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GIBSON RtCbM * ) Published to Furnish the People ot Glascock Coun ty a Weekly Newspaper dud as a Medium for the Advancement of the Public Good of the County. VOL. XXXIX. No. 19. MORE THAN 80% OF $25,000,000.00 SALES TAX PROPOSED WOULD BE PAID BY THE PEOPLE WITH SMALL INCOMES That more than $20,000,000.00 of the $25,000(000.00 sales tax proposed by the Speaker, of the House would be paid, hy the peo ple of Georgia earning small incomes, is a statement that clan be proved beyond all question. The American Consumer Market, published hy the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, shows that 78% of all retail sales in America are made to people with small incomes. In Georgia, unquestionably the percentage runs still higher. Therefore, more than 80% of any sales tax in Georgia would be paid hy the people of small means. It has been stated that the $25,000,090.00 slates tax would simply be a shifting of taxes. That statement maybe true. It would shift to the backs of the masses of the people of Georgia literally millions of dollars in taxes which are now being paid 'By public service corporations and other large corporations. Page 396 of the report of the Comptroller General of Georgia for the year 1931 shows that public service corporations paid state and county taxes of more than $5,000,900 in Georgia, in 1931, un der the advalorem system. Since they would pass on to the pub lic the proportion of, the 5% sales tax applicable to them, this $5,009,000 most assuredly would be shifted from them to the backs of the people of Georgia. Other millions paid hy wealthy property owners would also be shifted in like manner. But the man who owns a small home would pay more under the 5% sales tax than any relief he could possibly get. A 5% sales tax would stifle and destroy business in Georgia. So much business would be driven out of the state to escape the tax, that additional thousands would be added to Georgia’s un employed. It would reduce the purchasing power of the masses so drastically that the market for Georgia’s farm products w’ould be still further restricted. Not an automobile could be sold in Georgia unles* the dealer absorbed the lax, because no person would pay a Georgia dealer from $30.90 to $100.00 more for an automobile than the price for which is could be bought in an adjoining state. A 5% sales tax would be the mast damnable thing ever fast ened on the people of Georgia. Under the income tax law, ability to pay is given consideration, in that a single man pays no tax on his earnings up to $1500.00, and a married up to $3500.00, and then the tax is only 1% on the first $5,000 above the exemption. Under the 5% sales lax, a poor man earning say only $1,000, and spending it all to feed and clothe his family, would pay a 5% tax on his entire income. No wonder Governor Pinchot, of Penn sylvania stated, among other tilings: “A sales tax amounts, in effect, to a gradualed income tax reversed, for under it the smaller a man’s income the larger percentage of it goes to pay the tax.” Under the plan of collection of the 5% sales tax proposed by the Speaker of the House, the tax collectors of the various coun ties would help collect the tax, and each of them would get a slice of the pie. All of the merchants of the state would be made tax collectors to gather in the tax from their customers, and would get nothing for their services. In fact, they would be forced to pay the full 5% on their gross sales, regardless of whether they collect it all from their customers or not. Under such a plan a political machine would be built up in Georgia the like of which has never been seen in any state. So drastic in nature and so revolutionay in character is this proposal of the speaker of the house that the people of Georgia should he given an opportunity to vote on it, after having all phases of the plan explained clearly to them, before Georgia should even think of trying it out.—Communicated. SCHOOL COSTS TOO HIGH The country is beginning to realize that the cost of our schools is too high and that drastic economies must be instituted to bring them more in line with present conditions. While business and private budgets have been cut to the hone during the past three years, the overhead for education has, in the main, been on the increase. Largely responsible for the heavy tax burden for education are live “faddists” who have foisted upon school committees and superintendents a multitude of unnecessary and costly new no tions of pseudo-education. Between these educational fads and the old narrow schedule of the three It’s, there is the wise, prudent middle course of a sound educational program which would save nijuny millions of dollars each year to the taxpayers of the nation. From 1915 to 1920 the cost of public education in the United States nearly doubled, and an almost equal gain was registered from 1920 to 1925. In the latter year the National Education Association defended this tremendous increase By citing the “loss in value of the dol lar”—hut now that the dollar has a purchasing power even great er than in 1915, we find our school costs still skyrocketing. Business has met this increase in the value of the dollar by making each dollar go farther, and the same thing is true of the family exchequers of the land, living costs having been reduced 23 per cent since December, 1929. Our public schools must Be kept open, and must properly edu cate the youth of the country for the battle with life, but it is unreasonable to expect that the public is longer willing to be taxed for educational costs so out of line with other costs. In 1931 we spent the staggering total of $3,200,000,000 for ed ucation, the