Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 11 August 1944 — Page 2

POST-DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1944.

THE POST-DEMOCRAT ^ Democratic weekly newspaper representing the ftemoerats of Muncie, Delaware County and the 10th Congressional District. The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County. Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the Post Office at Muncie, Indiana, under Act of March 3, 1879. * PRICE 5 CENTS—$1.50 A YEAR MRS. GEO. R. DIALE, Publisher 916 West Main Street Muncie, Indiana, Friday, August 11, 1944. The Halls of Congress: Our One Inactive Front Congress lias gone back to work—if meeting once every three days and promptly adjourning can be called work. Many members have not even bothered to return. Even the Military Affairs Committee, urgently recalled by its chairman to deal with pressing reconversion and postwar problems, responded so poorly that Senator Barkley, majority leader, had to apply additional pressure in an effort to get the committee in Washington. This strange apathy in the nation’s legislative branch contrasts strangely with the bustle of war activity in America, and with the labors of the administrative, branch. It affords an even stronger contrast with the booming offensives on the war fronts, where the prospect of a German collapse threatens to find Congress unprepared. Governor Dewey, a shrewd opportunist, this week emphasized the need for preparing the war’s end. He charged the President had no plan for reconversion to a peacetime economy. Dewey is dead right, about the need. Congress had fallen behind its production schedule; it deserves no Army-Navy “E.” But Mr. Dewey is led astray by political partisanship when he charges the President with overlooking the reconversion problem. The record shows that the Administration has been far more concerned about postwar changes than its enemies in Congress. Last February, the statesmanlike BaruchHancock report on postwar planning, made after months of study at the President’s request, was submitted by Mr. Roosevelt to Congress, with the courteous request that it go to work on the problem. Then and later James F. Byrnes, representing the President, urged Congress to waste no time in getting its plan ready. The first reaction to the plan was the statement of Senator George, of Georgia, one of the conservative Southern Democrats whom the Republicans have often used as allies, that the Baruch-Hancock report was an effort to supersede Congress. In other words, when the President submitted a plan, he was accused of trying to “dictate” to the legislative branch even though the report clearly recognized that Congress must make the final decisions. “It is discouraging to find such truculence in Congress at this very first step taken on postwar planning.” The President, having been blamed for submitting a carefully drawn plan, listened to Senator George and avoided angering Congress further by applying pressure. He left Congress free to draw its own blueprint for postwar reconversion. Nor was the Baruch-Hancock plan a “radical” one. The Record criticized it at the time for its opposition to public works. It stressed private enterprise throughout as the prime factor in reconversion. In brief, then, the President gave members of Congress warning more than five months in advance of the urgent situation that now exists. He even handed them a report for their guidance. He did "not try to dictate to them. But today, when it is possible that Germany may collapse at any moment, Congressmen—some Democrats and Republicans — loiter about Washington with time hanging heavy on their hands because no postwar legislation is ready to act on. When the President demands action and pushes ahead, he is called a “dictator.” When he asks Congress to co-operate and it delays beyond all reason, he is blamed for being apathetic. You can’t have it both ways, Mr. Dewey. .—Philadelphia Record. V Now for GI Joe’s Verdict The Republican National Convention was marked, naturally enough, by a good deal of gloating about the “disunity” within the Democratic party. Among those referring to this “disunity” as a reason for electing Republicans was the party’s glamour girl, Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, of Connecticut. The “confusion and conflict” of the Democrats, she implied, was something that just couldn’t happen under Republican rule. It must have been with a very wry face, then, that Mrs. Luce found herself protesting on Sunday against the “disunity and factionalism” within the GOP of her own State. State Committee Chairman J. Kenneth Bradley, who in 1940 persuaded Mrs. Luce to run and managed her campaign, has tendered his resignation because he and Governor Baldwin can’t get along. And Mrs. Luce, to add to the “disunity,” kept New York Republicans in a dither for 48 hours before deciding to run again. We are breathlessly awaiting Mrs. Luce’s pronouncement (revised) as to what GI Joe thinks of all this.—Philadelphia Record. V Fears “Permanent President” Congressman Henry 0. Talle of Decorah, Iowa, says Roosevelt has the ambition to be-

