Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-22

personnel with resulting saving.
to the taxpayer and no reduction
in efficient operation.
1T has been and it will continu,
to be prime policy of this ad
ministratiOn to effect economics
wherever possible and consisten
with meeting the needs of oul
citizens efficiently, cOurteously anC
effectively"
The Governor also emphasized
that there had been "a sharp re
view of the budget to economic,
wherever possible" He said. zap,
propriate action was taken this
past year to reestablish our state
on a sound fiscal basis"
After referring to the various ac.
complishments, many of which
added to the budget, the Governor
said:
ITO do all these things necessari.
ly increased operating expenses
Furthermore, the operating expen.
SEES of the state had been substan.
TALLY increased by the previous
administration without provisions
for increased revenue. Thus for
two years, state-authOrized expen.
ditures far exceed income-in fact
to the extent of about 13 million
dollars. No government could long
operate on this unsOund basis
Even normal operations within the
past few years could not be sus-
tanned on such a basis. to saw
nothing of meeting the needs com.
ing about as the result of our vast
population growth.
1T was therefore necessary tO
take action designed to balance the
states budget. That is why it was
necessary to raise taxes. This prob
lem was thus one primarily i.:ieril-
ed by this administration from its
predecessor. This situation was
raced squarely and necessary ac-
ton was taken forthrightlv TO re-
gain and retain fiscal solvencv and
financial stability.
Two other facts on the matter
or taxes must be borne in mind
especially since there are those
VINO would have you believe other
wise. The total state taxes Won
pay in Delaware are lower than in
most states. Income tax rates in
Delaware are lower than thew
were three and four years ago and
the present law is more equitable
and more liberal with resnect IN
deductions" ~
Future Efforts Pledged
AS to the future, the Governor
made this CONTINUING
efforts will be made during the re-
naming years of this administra-
ton to serve the citizens of Della
ware as they have a right to ex-
pect their state government to serve
them. 80
MY specific recommendations for
legislative actions may be discussed
later from time to time-but will
be made directly to the next Cen
eraI Assembly when it convenes
1 may say now. however. that
those recommendations. when
made, will cover and include previ-
GUS ones which have not yet been
acted upon-Or appear not to have
Deen acted upon to the satisfaction
OF the majority of our citizens"
In the reception line in the social
nail OF the Dover High School
where the reception for Governor
and Mrs. Boggs was held. were the
TWO leaders of the organizations
responsible-Mrs. Lillian I. Martin
for the WOmen's Federation and
Henry J. Ridgely for the Active
Young Republicans.
Also in the line, in addition 10
the chief executive and Mrs. Boggs
were: 1t. Gov. John w. Rollins.
u: 5. Senator and Mrs. John 7
Williams, U. S. Rep. and Mrs. Her
bert B. WarburtOn, Secretary nj
State and Mrs John N. Mcdowell
state Treasurer and Mrs. Clarence
Collins, Jr.. State Insurance Com
missioner William J. Murphy. State
AUDITOR and Mrs. G.. Dan Enter
llne and former state senator and
MRS. Robert H. Yerkes. Mr.. Yerkes
Is Kent County Chairman.
Others who We're either in the
reception line or were prominent in
the crowd which thronged the So
clal room included former II. 6
Senator c. Douglass Buck. former
chancellor William Watson Har-
rlngton; Richards Sipple, chairman
1f the Kent County Young Repub-
lcans; Edward r. Kimmel. chair
nan OF AYR in New Castle Gem
y; Mrs. Edmund N. CARPENTER
national cOmmitteewoman: Mrs. r
Ransom ElstOn, chairman of the
New castle County Republican
Nomen's Club; Mrs. Lillian HuIse
chairman of the Wilmington WO-
mems Republican organization
YRS. George Madden. vice chair
nan of the New Castle County Re-
publican Committee.
Also attending were the chair
men of the other county commit
ees-State Senator Thomas 7.
IohnsOn, Sussex, and Claude N
lester, New Castle.
Many present and former mem
'ers of the General Assembly were
liso on hand. Among them were
teps. Robert P. Maclary, George
N. Mitchell, William e. Lester
L. Press, Clarence L. Hind,
on, George J. Pyott. Past members
4 the General Assembly included
.adoc Clark, David c. Speicber
tyson Sartin and Edwin r. Powell
Other Republican dignitaries in
'luded, Atty. Gen. H. Albert Young
nd his chief deputy, Vincent a.
.helsen' c. Edward Duffy. chair
nan of the Brandywine Hundred
republican committee, U. s. Dis
riot Atty. Leonard G. Hagner. Mrs
lary Talley, vice chairman of tbe
republican second district commit
es,e' e. Earl Baum, president and
layton Harrison, a member of the