Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 18 August 1939 — Page 4

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THE POST-DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1939.

THE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the 10th Congressional District, The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County. Entered as second classc matter January 15, 1921, at the Postoffice at Muncie, Indiana, under Act of March 3, 1S79. PRICE 5 CENTS—$1.50 A YEAR 223 North Elm Street, Phone 7412. MRS. GEO. h. DALE, Publisher Muncie, Indiana, Friday, August 18, 1939

A Political Preview of 1940 From Radio Talk of HON. JOSEPH F. GUFFEY, of Pennsylvania If any citizen of the United States wants to gaze into the crystal ball and see what plans the Republican leadership has in store for our country, he has only to turn his eyes to Pennsylvania and see for himself. In Pennsylvania we have a .Republican administration elected after 4 years of liberal Democratic government. The sole owners and operators of that administration are the same forces that control the National Republican organization and will formulate its policies for their hand-picked candidate next year. When I say the same forces, I think of such individuals, dynasties, and great corporations as Joe Pew, of the Sun Oil Co., who is in charge of finances for the Republican National Committee; the Mellons, of Pittsburgh, czars of finance and heavy industry; former Senator Joseph R. Grundy, leader of the powerful Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association; the du Ponts, whose influence is not restricted to their own duchy of Delaware; the House of Morgan, which operates unobstrusively but effectively through its Philadelphia banking connections; the public utilities, which have supported the Republican State and National machines for generations; and diverse other potent financial and industrial interests. These men and these interests call the turn at Harrisburg—and their word is the final word in the leadership of the Republican Party in the Nation. Last fall the mouthpieces of these self-professed patriots and public benefactors went up and down Pennsylvania like so many medicine men with their patent remedies. Their witch doctors and tom-tom beaters shouted that a straight Republican vote was the soverein specific for all governmental ills. The package and sales talks were streamlined, but it was the same old quack remedy in the bottle, the same Indian herbs, the same snake oil that their barkers had been selling on street corners since the days of Quay and Penrose. They shouted that the liberal policies of the Democratic administration were driving business out of the state, forcing factories to shut down, piling up tax burdens for generations yet unborn. They drew dark pictures of disaster, warning that the heavens would fall and the earth split asunder if they were not returned to power. *They succeeded in fooling the voters and, in 6 short months, they have turned out to be the greatest collection of political fakers, the most gaudy assortment of political hypocrites and political medicine men who ever worked a shell game under the political big top. Their barkers promised everything in sight. Nohting was too good for the dear public—before election. They promised less spending, lower taxes, a balanced budget, jobs fop everybody, “humanized” relief, and more W. P. A. They were for everything that the voters were for; they loved business, they loved the farmer, and they loved labor; they were the little pals of all the world—before election. Along with these fancy promises, they conducted a campaign of personal character assassination against Democratic leaders that is still a stench in the nostrils of decent citizens; they flung reputations wantonly to the winds! they vied with each other in slandering the Democratic candidates. They proclaimed that the “Little New Deal” at Harrisburg was compounded of radicalism and the worst kind of sugversive doctrine. They yelled to high heaven that extravagance and waste were ruining the State, that inefficiency was rampant, that nothing was right and everything was wrong. But time has a way of taking its own reckoning. The months have gone by, and those who campaigned have been called upon to deliver. Those who voted Republican very likely believed they were votfhg for deliverance from a governmental monster; actually they were calling a bluff. Because it was a bluff, the most monumental bluff in Pennsylvania’s political history. These prophets of employment and plenty, of less taxes and more relief, of economy and efficiency, these self-styled paragons of civic virtue, have been in office for 6 months. At the legislative session recently ended they were in command of both houses, with a clear track for the entire program that was to restore prosperity over night. And what happened? Pennsylvania is “stuck” with Governor James and a Republican administration for 3 more years. Let us make sure we are not “stuck” again in village, town, or city, in State or Nation, this year or next year. Let no one be deceived by false prophets, by medicine men selling magic cure-alls. Let Pennsylvania’s experience be the Nation’s lesson, and let us all profit thereby, for we have seen in the Keystone State that the Republican alternative to the New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt is not prosperity, not progress and hope for the future, but only broken faith, broken pledges, the chaos of fumbling futility, and the exploitation of the country for their own greedy interest.

