The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 10, 1935, Page 3

N.D.Cuts Debt Steadily Despite ‘Hard Times’ Btate, Counties, Cities, Vil- lages, Schools, Townships All Owe Less crops and de- Despite drouth, poor pression, North Dakota has steadily nibbled at its indebtedness, forcing a @ecrease of 19.35 per cent, over a 12- year period. ‘This was claimed Tuesday in a sur- vey of net debt of state and local gov- ernments made by Lyman Baker, di- rector of the FERA debt and financial survey project. Steadily the decrease has become effective, resulting in the period from 1922. to 1934 in a 35 per cent drop in indebtedness of the state; 26.2 per cent in county debt; 0.4 per cent in cities and villages, 26.4 per cent in school districts; and 28.1 per cent in township debt. crease over the period; that of other civil. groups, which include special districts. This type of debt showed an 365. EPIC CLUB IN N. D. FORMED HERE V. Turner Is President and Liebert Crum Secretary; Plans to Expand | SLOPE NEWS | of the serv- Extending Exchange Privilege to Mill Agencies Aim of Bonzer : Dunn Center—Schools here opened Sept. 9 with the following faculty members: H. 8. Stensland, superin- tendent; Fern Biewer, principal; Eldon Olson, Gladys Larson, Irene Fisher. North Dakote’s first EPIC founded on the. prificiples of Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 10—(?)— Underwood—Due to an increased t, Miss Norma Jongeward has been employed to teach social Revision of a federal treasury. de- partment ruling to permit North Da- kota farmers to exchange light- weight wheat for the amount of hey, announced Tuesday. C. V. Turner, Bismarck, was. elect- science in the schools here. A total present time.’ Baker's picture of net debt de- creases follows: ~ srtrmaicanele! i teed bay che ization, Mrs, Thomas Gammie State .. oo.$ 5,913,000 $ 4,545,322 § 5,005,000 $ 3,846,671 Counties . « 5,852,000 3,831,448 = 3,777,000 4,317,492 i Cities-villages ... 12,715,000 14,655,423 13,622,000 Teaen tion, Sept. 23-26. Towa “a try batters erty "381.721 national legislative committee, Other civil div’s.. 32, b3 148,927 for years in ,000 1,582,000 (*) Park district included in total for cities and villages, The total debt went down from $40,226,000 in 1922 to $36,447,824 in 1929; in 1932 it decreased slightly to $36,211,000, then took a sharp drop in 1934 to $34,441,393. Due to Hard Times Baker credited the downward trend partially to “the lack of prosperity which the state has endured since govern- mental outlay and the incurring of public debt.” Other factors which Baker saw as responsible for the decrease were: Tax limitation laws, adopted. in Upper Des Lacs Lake Again Safe for Game Minot, N. D., Sept. 10.—(7)—Upper Des Lacs lake is again safe for mi- gratory waterfowl, Burnie Maurek, state project director for the U. 8. Bureau of Biological Survey, decided Tuesday after examining the waters on which a few wild ducks died pre- viously from: boutlism. Ducks were Poisoned by consumption of dead water bugs and larvae, but colder weather has checked insect life, he stated, WAGE SCALE BASIS OF WPA EXPLAINED Monthly Pay Based on 140 Hours Work, Five Days, 7 Hours Per Day Thomas H. Moodie, state works administration director, 1923 limiting amounts levied by poli- | Progress the three classifi-| Maurek estimated from 12,000 to tical subdivisions, and requiring bal- ancing of budgets; budget laws gov- Tuesday explained cations into which the state has been| 15,000 ducks now inhabit the upper erning city and county and school dis- divided for wage scale purposes. Souris waterfowl restoration area, tricts; the 1927 law governing issu- North Dakota comes under region|@nd wheat and barley has been dis- ance of bonds, providing that issues two in the classification fixed by act|tributed to induce ducks to return must have approval of two-thirds of of congress and executive order, he| next spring. The sago bond weed, a voters; the “cash basis law” requir- ing no warrants be issued without available funds to meet the obliga- tions, except in certain exceptions; laws making county treasurer cus- todian of bond sinking and interest funds in minor civil divisions under satd, in which the wage scales were fixed. The three groups for the state as outlined by him, follow: Class One—Counties with popula- tion from 25,000 to 50,000 unskilled Restudy of Rejected valuable duck food, also was .discov- ered recently in