have almost dictatorial power
during your term of office.
First, reminding you that
this is a fantasy, we shall as
sumo that you have the most
evil intentions and that among
your boon companions is a
friendly devil who is amazing
ly astute, as devils presum-
ably are. Below are some dis
cussions between you and
your devil friend held during
the nightly excursions you and
he have made around your
city in search of more and
better ways of achieveing evil
results.
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scheme here?" you asked.
Friend devil replied with
some dignity, 81 think you
know me well enough to rea-
lie that neither lack of bold
ness nor any fOndness for
humankind have impelled me
to suggest no more than 1
have. We must remember
that you will be coming up
for reelection in a few years.
Anything that the public is
accustomed to is accepted as
right and just.
Already your city is apply.
ing my scheme in substantial
part; you need only tighten
up a bit here and there, urge
the assessors to seek more
vigilantly for all improve.
ments such as modern bath.
rooms in existing tenements,
etc. If you introduced a COM
pletely new idea such as that
applied in England, you might
encounter resistance, because
all new ideas are suspect as
you know"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-06

Richard Hobart
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-05-05

previous legislative experience :. .
until he became Governor.
2. William B. Umstead had serv-
ed in the House and the us. Senate
but was never in the N. G. Legis-
lature.
3. w. Kerr Scott was never in
any legislative body before becom-
ing Governor.
q. R. Gregg Crerry was an old
political war horse, having served
many terms in the Legislature and
one as Speaker of the House.
5. J. NJ. Broughton had served
two terms in the State Senate.
6. Clyde R. Hoey had served a
term in the House some 80 years
before he became Governor.
7. J. C. B. Ehlinghaus had serv-
ed one term in the House (19O3)
and, incidentally, introduced and
nursed the bill establishing East
Carolina Teachers College, think
ing it would go to E. City. 1t ended
up in Greenville-and is now fourth
largest college in the State (UNC,
State, Duke, and East Carolina).
8. o. Max Gardner had been 1t.
Governor, thus presiding over two
terms of the State Senate.
9. Angus w. Mclean had never
served in the Legislature.
10. Cameron Morrison had never
served in the Legislature.
II. Terry Sanford had served
one term in the State Senate.
So, to make a long story short,
we do have men in the 1861 ses-
sion of the Legislature who have
almost as much State Legislative
experience as all of our Governors
combined for the past 40 years!
Note: 1t takes more than legisla-
tive experience to become Cover
nor of North Carolina.
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OCRACOKE STUDENT SEC.
HIS COLLEGE FRATERNITY

GREENvILLE - Officers for
the 1961-1962 term of the Kappa
Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi One
ga, national service fraternity at
East Carolina College, were install
led at a recent meeting. Alton
Cowan of Bear Grass, a graduate
student at the college, was elected
as president.
Other officers in addition tc
President Cowan are the following
Jerry Cummings of Tarboro, frs
vice president; William Parker Of
Ahoskie, second vice president
WILLIAM ELEY OF OCRACOKE
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Troy Wayne Kennedy of Winston
Salem, recording secretary; Ear
Hart of Vanceboro, historian; E,
Crumpler of Goldsboro, assistan
historian.
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SCRANTON PERSONALS

Allen Snencer. who has been at
tending Diesel School in Chicago.
has graduated with an AVERAGE of
80. While ATTENDING school there
he met. and married n Miss CAROL
lea McGrath of Ruffalo. N. Y. Thew
arrived in Raleigh, FRIDAY and were
met there bv his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Rupert Spencer and brother,
David. and Mrs.. Grace Caravan,
who escorted them home.
Augustus Blake is spending his
vacation with his wife. Mr.. Blake
has been emploved in Norfolk. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mvron Garish, Mr..
and Mrs. Dinkie Newman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Snencer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus Blake were visitors at
Witcharls Beach Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo SAWYER and
son, Donald, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Flowers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam O'Neal, Pete
O'Neal of Portsmouth. Va. were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
O'Neal Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Pitt
man, q baby boy.
Mrs. George Parkin Of Raleigh,
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Alice Caravan.
Cleveland Clark has returned
home after taking treatment in the
Marine oHspital in Norfolk, Va.
Royce Caravan has been spend
| ing some time with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Caravan and Sis
ter, Linda.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Cutler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold SAWYER OF
Mrs. Grace Caravan and Mr.. ano
Washington were the guests Of
Mrs. Johine Moore last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie ONeal visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Nea
Sunday.
Mrs. Doris Blake was in Bella
ven Monday.
AL Gurganus was the week enc
guest of Donald Sawyer.
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GULROcK PERSONALS

