Statesville Record and Landmark from Statesville, North Carolina • 4

ii TUESDAY JULY 26 1932 THE LANDMARK STATESVILLE UlBLlSflED TUESDAYS AND RIDAYS I I in his then it CAN HAVE EIGHT MONTHS I if cording to State standards with the Wo cn sx hsi now but the notion is that the Im Ihrt ertifn wa will hr in attorney tor us wtuir wmn doo avauame lor not knowing public places that were not ipcor Our confident expectation is that the ards for schools in the rural districts the teachers employed in city schools this was written I lU li aro on twice under cases in which they are interested But nevertheless punishment is nec religious concern no mat schools limited If the the ex months costs pro fair cap that an to be spent for six If we are to have but six then we should not add extra Kann Kn tn i it llU iL tortile ID Utlilr1 LIlv Vitim wiui liiv ijvho amounted to about $76000 The debt iwtwnment which it has found ncc 1 A I I 1 At I rt rt tort rt CJ rt rt Officer Hizenski takes the blame his conviction is the same as severe pun excuse being that he was so frenzied ishment in some cases always in the of assembly Plain drunks those who insisted on appearing in public drunk but were not disorderly were lightly dealt with unless they made a busi ness of repeating In such cases they were sometimes sent to the roads for a simple plain drunk One wonders where Senator Morri son was all those years that he nev er of a law against drunken ness It was also the law so held by the Supreme court on numerous oc casions that drunkenness was not an excuse for crime The courts held that one who voluntarily placed him self under the influence of liquor was responsible for his acts while in that condition and that his condition could not be pleaded in defense The law changed probably but since the advent of the 18th amend ment the drunkard is coddled and ex cused as he was not in barroom days The senator is much in error assertion about the laws erstate the number of centenarians particularly in the negro population It may be doubted that so many of the reputed centenarians knowingly misstate their age Most of them probably know the date of their birth and since to many of them there is an appeal to pride as a mat ter of distinction that they have reached the age of 100 they give the benefit of the doubt to that side It is also well understood that memory be comes treacherous along about the 80 and 90 periods sometimes much ear lier and some honest and intelligent persons whose ages may he of re cord will imagine themselves older than they are This is a big country and it is not unreasonable that there might be three four thousand among the six score and odd million who may reach the age of 100 But considering the centenarians observed the notion is that the average number reported might be discounted 50 per cent if not more $200 100 50 VICTIM OW THIRD DEGREE There is considerable excitement in Nassau county (E I) New York Mineola being the county seat on ac count of the alleged killing by offi cers of a prisoner held as a suspect Hyman Stark 20 of alleged bad reputation had been arrested as a suspect for the beating and robbery of Mrs Hizenski mother of a police officer Stark was presumably treat ed to the to make him confess He died from the effects of maltreatment at the hands of the po lice and his death has aroused much excitement and indignation Police it on the little ones Under the ruling of the I general it is set out as has been sug But if the teachers are employed at the State scale it may be contended that it will be impossible to carry on without the dozen additional That depends on whether there is desire to put the work through at less cost There arc non essentials that we can do without when af i ford them The trouble with the schools is the same as with individ uals They have added luxuries in the free spending days which are now held necessities They are not The school can get along without an ath letic coach Teaching singing desir able as that is can be omitted until we can afford to pay for it Also the supervisors And there are other things which can be omitted which it would be foolish to contend are so necessary that we must go to a six school rather than do without them The loss of two school is not only serious hurt to the chil dren but a serious damage to the reputation of the community New Hanover county which has cut its term from nine to eight months will teach the same number of hours per day and the superintendent says ho believes it is possible to do the same amount of work in eight months as in nine It all depends on the effort the willingness to do There arc teachers who will give their best Those who will not unless conditions are made to suit should be allowed to gel jobs elsewhere It is that is driving now and comfort and con vcnience be considered in the face of that But if it is maintained that we go on longer than six months under parents and friends of the children eflort to EXTENSION