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ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE GRANGE TO STUDY ? COUNTY TAX RATE Meeting Has Been Called 1 For Saturday Afternoon I At Court House. INFORMATION SOUGHT flw Twowkly Otta Md Four Lot*. WHS Om Exactly tea* ot 1931; , AO gkow Lots Lb PiraoMi Fmpmtj i ~ A eountysride oomting of the local ohaptcn of the National Grange has been called for 1 JO o'clock next Sat turday afternoon at the court house tor the purpose of discussing the new tax rate and county expenses. J. W. Sanders, county farm agent, end mas ter of the county-wide Oranjre or ganisation. issued the call today at the request Am »wJ4 of a number of Subordinate Grange units. Mr. Sanders said that "the Grange as a whole feels like the offjei*# Hn charge of preparing the budget are doing everything to hold down this levy." but nhe necessity for an in creased levy cannot be plain to those who have not gope into* the plotter and studied each item thoroughly sck as to have firsthand infotpoatlon.'' The Grange, Mr. Sanders 'said * “does not stand for destructive pro cedure.” The meeting is called, he ex plained. no have the facts presefttfc In concrete forth by those charged with the adminstration of the affair* of the counfy." A committee of the Grange la tc meet previously, he said, with a com mittee from the county commissioner? and the County Board of Education to prepare a report and present i* at the meeting. It was said furthei that the Grape “is sponsoring thi: meeting with An open mind, and &ls< that this meeting shall not be takei advantage of as -an opportunity t< engage In peraoimilties of any nature." Following Is the full statement b> Mr. Sanders as master of the county wide Grange organization: "At the request of a number of subordinate Granges the master o. the Vance County Grange is calling e countywide meeting of tavpayers t( be held at the court house on Sat|ur day. August 27, at 1:30 p. m. for th< purpose of studying the propose* county tax levy. “It is evident from reports tha* there will be an Increase in the ta.' rate in the county this year. Thi naturally causes much apprefiensior among the tax payers during sue! stressing times as we are experienc ing when numbers of people are un able to pay their taxes at the presen' rate. The Grange as a whole feel Uke the officials in charge of pre paring the budget are doing every thing to hold down this levy. How ever, the necessity for an Increase* levy cannot be plain to those wh< have not gone into the matter an* studied each item thoroughly so as tr have firsthand information. "The Grange has at heart the in terests of the rural taxpayer. Mean while, it emphasizes community bet terment and the enrichment of rura life as a whole. It does not stand fo destructive procedure. With thes< facts in mind, this meeting is calle' to havt the facts presented in con erett form by thoee charwtd with th adtqlnlstraion of the alfalfa,of th< county A committee appointee) by th' Grange will meet previously with i committee from the bodnf, ctf AOuca tlon and the Board of County Com missioners to prepare a report an> present it to the meeting, after whlcl Fat Man Reduces 53Pounds--Ohßoyi Don't be stubborn, you big fat mei —throw off your fat before your fa throws you Into the discard. Do a; Mr. S. A. Lanier of Sawtelle, Calif, did—read his letter: ”1 have used two reducing belts k no benefit but since wing Krusches Salts each morning hi my coffee 1 have taken off 7 lbs., la a week am eat moat anything I Uke. 1 weigh** 943 pounds 6 months ago and now * weigh 190 lbs." Take one half teaspoonful o • Kruactieu Saks In a glass of hot watei every morning—cut down 00 fattj meats, potatoes and sweets—now yoi know the safe way to lose unsightly fat. For a trifling sum you can get t Jar of Krunchen Salts that lasts * weeks at Barker’s Drug Store qr an: drugstore in the world—but be sur< and get Krunchen—your health comet first. —A<tv. . ,j .1 Attention! Tobacco , Curert Bpecial Round Trip Faros From Raleigh, Durham, or HendersoD ' —To ■ Buffalo $30.00 Detroit 31.00 Toronto 34.00 TOlaontarg 