the Turtle moun- tains, © #,000 population. Of this last law, Baker pointed out | nical it “insures that sinking funds shall not be diverted and that proper pro- vision shall be made for the rettre- ment of debt.” Taxpayers Aid The “active interest” of taxpayers throughout the state in taxation and of various taxpayers groups, also has contributed to the decrease, Baker declared. “These groups have consistently tried to keep public expenditures and the public debt burden within the economic ability of the people to pay,” Baker. said. The initiated measure which cut the tax base from 75 per cent to 50 per cent of the full assessed valuation has “probably worked both ways so far ms public debt is concerned,” he said. “This law automatically cut the legal borrowing capacity of all units of government by one-third, but com- bined with the tax limitation law, it has prevented balancing of budgets where subdivisions found it impossible to reduce necessary expenditures to conform with revenues which could be raised with the tax base.” STRIKERS ACTIVE AGAIN Minneapolis, Sept. 10—()—Win- dows were smashed and a shot was fired Monday night as several hun- dred striking iron workers and sym- Pathizers marched around the Flour City Ornamental Iron company plant, singing, shouting and hurling missiles, Imprecations were shouted at the 25 workers housed inside the plant. FLOODS HIT MEXICO area abandoned their homes Tuesday and fled to higher ground as the waters of the Alamos river rose ap- proximately 20 feet. No deaths were reported. : Mica’ $60; professional snd tect:|. PWA Projects Urged Class Two—Counties with popula- tion of 5,000 to 25,000; unskilled labor, $35; intermediate, $44; skilled, $52; Professional and technical, $57. Class Three—Counties with popu- lation under 5,000; unskilled, $32; in- termediate, $38; skilled, $44; profes- sional and technical, $48, All monthly wages are based on 140 hours of work, a five-day week, and , $86. Washington, Sept. 10.—()—Recon- sideration of public works progress Projects turned down by the federal Telief administrator was sought Tues- day by state, county and municipal officials in 47 states, including Min- nesota, North and South Dakota and Montana. * Minnesota has 26 projects costing $2,166,298 disapproved; North Dakota seven hours per day. 29 costing $2,122,886; South Dakota 27 costing $1,396, nd Montana 25, Rev. Lucky Is Called __|-sting $4,302,988. To Washburn Church} yas powar ‘on DEPOSIT Red Lodge, Mont., Sept. 10—(P)— Washburn, N. D., Sept. 10.—(P—| aithough it will be of little use to pim Rev. Carl Lucky, pastor of the Nor-|in” paying his $100 fine, Clayton fewian Lutheran church at Page for! Green, 28, of Meeteetse, Wyo., serv- invitation fo ecorne o pectee ee ti |ing out the fine in jail here at the = rate of $2 a day, has a silver dollar church here and will be installed din his ach. Sept, 29. He is s 1926 graduate of | dee evenach the Luther Theological seminary. =——— While at Page he was president of * the Cooperstown circuit of the Young People’s Luther league from 1931 to 11983 and since 1982 has been publicity chairman for ther “League also has cal Ramsey County Red Cross chapter, announces. Beulah—Funeral services were held here for Lucille Ione, 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Cline, who died from a ruptured ap- ditt: to prov our poin e t Mrs. ‘Melville Mucklestone M Senin eae ee 1936 of the nation’s of Ponca City, Okla., and Mrs. Melville Mucklestone of Chicago will vie for the national presi- dency of the American Legion Auxiliary at its St. Louis conyen- Mrs. Gammie, national vice president for the southern division, and Mrs. Mucklestone, vice chairman of the have been nationally ‘promirent the auxiliary. BiG CROWD ATTENDS TR-COUNTY EXHIBIT Folks from Emmons, Logan and Mcintosh Gather at Wi- shek for Annual Event Wishek, N. D., Sept. 10—After a near-record attendance for an open- ing day Monday, sponsors for the tri- county fair Tuesday expected a large crowd to hear Gov. Walter Welford, who is scheduled to speak this eve- ning. The fair is an annual institu- tion for the people of McIntosh, Em- mons and Logan counties, who flock to it in large numbers. Vieing with the attractions offered by the fair management are the livestock and other exhibits, said by Officials to be the best in many years. Amusement offerings include a midway carnival, a Japanese tumb- ling act and-a musical revue. A