come “permanent President.” That would be a terrible thing, according to this man nobody ever heard of from a town nobody ever heard of. It would ruin free enterprise, stunt the Iowa corn, and get working men acustomed to eating regularly as they have during the last 12 years of Roosevelt and which they did not do during the preceding 12 years of Harding, Coolidge and Hoover. Maybe it is the memory of those first 12 years that keeps people voting for Roosevelt. They want permanent protection against what they got while Talle’s fellow Republicans were running the country. So they will keep Roosevelt until somebody else comes along to carry on the work he started. We Will hear many fearsome warnings during the next few months as the election nears. Most of them will come from men like Talle. And who is this man Talle who attempts to advise us in these dangerous days of world upheaval? We’ll introduce you to him. He was one of the Republicans who killed the fortification of Guam which We are now trying to recapture from the Japs. He voted against the construction of more military airplanes. He opposed the shipment of supplies to the nations who were defending them_ selves from German aggression. He opposed the conscription act to raise an army the year before Japan attacked us. Talle voted against extension of the draft act and would have disbanded our army four months before Pearl Harbor. He voted against public works for the unemployed, against food relief, against the seizure of corporation property needed for national defense, against public electric power development, for the Dies committee and for the Smith anti-labor amendments to the Wagner act. He supported the Hobbs bill and the SmithConnally act . He opposed limiting the salaries of war profiteers, he favored increased taxes on persons of small income, and he opposed federal funds for farm crop insurance. He voted to kill the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, against funds to roll back prices against the Office of Price Administration and for the committee of anti-labor Congress man Smith to “investigate” the federal government. He opposed the bill giving soldiers and sailors a vote. With a record like that, Talle should keep bis big mouth shut. We’d rather have Roosevelt for permanent President than Talle for permanent congressman. If Congress wasn’t full of men like Talle we wouldn’t need Roosevelt.—International Teamster. Y Harry Truman Without apparent intention on the part of convention delegates in Chicago, the Democratic party matched the GOP with a racketbuster. Harry Truman has busted more rackets and bigger rackets than Tom Dewey ever did. Neither, of course, bases his claim to bigger public office on that device. The incidental and coincidental fact in each case is merely indicative of the mental and moral bent and the ability of the two men. If it were not for men of the Truman type, collusion between war contractors and military authorities would be carried to greater lengths and more disastrous consequences than ever has been done. For every war has developed its scandals, for always there are individuals who are capable of trafficking and profiting in human misery. From every angle so far considered, it is apparent that Harry Truman has been a happy choice as the running mate for Roosevelt’s fourth bid for the presidency. Truman is a sturdy and characteristic product of the Middle West, as Henry Wallace was not. Wallace, primarily a representative of the agricultural region, had progressive ideas and developed marvelous theories, wtpch did not prove practicable in the stress of wartime demand. Not even, according to much of the farming element, in the normal production years preceding the war. Theorists of the Wallace type are valuable as thinkers, but they must have their limitations as executors. Truman’s extensive public service has stamped him a man of sound, practical judgment, with feet on the ground, a man to win and hold the confidence of all the people.—Greensburg Times. V Dewey’s Campaign Tactics While Mr. Dewey is speeding his campaign in St. Louis, it is pertinent to point out that nothing he has yet said or done alters his Harding-like tactics of slickly evading great issues of foreign and domestic policy and exploiting wartime strains. Mr. Dewey rescued Blundering John Bricker—who finally has repudiated his earlier acceptance of Gerald L. K. Smith’s support. But he has yet said no word to offend our shouting nationalists nor- clarified “durable cohesion.” He has been forced to retreat from the shameful Republican platform attacks on rationing, price controls and wartime wage controls. He admits these things are necessary, but he disapproves OPA “bungling,” which he says has brought “chaos.” What chaos? What overall bungling in the agency which, despite individual mistakes, has effectively checked inflationary fires in our sprawling, complicated economy ? The impression strengthens that the suave Mr. Dewey, unless compelled to speak out, will carefully avoid any honest, pimple, understandable statement on supreme policy issues. He wants—oh, how he wants—to be accepted as a “durable cohesion’ advocate, but also winks to the nationalists. Which group is he fooling, and what kind of leadership is this to offer America in time of world upheaval and opportunity ?—Chicago Sun.

