Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1936 — Page 43
State Tax Comnission Acts on Appeals Taken From Lake County.
The State Tax Commission today fixed the personal property valuation of six large industrial firms in Lake County. The valuations had
been appealed from the Lake Coun-.
.ty Board of Review. The valuation of -the American Sheet & Tin Plate Co. Gary, was set at $2,515,780, as compared to last year’s assessment of $1,500,440. The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., Gary, which last year was valued at $13,950,000, was fixed at $14,303,190; Gary Tube Corp., last year, $522,800, new valuation, $487,670; Universal Atlas Cement Co. Gary, $2,304,700 to. $2,204,900, and American Bridge
Co., Gary, new valuation, $860,550. The valuations of the Board of Review were not changed for these five firms. The Board of Review fixed the Inland Steel Corp. (East Chicago) valuation at $3,950,000, and the state commission ‘raised this to $5,200,000. Last year's valuation was $6,200,000.
SOCIETY TO DISCUSS REHABILITATION PLAN
Vocatighal rehabilitation and the workmen's compensation law are to be discussed by the Marion County Bociety for the Physically Handicapped at its meeting in the state employment office, 20 Virginia-av, at 7:30 p. m. todef. Expected to attend are Slater Bartlow, state education department vocational rehabilitation supervisor; Martin PF. Carpenter, state employ- _ ment service director; Mrs. Irving Hamilton, Sunnyside Guild, and William Hacker, city: public schools assistant superintendent.
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Entered as Second-Class Ma “at Postoftice, Indianapolis, ae
UCATION TO OEARN LIVIN
: hours a day with students Walter oe , he had
the supervision of student teachers in De Pauw. Doesn’t Feel Out of Place
In a year and a half, working two
Scott and Ralph completed the elementary school course. The work was done in “breath-taking time, and done thor-
Greencastle High School courses in
Roy Veselinovich
Finishes Grades in Two Years With Help - of De Pauw Teacher.
Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind. Dec. 11— Serbian Roy Veselinovich, - crippled in a mine disaster and two years ago
illiterate, today talked earnestly of his uphill fight to get an education.
He wants to “take his place with
the other fellows, just as good as before I was hurt” and continue to make his own living as he has done since he was 9. Swarthy and quiet, he speaks English with an accent and with pride, and listens without comment when his instructors describe. his case as unique in educational circles, his work as “very good and very thorough.” His has been a battle against odds, both in the old country and in America. Yet, says Prof. Earl C. Bowman of the De Pauw education department, this 31-year-old high school student “has one of the best mental attitudes I ever have seen, despite his injury and educational
with a cane today. When he finally ‘recovered and was able to get about | again in 1933, he realized his days
handicaps that would make most men bitter and cynical.” Born in Novisad, Yugoslavia, Roy came to America with his mother in 1920. Hurt in Mine Accident
They settled in West Frankfort, Ill, and Roy went. to work. He worked in the same mine.1ll years.
Then in 1931, a cavein caught him and both legs were broken. He walks
at heavy work were over. He decided only an education would enable him to support himself. He attended a PWA school in West Frankfort for 24 weeks, learning his ABC’s. He had had no schooling at. all in. Europe.
“Then in June, 1935, his mother
married Sam Budich of Greencastle, and the family moved here. Seeking more schooling that summer, Roy learned there was no PWA school here. So le conferred with Paul F. Boston, Putnam County education superintendent. . ~ Mr. Boston consulted Prof. Bowman of De Pauw, who suggested that Roy work in his office under
and the BEST is yet to come. : HER &7ectic RANGE
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oughly, too,” according to Prof. Bo ni This fall, he entered his first class
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unique educational activities is to uses the phrase time and again.
the fact that two years ago he could Living at home now, he earns his
either Teall Hop IG. cml, fioy expense money by gardening in the
to go through De Pauw.
He | SWIICS & one chance in 3 million for me,” he said, “to make something of myself, and I am taking
it.” He Prefers America
Emotion entered his voice as he expressed his gratitude : to Prof.
But the whole purpose of his Bowman and Mr. Boston, saying:
enable him to “earn a living.” (He.
“If I am able to get my educ 1 will be thankful to God for chance they gave me to earn own way and not have to be burden on some one else.” He also contrasted their atti with that of European educa
who “wouldn't even look at me cause I was illiterate.”
the old country twice, but America.
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