Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 November 1939 — Page 9
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3,
BOARD STUDIES PROPOSED CUTS IN 1940 BUDGET
2-Day State Hearing Ends; 6-Cent Slash in Relief Bond Rate Seen.
With their opinions on budgetmaking policies apparently divergent, State Tax Board members were faced today with the problem of agreeing on what cuts, if any, should be made in proposed 1940 budgets of Marion County tax units. The Board yesterday ended a twoday budget hearing which was marked by efforts of one member to force cuts in the proposed Center Township poor relief bond tax rate, Indianapolis School and Civil City tax rates, while the other two members, for the most part, silently opposed most of the proposed cuts. The proposed cuts in the city budgets would total 10 cents. Although the Board will not take final action on the local budgets and requested tax rates for more than a week, it appeared likely that at least 6 cents would be cut from the 22.38cent rate requested to retire in 1941 bonds floated to pay current Center Township relief obligations. If allowed, this would cut the threatened $3.31 Indianapolis’ in Center Township rate next ycar to $3.25, or 4 cents above the current rate.
Restoration Expected
On the othr hand, it appeared likely that the Board would agree to restore at least 3 cents of the 5-cent cut made by the Tax Adjustment Board six weeks ago in
the proposed 18-cent County Welfare |
Department rate. If the Board acts to cut the relief rate and restore the welfare levy the net reduction to Indianapolis Center Township property owners for next year would be 3 cents. The Board's final action was in doubt because of divided opinion on the proposal of one member, C. R. Benjamin, to cut 3.25 cents from the Civil City general fund and 1 cent from the School City budget.
Chances for Cut Slim
The chances of Mr. Benjamin forcing through these cuts-appeared slim. It was reported that the other Board members, Philip R. Zoercher, president, and Marshall Williams, both Democrats, were opposed to the reductions. Mr. Benjamin is the Republican ‘member on the Board. He said 3.25 cents could be cut from the City rate by an adjustment in estimates of the balances set up in the Park, Sanitation, Health and general funds. . He said that in these departments records showed that actual balances at the end of the last several fiscal years had exceeded the balances as estimated by department heads in - advertised budgets.
Taking Up Slack
Mr. Benjamin declared that a 1cent reduction in the proposed 96cent School City rate could be made by “taking up the slack” between the actual school contracts and estimated appropriations for those contracts. Mr. Benjamin charged that the School City had a bad habit of asking for appropriations over the amount necessary to care for con%ractual obligations. This was denied by Dewitt Morgan; Schools superintendent, and A. B. Good, business manager. They said the balances in the Schools fund at the end of the last school year was less than one-third of 1 per cent of the total School budget. In suggesting the cuts through adjustment of balance estimates, Mr. Benjamin was opposed by the other two members, who inferred that ‘these balances were in effect working balances needed by any corporation “doing business on a businesslike basis.”
C. of C. Gives Figures
The proposed cuts in the City budget were vigorously opposed by Mayor Sullivan and City department ads. Mayor Sullivan declared he had ordered “drastic economies” in the City fiscal operation and that any balances left over after operation this year was result of the economies and that if the saving were taken away it would be penalizing the administration for its economy program. The groundwork for disclosing
.. where the cuts in the School and
City budgets could be made was laid by the Chamber of Commerce, which furnished Board members with tabulations of the actual and estimated balances in the City funds, :
BILLY ROSE WEDDING PLANS GO FORWARD
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (U. P.).— The way will be cleared today or tomorrow for Billy Rose, the little man of. the big shows, to wed Eleanor Holm, the shapely swimming attraction of his Aquacade. Fanny Brice, comedienne who received first divorce papers from Billy on Oct. 27, revealed she has petitioned for her final decree. This can be done in California only after a year has elapsed. The country clerk’s office said the decree would be filed today or tomorrow thus permitting Mr. Rose to marry Miss Hoim on Friday as he plans. Miss Holm was divorced by Art Jarrett, band leader, in 1938.
U. S. BOMBERS FLY PACIFIC HONOLULU, Nov. 8 (U. P)~— The Navy sent 18 patrol bombers across the Pacific today in a mass flight from Pearl Harbor to Midway and Johnston Islands—a part of secret ‘maneuvers’ involving more than 100 officers and men. They will return to Pearl Harbor Navy base Sunday.