ALLOWANCE CUT To encourage rural schools to ex tend their terms for eight monthsthe State provides a fund to aid rural school districts that vote a tax for that purpose Last year the amount distributed to these special tax dis tricts was about one and a half mil lion This year the amount appor tioned among 98 counties two not sharing in the fund is a little less than a million The amount coming iit it i nun nn wiiU 1 1 11 IO JlcUvli 13 IHMS event the school can close when the to rcduce the money runs out I amount allotted to the six Last year with Um school tax at rt rt 1 4 nn vnrilion II I tin MI1UU1O AU 1VUUKK vino ing to take punishment If he insist that no punishment is due that of it self is grave doubt as to his change of heart But if the six months for Gilmore is sufficient to fully convince hint of his error and make sure that he will go straight it may be doubted that it will deter others who have the will to Abuse of a trust is common and most serious Pub lic officials and other trusted per sons have a way of assuming that the trust means that the trustee is priv ileged to do as he will with the trust There is'dittle in the Gilmore punish ment or in punishments usually in flicted in similar cases to discourage those who have that notion and the will to take a chance on the practice little to check the weak who yield readily to temptation HOW DID HE GET THAT WAY? Senator last public ut terance in the senate on the eve of adjournment was in behalf of prohi bition Cheers for the senator for standing by his conviction for which he had paid a price There was one statement in the address however which arrests attention This: "About the time we passed the 18th amend ment there was hardly a law against ordinary drunkenness anywhere in this He supported that astonishing statement with a story' to the effect that he was defending a 'fellow in a North Carolina court for being drunk when the court of its own motion suggested that unless disorderly conduct accompanied the drinking there was no law against be ing drunk and the senator added that "it was so throughout this That might have been so by usage not by law in Richmond county but it is probable that the town of Rock ingham (the old home) had ordinances providing for the arrest of persons appearing in public in a drunken condition Certainly that I was so In other North Carolina towns big and little in the barroom days as memory and court records will estab lish There was consideration for the drinker who was able to walk if wobbly if he made an effort to get out of public view But the fellow that was incapacitated by drjnk unable to walk or who insisted on thrusting himself on public attention even though he neither by Word or deed was guilty of what could bo called disorderly conduct was a violator of the law and his kind was jugged1 by hundreds There were afso statutory enactments prohibiting drunkenness) nantes Smiley Brown as the author EGRAM A BRYANT Owner anil Publisher JAMES GRAY News Editor WILLIE NICHOLSON Society Ed itor and Business Assistant MISS ROSAMOND CLARK eature Editor MOORE City Editor MRS LONG Editorial and Office' As sistant MISS JAKIE OSTER Stenographer and Office Clerk same service that is provided for oth er schools It was stated at the meet ing riday night that the State does pay for six schools in towns but discriminates in favor of the rural schools This is error The State furnishes support on the same basis for all schools except as to the extension fund for rural where taxable property is so that returns are meager schools in any territory wish tras they must put up the money It appears that much more money was spent on the Statesville schools dur ing the six months that the State was supposed to be footing the bills than the State provided That was because Statesville demanded higher priced teachers and a lot of other things the State provide It was com plained that the State pay anything for an attorney for the schools or for office space and so on Of course not Why should the State be employing lawyers for schools for instance understand If we go to the six school paid for the State we should accept State stand ards The city school superintendent and all the paraphernalia that is put for dispute With hundreds of well on to conduct city schools automatic equipped teachers out of a job and ally passes out of the scheme The eager for work it is difficult to con supcrifltcndcnt of the county schools vince that capable teachers be and the county school board will cm secured for the amount the State service was $13169 All school bills were paid with a surplus of about $3000 which yas absorbed in non collectible taxes With a tax rate of 38 cents 14 cents less than last year the school revenue with a libcral( allowance for shrinkage in property values is estimated at $52700 Dc ductinir one cost of the on 1 rrrni oration oi thc schools with a rcciuc fin Af Sil non In flu sm virolHkcly to bring on a panic in lAmmiinihfla I with