31.00 6t Thomas 31.00 Mhi 31.00 tkkrii CU Me July 99 To Aug. 31 I Mtril to Retwn no Late as Oct. 91 nr Isfswflto Bee Agent or Write H. I. FiaASTNTS. DP A., ft# OM reUetoe Bldg., Bnleigk, N. C. JCagßgfuW ■ ■ 'mS~ j dStcutshfif will be in order, hot It to I to be distinctly understood that the ‘Grange is sponsoring this meeting with an open mind, and also that this meeting shall not be taken advantage of as an opportunity to engage In personalities of any nature." W. FlolMß, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Funeral at Home Tomorrow And Body To Be Inter red At Vaughan , After an illness of ten months with ’ heart .trouble and complications, Wal ter F Browne, for the past 19 years a resident of Henderson, died at 3:25 . a. m. today at h*s home at 132 Carolina avenue. He was 43 years old. He was employed by the Seaboard Air Line railroad as assistant ticket agent and telegraph operator at the passenger station here during his residence In Henderson and until his health failed : ast winter. Funeral services will be held from the residence' here at 2:30 o’clock to morrow afternoon. In charge of Dr. L. W. Gerringer. pastor of the Metho dist Protestant church. The body will hen be taken to Vaughan for Inter ment. « Mr. Browne was bora at Vaughan September 23. 1884, but for the last 19 years had lived In Henderson. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Effle- Browne, and two .‘hildren, Wllborn and Margaret Browne, all of this city, and the fol lowing brothers and sisters: W. A. . irowne. Norfolk; Clinton and Fred . Irowne. Vaughan; H. E. Browne, Kit ; rell; Ridley Browne. Wood. Frank ; m county; G. V. Brdwne,, Raleigh; Jiss Whilheipnina Browne, 'Norfolk; j\irs. Joe James, Norfolk; and Mrs. B. ; lartrigg. of New Jersey. Mr. Browne was a member'of th® baptist church at Vaughan for 30 -ears. ACCIDENT VICTIMS STILL AT HOSPITAL ! lames Abbott and Mrs. D. B. Abbott Reported Resting Comfortably After Being Injured | Mrs. D. R. Abbott, James Abbott and Morton Edwards, victims of an &uto nobile wreck Sunday, were reported o be resting very comfortably today t Maria Parham hospital. The other ►ersons injured in the wreck have >een discharged by the hospital, it /as said. Mrs. Abbott and James Abbott, who 'ere the most seriously Injured, had «. very comfortable night latot night, t was stated, while Edwards is said o be in good condition. His arm was roken. The accdent occurred on the Hen ‘erson-Epsom road at a point where he road to Mt. Carmel Methodist Pro estant church crosses the highway. ?en .of the 13 occupants of the two ’ord cars were injured in the mishap. Hicksboro News By MISS FORENCE B. WOODY. G. Van Stephens held regular lonthly services at Island reek on laturday and Sunday. Baptizing on aturday afternoon. Preaching at 11 'clock Sunday morning. Subject. Bearing one another's burdens.” Mrs. Clarence O’Brien and children re spending several days with Mre. -. C. O’Brien near Wllllaamsboro. Mr. and Mrs. Genie Gill and daugh er. Margaret, were the pleasant uests of her mother. Sunday after oon, Mrs. £■. H. Sneed. Mrs. W. J. Woody’s Saturday n}ght • uests were Mr. and Mrs. Hammet luersant, little son, Bruce, and Mrs. -i&rence O’Brien and children. J. C. Hicks and family, of Hender " on attended services at Island Cnaak '.unday. and were dinner guests of lis brothers here, F. H. and Genie licks. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Woody were Sunday visitors of Leon Gilt and ta nily. Miss Nellie Bess Stovall who has ►een visiting her uncle, near Baaker- Ille, Va.. returned home Sunday. Miss Margaret and Mary Hunter lice of Halifax, Va., who has been urned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Van Stephens and lit ■ le daughter, Frances, were the plea ant guests in the home of Mr. and i -Ire. C. L. Tucker Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Woody ware /isitors in the home of H. T. Gill near Itovall Sunday afternoon. Mrs. S. A. Greene, and daughters, lima and Minnie were guests of Mrs. 1. M. Greene on Oxford Route 5, Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Shanks and 'aughter, Katherine of Henderson, at ended services at Island Creek Sun lay. Little Burden Buchanan of Clarks ille, Va.. spent last week with h|g :ousin, Mrs. Evelyn Guersant.