Legal Notice

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES. In the matter of determining the tax rates for certain purposes by the Library Board of the Muncie Public Library, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Before the Library Board. Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality, at their regular meeting place, on the 29th day of August, 1944, will consider the following budget: BUDGET CLASSIFICATION.

18.

Services Personal $26,454.00 Services Contractual 4,945.00 Supplies 1,650.00 Material 100.00 Current Charges 800.00

Current Obligations none Properties 9,500.00 Debt Payment none

Total Estimate $43,449.00

(Complete detail of budget estimate may be seen in office of Library).

ESTIMATE OF LIBRARY FUNDS TO BE RAISED.

FUNDS,REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBSR 31st OF INCOMING YEAR: 1. Total Budget Estimate for incoming 2. Necessary expenditure^ to be made

Library Fund

year ...$43,449.00 _ __ from appropriations unexpended

July 31st of present year 16,926.00 3. Addition appropriations necessary to be made August 1st to December 31st of present year 00.00 4. Outstanding temporary loans to be paid before Deceihber 31st of present year, not included in lines 2 or 3 00.00 5. Total Funds Required (add lines 1, 2, 3 and 4) 60,375.00 FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER

THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY:

6. Actual Balance, July 31st of present year 17,926.10 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (December settlement) 15,475.00 Miscellaneous Revenue to be received August 1st of present year to December 31st of incoming year (Schedule on file In office of Library

Board):

(a) Special Taxe$ (See Schedule) v 1.800.00 (b) Fees and all other revenue (See Schedule) 7,895.00 Total Funds (Add lines 6, 7. 8a and 8bl 43,096.10 NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBER 31st OF INCOMING YEAR (Deduct line 9 from line 5) 17,278.90 Operating Balance (Not in excess of expense January 1st to June 30, less Miscellaneous Revenue for same period) 15,400.00 AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY (Add lines 10 and 11) 32,678.90 PROPOSED LEVIES. Taxable Property $49,967,245.00 Name of Fund * Levy on Property Amount toi • , ^ Be Raised 1 Library 065 32,678.90 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED.

To Be

Collected Collected Collected Collected , Fund 1941 1942 1943 1944 • Library $25,418.46 $29,005.87 $29,519.20 $32,360.00 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 ■ Commissioners for further and final hearing thereon, by 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. Dated this 31st day of July, 1944 (Signed) F. G. Littler. President.

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Early in the fourteenth century coffee trees were transplanted from Ethiopia to Arabia. From Arabia they were transplanted to Kgypt, thence to Turkey, where, in 1554, the first public coffee house was opened. The first coffee to be

imported to New York City waa brought in by the Dutch from the Amsterdam markets in 1640. Today New York imports more coffee than any other city in the world, a torpedo had opened two of its holds in the Arabian sea.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that The Board of Commissioners of the County of Delaware, State of Indiana, will received sealed bids and proposals until the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon (Central War Time) on Tuesday, the 22nd day of August 1944, at the Office of the Auditor of Delaware County, in the Court House in the City of Muncie, Indiana, for the furnishing of all materials, labor and machinery necessary for the erection and construction of the Gale Bridge number 935W—200N over Kilbuck Creek on the , South line of the Southeast quarter (1-4) of Section Thirty-six (36), Township Twentyone (21) North, Range eight (8) East. Said bids or proposals may be submitted for the sub-structure and superstructure separately, or for the construction of the substructure and superstructure jointly, as one proposal, according to the plans and specifications as prepared by the Surveyor of Delaware County, in the State of Indiana, on file in the office of the Auditor of Delaware County, in the State of Indiana. , Each bidder shall accompany his bid with a Non-collusion Affidavit as provided by law, together with a Bidder’s Bond pr a certified check payable to the Treasurer of Delaware County, in the State of Indiana, which bond or check shall be in the amount of not less then ten (10%) per* cent of the total amount of such bid, guaranteeing the good faith o€ such bidder that said bidder will enter into a contract to do the work, if said bid be accepted by said Board, together with a bond guaranteeing the execution of said contract as provided by law. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated, this 4th day of August 1944. SAMUEL L. CUNNINGTON Auditor of Delaware County, Indiana Jacob N. Lennington County Attorney o , Every kind of war goods susceptible of being loaded into airplanes is being moved today in the United States by air express,- including 1 such diversified materials as muI nitions, ordnance, tank parts, airplane parts, toxins, serums and maI chinery in great variety, according to the Railway Express.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES

In Hie matter of determining the tar --ates for certain purposes by Niles Township, Delaware County, Indiana. Before the Township Advisory Board. Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Niles Township, Delaware County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality, at their regular meeting place, on the 29th,day of August, 1944 will consider the following budget: TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION

TOWNSHIP FUND:

• Salary of Trustee $ 600

Office Rent 60 Trustee's Traveling Expense .... 125 Office Supplies, Printing and Advertising 225 Pay of Advisory Board 75 Fire Protection 300 Assessing 325

Care of Cemeteries 300 Examination of Records 40 Miscellaneous 235 Tctal Township Fund $2,285

TUITION FUND:

School Transfers $4,800 Total Tuition Fund $4,800 POOR RELIEF FUND:

B. Direct Relief:

ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED

Bl. Medical, hospital and burial 250 B2. Other Direct Relief 425

B 3, Total. Direct Relief

(Total Bi and B2) 675 Total Poor Relief Fund $ 675

SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND:

Schcol Transfers 4,600 Transportation of Children .. 7,100

Total Special School Fund .

. . . $11,700

Township

Special’

Tuition

Fund

School Fund

Fund

$2,285

$11,700

$4,800

878

3.124

3,163

14,824

4,800

1,323

5,547

1,078

826

3,723

1,181

3,000

2,047

2,149

12,270

4,306

1,014

2,554

494

716

5,031

1,901

1,730

7,585

2,395

$1,330,875 114

FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES August 1, present year, to December 31, of ensuing year 1. Total Budget Estimate for Incoming Year 2. Necessary Expenditures to be made from Appropriations Unexpended July 31', of present year 5. Total Funds Required (Add Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4) FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE PROPOSED RATE OF TAX LEVY 6. Actual Balance, July 31, present year 7. Taxes to be Collected, present year (December Settlement) 8 Miscellaneous Revenue, other than from Tax Levy, to be received from August 1 of present year to December 31, of ensuing year. (See schedule

in Trustee’s Office.)

(b) All Other Revenue (See Schedules) 9. Total Funds (Add Lines 6, 7, 8a afid 8b) 10. Net Amount to be raised for expenses to December 31, of ensiling year. . 11. Operating Balance (Not in excess of Expense January 1, to June 30, Less Miscellaneous Revenue for same Period) 12. Amount to be raised by Tax Levy

PROPOSED LEVIES

Net Valuation of Taxable Property Number of Taxable Polls ■

FUNDS _ *

Township .Y. Special School Tuition Total ;

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO (Tabulate below amount to be collected in current year and amounts collected in

r on

Levy on

Amount to

Property

Be Raised

$ .25

$ .13

$ 1,730

1.00

.57

7:585

.25

.18

2,395

81.50

$ .88

$11,710

BE COLLECTED

each of the previous three yekrs)

To Be

Collected Collected Colleojed Collected FUNDS 1 941 1942 1943 .1944 Township .....' $1,716 $1,355 $ 1,404 $ 1,827 Special School *. * 4,008 5,872 7,240 7,821 Tuition 1,846 2,135 2,278 2,470 Total $7,T70 $9,362 $10,972 $12,118

Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to he 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 taxpayer? feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for further and final hearing thereon, by filing a petition with the County Auditor not later than October 15, and the State Board will fix a date for hearing in

this County.