around 87000 to be received 'vihhim iw from the county for debt service that would leave on the basis of the esti mated revenues about $27000 for two months of school in excess of the State term The despairing who seem in in nK inat ait is idsl win oi course inci ihn iidimfiud tavmhia 1 be much less We know until I1? PUBLISHER'S NOTICE This paper is not only glad to receive com munications Annlaining news items but in cites such We cannot publish such rximmu locations unless we know the author It is not customary to publish the author's name but we must know it All communications other than those con taining news items if accepted for publica tion will be published over the name of the author This paper chargee regular advertising rales for publishing obituaries cards of thanks resolutions of respect The rate is half cent a word When you subscribe for this paper you aro entitled to receive every issue for aa long a time as you have paid If you do not re ceive it regularly it is a favor not a both er to let us know and we will do our part to correct the trouble Wirtch the yellow label on your paper! It keeps you informed as to when your sub scription expires The date on the label Is the date the paper will be stopped The time nnd money required to send a notice of ex piration is applied to making your paper etter Send in renewal few days ahead of ixpiration In sending in an order for rlurnge of ad dress subscriber should give both old and new address This Insures prompt change We advise merchants to change their ad vertisements regularly It is bad policy 1b leave them too long Once you have ac quired the habit it is easy to hhva ihinsr new to say and better spirits of both Smiley Brown and Sidney Dixon will Haunt the Ob server man for that Brown and Dix on were enemies or at least Dixon like Brown He expressed his dislike in a poem which he circulated and which left nothing to the imag ination as to his opinion of Smiley Brown Brown sued Dixon for libel as Mecklenburg criminal court re cords will show Dixon was held guilty but let off with the costs or at least without severe punishment with the enjoinment that he stop the circulation of that poem Dixon was the poet Name Sidney Lived in Iredell and was known as the Bard of Coddle Creek The Journal Observer and all others in terested will please paste this their 1 hats off by vote of the people or by act of the legislature No tax levying board has the right to omit these taxes so long as the levy is authorized More over the levying authority must levy a sufficient amount to carry on the schools The taxes be abolished indirectly by lowering the levy suffi cient to defeat its purpose If as suggested for Statesville the levy is cut to an amount that is estimated to provide for a term of eight months because it is believed the people can carry no larger load that may be ac copied without objection The point is that taxes voted for an school term must bo levied 1 hat be avoided except the people act for themselves or ask the legislature to act for them Monticello School Will Open August 1 The summer term of Monticello school will open Monday August 1 Mr Kelly former principal of Harmony school will bd DETER John Gilmore clerk of Cumber land county Superior court was transformed from an official of the court to a defendant on the criminal docket almost in a day He was held guilty probably pleaded guilty of misapplication of public funds and sentenced to two three years Action promptly followed the discovery and the term of court which Gilmore be gan as a cierk ended with his sen tence to State prison and recollection is that he made no contest admitting guilt That happened last December A few days ago Gilmore was paroled It is said that he was allowed to go home on account of the illness of his wife and the formal parole followed The purpose of punishment is to bring the offender to a sense of his wrong doing to inflict sufficient pun ishment to make sure the impression takes such hold that he will be cured and that others seeing his trouble will be checked in similar purpose or attempt So far as Gilmore is con cerned he may be as thoroughly changed now as he would be at the 2nd of a ten year term The convic tion without punishment or the stay over a week end in State prison may be as effective for some The law yers make most earnest picas to save clients on the ground that the mere erage individual whether a professor or not has some about his future state and ter how bad he may have rnro in order Afomitv a the last act of his life charged against his account SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD It should be understood that Statesville is reduced to a six school that it should be State support ed in fact as well as in name The chairman of the city school board states that under the proposed tax schedule it is improbable that more than enough taxes can be collected to meet the debt charges which amount to $30000 a year If it be that way