Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 111, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 September 1931 — Page 1

PROPOSE CITY BE MADE INTO ONE TOWNSHIP Detailed Proposal Is Put Before County Heads by C. of C. DIVIDED OPINION LOOMS Proposal Is Prompted by Boost in Public Poor Aid Expenditures. Detailed proposal for the merging of townships in Marion county as a governmental economy move, suggested by the Chamber of Commerce, was under consideration today by county commissioners. The plane, contained in a fifteenpage pamphlet, handed commissioners by William H. Book, civic affairs director, would cause Washington, Warren, Perry and Wayne townships to lose those parts of their areas now lying in Indianapolis. With merging into a single township covering the whole area of Indianapolis, there would be within the city only one justice of the peace court, only one trustee, and only one assessor instead of five or more of each, as now exists in the city, the proposal states. This consolidation proposal is prompted mainly by the unprecedented increase in public poor relief expenditures. > One Relief Head The report emphasizes necessity of a more efficient and more economical administration of poor relief funds, which have leaped onetwentieth of total tax colloections, or more than a million dollars a year. One relief administrator for the whole city is proposed. Commissioners who legally ha/ve authority at any time to change the number, name and boundary lines of townships, as an excerpt of law cited in the proposal reveals, may be divided upon the question. While Commissioner Dow Vorhies, Democrat, declared: “I am opposed to such a merger.” Commissioner George Sliider said: “I have not gone into the matter fully enough to announce a decision." “It means elimination of township office holders and I am afraid such a plan would encounter insurmountable difficulties,” Snider further stated. Lies in Five Townships Parts of Indianapolis lies in five townships. The larger part, between Thirty-eighth street and Troy avenue, Emerson and Belmont avenues, is within Center township. That part lying north of Thirtyeighth street is in Washington township; that lying east of Emerson avenue is in Warren township; that part south of Troy in Perry township and that west of Belmont avenue is within Wayne township. The merger would apportion poor relief expenditures over the whole city, relieving Wayne township of part of its heavy burden of a 23-cent rate, adopted this year, and transferring more to Washington township, where the rate is only 2(4 cents on each SIOO of taxable property, the report claims. Twice Valuation Washington township has only about one-fifth the poor relief burden of Wayne and has twice the assesssed valuation. The proposal states that ‘‘if the total cost of poor relief administered in Indianapolis were assessed equally against all property, the rate w ould be 10 or 11 cents on each SIOO over the whole area.” At present rates are: Wayne, 23 cents; Perry, 7 cents; Center, 1214 cents; Warren, 5 cents, and Washington, 2'j cents. Creation of single township, the I Chamber of Commerce say?, in effect, w’ould be a departmental public welfare for the city, which it has been suggested the legislature should enact a law' to provide. Eliminate Disparity The single township, would mean one assessor determining property values throughout the city instead of five. This would eliminate disparity between assessments within each township segment, it is suggested. Simplified bookkeeping in the county auditor’s and treasurer’s office by levying the same total tax rate against all city property, also is included as another benefit of 6uch a consolidation. In line with suggestion that eventually township government be abolished completely, “the plan as suggested,” the pamphlet declares, •‘merely is a beginning of the solution of a problem of government that further can be simplified.”

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U. S. Responsible for Depression by Hoarding Gold, Accuses Gandhi America Must Learn to Equalize Its Great Wealth, Says Leader of India; Lauds Prohibition Cause for ‘Courage.’ BY HARRY FLORY United Press Staff Correspondent (CoDvrieht. 1931. bv United Press) LONDON, Sept. 17.—The United States must dissipate its great hoard of gold, a primary cause of the world depression, the Mahatma Gandhi said in an exclusive interview today. “The United States is the richest but not the best nation in the world,” he said. The leader of millions of Indians in their passive struggle for freedom squatted on a mattress on the cement floor of his cell in Kingsley hall as he received the correspondent. The bedroom terrace overlooks

