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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14

1t is hereby ordered that the fol.
lowing be paid out OF Bridge Fund,
for salaries, labor. supplies, etc. az
follows:
p. H. Williams 3.93; j. d. Parrish
74.66; Lewis Grocer Co. 3.42; Same
342; Tchula Grocery Co. 1894; Lewis
Grocer Co. 1925; w. s. Ables 41.5O:
H. p. Holmes $500; Estes Grace 40. 90;
w. H. Jackson 3540 /; G.. ID. Thorn.
ton 4.So; J. F. Carpenter 1920; Ma
thias Lumber Co. 315.14; Tchula Gro.
Gerry Co 3,42; o l.. Ellison 2.O4; Kirby
Williams Steel Works 5000; Heinrich
Drug Store 2.o4; C. NJ. McAtee 1854.
M. c. Mansell IT'S 90; Humphrey
O'Reilly 400; Raft Killebrew 1900;
Laney Wynne 1900; Lucas McMor-
rough 500; Earl Mclean 1880;
ut is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Miscellaneous Fund, for sal
aries, labor, supplies, etc, as follow s /:
w. c. Perry 1851; W. C. Perry
1000; Lexington Advertiser 2.10; Tom
l. Ketchings Co. 1913; State Dept. Of
Education 5000; Miss. School Supply
Co. 6.O9; Dorothy McBee 229.16; Err
n~estine Albin 1900; Dorothy McBee
s is; p. H. Williams ITO; w. p. Tur-
ner 22.50; Barr-Gwin Co. 1911: Miss
Culvert G. Mchy. Co. 3.41S.s5; l. H
Cade Jr. 11.60; The Fincher Co. 5.36;
Miss L~ubricating Co. 1912; Miss. Gull
vert & Mchy. Co. 103.02; Miss. Gull
vert G. Mchy Co. 1880; Bill Belts
1880; Bats Bets 10 SO; Henry Smith
1880; Bud Patterson CTS; Bill Belts
Jr. 6.75; Fred Brown 3.75; Allied Oil
&Grease Co. 80 4S; Miss. Culvert s.
Mchy. Co. 3,630.S5; Andrew Smith
6.25; Andrew Smith 6.35; Andrew
Smith 625; The Fincher Co. 6.57; w
j. Waits 1000; Humphrey-OReilly
1883; E. & N. Products Co. 26S8:
M A. Hanna 7.50; E. l.. F~aulconer
1.25; Dillingham's Garage 2.25; w. H
Byrd $500; H C. Brock 1000; T. L.
Murtagh 500; T. E. Murtagh $4,000;
Arthur Edwards $3.50; Grady Edwards
$500; w H. Hoover & Co. 3.83; Pick
ems Motor Co. 1850;
f. & N. Products Co. 1859; Dilling
hams Garage rs 10; Lucas7McMor
rough lib; Presley Chevrolet Co
4S8 SO; E. & N. Products Co. 1898;
Mrs M. c.. Bowman 3.66; Peoples
Drug Store 1.02: Noels Au.o Electric
Shop 2.04; Miss. Tractor & Equipment
Co. 6S1.14; Miss Tractor & Equipment
Co. sO1.61
Dorothy McBee, Supt. of Education
has this filed her report VITA the
Board Of Supervisors.
It appearing that certain bonds and
coupons will become due and payabl;
before the next regular meeting o.
this Board and that it is necessary
that same be paid; it is therefore
ordered that the Clerk of this Board
issue warrants out Of the proper funds
when said bonds and coupons are
presented for payment.
It appearing to the Board Of Su,
pervisors Of Holmes County, Missis
sippi, that after due and legal adver.
tisement and notice Of the intention
OF the said Board OF Supervisors t.
borrow the sum of s25.0oo.00 for the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
Proceedings Of Board
OF Supervisors

Be it remembered that the Board
of Supervisors Of Holmes County, Mis-.
sissippi, met in the Courthouse in the
City of Lexington, Mississippi, on this
the 4th day of December, 1889, and
being the first Monday and the first
day of the term with the following
members and officers present, to-wit
Jesse H. Walton, NJ. B. S. No. 1; NJ
S. Rogers, M B. S. No. 2; K. p.
Thomas, M. B. s. No. 8; M. l.. Smith,
NJ. B. S. No 4; V. Reinhard, president,
NJ. B. S. No. 5; Parham H. Williams,
Clerk; w. L. Ellis, Sheriff and A. VI
Pepper, Attorne for Board. f.
