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lilzer Demands Report on Tumd „ Sk.*^ Outlay aad Bawi» *1

To Prepare A

r.gid Haw Tax Va'a«l«» Dmm by gut* and Not by MiM&'palMM. Pr*p<»*l In Noy^ «• •*«»• Board of IdBOtlUl.

-a* ana me auovaaeo that ahonM k.

•ado par capita by tha auu. Agalnat CtKitt^ Aaoooow anta Tho report by Dr. Van Dyfco u to bo

•est to each aanbar of tho But* Board of Bdaoatkm, which may taka aetioa oo It at tie Norombor mootlaB la tho report |>r. Tea Dyke aa<d. ta

b«rt:

tawa by the atato (a a aocoaolty. otherwlao aoBdent achool taomay will cot be raised aad dlotrlbutod. “Tbera u aoc eelty tor aa aeaemaat of tazablo property throughoat the achool diatrlcta of the staU Boch aaoeaaaaat ahoald be made by tta State Baird of Taxee aad ta orde- to taaaro eooaJ

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1, M”- Ald4 8«elt and Mrs. Betty Dyer, of MarahaUrll-e. were caller*

in our town on Toeaday.

Mix Hannah Van Gilder Is rlaltlo* her daughter in Court House for a

few weeks.

Richard William Burke, infant eon of Mr. and Mra. Norman Burke, died on October Hth. Interment was held

at Petersburg.

Mra. Lenora Winner and son attend jd the funeral of Mr*. John Holiday at MuUica HiU on Sunday. Mr. and Mra. George Hoff were Wednesday rial ton in Ocean City. Noah Colli us spent Sunday with hla wife In St. Mary’s Hospital. He

.nam siPAT, oemra w, i**-

—■ oi. *1*1 j b nospuai. reports Mra. Collins as doing fine.

Mr* Martha Brown and daughter *f Wln ln » er »° u were Philadelphia riaiton on Wed- ,n AtUn0c one **7 laot

“ft to generally understood that tho Stale Board of Taxes aad Aaoossmenu

Ir tto possession sufficient

“ft that ratae ta any gbren atooaM be only M, 40 or 10 per ceut of the real sates It ahoald not be aa tatpoaMMs or difficult mattar to fix tbs ▼alas at 10* per cent Is taorsasa Under Present Condition "It may aot be desirable to raise the ▼ateea to 1M par oant throughout tho state or the mileage tax could be k>w1. but the percentage of either ae■aant or mileage should be the e ta each and every school d(strict In the state. "Ame should be no tacroass ta present o

tax at a mtolmam of I mills should not r-mlsaloner Jobi B. Kates of iden aidd that he differed (rum the rman lu-the length at ttana^ihs >eHng of the tnfonatlna would, umie and offeawd a naolutkmttat *•» Hch dtotriots paytag practically never unations could be answered! aU the school tax «hd ths poor rural once be - *

_ ob talas the belof ths data, this te be forwarded Governor BUser aa com piled aad

n started aad date p( expected oom•Uon; original " “ * * smount of pease* for ths last six a start of protect to date; ■m cost to date of oompletlon; me satory at afatef sagineer, isulilng • ers acting ta advisory capacity; ■ nes ' title* sslarte* period &: ssrvand former experleaes of Cl) clerl office fore* (g) _ ' “ ce. (S) engineering aelu force, t4) fectora at fabricating plants. Other !<

fovernor work done, the date t tract was awarded aad specified dels of oompi number of bids submitted as wsM their rang* He wwnta t> -s with the engineer t “taounu paid out tor r * »o far are to be contract aad extra 1 roasons ter delays be axptelne* ■orernor BIT ' * ^ estate J- He waste te si estimates aad tta eetaal mm dam^as asaassad against ths oom- ' lon - together wttfc the amouata and to bs paid sad eertmntss o< 1 **t*te still to be noqulrsd. ' summary u demaadsd total sxditure* to date, ertjtBBi esttaaatM psred with a«s—i aTjwissa and. ta » grand summartetag of chat It thought the pretest would ooet. > it has cost to date aad what It to “•ted win be the acteal oost upon Pletlon. — tJolformlty Of Tax Vl uifcrmlty of tax the state !e emphasdaed ta s report anted the State Board of Bdacahy Dr. John C. Van Dyke of Bat^liege. one of the eight mem ; The report was prepared ta oon»a with a study at taxation for ' Purpose* Dr. Van D>ke has

