Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 September 1949 — Page 9

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~ «Twin , against Porte County farmer who made a

‘by Wilbur O, Plummer, Federal

SUNDAY, SEPT. 11, 1040

Homecro

§188/32 Tax Liens fitoV

Against Farmer U. S. Files Action At Valparaiso

LA PORTE, Ind. Sept. 10 (UP) liens of $189,432.08 the property of a La

fortune in the trucking business during the war were on file today here and at Valparaiso, The liens were filed Aug. 31,

Collector of Internal Revenue for Indiana, against Lawrence Marks. The liens said taxes, penalties and interest were due for al seven-year period beginning in 1942. The annual amount ranged from $14,139.72 in 1944 to $38,-| 417.98 in 1945, Mr, Marks was said to own a 480-acre farm east of Wanatah in La Porte County. The farm was| assessed at $17,200 and its equip-| ment at $13,216. Those acquaint. ed with the farm said it was! assessed at about one-third of its! actual value of $90,000 to $100,-| 000, - Mr. Marks made “quite a bit of! money” during the war when he!’ trucked prefabricated homes from Lafayette to the Kingsbury ord- | nance plant near Logansport, ac-| quaintances said. After the war, many of the homes were sold. and | his trucks hauled them to their new -destinations. i Mr. Marks was not available! for comment on. the liens, but a. Valparaiso business Associate

Fine homes everyw

| Re |

These are the only two business establishments. The area i Bi » . yy

said they were a “jeopardy as- Favorable Action Would Make It 23d

sessment.” { A.M. Skinner, a Valparaiso ac- In County; Area Is Mixture of New and Old countant and tax specialist who, pine homes and more in the making—that is Homecroft, a has an office with Mr. Marks, sald| gouth Side suburban area seeking to become the first new town in the figures cited were an "arbl-| yarion County in 10 years. trary estimate” of Mr. Marks’ tax For all intents and purposes, Indianapolis blankets the county. delinquencies, and sald a full| p+ ir Homecroft becomes a town at the formal election Thursday, it sult nays show no taxes were! wii be the 23d within county limits. ‘ | There. is a mixture of the new land the old in Homecroft. No band together so Ib Wuterects id new suburban section. it was de-|_; Fivoi lly we are not inveloped some 20 years ago along, ested in being annexed to In-

Ex; to Hit 700 Madison Ave. just Hors of South’ |dianapolis. We moved out of the (port. It is an area of tree-s [city to get away from it. We hope

HANOVER "Sept. 10 An est! d t lawns, The A ho! ts and sunswept lawns. mated 700 students are expected oider nomes are fresh with paint, (this will block any such future to enroll in Hanover College nextithe newer ones glisten from: re- X Pe opulation Now 528 week as the school opens its 124th cent building. : Prtrer some 523 people live year. | Growth Since War in the area which will be affected. Dr. E. Mowbray Tate, dean ot| Its greatest growth has come ig, sically it is bounded on the the college, sald the 1948 record since the war, and bullding isp i "v the Pennsylvania Railof 678 was expected to be sur- going on rapidly today. Construc-|, 4 tracks on the North by passed. Freshmen were scheduled tion is everywhere in evidence. Alyyomecroft Drive by ‘Shelby ‘st. to arrive tomorrow for registra- garage-gasoline station combina-| . sy. West and by Tulip Drive on tion. More than 200 freshmen tion and a grocery store are the i, g..th ~ Within are some ‘have made pre-registration en- only businesses within the pro-i; . "2.4 200 homes. : tries. |posed corporate limits. There were 1... .noration would add town The first all-student assembly erected before the area was zoned i. eq to the county bill. was scheduled for Thursday when 8s strictly residential. | President Albert G. Parker Jr.|

Hanover Enrollment

Plans for incorporation havel,...ciation members now

|years. That was when the Home- |,

Set Dinner, Card Party

Members of the Fidelity Review as to procediire, residents became |ysr Dennerline said. No. 140 of the Woman's Benefit active in the move a year ago

Pleasant Run Blvd. South Drive, sociation president.

at noon on Tuesday. A covered ‘‘Some 70 per cent of the people ple, ‘Under incorporation,

the committee. “Our primary purpose is to salaried.

“It really will mean nothing for

| Presently no plans for changes Association will meet in the home and now are pushing it to com-'in Homecroft are being made. Acof Mrs. Mabel Myers, 1915 E. pletion under L. H. Dennerline, 85° | cording to Mr. Dennerline, such proposals would lie with the residish dinner will be followed by a are members of the group, but 89 gents would elect four trustees card party, Mrs. Ella Hiatt, Mrs, Per cent of the legal voters in the and a clerk-treasurer. The trusMabel Myers, Mrs. Mayme Roeder, area signed the petition for in-/tees would then choose a presi- adequate funds or plans, except in and Mrs. Grace Spurlin make up corporation,” Mr, Dennerline said. dent. All positions would be non-|certain states where toll road eon- | 'struction is enjoying a spurt. |

Contractors Find Business Stable

A general stabilization of business conditions in the contracting field will be reported when the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc, meet for a midyear board meeting at French Eick Sept. 12 to 14. A recent survey indicates declining costs on a national scale with current costs about 10 per cent below the recent peak. The survey, made for the purpose of providing data for .the midyear conference, was 'conducted among the AGC's 107 affiliated organizations, Ample capacity for more activity in all categories of con-

Eftect Many Savings

creasing

and el ation of overtime.

commercial

year's peak.

struction was reported by mem320 pers contacted in the survey.

In many cases contractors re-| ported reductions in office pver-| pay head and the cutting of key per-' will speak. |been in the making for three gues which are used for street. sonnel held over between jobs, de- | ting and care of sewers and jeroft Civic Apsociation Was gi..ats Those not in the group {formed. Follpwing legal advice would help defray the expense,”

ce of equipment rental

In most areas industrial and building were reported below last year's volume. In many sections residential construction was reported below last

The survey indicated highway construction had been hampered in many areas because of lack of

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