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United States, Gandhi hailed prohibition as an indication of America's great courage. He referred to it as a “superhuman task,” however, and fears the experiment will fail. “The task of enforcing prohibition is tremendous,” he said, “because drink in the United States is a fashionable sin ingrained in the habits of people. Therefore it is most difficult to make drink a crime. Drink in India is not fashionable. India never had and never will have your saloons.” Gandhi was affable during the interview and talked freely. The correspondent, on arrival, was greeted by the Mahatma’s son, Devidas, and escorted up three flights of narrow, winding, cement stairs and

across a terrace to his room. Gandhi’s body was covered with shawls, leaving only his head, hands and the toes of his left foot exposed. A cheap silver watch dangled at his waist. He gestured with his lean brown hands, and peered intently at the visitor from behind his steelrimmed spectacles. Gandhi was oblivious of time. Finally his son stopped in the door and said softly: “Bapu (father), I am sorry. It is time to go to St. James’ palace.” Gandhi took a last bite of a half peach and ended the interview. GREENWOOD IS WARNED State May Reroute Road 31 Unless Traffic Is Cleared. John J. Brown, director of the state highway department, warned Greenwood city officials that unless the parking on U. S. 31 in Greenwood ceases the road will be rerouted and avoid the town. Warning was given at the road delegation hearing before the state highway commissioners Wednesday. Greenwood officials agreed to ban parking and solve the problem.

CRUCIFIX NETS PAIR 10 YEARS IN PRISON

A golden crucifix that once was blessed by the prayers of a Notre Dame priest today helped justice usher two bandits into the state prison. To Charles Hoyt, of 5157 North New Jersey street, former Notre Dame student, was returned an automobile and other property stolen by the bandits. Disguise to evade the law failed to shield Richard W # Patton, 24, and George Roberts. 26* captured in Chattanooga, Tenn., on robbery charges, and sentenced today to serve 10 years each in prison. The crucifix found in Hoyt’s automobile was found in their possession when they were arrested in the southern city. That’s why tney pleaded guilty before Judge Frank P. Baker to charges of holding up Hoyt and a girl companion at midnight, Aug. 18. at Seventieth Street and College avenue, and robbing them of the

DUE Colder Weather to Reach City by Friday. Drop in mercury to 65 Friday morning was predicted today by the weather bureau. J. H. Armington, bureau chief, said that partly cloudy weather will prevail late today and Friday. No rain is expected to accompany the change in temperature. Maximum mercury reading in Indianapolis was 91 Wednesday afternoon. FIREBUG is SUICIDE Confesses Blame for Starting Thirty Forest Conflagrations. By United Press DEADWOOD, S. D., Sept. 17. William Charles Cothern, 43, transient fire fighter, committed suicide Wednesday night after confessing he started thirty fires in the Black hills national forest during the last weekP

the mist-enveloped, dumpy slum houses and myriads of chimney pots in the direction of the Thames dockland. “One day, America will cease worshipping mammon and probably will become the best nation in the world,” said the ascetic “Great Soul,” in his loin cloth and unbleached shawls. “The United States has the necessary courage and idealism to become the best nation. The United States has a great hoard of gold, a curse and a primary cause of the depression. This must be dissipated, distributed and put into circulation, and wealth equalized. “When I say equalized, I mean within the bounds of possibilities. You are a great producing country and have not learned the lesson of equitable distribution of wealth. Luxuries are concentrated in the hands of a few. There are vast stores of wheat, yet people are starving. Still, your poorest are more prosperous than the Indian poor. I can show you Indian villages actually crumbling under the weight of economic pressure.” In elaborating his hopes for the

SON OF MOTOR BUILDER DIES Arthur Chevrolet Jr, 23, Succumbs at Hospital. Following an illness of two weeks, Arthur Chevrolet Jr., 23, of 3609 Balsam avenue, son of Arthur Chevrolet, automobile and airplane motor builder, died today at St. Vincent’s hospital. Chevrolet was married recently and had been aiding his father in construction of new automobile motor equipment for several weeks. He was graduated from Arsenal Technical high school and Purdue university. The widow, Mrs. Josephine Chev*rolet, and the parents survive him. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

crucifix, a watch worth $75, the automobile and a camera valued at S3O, besides $6 in money. Hoyt identified the crucifix as one given him by a friendly priest while he was a student in Notre Dame university a few years ago. Patton, police reported, said, when arrested, that he had been a Notre Dame student himself. He even took pains to decorate the stolen car witl the school's pennants.