- Miss Pearl Vaughan of Oxford, was Tuest of Miss Julia Clark, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Macv Straus of Notv oik, Va., are spending sometime with its uncle, Jesse Knott nerc. What seem to be one of the plea santest feature of the season here, was as the sun began to lower last Wednesday evening & crowd of boys with the big pot gathered on the spring boards at the home of Edward Woody and began to fix good thing* suitable for a Brunswick stew. The party consisted of Edward and Spurgeon Woody, Bob Shanks, Billy Willard, Gordon, Marrow and Thorn ton Stovall. They reported the best Brunswick stew, that was ever cooked. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Woody and. Swanson Averett were their visitors. The Chinee* are natural artisans. Culturally, Pennsylvania wsa mor* German than English until Revolu tionary days. _ _* * t • •• • - 'T •' ■.*’ ’ Sispafrlj HISTORIC MOMENT IN HISTORY OF GERMAN REPUBLIC y f 4 * ■■ . **■ v £ \ w ft UvhblHFa , fhis photo reveals one of the most dramatic and historic moments in thp history of the young German t republic, snapped as Adolph Hit t ler, leader of the Nationalists, who Uj making a determined bid for f IBBy A jilaal WJ| Hfl It Ko* been definitely, conclusively proved that Tempered Rubber adds thousands of extTa miles to the life of U. S. Tires. Most i H motorists would be glad to pay a little more for this plus value. But such 1s U. S. manufacturing efficiency that U. S. Tires built with Tempered Rubber costs no more than any well known tire on the market today. Extra mileage no extra cost means outstanding value, pure and simple! rrfjwTßSH U.S.TIRES j ' t xaoh 4 » Master Tire Co., Distributors < - : s - Vance, Granville, Franklin, W arren and Balifaz Counti«t ' RETAIL OUTLETS IN HENDERSON < “J ■ ~ * Serve-All Service Station City Service Station Master Service Stat-L.*. 130 Horth William Str*«t 136 Booth WJHism StTMt 634 Soatt Bt«.\ -j power, departed from the offices of President von Hindenburg after his conference with the aged chief executive. Hitler, in .dark hat in front seat of car, had turned down Chancellor von Pa- pen’s offer of vice chancellorship demanding all or nothing. Tht situation has become more critical since the death sentence was passed on five of Hitler’s follow ers convicted of Dolitical killings. 1 THURSDAY AUGUST 25 193* HEAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IS LESS « / Personal Property Lots This Year Given As Total of $607,521 REAL ESTATE $52,005 Not Occasion for Venting of Person alities, But Full and Frank Discus sion of County Gov ernment Costs Both real anc personal property values In Vance county show a decline In this year’s assessments tabulation. It was revealed In a statement today by G. W. Adams, county accountant. The personal property loss is given as $607,521 and that on real estate, which is much less, in $52,006, making a total decline of $650,526. This does not take Into account foreign corporations nor corporation excess. Four townships show a gain and four a loss, and one remains the same In real estate values, but all town ships show a loss in personal pro perty values. The largest loss in both items is In Henderson township, with' more than $400,000, or almost two- thirds of the total. Townships showing a cam estate values ar e Kittrell Watkins. $2,715; Dabnev. Hams boro. $2 302. Nutbush ,* , ’ *“■ values remain exactly th* * %U[ * Township showing a 10.5. ; ai< w' 4 ?* son. $57,868; Townsville. sr t --y, d|eburg, $14,995 Sandy Creek , 689. ** 911- All townships had a loss ir. im properly values, a, follows H son, $351,761; Kittrell $47 va * T ' ■kins, $10,930; Dabney. s4*7-' u Uamsboro. $31,167; Townsv,'-- , ‘ i ' 195; Nutbrush. $7717 $4..393; Sandy Creek. $33*2*57 Ur * Even as late as the . ocean liners cameo sa„ a? Wife Preservers §m 11 m Wim 'A txjw 1 oj li»l soii|. 1 , . „. , vegctahl-s. wmi ciackers or 1 Is always a welcome luncheon tfter a *w un