Essex County herald. [volume], August 26, 1920, Image 8

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EAST CHARLESTON
Over Forty.one Thousand
Telehone Stations
Have Been Added to Our System Since January 1, 1920
Notwithstanding difficulty in providing equipment we have added
to our system so far this year more telephones than there are in the com
bined cities of Lowell, Lawrence and Lynn
Even in times when telephone equipment was plentiful and quick
ly obtainable, and the demands for our service were normal, we would
have been proud of such an unusual development. Under present con
ditions it is by far the biggest job we have ever done. But yet applica
tions ar s being received faster than we can provide for them ; and to
day we have , "
. Over Twenty-Four thousand
Orders Awaiting Completion
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We believe that our first obligation is to protect the existing ser
vice. Before we provide for new business we must be sure to properly
take care of existing business. To do otherwise would mean a deter
iorated and unsatisfactory service for all. ,4
Present indications are that it will be many months before we shall
be able to provide for all the new telephone service Ithat is desired.
Meanwhile, we will continue to secure all the equipment possible and
use the resourcefulness of our engineers to provide substitutes for that
which obtainable.
We are counting upon the people of New England to recognize
that under existing conditions we are doing our best to first protect
their existng service and then to provide for additional service
promptly as possible.
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co-
C. A. BROWN, Manager.
Eleanor Colburn who was ve
ry ill is better.
Mrs Wm Colburn is suffering
with a badly sprained ankle.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Davis and
daughter and M C Davis have
gone to their home in Orlando,
Fla.
Doris McQueen of Mclndoes
is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Homer Locke.
Mrs Ellie Clark and son spent
the week with friends in Or
leans. ; :' '
Glen Archer is visiting rela
tives in Derby.
Mrs Merle Groves of Orleans
is the guest at Carrol Piper's.
Mrs John Shedd and grand
daughter Zella of West Char
leston visited relatives and
friends here last week.
Jerome Hudson is- home from
New York.
Merrill Lewis died August 21.
Extended obituary later.
Mrs Charles Hudson and six
children are ill with measle3.
Mrs Mary Burmingham, Mr
and Mrs Wm Burmingham and
Mr and Mrs Saris of Liberty,
N Y are guests at E O Hintons.
Mrs Buchannan and sons of
Georgia were guests of her un
cle Geo Morse last week.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of CORA M. THOMAS 1
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HAVE TO FAN
WAR TAX ON
THIS PftPEI?
YOU who Use
Zy2 inch tires
Constitute more
than half the
tire buyers of the
World.
To build this spe
dal molded 34
in. tire, a $7,000,
CCO factory tvas
built and a spe
rial organization
brought together.
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Firestone Plant
No. 2, making
this one size only,
has a capacity
of 16,000 tires a
day.
This quantity
production means
savings for the
car owner low
est costs and bet
ter tire values.
Buy Firestones,
THE UNDERSIGNED, having been
appointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Essex, Com
missioners, to receive, examine, and
adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Cora M.
I Thomas, late of Concord, in said dis
trict, deceased, and all claims exhibi
ted in offset thereto, hereby give no
tice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid at the Town Clerk's office,
in the town of Concord in said dis
trict on the 4th day of September
and 10th day of February next, from
9 o'clock A. M., until 3 o'clock P. M.,
on each of said days and that six
months from the 12th day of August
A. D.,1920 is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Concord, Vt., this
day of August, A. D., 1920.
L. T. HOLTON,
G. B. FRENCH,
Commissioners.
Sept.
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Most miles Per dollar is a Firestone pledge, to the big er
owner as well as to the owners ot light cars. See the new
Standard Oversize Firestone Cord.
13th
Commissioners' Notice
Estate of HELEN C. STOCKWELL
The Undersigned, having been ap
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Essex.COM
MISSIONERS, to receive, examine,
and adjust the claims and demands
of all persons against th estate of
Helen C. Stockwell, late of Concord,
in said district,deceased,and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto, hereby
gve notice that we will meet for the
purpose aforesaid, at the Gristmill
Office in the town of Concord in said
District, on the 15th day of Septem
ber and 15th day of January next,
from 10 o'clock A. M., until 4 o'elock
P. M., on each of said days and
that six months from the 4th day of
August, A. D., 1920, is the time lim
ited by said Court for said credit
ors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Concord this 5th day of
August, A. D., 1920.
cassius McGregor,
harry e. currier,
Commissioners
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August 26
FRANK-W. AGAN
His Views on State Highways
Every one in the State of Vermont is in favor of
good roads, but hardly two men agree as to the best
way to get them. Merely talking about good roads
won't help things much. Who's got a real plan?
Who's prepared to give us a "new deal" in building
good roads? Who's running for governor without
consulting the political road machine in the State of
Vermont?
Not Mr. Emery, whose district has the best roads
in the state because the present road commissioner
lives there ; ;
Not Mr. Babbitt, who merely proposes to extend
the present system and re-appoint the present high
way commissioner;
Not Mr. Hartness, . whose campaign centers
about establishing new industries for Vermont and
letting the roads take care of themselves.
In his various speeches, Mr. Agan has pointed
out that bad roads wear out standard cars 9 per Cent
faster than good roads, that the difference in the cost
of gasoline is about 20 per cent, to say nothing about
tires.
Figuring 20,000 Vermont cars at $1000 each,
this yearly loss runs into something like $2,000,000 a
year. Worth saving, isn't it?
What's the Agan plan? It's told in two words;
SUFFRAGE and DRAINAGE.
Nothing new about that, you 'say? True en6ugti,
France has had roads of the gas-Saving, up-keep-sav
ing type for year. French good roads helped to" win
the war. Mr. Agan favors the French pi am
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What's the French plan? Merely deep ditches
and side drainage, with as good a surface as your
money can buy, water proofed if possibe. That plan's
good for stone roads, gravel roads and dirt roads.
It's good for selected highways, county highways
cross-state highways and town highways. It tellg
the whole story of bad roads vs good roads and how
to get them.
Costs money, you say? True again, but we've
got the money to spend and can get as much more if
we need it and can show something in the way of irri
provement.
If motor-car owners could save any part of that
$2,000,000,wouldn't they be willing to pay more lax'.'
Wouldn't you be glad to have more money spent for
town roads and cross roads?
As a matter o'f fact, we're not using all the money
we raise now, due to various causes. There is more
money in the state treasury right now than the high
way department knows what to do with.
Ordinary folks are paying all the taxes thsy can
stand at present; what ails our tax system is not the
lack of something to tax, but the unequal way that
taxes are assessed.
A man buys a $6000 house and is assessed
say $3600. At $2.50 on the gr and list, the.tax on hJa
house would be $90. A man buys a $6000 car and
he pays probably $40 horse power tax for the firnt
year, with a sliding scale after that. Anything right
about that?
Once more: The light car, which "costs less
than $1000, pays a horse power tax of $20. The big
heavy, expensive car, which costs more than five
times as much and injures the highway ten times as
much, pays perhaps $40. Is that a fair distribution
of the burden?
Mr. Agan owns a heavy car and he says No!
So here's a program: Better roads by better
methods; more tax, if necessary, by readjusting the
burden. No bonded debt. ' No heavier burden on
the ordinary taxpayers!
Has anyone, else a better plan?
Has any other candidate any definite plan?
If you want a change, vote for Agan. If you
want the same sort of roeds you've got now, vote for
one of his opponents.
THE AGAN CLUB of LUDLOW
Allen D. Ball, Secretary
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