Joseph Pugh visited Aurora and
South Creek Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Mason and Mrs.
Mary Wallace visited Mrs. Della
Cahoon who is a patient in Column
bia Hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Cuthrell, Rita, Diane, and Rusty
visited her Saturday.
Plum Pedrick and Mildred Gibbs
were in Washington Tuesday.
Lila Mason of Swan Quarter
visited her mother, Mrs. Addie
Gibbs, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Payne, Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Payne, Lucille,
Leroy and Ann visited Mr.. and
Mrs. William Powell at Ransom
Vile Sunday.
Elmo Emory visited his mother
Saturday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Bob McAllister
have returned to their home in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after two
weeks here with Mrs. McAllister
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pugh.
Mrs. Amanda is Incorporating at
her home after an eye operation.
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A few hours after the current
legislative session got going, AZ
ernoon Newspapers Columnist
lynn Nisbet said words to this eff
ect in talk to business organi-
':ation managers here:
"There will be a battle over
Court Reform. There will be a fight
over Redistribution. We will see a
OF Of Juggling and pulling over
faxes-mainly over the sales tax.
But the real big battle in the 1861
General Assembly will be between
he so-called liberals and the con-
|evatives. This will overShadow
he other arguments"
Conservative Design
Sure enough, as of last week,
he tag-of-war had finally come
lown to the Oldtimers versus the
Liberals.
As of April;s end, Conservative
Design was becoming easier to IA
HON. It seems to go something
like this:
Confuse the issue enough, divide
Fhe Sanforlites enough, delay de-
Fision long enough-and we could
come UP with no new taxes at all.
Thus the budget set up by former
Governor Luther Hodges Advisory
Budget Commission for the next
two years woull be the road map
rather than the Educational Pro-
gram Budget outlined by Governor
Terry Sanford.
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Only Themselves

For two weeks now, Sanford SUM-
poters have been out unanswered
/ Their lack of unity on what to do
what tax to stand for, and steps tn
take to get it, could prove to be
their undoing.
If Sanford followers fail to get
their program. they have only
themselves to blame. They have the
numerical strength; they have the
administration behind them. But
their lack of savvy, unity, ant
know-how is building strength fol-
those who want no new taxes at
all.
TurnabOut
Overheard on Raleigh's Fayette-
vile Street: ayes, his little old
bulldog tore up my new azalea
plants. But those rocks l tossed
over the back fence are really go
ing to play the devil with his
swanky lawnmower."
Over and Under
New truck sales in March were
over those for the same month in
1861 in N. C.-2,04s to 1879.
With the sale of new cars, how
ever, we are under the March, 1860
figure: 9,245 to 1O,950.
Fords leads Chevrolet in the sale
of trucks so far this year by 224z
to 1924 However, in cars, Chevro-
let leads Ford by 5,305 to ATS.
But in third place in car sales
for the year is Falcon Cords little
lbrother) at 1892.
Hard to Think Of
President Kennedy's coming Wis
lit this year to the University Of
North Carolina, prompted New!
land Observer Editor Sam Ragan-
land others possibly-to do a piec'
on Presidents we have had as visi
tors to the Old North State.
Well, such a thing is Away
dangerous from an accuracy view
point for you are sure to leav'
somebdy out. Editor Raglan did
and reported on the consequence
Hast Sunday: "Some good people il
Salisbury and other parts have cal
lied out attention to the commission
of President Eisenhwer from TIL
hist of those who visited the Stat
while in office.
George Raynor of the Salisbur.
Post, Mrs. F. D. Mclean of LAX
Waccamaw and Sigsbee Miller il
New York pointed out that Eisen
hover was in Salisbury in April
1868.
at was so hard to think of Els
enhower as President that it jus
naturally, l suppose, slipped m
mind"
So wrote Raglan. Now one vii
get you ten Chief Editor JONATHAN
Daniels comes across with heft
Raglan raise for that one. Wow!
Issue VS.. Experience
The observation made the othe
day that some of the legislator
are fearful that a bad decisio
now could interfere with their can
didacy for Governor later prompte
a little research on what N. c. Gov
ernors for the past 40 years hav
done legisiatively?
! 1. Luther Hodges had never ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

fully. I shifted to for drive without being told
and off we went. little fast, but nothing to justify
the sudden fit of nervous coughing on my right.
Before could ask what the trouble was, old frozen
face suddenly let out yell:
The emergency brake is on! Release it!''
From this point on the driving lesson went
rapidly downhill. | made right hand turn from
the left-hand lane and my husband shouted some.
thing don't to repeat and finally got out of
the car and walked home
Try ara old boy friend
Two weeks later l went to driving school
There pleasant deferental instructor took me out
on the road and taught me how to drive When
mentioned my previously unfortunate experience he
made philosophical remark: "The road to marital
bliss is rocky enough without taking a driving
lesson over it."
decided to find out about this husband-wife
driving problem. In the interval I'd gotten things
patched up with the paragon and asked an AAA
official. His view was definite: "No husband should
ever teach wife to drive, he said Anybody else
"a driving instructor, friend even an ex-beau is
a safer choice"
The AAA man felt that husbands were usually
too outspoken with their wives - driving lesson
has to be handled very deIicately. But decided
that the problem more basic than that: 1t
stems from mans sense of superiority He can
still win at most things he teaches his wife golf
or tennis, for example.
But driving a car is altogether different
matter The wife has - eon'iaUsd po0s
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which is not easy for hus.
bands with lowboiling points.
JEROME J. o'NElLL
Ds'oc'OT. Tr4ete and Transportation DiIsion,
Greater Nea0 York Safay Council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
TIPS FOR TEACHERS