When the following proceedings
were then and there held and had
In Re-: County repositories.
I beg to hand you herewith list
showing balance in the various funds
of the county:
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use and benefit of the General School
Fund. as provided by order of this
Board at the November, 1889, meet
ing thereof, in anticipation Of the
collection Of taxes for the year 1889.
that no objections or profess has bee
pearing that he First National Bank
of Lexington, Miss being the lowest
and best bidder. said bid is hereby
accepted
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
.isement for a Tractor for the use
end benefit of Road District No. One
the bid of the Mississippi Culvert &
Machinery Co. being the lowest and
best bid l.. is hereby accepted.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for a Tractor for the use
and benefit CO Road Distric. Noe,
he bid of the Mississippi Culvert s.
Machinery Co. beng the lowest and
best bid is hereby accepted.
Upon he application of the people
living on the Lexington and Carroll
ton public road asking that a right
of way be granted to the Yazoo Valley
Power Electric Association to build
and erect a power line across the Old
Poor House Property belonging tc
Holmes County, the President Of the
Board is hereby granted power to ex-
ecute a right of way easement to the
said Power Association for said pur-
pose.
1t appearing tina. DR. l.. H. Eubanks,
County Health Officer, has asked for
a leave OF absence to be granted him
i. for a period Of 8 months. on or about
April 1, 1910. for the purpose Of do
ing extended study in Health work.
and hat said study will be for his
and the County's benefit It; Is there
fore ordered that said leave Of alb
sence be granted.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing have filed applications with
the Board of Supervisors and State
Tax Commission asking for reduction
In assessments as follows: C. o. How
ell and Blanche Elizabeth Beali.
1t is hereby ordered that the Board
do now adjourn until tomorroy morn
ing at 9 o'clock A. M.
". RENHARD.
President
Pursuant to adjournment the Board
Of Supervisors of Holmes County. Mis-
sissippi met in the court house in
the City of Lexington. on this tho
5th day of December. A. d. 1889
and being ..he second day OF the term
with the same members and officers
present as on yesterday.
When the following proceedings were
then and there held and had:
The Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed to advertise for bids on
White Oak. Post Oak and Cypress
lumber and creosoted lumber for gen.
eral county bridge purposes for the
first quarter Of 1910. said bids to be
received a. the regular January. 1910
meeting of this Board. the Board re
serving the right to reject any or al
bids.
The Clerk Of this Board Ii hereby
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1t is hereby ordered hat the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out Of Separate Poad District No.
out Of Separatc Road Distric. No
1 for salaries, labor, supplies. etc
as follows:
w. E. Diggs 1000; Willie Randle
$3.50; Arch Randle 325O; Charlie
Archer $3.50; Pleasant Randle 26.O0;
Houston Randle $500; Peoples Ser
vice Station No. 2 1898; American Oil
Co. 134.98 The Lewis Grocer Co. 4.42;
Standard Oil Co. 1878; Miss. Culvert
& Mchy. Co. S.98; Barr-Gwin Co. S18s;
j. r. Booth 1000; Robert Sales 3S.75;
Dan Horton $500; Henry Patton $500;
John Sanders ESQ; Boose Cooper
1908; Cicero Lacey 31-25; Rufus Greer
3125; Wiley Horton 3.75; Lee Henry
Patton 3.13; Joe MCGEE BIB; 8. D..
Dixon ESQ; Barr-Gwin 3.12; Lexing-
ton Wagon & Blacksmith Shop 1.b0;
Terry's Garage 25!70; Standard Oil
Co. 1857; Peoples Service Station No.
2 5.65; American Oil Co. 134.98; Swim
ney Hdwe Co. Al; Roy Garnett 37.t5'
j. S. Bevill 26.4O; ]. D. Parrish. Jr.
1920; Walton Williamson 200; ]. L.
Braddock 31.20;
1t is hereby ordered tina the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
Oh. Of Separate Road District NO.
z for salaries, labor, supplies, ETC.,
as follows:
A. C. Autry 10000; Jake Manuel
$500; Elum Mcbride $500; Dennis
Mcbride 800; Jack Martin $500;
Reedy Mcbride 1900; Haibert Farm
er 300; Standard Oil Co. 38.11; Gle
McNeer ALSO; Skeet Ellard $3.50: II.