Dated August 8. 1944 ERVIN Y. RICKERT Trustee of Niles Township

' NOTICE 10 lAkl-A> I.noF J AX LEVIES. * In the matter of determining the tax rates for certain purposes by the Civil City of Muncie, Indiana. Before the Comm0n Notice C is hereby given the Taxpayers of the City of Muncie. Delaware County Indiana, that the proper legal otniertjW said municipality, at their regular meeting place, at 7:30 p. m. on the 28th day of August, 1944, will consider the f Ho g

budget:

- GENERAL FUND.

Mayor’s Office.

Services personal -. $ 3,400.00

Services contractual Supplies

Controller’s Office.

Services personal $ Services contractual Supplies Current charges

City Clerk’s Office.

Services personal $ 3,200.00

Services contractual Supplies Current charges

City Judge’s Office.

Services personal $ Services contractual Supplies . Current charge*

City Attorney’s Office.

Services personal $ 4,040.00

Services contractual Supplies Current charges Properties • •

City Engineer’s Office.

Services personal $ Services contractual Supplies,, .. Building Commissioner’s Office.

Services personal $ 4,142.00 Services contractual 230.00 Supplies 375.00 Current charges 12.50

250.00 165.00

7,400.00

750.00 725.00

2,165.§0

150.00 250.00 30.00

4,700.00

100.00 240.00 30.00

415.00 125.00 12.50 390.00

7,860.00

470.00 375.00

BUDGET CLASSIFICATION FOR CITIES.

Common Council.

Services personal $ 2,250.00 Services contractual 1,450.00 Board of Works and Safety. Services personal $ 36,129.00 Services contractual 135,822.00 Supplies 5,565.00 Materials 1,450.00 Current charges 9,025.00

Police Department.

Services personal $138,836.00 Services contractual 2,800.00 Supplies 10,050.00 Current charges 300.00 Properties 10,200.00

Police Pension Fund.

Services personal $ 300.00 Services contractual 130.00 Supplies 27.20 Current charges 16,195.60 Working balance 3J100.00 Amount of levy 8,611.81

Fire Department.

Services personal $151,140.00 Services contractual 4,700.00 Supplies '. 4,500.00 Properties 3,075.00

Firemen’s Pension Fund.

Services personal $ 400.00 Services contractual 25.00 Supplies 50.00 CUrrqnt charges 39,742.50 Working balance 5,000.00 Amount of levy 31,753.83

Services Services Supplies

Animal Shelter. personal $ contractual

2,840.00 475.00 500.00

rent charges 12.50 Amount 01 levy 31,753.83 Debt pa: Complete detail of budget estimate may be seen in the Off ice of City Clerk or Controller

ESTIMATE OF CIVIL CITY FUNDS TO BE RAISED FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBER 31, of

INCOMING YEAR:

1. Total Budget Estimate for incoming year 2. Npcessary Expenditures tq be made from appropriations unexpended July 31st of present year 3. Additional Appropriations , necessary to be made August Lst to December .31st of present year v 4. Outstanding temporary loans to be paid before December 31st of present year 5. Total funds required (add lines 1, 2, 3, and 4) FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY: 6. Actual Balance July 31st of present year 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (December settlement) .. I ~ 8. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received August 1st of present year to December 31st of incoming year (Schedule on file In Office of City Controller): a. Special Taxes b. Fees and all other revenue

Board of Health. Services personal $ 2,200.00 Services contractual 300.00 Supplies LOOO.OO Current charges LjOO.OO Properties 750.00 Cjty Treasurer. - Services personal $ 720.00 Supplies ^5 0® Current charges 187.50 Auditor’s Office. 1 Services personal $ 200.00

PARK FUND.

Park Department.

Services personal $ 35,320.00 Services contractual 10,375.00 Supplies Current charges 2,500.00 Properties 9,500.00

Gasoline Tax Fund.

Services personal $ 50,000.00 Supplies 6,000.00 Properties 61,000.00

Sinking Fund Commission.

Services personal $ 200.00 Current charges 12.50 Debt payments - 100,515.41 Improvement District Bond Fund. Debt payment $ 10,675.00

9. 10.

11.