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Local Mothers Learn About Lincoln Lon
Betty Kimmell, 12, 1405 Castle Ave., advises Mrs. R oy Tookes, 1218 Bacon St. (center), and Mrs. Ernest Kuester, 2735 Barth Ave., to use «Abraham Lincoln Traveled This Way,” by Frederick L. Holmes, as a
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PLAN TO APPEAL VITAMIN RULING
Spencer Decides Capsules May Be Sold in Grocery Stores.
Attorneys for the State Board of
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peal to higher courts a ruling handed down by Superior Court Judge Herbert M. Spencer granting grocery stores the right to sell
vitamin capsules. In the decision made in favor of the Kroger Grocery and Baking Company in a suit seeking a declaratory judgment, Juage Spencer ruled that vitamins are “accessory food factors” and their sale may not -be restricted. to drugstores. In the suit, which has attracted considerable interest among drug firms and chain grocery owners throughout the country, the State Pharmacy Board contended vitamin capsules were not a food but strictly a drug and therefore should only be sold in licensed pharmacies under regulation of the State Board. The Kroger company contended that the vitamins capsules were a food and thus properly a commodity which could be sold in - grocery stores. The company has been selling the capsules since February. The suit was filed after the State Pharmacy Board served notice upon the Kroger firm that it could not sell the capsules because the Sta‘g Board ruled that they were drugs and could only -be sold -in licensed pharmacies. *
TWO ARE CONVICTED IN ‘SLAVERY’ CASE
Miss Reba Fenwick and John P. Cunningham, both of Muncie, were found guilty of violating the “White Slave” law by a Federal Court Jury today. Miss Fenwick and Ralph Hixon, also’ of Muncie, were convicted on a similar charge yesterday by another Federal jury. In the two cases, the Government charges that
the three defendants transported the wives of Hixon and Cunningham into the state and placed them in houses of prostitution which Miss Fenwick was charged with operating. Miss Fenwick and Hixon are to be sentenced at 9 a. m.’ Friday by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell. They face a maximum penalty of seven years in prison. George R. Jeffrey, counsel for the defendants, said he would ask a new trial for Miss Fenwick and Cunningham in the other case, in which they face a maximum penalty of 12 years. In the event this motion is overruled, sentence in this case also will be imposed Friday.
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questions about Indiana as a “feeler.” Do you know what the State tree is—or what the State Flag looks like? ; Evidently quite a few persons didn’t know all the answers because they're taking the school seriously. They're even going to have night school. That comes tonight when all the parents and friends of the school are invited to see a film on Indiana in the school auditorium.
DIVISIONS ORGANIZED
IN RED CROSS DRIVE
Sqven divisions have heen organized to open the annual Red Cross membership campaign here Saturday. Leaders said supplies, including buttons and cards for 75,000 memberships, will be ready for distribution to campaign workers by Friday. Divisions and their leaders are: Industrial, Mrs. Wolf Sussman; metropolitan, Mrs. Frank T. Dowd; residential, Mrs. E. Kirk McKinney; commercial, Mrs. William F. DPudine; county, Mrs. Charles A. Huff; public employees, Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan; public utilities, Charles A. Breece.
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TUG SINKS IN LAKE
CHICAGO; Nov. 8 (U. P.).—The Coast Guard reported that Capt. Jack Oling, skipper of the tug Badger State, drowned early today when the tug, which had been damaged by heavy seas, sank in Lake Michigan while being towed to port by the steamer Cal D. Bradley. The engineer and deckhand of the tug were saved.
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TRAFFIC ARRESTS UP; CONVICTIONS DROP
Traffic arrests during September, 1939, increased 43 per cent over September, 1938, but unicipal Court convictions for traffic violations dropped 5 per cent, a police report showed today. There was a.36 per cent increase in traffic accidents last September
ago. There were five- traffic fatalities for each month. The figures showed 711 accidents, 1784 traffic arrests and 308 convictions for September, 1939, compared with 456 accidents, 1002 arrests and 849 convictions for Sep‘ember, 1938.
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