B. Powers rs; Winona Radiator Shop
$50; Hands Store 1880; Hand Motor
Co. 1O4.S0; Mrs. Mildred Holmes LOO;
C. Arbin ESQ; Miss. Lubricating Co
1874; L. E. Williamson 500; Barr
Gwin Co. 1.53; L. II. Cade, Jr. 44'oo
1t is hereby ordered TIA: h fol
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out CT Separate Foad D..tritt NJ.
3, for salaries, labor, supplies, etc
rs follows:
Otto Wallis 5000; Raif HarthcocE
1000; Hermey Abels 1890; Biibo MAI
shall 1000; Oscar Rodgers 4o.Gci caaa.
der Adams 1000; Willie Miller 5000;
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ordered and directed to publish no
tice in the Lexington Advertiser, =
newspaper published in Lexington
Holmes County, Mississippi, IN M
banks in Holmes County for propo-
sails rs repositories for public fund
of said County. as provided by Chap
ter los of the Code of 1880, said bid
to be received by this Board on Mon
day. the list day of January, 1910.
being the regular January, 1910, meet
ing of said Board.
In accordance with an order OF the
Board of Supervisors OF Holmes Corn-
ty, Mississippi, passed at the Deem
Der, 1889, term OF the said Board, and
as provided by Chapter los of the
Code of 1880 of Mississippi, and a
mendments thereto, notice Is hereby
given to all banks in Holmes County.
Mississippi, that bids will be received
from banks at the January, 1910
meeting of said Board for the privi-
lege OF keeping county tax collection
funds or any party thereof. for the
year 1910. The bids or proposals
shall designate the kind Of security.
or securities. as authorized by Law
which the banks propose to give as
security for the said funds. for q
period of one year, and until new
arrangements shall be made accord
ing to law.
On petition OF the Commissioners
OF Black Creek Drainage District Of
Holmes County, Mississippi, 1t ap-
pears that on the End day OF October.
1889. a. the regular October Term Of
this Board, in compliance with a
petition filed by said Commissioners
the tax rate was levied against the
benefits assessed against lands in
said district of 5 mills for bond SER
vice and 5 mills for maintenance, and
in said petition this day filed with
tbs Board said Board is requested 10
rescind said order Of October End,
1889, fixing said tax rate for year
1889, and that the same be fixed and
ordered for the year 1899 as follows,
4 mills for bond service and 2 mills
for maintenance, which request and
order has been approved by h Re-
construction Finance Corporation, the
holder Of the bonds Of said District
County Fund
1t is hereby ordered tba. the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out Of County Fund.
Jesse H. Wa on, M. b. S. No. 1, 2
days attendance in November, 10 days
examining roads and bridges 10000;
M. S. Rogers, NJ. b. S. No. 2, Same
100. 90; X. p. Thomas, M. b. s. No. 8,
same 10000; NJ L Smith, M B. S. No.
4. same 10000; v. Reinhard, presi-
dent, M. B. s. No. 5. same 10000;
Parham H. Williams, Clerk, 2 days
attendance in December 1000; w. L.
Ellis, Sheriff, 2 days attendance IN
December 1900
1t Is hereby ordered that the Board
do now adjourn until December 18th,
at Q o'clock A. NJ, 1889.
v. REINfIARD.
President
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Ernest Harthcock $500; Earl Cow
ington 1888: Earl Abels 500; Pickens
Motor Co. 500; Whitehead Chevrole
Co. $40;
Il is hereby ordered hat the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
cat u. Sepai ate head Dst';". No.
4, for salaries, labor, supplies, etc,
as follofs:
r. c. Causey $500; VIM. Roof Jr
5000; E. E. Carpenter 5000; Car,
Bunch 5000; Herbert Marshall 5000
G. w. Fields 1000; Lyon Oil Ref. Co.
167 .3S; Miss. Tractor & Equipmen.
Co. $3.50; Joe Cerame go; w. =,
Spencer 5!62; J.. f. Carpenter 1910;
1t is hereby ordered tha, the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
cut of Separato Road District No.
