Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 283, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1954 — Page 12

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- ir, a \ " • — ■ .«< Planning Study Os State Government Efficiency Expert Favored For Study INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Gov. George N. Craig will be asked to confirm the appointment of a governmental efficiency expert to .undertake a study of the entire state government. A special committee empowered bv the state legislative advisory committee selected Robert Heller A Associates for the job of making the survey of Indiana government. Budget director Donald H. Clark, n member of the special committee, said that a state government study of thia magnitude never has been attempted by any other state. He noted that Indiana state government represents a business operation which hires some 16.000 people and spends *3OO million annually. Other members of the special committee which announced selection of Heller tor the ticklish job are State Rep. Laurence D. Raker, Kendallville, chairman of the state budget committee, and Frank T. Mill is, outgoing state auditor who today was succeeded by Curtis Rardin, of Rensselaer. The committee- has $213,000 to pay for the survey, which is not expected to be ready in time for presentation to the 1955 general assembly. Heller, formerly of New Castle, fnd.. heads a Cleveland, 0., firm which worked for the Hoover com6

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. mission in a survey of federal govI eminent operations and made rec ommeudations credited with ah annual savings of S9OO million in the defense department and $4(/o million in the post office department. Craig, who is in Chicago today, and plans to go to Washington Thursday, is expected to confirm the committee’/ choice of Heller for the survey/ He previously had said he would carry out all of the recommendations for efficient government .operation that can be done by executive order. Other recommendations will come before the 1957 general assembly. j _ ■ First Woman Judge Soon In Louisiana ' To Take Office In Louisiana Jan. 1 ■ AMITE, La.. (INS) — January I. 1955 is going to be a big day for both lx>uisiana and a charming self educated, Amite woman law ryer. For not only will it be New Year's day 1955, but it. will also see Miss Fannie E. Burch sworn in as first woman district judge. Miss Burch was elected to the ' office early in September as she ' defeated incumbent Judge Warren W. Cornish by over 1,000 votes and ' the triumph meant 'a victory for ' Louisiana women. Miss Burch’s stor yrivals fiction. She never attended law school and 1 to gain her legal knowledge, sat up nights studying after working j

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days as a court stenographer and counsel for an attorney. “This is the greatest moment form 3 and for righteousness,” the 50-year-old veteran woman lawyereditor said shortly after being elected to the judgeship. “I’m thankful the voters saw that a good judge can bemaleor female, provided the proper background

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is there.’’ Born in Nebraska, Miss Burch was a daughter of a Methodist minister. Her family migrated to Roseland, La., soon after her birth. After her graduation from Amite high school she became a court stenographer and began studying law with Amite attorney Shelbyl Reid. After passing the preliminary examinations, the state’s first woman judge was admitted to the Louisiana har in 1934. Since then she has practiced law exclusively In Amite and on many occasions has had cases in Judge Cornish’s court—which she will now pre-) side over. “I think it was a marvelous thing being elected for It was a triumph over organized politics here,” Miss Burch related. “I was opposed by active politicians in Louisiana.” During the ten-year period from 1935 to 1945 she helped her late father, Charles E. Burch, publish the Amite News and Miss Burch points out that “we always took an active part in the fight for good government while we ran the paper.” Her new post will pay a salary -of $12,000 a year and she will be ; presiding judge for the Louisiana ' pawlSes (counties) of Tangiapahoa, Livingston and St. Helena. Coal content is approximately 60 percent carbon. Jefferson City — The first state capital of Missouri was St. Charles. Selection of Jefferson City as the capital was decided upon in | the year of 1826.

Lists Changes In Retirement Tests Revisions Are Made For Social Security Many Inquiries have been received by the Fort Wayne social security office regarding the recent changes in the retirement test for T>ersons receiving old age and survivors insurance payments, Christian H. W. Luecke, manager, said today. Luecke outlined the changes as follows': For the balance of 1954, any person under 75 years of age who I is receiving social security bene-1 fits must report to the social se-1 curity office if he works in covered employment and earns over $75 in any month, or. if he is selfemployed and has self-employment earnings of more than S9OO for a taxable year beginning in 1954. Beginning with January, 1955, persons age 72 or over may continue to receive their social security benefits regardless of the amount of their earnings. Those who are already 72 years of age. or reach age 72 at a later date, and are still working, should report this to their local social security office so their benefits pan be started, Mr. Luecke said. Those persons under age 72 who are receiving benefit payments, must report to their social security office as soon as they expect their total earnings for the year to amount to more than $1,200 in the year. In arriving at expected earnings for the year, all earnings including wages and self-employ-ment income must be combined, whether covered by social security or not, Luecke said. Income i such as pensions, rental of real ; estate, or returns on investments | not in connection with the-opera- ' tion of a business will not affect I the right to receive benefit pay- ■ ments. At the end of the year, the beneficiary will then be asked to complete a statement showing the actual amount earned and the actual months in -which he rendered services during the year. If it is then learned that He is entitled to more ' benefits than he actually received during the year, he will receive a | check for all of the benefits due i him. Booklets explaining this change in the law may be obtained by writing to the social security office at 717 Fulton Street, Fort I Wayne, Ind. Cleveland — About one-third of all V. S. factory workers process or fbaricate material which are used on farms.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1954