HE BEST RULE for teaching your
wife to drive is: Don't. But if you must,
here are some pointers which will make
the lessons smoother.
4. Begin at GIse 6egissniHg: The first
lesson should be devoted solely to funda.
mentals. Teach her names and use of all
the gauges and controls. such as gas and
oil gauge, speedometer, rear view mir.
ror, lights, horn, ignition, clutch (if
any, accelerator, brakes, etc.
2. Pick the right classroom: Choose
a relatively untraveled road and famil.
lar area for your beginning lessons.
,. Be basic: Concentrate on funda.
mental skills such as steering, stopping,
signaling, turning, backing up and park
ing.
4. Teach deEensiSe driving: This
is simply the principle of anticipating any
hazard caused by another driver, pedes.
trian, or road conditions.
5. Finally - keep your temper!
This is important because anger causes
accidents. An instructor can impress the
point on his pupil by good example -
L. IL.
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It's strictly a job for someone else.
That's tie no nonsense cOncIusiOn of
this Scife's hilarious case history
Bv ROBERTA ASHLEY

HERE ARE LOT of ways to wreck marriage
- nagging, illicit romances, fights over money.
But you want to shatter your marriage in hurry,
my advice is to let your husband teach you drive.
For several years we owned a crotchety old
heap whose idiosyncracies, readily admitted, were
beyond me. But when finally got lovely new
charcoal-gray station wagon asked my husband to
teach me to drive. A disastrous mistake.
My husband is kind, afectionate man, good
to our child, friendly to the neighbors. l simply
didn't realize that monster lurked behind this
calm facade - until moved over behind the wheel.
Away We 60
twas quite thrill, must admit, after all those
years as captain of the glove compartment. First
thing did slip the key into the ignition place
and pump the accelerator. Nothing happened. I
looked to the right and little surprised to note
certain frozen quality in the former paragons pro-
fle From between clenched teeth he raped out:
"You cannot start this vehicle unless it is in
neutral This position is indicated by the letter N
at the base of the shifting Device"
bit disconnected, I moved the thing to N and
stepped on the gas pedal again. 1t started beauti
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-11-18
TougoIoo
News

What you put off doing to-
day, you will probably put off
tomorrow Join the YM-
CA TODAY once we get
into the habit of putting
things off from one day to
the next, we never seem to
get around to doing them at
all -. JOIN THE YWCA
TO-DAY
One of the newest organ
izations in this community is
the Chantilly Club, organized
by a group of ladies recent
ly Watch this column
for more news about this
club.
A Waist Line Party will be
given in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Allen, Dece-
mber 4th, the Monday night
after the first Sunday, 7:
O'Clock. The public is invi-
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tor of Bethlehem Methodist
Church and Bro. B. S. Strong,
also stewardesseS Eliza Nc
Cullum and Denotria Falls,
served communion in the
home of Mrs. Mary Rhodes,
Sunday, Nov. II at 4: P. M.
Mrs. Rhodes has been in Ill
health for sometime and is un-
able to attend services. Mrs.
Viola Merriweathers who lives
with her mother since her i'll
ness was served communion
also. The members of the fam
lily are grateful to the chaurch
and pastor and welcome them
at any time.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-11-18
Bay Springs News
Mr.. l.. C. Peyton, Agent

c o r r K C T / 0 N on
Last Weeks News: The Jones
and Adjoining County Quar-
tet Convention will hold its
next session at the Phalti NJ.
B. Church, Bay Springs, Miss,
November Is and 10. The
convention will begin Satur-
day night at 7:30 P. M. Ey-
eryone is invited. Bro. V. M.
McLaurin, Com, Mrs. S. V.
Strong, reporter.
REV. o. ]. JOHNSON, pas
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-11-18

MRS. BETTY COLEMAN
died quietly in her home Fri
day afternoon after a long i'll
ness. Funeral services were
held at Bethlehem Methodist
Church, Monday, Nov. Is. In
terment was in the New Zion
cemetery.
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ted.
On last weekend, Mrs.
Lennon Russell visited in
Shaw, Miss, as houseguest
of her daughter. She reports
a most enjoyable trip.