all that is left is a six school which the State gives to all its citi zens and the funds for which are pro 1 video by the State But it should Im? understood that the six State supported school for Statesville will be conducted ac where it is impossible tq mee debt their true ages rhsrcrpRiA'nfl CaiTV Ott i we must be absolutely cer tain that we can do no more that every other non essential has been taken off and costs cut to the vital point before we deny all the children the opportunity that is justly theirs School people must also give seri ous thought to the non essentials That they have some of the blame for the present reaction can not be denied They were disposed to put on all the frills to keep up with the procession so long as the money could be begged or borrowed Some of the things added to modern schools have been worth while some of them were not Many of them arc non essentials The piling cost has forti fied those who have been saying that schools cost too much and the heavy costs are now in the way of creating a reaction that may hurt hurt the children who are not responsible and who help themselves What has been done has been done and it mentioned simply to upbraTd It is mentioned to say that school heads should show a willingness to surren der all possible to meet the existing situation Much that we have in the way of conveniences can be dispensed with in time of stress and no real loss suffered That is the view to be taken about the schools They are blind who insist on carrying on as usual It be done in the av erage community at least and those who contend for it are but aggravat ing the situation If non essentials are cut as they may be that may prevent school term reduction Tn that respect school heads can near solve the problem in some instances they will That is the six State support are more capable than many employ ed school If all the city school tax ed in six schools That may we can pay this year is absorbed in have been so awhile back when capa debt service and there is nothing to blc teachers could find ready employ extend the term of the city rnjent at good wages Statesville even as much as two months that is I more able to pay than the State of as it should be It will certainly be'North Carolina unfair to enueavor to maintain tha present city school standards super intendent high priced teachers and all the rest of it if the school is to operate no longer than six months and the State will pay the cost of that six school on State standards as it will or it is im possible for the Sztate to discriminate between urban and rural schools The rural schools that are sometimes mentioned as receiving advantages from the State are special tax district schools that pay for their extras just as Statesville has been paying Of course Troutman Harmony and the special tax schools outside urban settlements that operate their schools eight months on special taxes will have better schools longer terms and some of our citizens may move to these places to get the advantages for their children But if we arc swamped and afford more than the six month term that is our bad luck But get one thing clearly in mind and insist on it If we are to have a six school on the ground that wc' dig up the monev for a longer term should be a real State six school It would' be unfair to spend a lot of extra money which we assured we got to spend maintaining a six school ac cording to city standards with a su perintendent the high priced teach ers and all the rest If we can find the money for that purpose wo can find enough to extend the term a bit if we are willing to live within our means instead of insisting on the education Aycock did the most ef fective work in getting it over be cause as lawyer and public man stead of school man he was in posi tion to enlist popular attention He took the work the others had done and with a heartfelt interest that could not be denied went from one end of the State to the other plead ing for the education of all the chil dren white and black alike Behind that desire which gave mov ing appeal to the pleadings of Ay cock was the fact that his own moth er couldn't read and because she was unlettered she had inspired her son to labor that others might not suffer the disadvantages she endured With that came educational prog gress carried on by a popular wave With all our progress in the quarter century North Carolina is still comparatively low on the list Under the present stress there is a natural reaction Those who believe and have always be lieved that "too much is being spent for submerged by the popular wave are coming to (lie sur face now and contending they have always been right In this respect the situation is similar to that with reference to prohibition Some who never were prohibitionists in theory or practice went along because the tide was running that way Now that there is a recession they arc standing out it being no longer un popular to do so With those who are not