Evening star., 1938-01-16

AIoiN IeAI eotate OF personal property
taxes.
With the mounting of traffic deaths
and accidents, many due to conges.
ton. all funds available should be put
to use in widening and building bet
ter roads at this time.
Two organizations recently nave
added their names to hundreds OF
others in opposing this diversion Of
highway taxes.
Pointing out that the roads of New
Jersey occupy primary place in the
transportation Of agricultural and in
dustrial products and in the business
and recreational pursuits of ALL and
that the continued improvement Of
the highways is essential to the pros
perity and well-being of the citizens
Of the State" the New Jersey State
Grange has adopted a resolution op-
posing the fragrant diversion Of auto
motive tax revenue by the State to
non-highway purposes.
Users Of roads now provide SAL.
100000 annually for highway better
ment through license fees and gasoline
taxes devised for this purpose" says
the resolution Of the grange, adding
that many millions of dollars have
been diverted from highway funds
during the past few years.
Regardless of the merit of the need
Tor funds, whether relief or any other
general State purpose" concludes the
resolution, 'the New Jersey State
Grange deplores this practice Of tax
grabbing from the funds provided for
highway betterment, and petitions the
new Legislature to revise its schedules
for revenues and expenditures to pre-
vent the imposition of unjust taxes
upon motorists and make proper pro-
vision to see that general expenses,
the cost OF which is the responsibility
OF all taxpayers, are taken care OF in
an equitable and fair manner, and not
at the expense Of the motorist, as has
been the case this past five years."
Stating that increased automotive
traffic and greater problems Of high
way safety, arising from such increased
traffic, demand adequate and con-
tinuous State programs Of highway
construction and maintenance, the
eleventh National Asphalt Conference
held in Memphis, Tenn, passed reso-
luton condemning the diversion of
automotive tax funds to purposes other
than highway financing The con-
ference was held under the auspices
Of the Asphalt Institute.
Several States have incorporated
in their constitutions prohibitions
against diversion, or are initiating the
adoption Of similar constitutional
amendments" reads the resolution.
Continuation OF diversion, which,
during 1885 totaled s169, ,344 900, is un-
supportable in principle and in viola
ton Of the purposes for which special
additional taxes are imposed upon
highway transportation.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
National Asphalt Conference that the
members of the Legislatures in those
States where diversion is not pro-
hibited be petitioned to enact legisla-
ton designed to prohibit such diver
sion by a constitutional amendment"
And now Mrs. Emily Post steps in
the automotive circles with her views
of the proper etiquette for sane driv-
ing Her ideas should prove interest
ing from a woman's standpoint, espe-
cially coming from such an authority
on manners.
Motorists should mind their man
ners when they are driving-just as
they would ordinarily at the theater
or walking on the notwithstanding
to Mrs. Post. Drivers who use the
right fork at the table may find out
that their manners behind the wheel
of their car are not exactly to be COM
mended.
Interviewed on the subject of driv-
ing etiquette. Mrs. Post points out
that the driver who pulls out of line
and frantically edges back in again
causing bumped tenders and many
times bad accidents-Would not think
OF showing some one of a sidewalk OF
forcing his way to the head Of line
at a theater box office. If by any
chance he did bump fellow pedes-
trian while walking, he would apollo
gize abjectly-but in his car he i
quite likely to swear at his victim fol
! getting in his way!