A CHILD’S LIFE IS DEPENDING ON YOU!

It Just Takes a Minute or So — Let’s All Slow Up—Please

LIVES of two girls and a woman were sacrificed to automobiles when death swiftly and relentlessly struck on Indianapolis streets Wednesday. Deaths of the girls, 4 and 7, were the most appalling recorded in the county’s horrible automobile fatality toll of ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN since Jan. 1. The accidents which took the lives of the girls occurred on east

side streets an hour apart. The first victim was Margaret Moore, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Moore, 308 Soutn Hamilton avenue, who darted into the intersection of Southeastern and Villa avenues. Her mother had sent her to the grocery. What attracted her across ( the street never will be known.

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Witnesses said Walter Skinner, police officer, who was driving the car, attempted to avoid striking the child. But a few minutes later, Mary Catherine Markey, 935 North Hamilton avenue, was struck on her way to school. She was 7. Delmar Holland 18, of Ft. Harrison, is said to have admitted to police that ft- was driving thirty-

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931

PACIFIC FLIERS GIVEN AID BY ARCTIC SHIP Moyle and Allen Refuel Plane, Plan to Leave Island Today. TOKIO PROBABLE GOAL Airmen May Not Advance to Seattle Because of Distance. By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.—Don Moyle and Cecil A. Allen, whose attempt to fly from Japan to America ended in the lonely north Pacific, have refueled their monoplane at Navarin Island and will attempt to take off from there today, according to a message received by the navy radio station here this morning. Like the first vague reports that flashed out of the ether Wednesday telling that the airmen were safe, the latest message came from the Russian steamer Buriat. The message said Moyle’ and Allen had landed on Navarin Island near Cape Navarin, on the southern coast of Siberia. Apparently they attracted the attention of the passing steamer and were given help. “Plane refueled from Buriat, fliers expect to take off today from island, weather permitting,” was the message intercepted by the naval radio at St. Paul’s island, in the Alaskan region, and relayed here. The St. Paul station, however, was unable to determine from the message which way Moyle and Allen would fly. At first, it stated the fliers would pass over the island. A few minutes later it added: ‘“Buriat vague as to destination, one time saying Seattle and later in communication with another ship, saying Tokio. There are heavy winds and seas near Navarin.” The fact that the American airmen are much nearer Tokio than Seattle, indicated they probably would retrace the airline they followed here from Sabishiro Beach, Japan. Hunt Is Spurred NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Searchers for the Junkers monoplane Esa, with Willy Rody, Christian Johanssen and Fernando Costu Viege, refused to abandon hope today that the three fliers might yet be found. News of the discovery of Don Moyle and C. A. Allen in an isolated village of Siberia, after a silence of nine days, stimulated rescue parties to the hope that the attempted Tokio-Seattle flight might be paralleled by that of the German fliers who were trying to reach New York from Lisbon. The Rody-Johanssen-Viege crew are now three days overdue here.

PUN RELIEF WORK Mayor’s Committee to Fix Program for Winter. Further plans for co-ordinating poor relief work here this, winter will be outlined next Monday, it was announced following first meeting of Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan’s special relief committee Wednesday. The committee, headed by George P. Torrence, represents the Community Fund, Family Welfare society, emergency work committee of the Chamber of Commerce, city employes relief fund and three township trustees. Means of avoiding duplication of effort on the part of the various relief agencies, in order that each family in need may receive the aid it requires, were discussed at the session Wednesday,

five miles an hour and that h:s car had defective brakes. Early Wednesday night Mrs. Laura Sering, 51, of 127 East Pratt street, stepped in front of an auto at Pratt and Delaware streets. She died shortly afterward and her companion, Mrs. May Ferris, 60, of the Pratt street address, is in critical condition at the city hospital.