now and never were strong for popular education in large quantities holding that the three Rs were suffi cient and those who could take more could get it through their own efforts probably few in numbers bat more than wc imagine there arc others who are so disheartened despairing of gcncial conditions that they would reduce or cut out all possible public costs without giving serious thought to the consequences To the dis heartened is commended these words from President rank Graham of the university: All our historic American shib boleths about equality of opportunity are tested in their sincerity when wc come to make the budget for the children of the people white or black children in rich counties and poor counties children of tenant farmers and children of industrial workers country children and city children In them and their opportunities is thequality of our democracy and the fu ture of our commonwealth Jt us be as justly heroic about balancing their lives and opportunities as we are wisely heroic in balancing budgets in those hard times Consider that carefully and serious ly Circumstances may compel the reduction school terms in localities SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: ONE YEAR SIX MONTHS THREE MONTHS Entered as eecond class matter at the post ffice at Statesville Ct under the act of March IPS NOTE Subscribers asking change of ad dress must give old as well as new address to secure prompt attention THE THEORY HELD GOOD Plato Edney 34 year old Hender son county man was under sentence of death for killing his wife He pro tested throughout that the killing was an accident Tyre Taylor gov ernor's counsel made a thorough in vestigation was convinced of Ed guilt and refused to recommend pardon or commutation Edney tested that he have a trial that his father hired able attorneys to prosecute and ono of the jurors had expressed opinion that he was guilty before the trial But when none of the protests availed him and he was seated in the chair Edney confessed that he had lied as to the killing being an acci dent he had deliberately shot his wife The Edney confession almost in the moment of death just before the cur rent was turned on to kill him sup ports the theory that the average person is indisposed to take chances in the hereafter with a lie on his lips The courts recognize the theory to the extent that a statement macLe in the presence of death with the full knowledge that death is impending is to be seriously considered because the circumstances under which it is made tend to support its truthful ness It accepted without ques tion That persons have gone to death with a lie on their lips and with full knowledge that they were utter ing untruth must be admitted Evi dence after deaths has on occasion demonstrated that the dying state ment of one about to pass into the beyond always dependable Al ways it is possible that tlw approach the cncouragcment the schools might be operated for the full term of nine InstnaH nf bocomincr tlemor ializcd the community should go for i ward in faith as it has this past I I 1 1 I rtv noA linnti year wnen an uungauvuo meu i i i iirv in a 1 If I rwlawxn cn Vi aa! MnUA flvntrfforaTPn un niinuc iiiKiiwajoi ovuvw asusualJ But guesses the returns undoubtedly ov or church grounds and other places i 1 vi a to Tk1: ManMlzc tnneo trhA GROSS NEGLIGENCE It lias developed at least within a year that prisoners sentence of death and in State prison awaiting execution were kept waiting months after the original date set for execution had passed While there is life there is hope and the condemned i may have no fault to find on account i of the unofficial respite But the i suspense waiting day after day and expecting each day to be the last must be something awful One pris oner left that way became so disturb ed mentally that the governor com muted his sentence He was appar ently driven insane by the uncertainty as to his fate and one can well under stand how that could happen This inixup is explained in so far as it can be explained to the effect that notice of appeal was given which automatically delays the execution until the Supreme court has passed on the case Then appeal was abandoned without notice to the prison and the prisoner was thus kept on the waiting list But it is cause for remark why these things should be It is' also evi dent that there is gross neglect More than one official is responsible but it is apparent that the burden is on the State prison management When a prisoner is received under sentence of death presumably the name and date is registered When the time approaches it would seem that the management would insist on knowing whether the sentence was to be executed and if not the status of the case In other words the custod ians of the prisoner should know and insist on Knowing wnat is to ne none with him Clerks of court may fail to notify that appeal was abandoned or this or that may happen But the institution in possession of the