The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03
REP. BILBO MAKES
A STATEMENT To
COUNTY CITIZENS.
Tells How He Neted On Certain
Neasures IN THE Legislature
aa2 Why

Hon Claude BsIbo. jackson
cnantys representative IN the Lowe.
HOUSE % ths legislature vas = weel
end visitor e hts home cos1uty. anc
. caller AZ the Chronicle-Star Office
White here he MADE the foIlowtns
statement 70 the voters and citizens
Of jackson county
The people Of Jackson counts
elected 3 representative 70 represent
them In the State legislature IL or
der that ne may vote ms convictions
fcx the beSg. Interest 81 al his people
Ia my campaign lasg summer. I told
the people that I would vote 3 hu-
manttarian program To this date
! have voted for tine Pre- Tex
BECK bill which you'd give % the
children Of Mississippi free text
books through the eighth grade
This appropriation amounted 70
$500 900 ] voted for = Million
dollar increase m old ayr pensions,
and also voted for an increase which
would have amounted 70 8 500 0o
that was defeated IN the House
The records SnoH I voted 10 increase
the hospitals 20 xI0Z7 COO which was
almost q So per eent increase.
jackson county Il one Of the feV
counties In the state that pay back
into the state Treasury more than
they receive out OF III VA criticized
somewhat for voting against an tn
awnnaa - .-n~4s.-sa 1881 -hkx -
the present time. get almost half OF
our state taxation. amounting al
most SI200o000
"The counties Of the state which
DO not pay any money into the state
treasury were naturally interested IN
seeing this bill pass. BY Law. the
people Of each school district may
levy additional mlilage 70 take care
Of their regular situation. and II the
people OF jackson county wish 70
have more money for their schools.
they can increase their miIlage. OBJ
tanning the desired results without
having to help in the support Of
other counties Therefore. l voted
against this measure In order 70 save
the taxpayers Of jackson county
money.
= also told The people Of jackson
county last summer that I would not
vote for ans increase IN taxation
that would affect most OF the people
Of our county. We are at the pFes-
ent time trying 10 induce new IN
dustrles 70 come into the state
Through the efforts OF progressive
and far-sighted citizens u our
county we we're able 70 obtain three
Of the thirteen industries coming %
the state under the BAwI plan. and
Is the present time the people Of
Ja1kSnn couu*y are reueivina I'm
dFmanz90-gf bHzzHEEta - TIE TIE ER~
suit Of this industrial development
The people Of mississippi nox en-
JOY TAI emption on homes. livestock.
farm implements and REA. which
has benefited many OF the people
] am sure that the people Of Jackson
county are anxious 70 retain these
exemptions and ! have consistently
voted 70 spare the people the burden
that they would again be forced 10
bear should these exemptions be
nulified ] am opposed 70 the re-
pepeal OF any Of these exemptions.
as my record plainly shows
i am publishing these statements
because I think the people OF my
county are entitled 70 know the
things that ! am doing In jackson.
and ] want you 70 feel assured that
] am doing everything for your best
interest.
Respectfully.
CLAUDE Y. BTLBOs