Net amount to be raised for expenses to December 31st

12. Amount to be Raised by Tax Levy

Net Taxable Property $0,967,205.00 NAME OF FUND General Fund Sinking Fund Park Fund District Bond Imorovenlent Fund Police- Pension Fund Fire Pension Fund

Corp. Fund

• $570,035.00

Sinking

F\md

$100,627.91

Park Fund

$61,245.00

Dist. Bond $10,675.00

Police Pension $ 8,611.81

Fire Pension $31,753.83

• 252,073.59

25,548.38

21,096.45

5,525.00

7,706.50

17,462.92

• None

None

• None

None

_ None

None

•$822,108.59

$126,176.29

$82,341.45

$16,200.00

$16,318.31

$49,216.75

• 112,073.59

None

22,096.45

942.10

11,031.30

10,462.92

. 200,000.00

25,548.38

20,000.00

4,582.90

3,800.00

12,000.00

.$387,823.59

$ 25,548.38

$42,096.45

$ 5,525.00

$14,831.30

$22,482.92

434,285.00 . 80,000.00 . 514,285.00

ED LEVIES.

100,627.91 None 100,627.91

40.245.00 15,000.00 55.245.00

10.875.00 None 10.675.00

1.487.01 3,000.00 4.487.01

26.753.83 5,000.00 31.753.83

Number of Taxable Polls ..

Levy on Polls $ .50

Levy on

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO

Name of Fund. Collected 1941. General Fund $417,505.11 Sinking Fond 80,274.94 Park Fund 45,704.05 District Bond Fund 15,436.49 Po’ice Pension Fund 11,954.75 Fire Pension Fund 16,000.92

Collected 1942. $448,574.58 57,635.16 53,110.50 12,924.13 12,783.55 24,009.76

$586,872.26

$609,037.68

.95

.205 .095

.02 .01 .06

$1.34 BE COLLECTED. Collected 1943. $453,975.33 34,179.47 46,642.94 10.370.43 11.583.00 24.871.01 $581,542.18

102,432.77 47,488.84

9,993.40 4,996.72

29,980.32 $669,530.45

To B«

Collected 1944. $426,402.50 97.791.00 48.386.00

9,877.79 6,744.36

25,956.96 $615,158.61

Taxpayers, appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined and presented to the County Auditor not iater than two days prior to the Second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the County i Tax Adiu-traent Board or on their failure so to do, by the County Auditor, ten .or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved 1 b'- such levies, may appeal to the State Boaj-d of Tax Commissioners for further and final hearing thereon, by filing of peti-' tion with the County Auditor not later than October 15th and the State Board will fix a. dsfte for hearing in this county. / Dated July 31, 1344. J. CLYDE DUNN1NGTON, City Clerk. 7

This Is the Record—Don’t Forget It Shall Trade All This for “Free Enterprise?” For those who may have lost confidence in the President as champion of the common man, we list below 27 important social, economic and governmental reforms sponsored by the Roosevelt Administration since 1933. We print the list merely as a reminder for those who may have forgotten. 1 Establishment of a sound banking system. 2 Creation of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to guarantee bank deposits. 3 Organization of the Home OwtlSrs’ Loan Corporation to save homes from foreclosure. 4 Saving farms from foreclosure by establishment of the Farm Credit Administration. 5 Rescuing agriculture ‘ from disaster through the AAA and the Soil Conservation Act. 6 ^Providing truth in the -ale of securities and protecting the security of investors through the Securities and Exchange Commission. 7 Slum clearaHce. 8 Reduction of farm tenancy. 9 Old age insurance. 10 Unemployent insurance. 11 Federal aid to the crippled and blind. 12 Public works projects, carried on to provide work and to build thousands of permanent improvements. 13 Distribution of funds through the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to save starving people who had reached the end of their resources. 14 Enactment of minimum wage and maximum hour laws. 15 The Civilian Conservation Corps and Reforestation. 16 The National Youth Administration, aiding thousands of underprivileged young people. 17 Legislation abolishing child labor. 18 Reciprocal trade agreements. 19 Stimulation of private home building through the Federal Housing Administration. 20 Resettlement of farmers from marginal lands that cannot be cultivated profitably. 21 Getting electricity out to the farmers through the Rural Electrification Administration. 22 Water conservation programs. 23 Drought control and drought relief. 24 Crop ipsuian,ce and the ever normal granary. 25 Assistance to farm cooperatives. 26 Conservation of natural resources. 27 The National Labor Relations Act. The records speaks for itself.