pris oner should call his status to public attention and keep on calling it until action is taken If notice of appeal has been served the clerk of the Su preme court should be able to advise whether the appeal was carried up and what was done with it In the latest report it is said with reference to one of these cases the youth who went crazy while he waited for his fate that "the prison authorities un derstood he had It was their business to know or to find out or to notify the governor that action may be taken MORE UNTO' THE We have about despaired of keep ing straight the matter hereinafter appearing but one more trial is made It is the Monroe Journal remarking on poetical effusions that is moved to say: We have never had our poetic feel ing so deeply stirred since the time many years ago when we first saw that other bit of wonderful Mecklen burg verse the theme of which was a distinguished lawyer of Charlotte and an equally distinguished Jersey bull of Mecklenburg Said the poet in describing a certain gala day: chief attractiions of the day Wcrp bull mh! John But that Mecklenburg verse and we object to the output of an Ire dell poet that is living long after he has passed being transferred to Mecklenburg But recently this pa per had to set this matter straight and it is probably wearying to some of our readers to hear it again But we beseech their patience while jus tice is done Sidney Dixon Iredell man and known in his writing days as the Bard of Coddle Creek because lie Mas a resident of Coddle Creek township in the vicinity of Moores ville was the author The occasion of the outburst was a visit to Tent fair in Cabarrus a fair promot ed by the noted Confederate scout Shakespeare Harris who is yet in the flesh more than 50 years ago The speaker of the day was Gray a Salisbury lawyer know wheth er he was Jim or John but the notion is that it was Jim In any event neither the speaker nor the poet nor the occasion belonged to Mecklen burg bull may have been a Jersey or it may not The poet bother about that nor whetherlartln lived in Mecklenburg To make bad matters worse much worse the Charlotte Observer under takes to correct the Journal and on account of the treatment of his mother that he attacked the prisoner Obviously Hizenski would expect tOessary to make sure that the offender get off light under the circumstances js funy impressed with the fact that The district attorney does not believe he has sinned grievously in the case story and others believed of Gilmore and that he must suffer La imtol arl Will C1 Lnr tovzriato Ann it LU UK VquaH) nnpnuavvu IQ SIH U1W W1W piupvx vwxx arousing popular interest in puonc nsp alon with the officer who errors is usually will has confessed If the die down too soon the accused officers may be convicted and severely punished If that happens the form of questioning to which suspects are so often sub jected brutal treatment even if not struck a single blow may be modi fied for a time administered with more discretion But it 'is so well tae a chance established that to eradicate id may be impossible It is common practice here in North Carolina to hold per sons in custody on mere suspicion and to subject them to questioning for hours at a time a torture that may utterly crush weak and nervous per sons and move them to false confes sions In other words it is a practice to try to frighten torture a suspect: into confession in violation of all constitutional and human rights As a matter of strict legality nobody has a right to question a suspect or at least try to compel him to answer questions to testify against himself and any practice of that sort is a violation of all the laws made to pro tect the citizen no matter what the circumstance There is no condition that warrants such procedure It is practiced in the main on people who arc not supposed to have a comeback That adds to the infamy in that it is practiced only on the helpless Not only are these things ffuc but it is amazing that prosecuting attor neys sometimes condone them are sometimes actual parties to the out rage and judges allow it to pass even when they have reason to believe that so called confessions may be forced THEY ARE NOT SO MAN The census bureau has a suspicion that by no means all the people re ported as having reached the age of 100 years and upward have got in contact with the century milepost Which same suspicion will be harbor ed by anybody who takes note of these claimants In the 1930 count ing 3961 persons were 'reported to have passed the century mark aS compared with 4267 a decade earlier That may or may not he evidence that the oldsters are becoming more care ful as to facts with concern for ac curacy of statement in reporting Of the 1930 centenarians re porting the colored outnumbered the whites more than two to one which is further cause for questioning the accuracy since so few of the older negroes have record of their birth or dependable evidence as to their age The census bureau