The bvrdea tolto oa otty wuB as tom property. City real estate ta odea quite aa uapra8u v le as tomtag property, hut ft to not. should not b* exempt tram taxstlou on'that

,, “t* valuation of property U ■'K-d. says Dr. Van Dyke, no ehould be i—4f In the pres set of the a rate school tax. U»5 maxl5 o f *h‘oh to 17.1 cents os each of valuation. As a matter of Jus 10 ‘he Urge municipalities which •offer from fnequitrhle taxation. '« Dyke la opposed to ea income K «>ch an additional levy, be point* ' oold only add to the existing ln""cure -equalisation Dr. Van Dyke ■■•o* that all valuation ahocld be under the State Board of Tax* «<• alao favors the distributlun ch^i fung, d lrwoUy to lchoo i du. * from the stete instead at a£ ^ning them through ths counties, ois stndy of ths distribution of I 01 m °aeys Dr. Van Dyke suggests Principal factots tor analysis. * '?*■ v *»«« of property la each ^ district p^. capita tor each pu-

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acme aa low ea M par seat. -When the valuations tor tax p poses ere uniform throughout ail V school district* there win be more revenue and less Injustice ta those from Whom K to collected. "To shift a matter of minions ta

te Income Is a violent experiment and besides does not welly solve the question. It la not sc much the raising as the distribution'of the tax that to pev

Mrs. LUzie Blake and daughter, of Cap* May. were calling on friends here Tuesday. Last Monday, evening the Mite Society met at the home of Miss 8*11 te Orson to discuss the instiflllng new heater in the M ~ Church. It was decide 1 to have, a pie and cake sale Saturday, October J7th to help raise the funds Miss Amy Vos* of Ocean City, spent Thursday abd Friday with her uncle here. Mr* Leslie Corson entertained a number of her friends on Thursday. Olivia Westcott was a weekend vial tor; with her parent* Mr. end Mrs. Oolemun Stites, and son, of Court House, spent Wednesday evening with E. M. Brown and

mily.

Mr. and Mr* Washington Van Gilder, with their son, Ralph, and family, of Ocean City,- motored to ~ ridge ton. Sunday. Rev. Bamutl Cawman attended a preachers’ convention In Philadelphia

Caldwell left for Phllade' Monday where he will srJl la a few days on the eteamahlp “Neaa a sailor, for parts un-‘ known at this writing. He expects to be gone tor :x mouths. Mr. Xud Mr* J. T. Moore, of Had-

NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT LISTINGS Fourth St. and Anbury Av*

. oceah cm, m. j. He tel* Apartment* Cottages

per cent of

the school tax raised ehould be returned to the districts by ratable# aa raised. The state handling of this merely insures Us being raised i applied to school purpose* Cn the proposed plan nc 10 per cent - rvt ehould be necessary. “All the state school moneys ssids from that raised by the school trlcts—that I* tho railroad tax. ths teooms of the state school fund and the appropriation by the legto should be distributed directly to the