larger part of which went in salaries to 1,029,000 teachers. Some communities have already seen the necessity for cutting these salaries, in line with the reduced income of those engaged in every other line of endeavor. Those teachers who have not had their salaries reduced are now receiving, in view of the increased vlalue of the dollar, a greater than 30 per cent increase over their 1929 pay, as against the drastic reduced salary scales of workers in industry and bus iness, many of whom, in addition, are working on short time. An example of how educational costs can be cut without dam age to efficiency, is presented in the saving of more than a half million dollars effected by the Georgia board of regents during 1932. Despite this drastic reduction, the institutions of higher learning in this state rendered better service than ever before in their history.. 1 What has thus been accomplished by the universities and col leges of Georgia can, and must, be done by the entire public school system of the nation. It can be accomplished by throwing to the discard the prac tically worthless fol-de-rols and fads with which our educa tional system has been loaded down during the past two de cades, by the institution of more businesslike methods of oper ation of our schools.—Atlanta Constitution. GIBSON, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1933. Odd—But TRUE ¥7 %ES v 'miR signs ^ is ^__of oio AGE- .■yr^v»»*'»«—%v"** jp - ««« m Fijjf UKW mna! ..." io - - -,- wmLMIfiEajSk r: ™^as2 Bomh-BSOW" Co*p •r ’<R< 5? ' 3k « p ,! 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Holidays were declared to give time to prepare and pass legislation designed to protect deposits. Immediately preceding the general bank holi day trade reviews reported steady improvement in the business pic ture. Favorable factors out numbered the unfavorable—a very detinite change from con ditions of a few months ago. Bradstreet’s pointed to belter hank clearings, as compared witli a year ago, the decline in bus iness failures, signs of stability in the wholesale food price in dex, and the evident satisfac tion of industry in general over action taken to repeal prohibi ion. A noticeable strengthening of the public morale—shown, for example, in improved secu rity prices—accompanied the in auguration of President Roose velt. Further strengthening of confidence resulted from the constructive inaugural address in which the President made a flat-footed stand for sound money. —o— A note of hopefulness is sounded by leaders of the oil industry. Advances in prices, especially in the mid-continent field, are expected in the immedi ate future. Good sign is the concerted effort by the industry and state officials to keep illegal oil out of the marken. Bad sign, so far as the industry and most motorists are concerned, is that higher gas taxes—which now range from 3 to 12 cents a gal lon—are contemplated in 18 states. While the wage commission is still deadlocked in the anthra cite coal industry’s wage dis a movement has been gain- ing momentum among the min ers to increase employment and markets through lower wages. Since 1912 wages of hard coal miners have increased, on the average, 310-per cent. In addi lion, the eight hour day has re place#-the ten hour day. It is widely believed that anthracite can regain its losl market only if the price is lowered—wages must then drop accordingly. In connection with this, it is inter esting to note that a. division of the American Institute of Min ing and Metallurgical Engineers forecasts that use of oil and gas for energy production will double within 20 years and that use of coal will steadily decline. —o— Farm prices have been steady ing. Changes have been small, with cotton, grain and cattle lip, and eggs, butler, veal calves, hides and potatoes down. Agri cultural credit extended l>y the three banking systems under the supervision of the Federal Farm Loan Board increased by over •$38,000,000 last year. Latte posed plan to aid agricultture is that the government lease 50, 000 acres of land and keep them out of production for a year. I.ate reports on major indus tries show: Railroads—Car loadings good early in 1933. Lumber—Leaders hopeful of slight improvement in next two months. Steel—Iimnediaite outlook un certain, due to almost complete absence from market of the rail roads and the indefinite future of •the purchasing by motor indus try. Tobacco—First effect of price cutting by “big four” 15c cigar ette makers, was shown in Jan uary figures, when sales of “roll your-own” declined 9.2 per cent as against 3.8 per cent in “ready mades.” Automobile—Sales fairly sat isfactory for this time of year. (Seasonal decline in production has occurred. —O— Unemployment in Germany now smaller than a year ago, with business fairly stable on low’ level. Production index has strengthened in France. Swiss business marking time; unfa vorable trade balance rose last year. Canadian business quiet. Business stagnant in Philip pines. Business trend is strong in Australia, with government finances improved^ Indo-Chi nese foreign trade slightly im- SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR DESIGNERS OFFER BRAND , lt _ , NEW STYLES ___ Objectionable Features of Cos* tumes Wiped Out. Shut y*ur eyes for . a moment' and visualize on a huge panoramic slate. all the fashions that have been conspic uous for the past six mouths. This is what Parisian covturlers have done, and before they went about designing their new models they took a sponge and, standing before each figure on the slute, very carefully wiped off the ob jectionable features of each dress or ensemble. Then they hacked off a little to take a look at the result and returned to replace the