OUST ATLANTA MAYOR AS SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER BECAUSE OF WET STAND

By United Press ATLANTA, Sept. 17. Mayor James L. Key has been removed as Bible class teacher at Grace Methodist church because of his refusal to abandon anti-prohibition utterances, the Rev. Robert Z. Tyler, pastor, announced today. Discord arose within the church originally when Key denounced prohibition during a tour of France with American mayors last spring. Church leaders said they felt the mayor had created the impression that Grace church was in sympathy with his position. The leaders said it was felt necessary to counteract the impression that the church shared his views. “We met with the mayor Wednesday night," Mr. Tyler "and I

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The Flying Lunchroom in its Curtiss Junior plane, loaned by its owner, B. B. Blinn. through the courtesy of the Curtiss Junior Flying Club of Indianapolis. In the rear cockpit is Mrs. S. E. Ham, lunchroom owner, ready to be ferried with her box lunches for T. W. A. planes to the municipal airport. Inset: What makes the fliers fly? Miss Irmy Ray, aid of Mrs. Ham’s, putting fruit and “goodies” in the hampers. And it takes two peaches to make a box.

THE Flying Lunchroom has hit an air-pocket that is trying to dig down in the lunchroom's pocketbook. The lunchroom is owned by Mrs. S. E. Ham, and its site is Stout field, Mars Hill. It treks either by plane or auto daily to the mnicipal airport to supply box lunches for passengers and pilots of Transcontinental and Western Air planes. But now the board of works of Indianapolis has notified Mrs. Ham that unless she “divvies” 10 per cent of her profits with the municipal airport that she can not operate on the municipal airport grounds. u tt n A LETTER received by Mrs. Ham says that she sells sandwiches on the airport’s grounds. Mrs. Ham denied the charge. “I have a contract with the T. & W. A. to supply box lunches for their passenger planes. I had the or auto daily to the municipal aircontract when the T. & W. A. used my lunches. I do not sell sandwiches on the municipal airport. I merely deliver the box lunches to the T. & W. A. officials for distribution on the plane.” But there’s an out for Mrs. Ham and her sky restaurant. It’s an out she can take if she desires to avoid the 10 per cent tax on profits. She can taxi in her plane or auto outside the airport’s gates and deliver the lunches to an employe of the T. & W. A., but enter the gates “Nay!” say city fathers. WORKERS of* the T. & W. A. company, fliers of the One hundred thirteenth observation squadron, Indiana national guard, and the Curtiss-Junior Flying Club have rallied to Mrs. Ham’s cause. “She makes ham sandwiches and puts in them ham what am,” they declare of Mrs. Ham. Her boxes are the pride of the T. & W. A.s transcontinental service, it is said. And while Mrs. Ham and the board of works argue about the box lunch tax, friendly aviators say they'll take a baby plane and land it on the wing of a T. & W. A. if it’s necessary to refuel passengers and keep the city’s John Law from nabbing Mrs. Ham. FAVOR’ RETURfToFBEER Ohio Labor Federation to Support Modification Move. By United Press COLUMBUS, 0., Sept. 17.—Modification of the Volstead act by congress and return of the legal sale of beer were favored by the Ohio State federation of labor as it closed its annual convention here.

Since Sept. 7 The Times has been urging motorists and pedestrians to observe every rule of safety. The Times and individuals and organizations co-operating in the movement have sounded the note of precaution asking that every one try to prevent accidents and not to wait until death—the invisible driver of every auto —had struck. The Times now doubles its efforts

told him that it had become necessary to ask him to refrain from further anti-prohibition remarks. “The mayor refused. “I then advised him, he had one of two choices, namely, agree to refrain, or to step out as Bible class teacher. “Mayor Key remained firm, so there was only one thing to do. “I feel quite sure the mayor will remain as a member of the Bible class as well as of the church,” Dr. Tyler added. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 73 10 a. m 85 7a. m 74 11 a. m 88 Ba. m 79 12 (noon).. 89 9 a. m 82 1 p. m 89

GRILL SEVEN IN GANG MURDERS Police Press Probe Into Detroit Massacre. By United Press DETROIT, Sept. 17.—Seven men were arrested and held for questioning today, as police tried to break through the shield of gang silence and trace the killers who Wednesday slaughtered three racketeers in an apartment here. Solomon Levine, companion of the slain men, who escaped death in incredible fashion, continued to be the center of questioning by Prosecutor Harry S. Toy. Levine maintained his story that the three men —Joseph Lebovitz, Herman Paul and Joseph Suther, were kidnapped from his race handbpok place and forced to go to the apartment. Levine said he was ordered to “beat it and keep his mouth shut.” The others were lined up against the wall and mowed down by bullets.