Coalition Fights for State Rights Washington, Aug. 11—A coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats fighting for “state’s rights” in unemployment compensation, appeared holding an initial votine: edge today as the Senate * squared off for debate on demobilization legislation. Racing to get plans for orderly demobilization of war w.orkers on the statute books before a German collapse, the Senate opened debate with Republicans lined up almost solidly against the MurrayKilgore bill to establish federal controls over employm nt for two years after the war and to set up federal standards for unemployment compensation ranging up to $35 a week. Democrats were split between the Murray-Kilgore measure and a bill by Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga., which would expand unemployment compensation coverage but leave standards to the decision of the individual states. A vigorous supporter of the Murray-Kilgore bill conceded privately that the opopsition held a margin as the debate opened but predicted that their strengh would dwindle before a final vote was taken.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES “Soul” is the subject of the Les-son-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, August 13. The Golden Text is: “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him” (Psalma 62:5). Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon is thfl following from the Bible: “The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Let us search and try oui ways, and turn again to the Lord. 0 Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life” (Lamentations 3:24, 26, 40, 58). “Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men” (Psalms 107:8). The Lesson-Sermon also includes the following passages from the Christian Science textbook,“Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy: “As the children of Israel were guided triumphantly through the Red Sea! the dark ebbing and flowing tid^s af human fear,—as they were led through the wilderness, walking wearily through the great desert of human hopes, and anticipating the oromised joy,—so shall the spiritual dea guide all right desires m their jassage from sense to Soul” (p. i06).

Legal Notice

NQTIf K TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of the civil Town of Eatoh, Delaware County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality at their regular meeting place on the 15th day of August, 1944, will consider the following additional appropriations for the water fund, which said officers consider necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency existing at this time, to-wit: Purchase of Real Estate $60,0.00 ($600.00 to be transferred from salary , Water Superintendent account) Pump House ...........,,...... $600.oo ($600.00 to lie transferred from salary’ Water Superintendent account) Engineering Fees $200.00 ($200.00 to he transferred from salary Water Superintendent account) Pipe .'. ...$50.09 4$60.00 to be transferred from salar> Water Superintendent account) Moving, Resetting and Repairing pump .; . . $150.01 ($50,00 to he transferred from salary of Water Superintendent account) Electrical Equipment and Labor $325.09 Labor, installation of pipe $50.04 Valve and Fittings $350.00 Digging, Laying & Back-Filling, Labor $42}., 25 Taxpayers appearing at such meeflng shall have a right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriatiqns and transfer as finally ma^e will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Board will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the County Auditor’s Office, of Delaware County, Indiana, or at such other place as may be designated at such hearing. Taxpayers objecting to any such appropriations may be heard and interested taxpayers may inquire of the County Auditor when and where such hearing will be heard. ORRIS U. COCHRAN C. L. ADDINGTON ALBERT E. BAUR Trusties Town of Eaton FLOYD L. 1X)NG Clerk-Treasurer bone this 27th day of July, 1944. Aug. 4-11—Pb

NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Trustees of the School °Y % Muncie, Indiana, will receive sealed bids until 12:00 o’clock noon, August 16th, 1944, at the .Superintendent’s Office, 226 Central High School Building, for a cafeteria counter for the Trade School. Specifications are on file and may be secured at the office of Superintendent, August 4th, 1944Board 6‘f School Trustees William T. Haymohd, President John C. banta, Treasurer Ora T. Shroyer, Secretary Aug. 4-11—PD T O— Legal Notice The Town of Eaton is prepared to receive bids on one hundred tons, or lest-, of Natural Rock Asphalt Processed. Bids will be .opened at 8:00 o’clock p. m., on August 15, 1944. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Town of Eaton (Indiana) By FLOYD LONG Clerk-Treasuret Aug. 4-11—PD o The master index of the veterans administration contains more than 19,000,000 names of veterans of all wars, living and dead, including present members of the armed forces.

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