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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
5
North Carolina educators argue against full state maintenance of public schools or six month terms due to cost and loss of local interest. Dr. A. T. Allen notes taxpayers most invested in school management drive efficiency and economy, warning state takeover would reduce community oversight.
Dr. Allen warns that moving school funding to the state would erode local interest and raise costs. Wealthier counties could demand top standards, forcing poorer counties to match buildings, staff, and equipment. The change could inflate budgets from 20 million to 30 or 35 million annually and require a new state administration in Raleigh.
A mass meeting of taxpayers in Washington unanimously approved a resolution urging state senators and representatives to back a bill for a reasonable luxury tax on items like movies soft drinks and tobaccos. The resolution also calls for full state support of public schools and for returning two cents of the gasoline tax to each county.
Carl E. Swanson files for annulment after learning his wife Mayme N. Swanson was previously married to Edward E. Miller and not divorced until January 15 1929. The case notes he was unaware of the prior marriage during their years together. A cigaret case and lighter are described as a combined pair for easy carrying.
Meredith College in Raleigh will honor longtime nurse Mrs Octavia Norwood with a portrait presented by alumnae led by Ida Potet and Mary Tillery. Presentation set for May 2 at the college chapel, after a postponement from April 24. Norwood, known to many alumnae as Son, served 30 years at the college.
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