Education and Schools American education is giving more children more schooling throughout the nation than in any other country in the world. There is history in the archives of yester-years which shows that the illiteracy of former times has been brought down to less than 2 per cent among the native whites, and to new low's among foreign-born and other classes of citizens. The records of today are rich in proving the victories of civilization which now finds statistics of 30 million pupils being educated—not in the little red school houses—in buildings that cost 10 billion dollars. Within these walls one and a half million employes labor; backed by private and public funds totaling two and a half billion dollars. The job is to school future citizens who are to become the conquerers of the world of tomorrow.

“Republican editors and propagandists, who are confronted with the Roosevelt image by day and dream about it by night, are getting in a lather over the idea of a third term. It must be an unhappy life for these individuals. Instead of devoting their energies to worry on this subject, why don’t they work up some sensible—even practical—program for 1940? In plain words, the Republican press and Roosevelt haters are scared. Their actions prove it.”—Hagerstown Mail, (Dem.).

Stock Exchange Exposes Favorite Slogan of g o p - 'fr No Republican discourse is deemed orthodox without an admonition for a return of. confidence, a plea for faith. Whether on the radio, in dignified senatorial discourses, or in the more riotous rantings of Congressmen Dewey Short of Missouri and Hamilton Fish, the appeal is that the public might again repose “confidence in business” and in “our American way of life.” But there is scarcely a public or private report of consequence on such important matters as the safety of savings that do not clearly disclose the existence of this public con-

fidence.

Since the Roosevelt Administration inaugurated the insurance of bank deposits the number of depositors and the total amount of deposits long ago reached the peak of all time and they are increasing month by month. The aggregate of savings in savings banks, building and loan associations and kindred thrift institutions are double those of the lush twenties under Coolidge and Hoover. In 1937 alone, Americans saved a billion and a half more than in the great boom year of 1929. The reason assigned by unbiased economists is “restoration of public confidence following the bank holiday.” And now the New York Stock Exchange has announced that “the number of owners of common stock in 50 representative corporations studied by the exchange was 3,700,000 - late in 1938, as compared with 1,650,000 in the same corporations in 1929.” Many can poignantly recall that a decade ago there was widespread ballyhoo about “distribution” of common stocks. Everybody of consequence in Wall Street and in Washington advised seriously that “everybody should have a stake in America.” Yet today, without ballyhoo, despite depression— actually as a result of it and the S E C of Roosevelt—more of the common people have confidence and have put their money along with their faith in the big corporations “sampled” by the New York Stock Exchange.

Rally ’Round the Bag The theme song for the Republican campaign has been written. It is a summons to “Rally ’Round the Bag.” The Indiana faithful are ready to respond. They will very soon be going to battle for Senator Taft of Ohio, who has announced himself as the first candidate for the Republican nomination in 1940. Senator Taft was elected in 1938, after a struggle in Ohio, when he was named against a liberal candidate who later charged that it was the Taft money bag which defeated him, and charged that over $700,000 had been spent in various counties to secure the prize. The Taft fortune comes from an uncle, who owns and publishes the largest Republican newspaper of that state, in addition to the investments in hotels, real estate and other business. It was received by inheritance from the fortune of an early pioneer, into whose family the uncle had married. Now the Senator, son of a former President, hopes to become the “favorite son” of Ohio, and probably is perfectly willing to spend the Taft fortune ot attain that ambition. The charges in the Senatorial campaign were not made by Democrats, but by the Republican who found his liberalism overwhelmed by what he called the Taft fortune. So get ready, all you Republican patriots. Rally ’round the bag!—Hoosier Sentinel.

Where Danger Lurks Everyone must know that the great power and strength of the American nations are found in the ties of friendship and confidence that have bound the United States, Dominion of Canada and the Central and South American Republics in the bonds of peace. But how easily we overlook the old truth that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. We know perfectly well that there are weak links in some of the LatinAmerican nations. The reader will recall that at one time this year there was a general discussion of a proposal for the United States to promote, finance and take an active part in arming all the Latin-American Republics for “solidarity” and defense on this continent. The matter was dropped like a hot potato because of the existence of reasonable doubts that some of those Republics could not be counted on, in a crisis, to fully cooperate. This was a rational reaction in view of the violations of international law by Mexico and Bolivia in seizing American-own-ed properties, and engaging in open barter trades to feed oil from the confiscated wells to the war machines of Japan and Germany.