obliterated sections with their latest ideas as conceived upon last mlstukes and successes. Now open your eyes and see the re sult I We have clothes that are to day’s clothes. They are not dug out of the wardrobe of some deceased great lady—no matter how great she may have been, nor how respected for her social prestige. She had her day— now we have ours. There are several landmarks that characterize today’s clothes, the chief one of which is un ostentatiousness. Yesterday’s clothes often have obliterated the owner— drowned her personality in trying to show her off to the best advantage. Inauguration Day The Continental congress, on Sep ternber 13, 1788, selected the first Wednesday In the following March as the day on which proceedings under the federal Constitution should be gln - 0n that day ’ wllicl1 happened to be March 4. the terms of congressmen and executives began. As the terms of these officers were set for two, four and six years, it follows that they al ways begin and expire on March 4. The period between election and ln au K uratlon was made as great as It is because of the time required for communication and travel In those days between such distant states as New Hampshire and Georgia and the capital Smilin'Ovirile Says— *r * ^ t 0 - Theso domestic new science f–ngled ideas are Alright in th’ p–r lor—providin’ old fashioned, tneys «n cook in th’ kitchen- HOW NUCLEUS OF A HAILSTORM ORIGINATES IN CLOUDS.— Formation of hall, according to deductions of. Iloilo Russell, a scientist who made a special stud; of this subject, takes place in clouds which are commonly at a height of between 15,000 and 40, 000 feet. The prominent conditions associated with the production of these clouds are the expansion and congelation of warm, moist air in a state of cyclonic whirl, com bined with the sudden commingling of masses of air differing greatly in temperature and vapor tension. The snowflakes or spicule which forms the nucleus of a hailstorm originates In the uppermost cloud, and is electrified as a result of condensation. As It falls, particles of Ice, or globules of water whose temperature Is under the freezing point, attach themselves to the nucleus, grouping Into concentric layers or In stellate formation. The great variety in the shape of the hailstones Is due to the variable form assumed by the primary kernel. Although asso ciated with thunderstorms, there Is no reason for regarding electricity as the primary agent In the pro duction of hall; but It Is when elec trical storms are prevalent that strong ascending currents, loaded with hot and moist air, are project ed Into the cold upper strata of the atmosphere and electrical clouds are formed. Large hall usually Is preceded by an unusual degree of heat. — Kansas City Times. How Counterfeit Bills Differ From the Real The present issue of currency has distinctive fibers distributed across and near the ends of the note. This Is one of the best tests of a genuine bill. No counterfeiter can put in silk threads to imitate the genuine bill. The paper of the counterfeit is always of Inferior quality, as the government has the best and most perfect system ““ufaeturlng ihe highest LL ornamentfonT^" ine biii are mathematically correct, and are made from a machine upon which $150,000 was spent in the production, and Is, therefore, beyond the reach of coun terfeiters. Engraving by hand can never imitate this work. It is said that the portraits on counterfeit bills are not as perfect as those on legal ones. The first thing to do in exam ining a suspected bill is to feel the paper. It should have a strong tex ture. Look to see whether the print ing on the suspected bill is clean-cut. The seal on the bill should be clear and bright. How Power I« Calculated Various methods are used for cal culating horse power. The S. A. E. formula is to square the cylinder dl ameter or bore In Inches, multiply by the number of cylinders and divide by the factor 2.5. This method has Jmen criticized as assuming a eondi Hon often Improved materially In en glues of recent development, both In piston speed and mean effective pres sure, so that an engine whose S. A. E. horse power, calculated as above, may be only 24 may actually develop as much as 40 horse power. Another for mula that takes Into consideration speed and stroke, as well as the bore. Is: Square of the bore, multiplied by number of cylinders, multiplied by length of stroke, multiplied by r. p. m. of crank shaft, divided by the con stant 13,000 (for 4-cyllnder engine). How to Clean Brick Wall* Tlie bureau of standards says that the efflorescence, or white-looking scum, on brick work Is probably com posed of calcium sulphate, together with some calcium carbonate. The best known method of removing this scum is to wash It with a 10 per cent solution (by volume) of muriatic acid, followed with a washing with warm water to remove the acid solution. This should he done on a warm, dry day when the acid solution and wash water will evaporate rather than pen etrate into the structure, and It will probably be necessary to repeat this procedure several times. i How Toad Reproduces When it feels the urge for repro duction the American toad J« drawn by Instinct to some pond or lake to mate and deposit Its eggs. These are sometimes left free In the water but usually they are attached to water weeds or other objects. It Is said that this species of toad may deposit as many as 12,000 eggs at a laying, the number depending somewhat ,upon the age and size of the Individual. i How Beet Make Honey Honey Is a sweet substance prepared hy bees for food for themselves and their young, Hnd it Is made from the sweet Juices of blossoms which la mixed with secretions from the mouths at the ben*. ■ J