The state should deal directly with ths district as s saU sad not with ths county as a unit cm** a "in previous distributions tbs large etties have fared better than the rural Btotriet* The reason to aot tar ta L The basis of distribution here-

f Pupil, the a

“The cities have better attendance than tho country district, whereby they profit aad they also have more era to a given number of children country dlstita*^. whereby they again profit “ft the SUte Board of taxer and As- _ isament should establish the true value for the purposes of taxation of the property of District A aad Distnct B we could ttiea a*oerta$n the value of property per capita per pupil ta each district That would give tha ability to pay of each district ’’The oost per capita per pupil per year ta each dtotr’.ot could be ascertained and would show what each district has been paying per capita per pupil. Needs tees In Country ’The reed of each district is ths third factor to be setabltohed—that 1s. the educstiontl need to give eaita pu pti In the district a schooling fin! gf its kind. This implies, of course, a mon-; need also, which must be considers'. “It to per. *ps gimeraUy true that It coats leas to educate a pupil ta a coon-, riy district than ta a city district, because land. bnUdtags. teachers, Janitors rad general overhead chargra are greater ta ths city than ta ths country. But this Is not to be taken as meaning that thirty pupils in the city seed three teacher* and thirty pupUa ta ths country need one. •"The country children ere entitled aa efficient teaching as those U the city But there may be extravagance in both the example# dud. Throe > mssy i ir thirty papito."

NEW LAMP BURNS 94 per cent AIR EP4TS ELECTSI? OB HAS A new oil lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, wh'te light, even batter than gas or electricity, has been tested by the U. B. Government and Si leading univermitiee aad found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamp* It burns without odor, smoke or noise—-no pumping up, to simple, clean .safe. Burns *4 % air abd t % mmon kerosene (coal oil). The Inventor, P. V. Johnaon. f42 ... Broad Street. Philadelphia, to offering to eead a lamp on 10 days’ FREE trial, or even to give- one FREE to ths first user in each locality who will help him IntrcSuee it. Write him today for full particular* A>ao ask bint to explain how you can get the agency, and without experience or money make S260 to fiOO

per month.

00LLIV8-COMPAMY PAINTS SOUTH SEAVIIUS. I. J.

—»- —«. and Mrs. Moore, daughter and family, of Camden, were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mra. Rich-

ard Voe*

About eighteen from our church nStsnded the very interesting all-day »«eting at Beeeley’s Point. Sunday. Mr. and Mra. John Libby are enjoying a trip to Waahington and other parts for two week* * Bln Clair Boyce, of Camden, and Mia* How, of Atlantic City, called on Edgar Roes and famll;. Sunday. » Ralph Wynn and family, of Camden. enjoyed the week-end at their

bungalow her*

Mrs. Deborah Van Gilder to entertaining her atoter, Mr*. Hammond, of

New York, this week.

Mr. and Mr* Edwin lugersoll

Mrs. Sophia Rope and eon, of Tuckaboe, -were Sunday guests of relatives her* Daniel McKalg, of Tuck*hoe, was In our town Monday on businesa.

WHY J'iOT START AN INTEREST account In the Security Trust Company. Cape May CUyT It only takes tl.frO to begin such an account and you can do it by mall. 49-lt

Reliable Trucking Service To and from (Philadelphia; we oall for the goods and delirar them to your door at a cost very little non than ordinarily would b* charged (or freight alon* Ppraitare moved with eaxe; local aenrioe also oferti '.SEASIDE TRUCKING COMPANY OFFICE: SURF HOUSE, SEA WTJt CITY Bell Phmfe S-E-8 Eeyitoae Phone 1S-A

Joa. Van G. Hptfecker ARCHITECT 80S Eighth Stmt Corner Atlantic Avenue Phone 480, OQEAH CITY. 1.7.

PLASTERING A. HARTEHO Woodbine, 1. 7. (Since 1«0B)

'.Don’t ThroAway Thosef Shoes 1 BRING THEM HERE AND LET US RENEW THEM TO GIVE YOU NEW SHOE WEAR AND OLD SHOE COMTOBT. TUB COST IS

Vincent Sannino 88 FRITZ ST. SEA ISLE CITY

Remember That drudgery is your master and that yon are willing that it should be nnleat you take iteps to make Electricity year servant For there is much work in your home that electricity, oomUned with the proper electric appliance!, can aoeampUah not only aa well, but better than numan hand* MAKE YOURS an ELECTRICAL HOME

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