52 HOURS—3 ARE KILLED BY AUTOS

Once each fifty-two hours and twenty minutes the black figure of death darts into an Indianapolis street or Marion county highway and summons screaming ambulances, and police or deputy sheriffs’ emergency squads to anew scene of tangled metal and crushed human

bodies. That was the grim record that traffic tragedies had established here today, after two little girls

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and a woman were killed by automobiles in the city Wednesday, bringing the county’s traffic toll to 119 since Jan. 1. Mrs. Laura Sering, 51, wife of Walter Sering, 127 East Pratt street, was killed, and her companion, Mrs. May Ferris, 59, same address, was injured critically when they stepped from behind a parked auto into the path of a car at Pratt and Delaware streets Wednesday night.

to educate the public of Indianapolis to the watchwords: LOSE A MINUTE AND SAVE A LIFE. Dear,hs of the girls and Mrs. Sering is a grewsome example of what can and may happen. There is an explanation for both of those horrible tragedies in Indianap>olis. Mary Catherine Markey’s death was the first school child fatality this year. The Times campaign is concentrated on protecting the lives of school children. The heaviest responsibility of protecting lives rests with every automobile driv-

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—man, woman or child—not to take risks which will open the path of death. The Times urges you to think safety, talk safety, teach safety, drive safely and walk safely and follow the slogan: LOSE A MINUTE AND SAVE A LIFE. £

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Lindy Finds Stowaway in His Ship By United Press FUKUOKA, Japan, Sept. 17. Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived here from Osaka at 4:02 p. m. today after a flight on which they nearly were accompanied by a stowaway. Except for the discovery of the ambitious young Japanese shortly before the start, the flight of three hours and five minutes was without incident, Colonel Lindbergh said. They planned to remain here overnight before continuing their “vacation journey” to-Nanking, seat of the Chinese national government. The stowaway, Umezo Shimidzu, 17-year-old newsboy, hid in the fuselage of the Lindbergh monoplane early this morning in Osaka. He was found when Lindbergh opened the luggage compartment.

Earlier Wednesday Mary Catherine Markey, 7, of 935 North Hamilton avenue, was killed on her way to school, and 4-year-old Margaret Moore, 308 South Hamilton avenue, was killed by another car while running an errand for her mother. Mrs. Sering and Mrs. Ferris are said to have walked into the street between intersections, into the path of a car driven by Burleigh Martin, 29, of 1505 Linden avenue. He was driving about twenty or twenty-five miles an hour. Martin swerved to try to miss the women, but the left side of his car struck them, hurling both to the pavement. Mrs. Ferris suffered a broken arm and leg and possibly was injured internally. Surviving Mrs. Sering are the husband, two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Webster, 1001 North Delaware street, to whose apartment she was going when hit by the car, and Mrs. Goldie Kelly, Buffalo, N. Y., and two sons, Robert King, Ambler, Pa., and Harry Hall, Bloomington, lnd. Witnesses said Martin was not to blame, but he was held on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Funeral services will be held for the Markey girl at 8:30 Friday morning in the home and at 9 a. m. in St. Phillip Neri church. Delmar Holland, 18, soldier at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, driver of the car that struck her, is charged with manslaughter. Funeral services will be held in the Moore home for Margaret, the other child victim. Patrolman Walter E. Skinner, off duty when his car struck her, also is held on a manslaughter charge. TOW-IN JUfT IS UP Venue Change Action to Be Heard by Williams. A county to which the suit on the Indianapolis tow-in ordinance will be transferred was to be selected today by attorneys in the action brought by business men. The venue was requested Tuesday in superior court two by Edward H. Knight, city corporation counsel, who the city would not receive a fair and impartial trial in this county. Attorneys for the plaintiff, Frank S. Fishback, charge police have no power to tow-in automobiles parked in violation of the time-limit parking band and other parking rules. An injunction against the police department to prevent towing-in is asked in the suit. .