5, Tchula, for salaries, labor, supplies,
etc, as folloks:
Henry Todd 5000; Sigmon Hays
34.5o; Jim Eubanks 34.50; George Tay-
Tor 32.70; Sylvester Dodds 400; C. r.
Shuttleworth 1880; w. f. Jones,
Est. 1000; Tchula Automotive Service
1899; Whitehead Chew. Co. 1925
Standard Oil Co. 1851; Sharpe Ser
vice Station 1890; Tchula Blacksmith
1.55; Roy Garnett 1880; Miss TT. &
Eqp. Co. 1854;
1t is hereby ordered that the fol
lowing accounts be allowed payable
our of Separate Road District No
S, Cruger, for salaries, labor, sup
plies, ETC., as follows:
Eugene Roosevelt $500; Joe Daw-
son $780,; Clifford Henry 34.50; Rob-
ert Pope 27.OO; Albert Reeves 1900;
Pearly Moore 500; Griffin Chevrolet
Co. 1O2.07; Lyon Oil Co. 1882; STAN
dard OH Co. 1884; Henderson &
Baird Hwde. Co. $50; Miss. Trac. &
Equip. Co. 1921; Howard Watt 200;
John Brown 200; Jim Randolph ESQ;
Lucy N. Cox 1000; Joyce Cox 10000;
1t is hereby ordered tina the fol
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of the County Fund for salaries
salaries labor, supplies, ETC., as fol
lows:
A.. M. Pepper 5000; Doty Anderson
$500; Pat Barrett 10000; Durant Lii
brary 1900; H. M. Jordan $50; Road
Three 10000; Health Department
$4,000; Dick x-Ray Co. BOLT; Lederle
Laboratories 1898; Hospital Liquids
1887; Abbott Laboratories 3.21; Lewis
Grocer Co. 3.64; Physicians Record
Co. ITO; Meinecke & Co. $3.50; Mills
Hospital Supply Co. $40; American
Hospital Supply Co. 1896; MceKssor
& Robbins 13.49; City of Lexington
100; Miss. Power Light Co. 2.17i
Sou. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. S.35; The
Office Supply Co. 4.25; Rhyme Goa
& Feed Co. 1880; L. w. Rabb 14.06;
C. c. Pahlen 1000; c. c. Pahlen 1000
Miss. Power & Light Co. 61.66; City
of Lexington A!6O; Southern Disin.
fectant Co. 5000; The Fincher Co
1.78; The National Laboratories $500;
Lexington Lbr. Co. 6.33; Western
Auto Asso. Store 2.36; Tayloe Paper
Co. 20.88; State Oil & Supply Co. 1928;
Lafayette Glover $50; T. M. Williams
Count Agent, 275.00; Mrs. A. s. Po'
vail 5000; Ellen Scale 10000; The OF
flee Supply Co. $50; The Office Sup
ply Co. 400; Lodge No. "a 500; Peo'
pies Drug Store 3.51; jackson Serum
Co. 3.O5; Daisy Anderson $500; B. H
Cooper $500; Miss. State Sanatorium
5000; DIR. p. B. Brumby $500; Miss
Pearl Mcclellan $4,000; Miss Pear
Mcclellan 1000; J. d. Weeks. Clerk
5000; Lexington Advertiser 51.70; Ell
lbs & Gulledge 1880; Mrs. c. o. Pc
vail 800; Mrs. A. p. Shepherd 800;
w. H. Nabors 800; r. o. Dukes 500
r. o. Duke 800; w. H. Diggs 900.
P. X. Steele 800; j. A. Cade 500
Mrs r Booth O e 3 Bruce
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DIAN NE
Lexington, Mississippi
THE NEW RcA HIGH FIDELITY SOUND
Thursday, 18th
BULLDOG DRUMMONDs BRIDE"
"Tunnhuuser" (Porogrophic)
Diamond Dust" SportIighD
national crooks, all on Bulldog Drummondis wedding day. That's
the 5. uation in Bulldog Drummonds Bride" the lew detective
thriller, featuring John Howard and Heather Angel
Friday, Saturday, IS 10Th.
"sILvER ON THE SAGE"
Pictorial"
Betty Boop Cartoon"
"Hopalong Cassidy" favorite outdoor star of millions, comes 20
the screen again in the latest and best of the "Hopaong' series
If o. like red4aooded, action filled drama, se this picture by
all means.
