The Miami times., 1952-10-25
THE SPECTATOR
RY ELLIOTT J. PIEZE
WHAT PRICE REPRIsAL

DduG tNOuLlldIlS WGIS uIluOuOb-
edly shocked when they learned
Thursday morning that incumbent
County Tax Assessor J. N. Lum-
mus, Jr. plans to destroy a num-
Der of valuable tax records before
he leaves office at the end of this
year, and is succeeded by John A.
Gautier, who defeated him in the
Democratic primary last May.
Lummus defies the County Com
miSSionerS to stop him, with the
excuse that he is suppose to "leave
a clean slate" for his successor.
Actually what is happening
down in the tax assessors office,
is an obvious effort by the de-
feated incumbent to make things
as difficult as possible for his
successor to do the good job, the
promise of which won him the
election last May by wide mar
gin.
Lummus argues that these are
not official records, but notes
which they should destroy every
year. But he seemingly failed to
recognized the fact that the so
called notes were made on tax
payers time, at tax payers ex-
pense, and with tax payers ma
terials, and therefore by every
sense of reasoning, they are leg
ally the property of the county
tax payers, and not the incum-
bent assessor.
1t is unfortunate that an office
holder, who has been in office so
long that he apparently felt that
he rather than the tax payers,
owned the office, would exhibit
such poor sportSmanship against
the man whom the people elected
to replace the office holder. It is
the same old story of one man be-
ing in office too long. It is an
unhealthy sign, and should never
be allowed to occur again. The
case of J. N. Lummus is just one
example of what can be expected
when one man is permitted to
hold an office for an exception
ally long time. What price repri-
sal.
5TW ALUMNI PREPARE FOR
GALA HOMECOMING
Members of the Booker T.
Washington Alumni Association is
now in the midst of preparation
for what is predicted TO be the
greatest Homecoming in the his
tory of the school. The fighting
baby Tigers of TuSkegee Institute,
Alabama will be the TornadoeS
Homecoming opponents, on that
night, Thursday, November 13.
Dorsey Park will be the scene of
the game and half-time festivi-
ties, and the largest crowd of the
season is expected to be present
TO witness the event.
Preceding the game, there will
be the giant Homecoming parade
in which the Alumni units will
lead and bring-up the rear. The
sensational. high stepping Miss
SonStance Williams, Alumni Ma
jorette, will lead the giant process
sion. A long line of floats and
other units win follow, and the
cream float of the entire parade.
the official Albumin Float, will
bring up the rear of the spectacle.
The Alumni Queen of Home
coming, Miss Erma Lee Wilson,
together with her attendants,
Misses Irene Burns and Gather
inc Moon, will ride atop the
Alumni Float
Immediately following the
game. the annual Home coming
reception will be sponsored al the
Rockland Palace. Members of the
two football teams, the student
queen. the Alumni Queen and
their attendants. the Sweethear;
of the TornadoeS and her atten-
dantS and other key personnel viii
be special guests a. this home
coming reception All other stu
dantS and other key personnel vii
vited 10 come down and join the
fun. It's going to be a great time
when it's Homecoming time a
BTW. Wen be looking for yoJ
and you and YOU.
NOTES FROM HERE AND
THERE
Mrs. Algrieda BaiSden Johnson
Miss Carietta Cadet, Mrs Myrtle
Fisher and Mrs Edna Stone
Evans were happy at the Rock
4 lands Amateur Show last We'd
neS6ay night. Mrs. Evans recent