Pleasant Days President Roosevelt expects to visit Alaska and the Pacific coast this summer. High officials of the Government will likely forego opportunities to travel in foreign lands because of the dangers of war. Among us common folks, pleasant days are found in the vacations we are able to grab out of the routine of the year. Vacatiojis, by the way, are devices and accepted practices born in the twentieth century. Few people thought of them 40 years ago—a time when an ocfeasional night out, and a couple, of days at the county or state fair, or a few card parties, were sporty events of diversion. Those were pleasant days, too!

Reforming Politics There has been a good deal of talk about the Hatch bill in Congress that would make it an offense for Federal officials to take part in political campaigns. Whether the bill will go through or not is unimportant because it is one of those measures that are never enforced. A faithful partisan can always get out and do his bit for the party in power. That’s really a “patriotic duty.” That man who is not in favor of the party in power is rarely a Federal officer holder —so he’s exempt.

Was It Sabotage? Investigations of the sinking of submarines have proved nothing. But there are plenty of people in Washington who believe that the tragedy of the American submarine was sabotage, and not an accident.

Barter Deals The United States Government is going right ahead to legislate a trade of American cotton for British rubber. It is purely a barter trade made with the understanding that each country will store the surpluses for a period of six years. It may sound swell, but if the scheme goes through this year there will be more and moi'e barter trades of the same kind until the whole scheme becomes top-heavy and surpluses are thrown overboard on the markets long before the six years are up.

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By WALTER A. SHEAD Republican membership in the recent General Assembly passed up a golden opportunity to build up an offensive for 1940 by their, failure to present a united front on the repeal of the tire truck tax! law. * * * It will be remembered that Gov-| ernor M. Clifford Townsend recommended repeal of the law and! the state administration had made no effort to collect taxes under the provisions of the law in 1938.,

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Had the Republicans in House and Senate been united there is no question that the law would have been repealed. Since the session adjourned, however, the Republican leadership in Indiana has sought to place the responsibility for the truck tire tax law on the shoulders of the administration of Governor Townsend. * * * As a matter of fact and record 'the Townsend administration had nothing to do with the law except to work for its repeal. The present tire truck tax law was the outcome of a report and recommendation of the Highway Survey Commission appointed by authority of a joint resolution of the Seventy-Ninth General Assembly. '****■ Republican members of th« commission included State Senator Will Brown, of Hebron, now deceased; Representatives William C. Babcock, Jr., of Rensselaer, and John H. Schermerhorn, of Wawaka. Other Republican members included Hon. Hinkle C. Hays, of Sullivan, Todd Stoops, of Indianapolis, director of the Hoosier Motor Club, and John W. Wheeler, Crown Point, then member of the State Highway Commission.

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In its published report to the General Assembly the survey commission said: “The commission recommends that motor vehicles such as trucks, tractors, trailers and semi-trailers, and buses be required to pay a weight tax based upon the tire equipment, and further recommends that there should be no exemptions from the payment thereof to the motor vehicle highway fund.” *'■ * * At another place in the published report the commission sets out fifteen recommendations among which are: “that there shall be no diversion of any of the gasoline tax, fuel oil tax, weight tax and license fees from highway purposes,” and “That the weight tax shall be paid on the basis of tire equiprflent.”

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The survey commission, of which Earl Crawford, of Milton, was named chairman, held a series of seventeen public meetings throughout the state and in making up, its report followed generally, the standards set up by the United, States Bureau of Public Roads,; supplementing them with further additional material.

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The survey, with reference to trucks, showed that at ninety stations where trucks were weighed upon portable scales, 62.4% were engaged in intra-state business; Trucks from out-state and unloaded in Indiana, 12.2%; Trucks loaded in Indiana destined for another state, 11.4%; and strictly in-ter-state traffic passing through Indiana, 14% of all truck traffic.