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, H. l9-20th.
STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE"
News Of The boy"
"Curtoon"
To the further glory of the screen comes the most spectacular
motion picture vel undertaken and the greatest adventure story
the world has yer known, STANLEY and Livingstone"
It's the life story of Stanley. who accomplished what the word
said was Enthusiastically impossible.
4 Spencer Tracy, a great actor in a great picture, is starred with
Nancy Kelly. wildly remembered heroine of Jesse James and
Richard Greene, romantic idol of millions.
Motion pictures a offer nj greater or mor ihrllhns nteflaln-
rent than "s1an.ey ard Livingstone"
MATINEE MONDAY Sis
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Serious Danger

The average Washingtonian ap-
parently does not realize that there
is serious danger of the National
Symphony Orchestra disbanding.
Unless the thirty-seven thousand
dollars still needed to preserve it's
existence is subscribed during the
next few days, DR.. Hans Kinder will
have no choice but to lay down the
baton he has welded with notable
distinction during the past eight
years. His artists have reached the
apex of their achievement in music;
yet it happens that their audience
withholds the full measure of sup
port without which they cannot
continue their service
Some friends, of course, have been
loyal and generous. But it is fair
question to ask if the business and
professional community has needed
the call. No one doubts that the
orchestra advantages the entire city;
no one challenge its claims for
sustenance. On the other hand,
unsolicited contributions have been
few. Many high Government off,
cials, many merchants, many public
utility executives, in fact many of
those most definitely able to help
have given nothing whatever. The
resultant spectacle is something of
which the Nations Capital truly
ought to be ashamed.
Only prompt action can save the
orchestra Every man and woman
who wishes to aid is invited to enroll
at once. Campaign headquarters are
at the Carlton Hotel, and checks or
cash should be sent to that address
| Immediately.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Hines and Dewey

New York, like Washington, has
struck deadly blow at the corrup-
tion-breeding racket known as policy
or numbers. Following closely on the
District Courts contempt action
against Emmitt Warning, local
numbers operator, and others in the
jury tampering case, a blue ribbon"
jury in New York City has found
Tammany District Leader James j.
CCall Me Jimmy') Hines guilty of
selling political protection to policy
racketeers.
Testimony at the trial was to the
effect that Jimmy Hines took money
regularly from the late Dutch"
Schultz, numbers gangster, in return
for fixing" law enforcement officers.
The 62-year-old politician, known as
"everybody's friend" did not take the
stand to refute these grave charges,
hurled at him by gangland associates
of Schultz who turned States evi-
dence. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by youthful and ambitious
Thomas E. Dewey, Republican dis
trict attorney.
The worst aspect of the Hines case
is the implication behind the real
ization that the Tammany chieftain
has been an approved dispenser Of
Federal patronage for the adminis-
tration. In his district Jimmy Hines
had the reputation Of being able to
control also certain local appoint
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Munich Movies

Messrs. Selznick, Metro, Goldwyn,
Mayer and other movie magnates
must consider with green-eyed envy
a certain little studio in Munich
which has definitely solved the prob
lem of the expensive and tempera-
mental actor. The entire acting
personnel consists of eel-jointed
puppets, which are posed, moved a
fraction of an inch at a time and
photographed. An added touch of
reality is provided by furnishing the
puppets with wooden heads, and the
effect is said to be so good that even
Hitler can't tell the difference.
The economic advantages of such
scheme are appallingly obvious.
The fact that the actors are unpaid
is only one item of many. There is,
for instance, no possibility of the
Screen Guild butting in and telling
the producer where he must get off.
Production goes forward in steady
jerks, unhampered by the necessity
of taking time out for the feminine
lead to get divorce. Also, she will
play any part, comedy or otherwise,
and like it, without Offering several
bushels of fan mail showing what
her public really wants. All actors are
locked up overnight, which insures
their appearance promptly next
morning, none the worse for wear.