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STATE FACES BANKRUPTCY, DEPUTY SAYS Cosgrove, Auditor's Aid, Gives Warning of Huge Deficit Danger. ASKS SPECIAL SESSION Slash by Institutions Seen as Only Other Course to Avert Disaster. BY BEN STERN Bankruptcy, with a deficit of approximately $1,500,000, faces the Indiana state government. This was the warning sounded today by William Cosgrove, deputy auditor of state, at a meeting of Democratic leaders at headquarters in the Claypool hotel. All that can save Indiana from this situation, Cosgrove said, is to: Slash state expenditures, or Increase the state levy from 29 cents to approximately 34 cents. If state expenditures will not be slashed voluntarily by institution heads, then a special session of the general assembly should be convened to make the necessary reductions, was the warning. Party Leaders Here Call for the conference was issued Wednesday night by R. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman, when he was acquainted with the precarious condition of the state’s finances. Those meeting here, besides Peters and Cosgrove, are Representa- ; lives Walter Myers, Speaker of the house; Delph McKesson of Plym- ! outh, house majority leader, and j Earl Crawford of Milton, house ! caucus chairman; Senator Walter Chambers of Newcastle, minority leader; Senator Francis Lochard of Milan, senate caucus chairman; Fred Van Nuys, Democratic executive committee chairman in the last campaign; Evans woollen, Indianapolis banker and 1928 favorite son candidate for President, and Mrs. A. P. Flynn of Logansport, state vice chairman. Crawford announced his plan for a special session at the opening of the conference. Demands Appropriation Slash He pointed out that there has been such a decrease in commodity prices that the appropriations bill passed early this year, although containing practically the same figures as two years ago, amounts to almost a 100 per cent increase. “We have but two remedies open if we are to keep down the state levy. One is a special session, which would be called for one specific purpose, to slash the appropriations for institutions, or in line of this Governor Harry G. Leslie should consult with members of both houses and order institution heads to reduce expenditures. “The expenses of the session, ; which should last about three days and be only for the purpose of cutting the appropriation bills, should be borne by the members, if it would be called.” Hopes Leslie Will Act Crawford expressed the hope that the Governor would see fit to order the reduction in expenses without the need of a special session. Cosgrove pointed out that when Leslie took office in January, 1929, there was a balance on hand of more than $4,000,000 and since that - time it has dropped to approxi--1 mately $1,500,000. “The present general fund levy rate of .1585 cents is not sufficient to meet the appropriations for the next biennium,” Cosgrove declared. “The balance on hand at the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, will not be sufficient to operate the state government until the December tax payments are received. And even when this is on hand, there will be a deficit,” Cosgrove declared. Reading his tabulations for the 1931-1932 fiscal year, Cosgrove pointed out that the estimated balance Oct. 1, 1931, will be $1,500,000; receipts other than by direct taxation will total $5,500,000, and estimated December tax payment should be, under normal conditions, $4,000,000, thereby providing for a total of $11,000,000. “The 1931-1932 budget calls for a total of $14,537,791, which would absorb the entire balance, and that even if the normal tax expectancy of $13,800,000 would be raised—which really can not occur under present conditions—there would be a deficit of $737,791.” The 1932-1933 budget calls for $14,404,437 and the receipts, under normal conditions, would be but $13,800,C00, making for a deficit that year of $604,437. This would make a total deficit for the two years of $1,342,000” Cosgrove pointed out. “And we are sure that under present conditions this is a minimum figure. Operates at Loss “Very few people know that the state has been operated at a deficit of slightly more than $1,000,000 a year since the Leslie administration assumed office. “The estimate of all receipts is based on a 100 per cent collection of property tax. “Tax collections this fiscal year alone were $260,452 short of ‘the estimate and it was necessary to dip into the balances,” Cosgrove pointed out. It was pointed out that the state tax board has the poorer to cut the general fund levy of .1585 cent and the teacher’s retirement fund of .024 cent. The state levy is to be fixed next Wednesday and the statutes provide that it must have the approval of Governor Leslie and Auditor Floyd Williamson, so speedy actions is necessary. r.jltl. ..

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