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Democratic members of the commission besides Mr. Crawford included Senators Walter Chambers of New Castle, and Frederick F. Eichhorn of Gary; Representatives Henry A. Emig, Evansville; Alfred H. Randall of Fort Wayne, and Louis Reichmann of Terre Haute. * * * So here we have a non-partisan commission of six Democrats and six Republicans recommending the adoption of a law which the Republicans now seek to lay at the door of the present administration although Governor Townsend recommended its repeal. * * * Republicans refused to go along and so the statute remains on the books. Certainly commercial trucks should not use the state highways without the payment of a fee. Truck owners themselves are in agreement upon that point. * * * This writer believes it needs no defense. If it does, then Republicans are equally responsible for, its passage. - -

LONG ARMS OF LAW IN ALL STATES BUT TWO, INDIANA LAW IS STRENGTHENED

The “Long Arm” law, which provides a means of sueing a nonresident, is now in effect in all states but Missouri and Utah, and the Indiana law was amended at the last session of the General Assembly. The Indiana law provides that a non-resident by the operation of an automobile in this state automatically appoints the state treasurer as his lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful processes in any action against him growing out of an accident of collision. The law was amended in 1939 to allow the plaintiff to sue, at his election, in the county where the accident occurred or in the county where he resides. Service of process is made by leaving a copy with the state treasurer with a fee of two dollars. Notice of such service and a copy of the process is then sent by registered mail to the defendant and the defendant’s return receipt is appended to the original process and filed in court. In case the defendant refuses to accept the process it is returned to the state treasurer and given to the plaintiff. When the plaintiff makes an affidavit to the effect that the process, was refused by the defendant, the affidavit is appended to the original process, filed in court and the service is completed. The law is bached up by the driver’s responsibility law which requires that judgements against non-resident^ shall be sent to the state where the non-resident resides and under this law he is not permitted to drive again in Indiana until the judgment is satisfied. GREEK'rOOM FOR PITT."”' Pittsburgh— Greece’s Ministray of Public Instruction has made a gift of 150,000 drachmae, or $1,200 toward the completion of the Greek room in the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning. —o r.KCAT. NOTICK OF PITKI.TO HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the I.ooal Alcoholic leverage Board (if Delaware County, Indiana, will, at 9:00 a. m. Central Standard Time on the 28th day of August, 19.19 at the Clerk’s Office, Cjuri House in the City of Muncie in said County begin investigation oi the application.- of the following ranted persons, requesting the issue to the applicants, ar the locations hereinafter s^t o.it, of the Alcoholic Beverage Permits of tin: classes hereinafter; designated and will, at said time and place, receive information concerning the fitness of said applicants, and the propriety of issuing the permits applied for to , such applicants at the promises named: \ Harry A. Massey, 51521, (Big 4 Liquor Store), 607 S. Walnut St., Muncie— Liquor, Wine Dealer Muncie Aerie, No. 231, F.O.E., 51515, 520 S. High St., Muncie—Liquor, Beer, Wine Retailer. E. O. & Ora B. Hedges, 51643, (Red Horse Tavern), St. Rd. No. 67, Albany—Boer, Wine Retailer. Said investigation will be open to the public, and public participation is requested. Alcoholic Beverage Commission of Indiana By JOHN F. NOONAN Secretary HUGH A. BARNHART Excise Admin ntrator Aug. 18

COLOR IS INDEX TO v VITAMIN CONTENT

Each year more and more garcrops especially for their value as deners are selecting vegetable sources of health-giving vitamins. Many gardeners are unaware, however, that the color of vegetables is often a reliable index to their vitamin content. Vegetables with deep, intense

color have greater vitamin content than those that are pale and colorless, according to experts. Deep orange carrots, for instance, are richer in vitamins than pale yellow ones. Similarly, pale green lettuce is a poorer source than that which is deep green, and white, blanched asparagus has lower content than green asparagus.

NOTICK TO TAXPAYERS OK TAX LKVIKS In the matter of determining the Tax Rates for School purposes of the School Corporation of Muncie, Delaware Ooupty, Indiana. Before the Board of School

Trustees.

Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Delaware County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said school corporation at their regular meeting place on the 29th day of August at 1:30 o’clock. 1939, will consider the following budget: Bl'DGKT CLASSIFICATION FOR SCHOOL CORPORATION

Tl ITION FUND A. TR. SALARIES.