If feminine fans happen to write in
complaining about the size of the
heros ears, the carefree director can
attend to that in a few minutes with
a razor blade, thus eliminating an
expensive and elaborate job of
plastic surgery, with possible law
suit on the side. And, finally, if a
star peters out and no longer clicks
with the public, he can be fired by
dropping him in the nearest furnace.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Believes Pedestrians Should
Keep to the Right"

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is very pleasing to note the progress
that is being made with pedestrian con-
troll, especially with the small police force
in Washington, and The Star is to be
commended for the valuable assistance
rendered.
note that when pedestrians are being
held at the curb waiting for the signal
to cross they extend over the entire
front of the intersection, and at the sig
nal to "go" they rush out in solid front
and meet the opposite crowd in the mid
die of the street in battle formation, no
attempt whatever being made to walk
to the right" The same procedure is
noted along the sidewalks in the middle
of the block.
Now, in view of the fact that Section
of traffic regulations says that "pedes-
trians shall move, whenever practicable,
upon the right half of crosswalks," :"
would it not be well to have an arrow
painted at the end of the sidewalks, on
the walks. to indicate the proper cur
rent of pedestrian traffic?
And motor cars making turn through
pedestrian traffic should be compelled
to drive 10 or is miles per hour in order
to give foot passengers . chance to cross.
February "a. PAUL SWEET.
Evening star., 1939-02-28

ments, not only to the police force,
but to the courts. In fact, Mayor
La Guardia has demanded the
resignation Of one magistrate whom
Mr.. Dewey accused of being sub
servient to Hines and Schultz. The
Hines case thus takes its place along
side the Warning case in the array
OF evidence pointing to the "inno-
cent" numbers game as a spawner
OF gangsterism and venality.
The fall of Jimmy Hines naturally
accelerates the rise of Tom Dewey as
a Republican hopeful" for 1910.
Political prophets already are pre-
dieting that New York's ninety-odd
votes would 60 to Mr.. Dewey at the
next G. o. P. convention. But Mr..
Dewey, with commendable attention
to duty, refuses to be distracted from
his immediate job of cleaning up the
rackets in Manhattan. To sugges-
tions of friends that he become a
candidate for the presidency, Mr..
Dewey succinctly replied: Il am too
busy being district attorney" No one
knows better than he the hazards of
trying to mix politics with law en-
forcement. If he adheres to his
present determination of sticking
close to the task in hand, the future
will take care Of itself. For Mr..
Dewey could wage no more effective
campaign for higher office than by
continuing to do the best job possible
in his present post.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
New Deal Needed

The announcement at the opening
OF House hearings on the District
budget that the city will go more
than $4,000,O0O into the red next year
on the basis of existing tax legisla-
ton, did not take Washington by
surprise.
Likewise, Washingtonians enter
tain no fear that Congress will let
such a deficit occur. What they do
fear is that the national lawmaking
body will meet the question now in
the same inequitable way that
similar deficits were met in the past
two years-simply by adding $4,OOO,-
600 to the burden of the local tax
payers without recognizing any Fed
eral obligation to share in these
added costs beyond the arbitrary and
unchanging $5,OO0,OOO lump sum pay
ment.
If that course is followed for a
third successive year it would be the
same as saying to the voteless and
powerless local taxpayer: while this
is the National Capital, and must be
developed and maintained to meet
national requirements, you will have
to foot the bill, whatever it happens
to be above $5,OOO,OOO."
The effect of this policy has
been to make the Federal lump sum
a smaller percentage of the total
outlay each year, despite the fact
that the Government continues to
take more property off the tax books
for national purposes. At the same
time, as the city builds out to its
rigid boundaries, homeowners are
constantly moving into nearby sub
urbs of Maryland and Virginia.
These two trends combine to narrow
the number of local taxpayers who
must meet these future increased
tax burdens.
Congress has permitted the lump
sum form Of payment, not based on
any mathematical calculation of
equities, to stand for fifteen years.
During that time the area of tax
exempt Federal property has grown
substantially. If Congress will pause
now, before passing the new tax bill,
and resurvey the question with an
open mind, the local community
would have no difficulty in demon
strating the justice of its plea for
new deal in fiscal relations.
Evening star., 1939-02-28

their two charming little girls, both
born in this country, the hearts of
hundreds Of Washington friends go
out in sincere sympathy. They will
think Of Hirosi Saito as statesman
and patriot who, though his last days
in the United States were shadowed
and beSet, comported himself with
modeSty and dignity. The youngest
envoy who ever represented Japan on
the Potomac, he leaves a name that
will be agreeably remembered here
and one that deserves to be hon.
Ored in his homeland.