says: Because persons of advanced age sometimes knowingly report them tn thp pniitiiArntny nIHri thaTl they actually urfe or paper will gla'ily publish free reninta of marriages and annoiincemcnta of Rrproachinjr inwriatfes while information of these events is news Delayed tnent secret marriargffl will be published only over signature of interested parties and advrtiflng THE SCHOOLS AGAIN North advancement in public education madje during the present century came through much tribulation The marked progress had its base in the faithful men and women who gave their lives literally sacrificed to carry the educational banner during the 30 years of the last century following the debacle of the war between the states In the 70s and 80s the educational prospect ex cept for the limited number who could afford to pay tuition bills was gloomy indeed Even for these it was not cause for enthusiasm But the men and women who operated the acad emies in these decades receiving a bare living and sometimes hardly that for their labors kept the flame alive In the 90s was the beginning of the awakening New men with a passion for the Aidermans the McIvers and others came on the scene and took up the torch from those who had borne the heat and burden Then came Aycock who lit erally gave himself to the task of ploy the teachers and direct the pays for teaching in niral schools It wer8 schools according to the State stand is also difficult to convince that alii not available for 'publication when PAGE I The Landmark IP' style to which xve have been accus 10 proposed tax schedule thru the tomed 111 mi IV IS f'W VUVj O'1 would mean that teachers should be Rcgtcd thig papcr) lhat lhc gpcciai employed for no definite period he gchool laxcs thafc thc pcoplc havc vot yond the six months for which thc on thcmsvcfl fan ony be taken btate pays This would mean a drastic cut in cost of operation of the schools The tentative school budget calls for $57 742 That be mot The State has allotted $50877 for the States ville schools which authorizes thc employment of 70 teachers at State salary schedule Thc city would sup plement thc salaries of eight teachers ami employ 12 more than the State allots If the teachers arc paid thc standard salaries provided by the state and the 12 additional teachers which the city would put on arc omit ted that would save $8607 would bring the school budget estimate more than $3000 under thJ estimated revenue The school people will insist that this cut be made that to secure thc best teachers State salaries must be supplemented That is a matter citizenry should demand that the school be conducted on the Stato I standard for the money the State al An examination of thc facts and jows fOr sjx months and no more figures does not appear to support the There is no justification for paying contention that Statesville city school highor salaries employing additional term should be cut to six months In teachers and all the expense of a city fact it is believed that the schools can school for nine months if it is to be be operated for at least eight months operated but six The State fixes the under thc proposed tax levy ot 3b amount cents as against 52 cents last year It schools is possible that if there should be an apparent turn in the tide by the end of the year something to be hoped for I if not expected that as a result of in i i li ri a i iv i ii im i Mr sj rm i ri in til i so that the subject is not entirely) vutiuviuuo vi 1 pullc I 1 A41U1L lUClv rnrte iith a tort ux uieward in faith as it has torttortflflrtto rt to 1 UtHA 1rt Art JaaIL 1 IICICCUICI OJ4U WUU LU UUdlll III a spirit of bravado reckless of the con anf1 fhe finances sequence But unquestionably the healthier state for a long time I idau sidieiiieni ox one wno is uegm 'hc school should go ahead with ning the journey through the valley plans for at least eight months If of the shadow will be taken seriously I the worst happens it may be neces as a general proposition or the av Sary to drop to seven months In any essarv to do Under the decreased fund it will be necessary for special tax districts to increase thc amount of tax from 14 to 17 cents to be able to participate in the fund Any dis trict now levying less than 17 cents will have to increase its levy to that amount to get its proportion of State aid At this time suggesting an in Im 4 Izilttl 18 crease oi one cjcnv in to brine on a panic in some But it is noticed that rural communities that havc estab lished eight school are not 'willing to surrender them generally speaking More than two years ago I several elections were held in rural I i 1 rttort crhnnl LdA UjSLJIILS DVIUV vivj win districts for thc purpose of voting oir case tho effort failed it might nc (liner il provided ny inc state we win ne in i jui rt 1 rieucr cuniiiuuH to uauinavv tv 4Urt4 iVrttort tort! I would resist to thc last the BHUUm Liiav ujviv io nuv ihuiix enougn in Signu JUi einv inunuia vnv term can he cut accordingly This.