High School $241,069.59

B. TR. SA LARES.

Elem. Schools 216,132.48 C. TRANS. TUITION ....... 30,937.67

Total Expen. Tuition Fund .$488,139.74

RONI) OR SINKING FUND

A. PAYMENT PRIM $ 75,000.00 B. PAYMENT INT 26,109.5^

Total Expen. Bond or Sink-

ing Fund

SPECIAL SCHOOL FI ND

A. GENL. ADMINISTRATION.

1. Bd. School Tr. & Sec.

Office .$ 2,325.00 2. Business Directors Office 2,625.00 3. Finance and Acct. Office 7,048.00 4. Bldgs, and Gr. Dept 2,400.00 5. Supplies' Dept 1,086.00 6. Supt. Office 6,891.65 7. School Attendance & Census 265.00 B. INST. Teaching 54,375.68 C. INSTR. SUPERVISION ... 23,878.47

D. OP. SCHOOL PLANT.

2. High School 42,414.86 3. Elem. Schools 46,405,03 E. MAINTENANCE SCHOOL PLANT. 2. High School i 12,683.65 3. Elem Schools 18,463.90 F. FIXED CHARGES 13,617.97

G. CO-ORDINATE AND

AUXILIARY 'ACTIVITIES . 9,872.31

I. CAPTAL OUTLAY.

l^New Acquisitions 10,286.46 2. Alterations . 9,006.79 ^Total Exp. Sp. School Fund $263,706.27 ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED.

FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO Special DECEMBER 31st OF INCOMING YEAR: Bond

1. Total Budget Estimate for ensuing year, 31, 1940, inclusive. $263,706.27 $488,139.74

. $101,109.50

Tuition

Fund

Jan. 1 to Dec.

2. Necessary Expenditures, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, present year 103.973.78 & Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before Dec. 31st of present year—not included in line 2 None 4. Total Estimated Expenditures (add lines 1. 2 and 3) 367,880.05 FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM ’OURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY:

5. Actual Balance, July 31st of present year.. 757.32

6. Taxes to be collected, present year (DecembiW settlement) ..1 120,200.17 7. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received, Aug. first of present year to December 31st of next school year (Schedule on file in office

of School BoardR

a. Special Taxes (see Schedule) 9,233.54 b. Transfer Tuition and All Other Revenue (see Schedule) 1,250.00 8. Total Funds (Add lines 5, 6, 7a and 7b) 131,441.03 9. NET AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC. 31st OF ENSUING YEAR (Deduct line 8 from line 4) 236,239.02 10. Operating Balance (Not in excess of expense from Jan. 1 to June 30. less Mlsc. Revenue for same period) 19 039 24 11. AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY (Add lines 9 and 10) 255,278.26

PROPOSED LEVIES.

Net Taxable Property Number of Taxable Polls

175,990.9?

Non* 664,130.69 65,518.59 112,616.97

229,182.81 36,200.00 443,518.37

220,612.32

19,229.54 239,841.86

Bond Fund $101,109.50 7,09.3.75 None 108,203.25 18,815.38 20,324.70 2,654.91 41,794.99 66,408.26 4,666.98 71,075.24

FUNDS

Levy on

Polls

Special $1.00 Tuition 25 Bond or Sinking

TOTAL

. .$1.25

Levy on Property

.555 .535

.16

1.25

$44,422,030 .... 8,736 Amount to

Be Raised $255,278.26 239.841.86 71,075.24 $566,195.36

Comparative Statement of Taxes Collected and to be Collected (Tabulate below amount to be collected in current year and amounts collected in each of the previous three years.)

To Be

Collected

1940

$255,278.26 239.841.86 71,075.24

Name of Fund Collected

1937

Special $212,636.00 Tuition 214,017.21 Bond or Sinking 51,562.75

Collected

1938

$217,842.45 252,518.39 78,568.56

Collected

1939

$254,584.81 236,824.35 40,615.06

TOTAL $478,215.96 $548,929.40 $532,024.22 $566,195.36 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined, and presented to the County Auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the County Tax Adjustment Board, or on their failure so to do, by the County .Auditor. ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies may appeal to the State Board of Tax CommissionersWor further and final hearing thereon l»y filing of petition with the County Auditor not later than October 15 and the State Board will fix a date for hearing in this County. B. ARTHUR BALL, W. T. HAYMOND, JOSEPH H. DAVIS. School Board Members Dated this 18th day of August, 1939.

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THE PROGRESSIVE RATE REDUCTION Now the domestic electric rate is down to: First 30 Kw. Hrs 5Vzc each Next 30 Kw. Hrs 4 ] /iceach Next240 Kw. Hrs... .2Vic each Over 300 Kw. Hrs 1 Vic each On December 31, 1939, the first block of 30 kw-hrs. drops to 5 cents a kw-hr. Special water heating rate available.

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