Ger- man band provides extra entertain- ment. One of the fair features is a dog show with prizes for the largest dog, the smallest dog, the dog with the longest tail, the fattest dog, the skin- niest dog, the handsomest dog and the ugliest dog. Each entrant must lead his own dog at the contest Wed- nesday afternoon. Wednesday eve- ning will come the parade of winning livestock, an annual event. J. P. Hoven, Burnstad, is in charge of the amateur and professional horse races to be held Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. H. E. Timm, one of the fair organ- izers, is program chairman. A public address system, operated by Forrest Welch, is being used for all speeches and announcements. Dancing in the pavilion is scheduled from Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and a box- ing card will be an added program attraction Wednesday night. ed_president, and Crum secretary. The organization grew out of a meeting to form a third party in line with the progressive movement of Wisconsin and the Farmer-Labor party of Minnesota, Crum said, but the local group decided to “adopt the EPIC program and tactics,” he stated. No member of the club may be- come an officer if he holds any pub- lic office or becomes a candidate for Public office, Crum said. The group hopes to expand into a statewide organization, Crum said, and that members would cooperate with “all parties to see this’ program put into effect.” “Tactics used in California by the EPIC was to use the Democratic or- ganization in that state,” Crum sald, “and it is likely that those tactics will be used in North Dakota. There is nothing certain as yet which party can best be used as an expression of this movement.” ANDREW FUGLE DIES Devils Lake, Sept. 10.—(#)—Andrew Fugle, 39, Minneapolis, son of Mrs. John Fugle of rural Devils Lake, who died of a heart attack in Minneap- olis Saturday night, will be buried here with military honors Wednesday. ELKS HEARING McFARLAND Carrington, N. D., Sept. 10—(7)— flour it will produce’ at various eleva- registered. bid cared ged state mili ana|° 77 Puplls permearhpag elevator ig sought by A. F. Ullin— jacred Bonter pointed out that under fed- eral processing tax regulations, pro- ducers of wheat may exchange grain ters Alfreda, Ruth, Adalberta, Veleria, Nothburga and Bernard. Classes com- menced Sept, 2, for flour for their own use without| paying ‘the tax) but the exchange may be made only at the mill door. His proposal that the exchange be ‘Napoleon—For the three best floats entered by farmers in the Corn show parade here Sept. 18, cash prizes of $7, $5 and $3 will be awarded. A new cee eine Sencles hes) snow feature is lamb exhibit, Ben Already in effect is a plan whereby |Darrett, county agent, will judge ex- farmers will be given the actual| Mbits. ‘amount of flour their wheat produces at the mill. Bonzer announced he; had equalized freight on all sales in the: state and the price is the same in all sections of North Dakota, Exchange business at the mill, Bon- zer said, runs from 40 to 100 barrels of flour a day, the exchange rate being six and a half bushels of 58- pound wheat per barrel of flour. M’Lean County Folk To Give Annual Fair Washburn, N. D., Sept. 10—(P}— McLean county's homemakers and the county stock show association will join in an exhibit here Oct. 4 and 5. Pro- duce as well as livestock from all parts| Hazen—Funeral services were held| Judge R. G. McFarland will be = of the county will be exhibited. Each | here for Mrs. Joseph Boeshans, 60. ohn speaker Tuesday. night ee club in the county will have a booth.| victim of diabetes. She leaves her|joint meeting of Jamestown and In charge of the produce exhibit) husband and three sons, Henry ana| Carrington Elk lodges. will be EB. I. Schultz, Vernon Thomp-|Fred of Hazen, and John at Wilson, son and A. L. Norling. Wis. Pallbearers were Ferdinana An entertainment feature will be/mettier, Jacob Pfennig, George Link, the annual turtle race with Jack) John Renner, Henry Reinhardt, John Wiese and R. R. Robinson in charge. | Koehler. G. A. Lindell is general program chairman while Hans Nelson, R. O. Everson and Martin Holtan are in charge of the old-time dance which | Often overlooked—this cause of dull-white teeth: will. held the shi Ses ates ra ite {eta are ao rare. been pertected by, the Fred seore w are so rare been ec halter tary of the} Ol" Noy known. 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