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THURSDAY. AUGUST 12, 1927. PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE THREE County - City Join in Message to Tax Delinq't Opportunity to Pay without Interest of Greatest Importance See Message of Governor. The Cass county commissioners and the city council have during the past week joined hands in designat ing the Plattsmouth Semi-Weekly Journal and the Plattsmouth Daily Journal as their respective papers to further a campaign for collection of delinquent taxes in .this part of Cass county. The total taxes delinquent in Cass county amount to upwards of $150,000 payment of which, un der the non-interest tax law, is sought through a series of seven in structive advertisements compiled by the Nebraska Press Association for publication in newspapers over the entire state. County Treasurer John E. Turner states the delinquent taxes in Cass county amount to approximately $150,000, of which $100,000 is due on real estate and $50,000 cn per sonal property. Of this sum, nearly one-third, or $50,000 would be cred ited to school funds in the various districts if it were paid thus show ing the extent to whjch the educa tional program in Cass county is be ing hampered through failure to col lect the full tax levied for that pur pose during the past few years. If this money could be brought in now (without interest, as the law pro vides), there would no longer be a question in any district where next month's salary checks to teachers is coming from. Governor Cochran over his signa ture commends to the consideration of Nebraska taxpayers the provisions of Legislative Bill No. 1 passed at the 1937 session of the Nebraska legislature and approved on March 19. This bill, the governor said, has for its purpose the payment of de linquent real and personal taxes without interest and penalties ac cumulated prior to March, 1937. Taxes becoming delinquent after that date, however, are not subject to provisions of the bill, nor do taxes for which sales certificates have been issued to private buyers come under these provisions. The emergency measure was enacted for the relief of distressed taxpasers and expires December 31. 193S. County Treasurer John E. Turner X GOOD FARM FOR RENT Near Rock Bluffs Good improvements. Address Box U, care of Journal Plattsmouth, Nebr. j will supply any further information desired concerning the law. On two other occasions Nebraska legislatures passed acts providing for the aid of distressed taxpayers, but the supreme court held the laws un constitutional on certain technicali ties. The measure passed by the 1937 legislature perfects the errors in the former acts and there is every reason to believe will be held valid. In his official message. Governor Cochran asked counties, municipali ties and school districts to co-operate in the administration of the act and in acquainting the public with its provisions through printed advertise ments in the newspapers, the first of which appears in today's Journal. Back Taxes Sun High There are $45,000,000.00 in back taxes due in Nebraska. Broken down this amounts to $34.61 for every man. woman and child in the state. In Cass county with a population of approximately 17,GS4, the amount of delinquent taxes owed is less than $10 for each man, woman and child well below the state average, but plenty large enough to take recogni tion of and seek to remedy. County and city ofTicials in des ignating the Journal as one of the mediums through which the delin quent tax campaign will be fostered, express satisfaction of the plan, and say it is evident that if county tax payers can be correctly informed of the saving they can effect by paying delinquent taxes now, many more will avail themselves of this oppor tunity to lop off 7 per cent interest for all the years of delinquency, by making prompt payment. This saving of 7 per cent on de linquent tax bills represents an amount greater than most people realize on their money in savings banks, or through the purchase of stocks, bonds or other investments. It is a saving that can be appreciat 3d after the late hard years. Here tofore taxes have been moving high er and higher as the time of delin quency increased, due to interest and penalties, but now that these have been removed, tax payers can pay their back taxes with a saving of 7 per cent per annum on both real estate and personal taxes- The Journal will carry the entire series of seven educational advertise ments along this line, beginning in this issue with the letter to Tax payers of Nebraska from Governor Cochran. It is possible an auxiliary school series of three ads may also be published. And again let us repeat. County Treasurer John E. Turner invites your inquiries concerning any de linquent taxes you may owe. ARRIVAL OF NEW SON Monday at the University hospital at Omaha a fine little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Billiter of this city. At the last reports the mother and son were doing very well. Wedding of Popular Young Folks in Bluffs Miss Susie Stull of This City and Mr. Charles F. Sporer of Murray Wedded Saturday. The marriage of two ot tlie popular young people of the community took place Saturday evening at Council Bluffs, when Miss Susie Stull of this city and Mr. Charles F. Sporer of Murray were wedded. The wedding took place at the court house at Council Bluffs where the marriage lines were read by the Rev. C. Duncan Jones, pastor of the First Baptist church. The young people later returned to their future home at Murray where they will reside on the farm of the groom southwest of that place. The bride is the youngest daugh ter of the late C. Lawrence Stull and was graduated from the Plattsmouth high school in the class cf 1937. She has made her home in this commun ity through her girlhood and is a young woman having a large circle of friends. The groom is the youngest son of William Sporer. one of the prominent residents of the vicinity of Murray and where Charles was born and grew to manhood. He was a gradu ate of the class of 1929 of the Platts mouth high school. WIND HITS OMAHA LEAVES ON VACATION From Wednesday's Daily Miss Gerda Peterson of the staff at the local postoffice, departed last evening for her month's vacation from the duties at the office. She goes to Sheridan, Wyoming, where she will visit her sister, Mrs. J. N. Enburg and family for a time. She expects also to visit a number of places of interest in that section of the west. VISITS IN MISSOURI C. A. Rosencrans departed Satur day evening after the close of busi ness hours, for Honeywell. Missouri, where he will enjoy a short visit. Mr. Rosencrans has visited several times in the northern portion of Missouri and is very favorably impressed with that section of the state and its hos pitable people. He will be the guest of friends at Honeywell. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 11 (UP) A 4 5-mile-and-hour wind struck Omaha today, breaking the heat wave and causing minor damage in the down town district. Two large plate glass windows in the Brandeis department store were sHattered. They enclosed a showing of fur coats were were not damaged. Women's hats in the show window were blown down the street. Police reported there was no other serious damage. Wahoo Office to Handle Farm Loans in Future South Bend Precinct and North Half of Greenwood Precinct Should Contact New Office. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL From Tuesday's Dally llarley Wiles returned last eve ning from Omaha where he has been at the Methodist hospital recovering from an operation for hernia, lie is still unable to be around but It is thought that after a short recuper ation here that he ma' resume his usual activities. He was returned by the Horton ambulance. Farmers holding Federal Iand bank and land bank commissioner loans through the Saunders County National Loan association at Wahoo and the Federal National Farm Loan association at Ashland should con tact the farm loan office at Wahoo in regard to any matters concerning their loans, according to Walter F. Roberts, recently elected secretary treasurer of the two National Farm Loan associations. Mr. Roberts, who was elected secretary-treasurer of both associations at a meeting of the directors on July 27, announced that the new method of operation is now in effect. Under this new program, all federal farm loan matters in Saunders county and the South Bend precinct and north half of Greenwood precinct in Cass county will be handled by the Wa hoo office. While the two associations now hold 950 loans totaling 4 Vi million dollars, the Wahoo office will con tinue to serve the farm mortgage needs of farmers desiring long-term credit, he pointed out. Under the new plan of operation, which became effective August 1, the associations will receive regular al lowances from the Federal Land bank of Omaha sufficient not only to pay all operating expenses but also to build up reserves as protection against future contingencies. The secretary-treasurer emphasized that there is no legal consolidation of the associations under the new plan Each group retains its own set of books, its own board directors, and its assets are kept independent of the other groups. The plan simply centers the office work of all associa tions under one roof, with Mr. Rob erts doing the work that two men did heretofore. The Wahoo office is authorized to make loans In Saunders county and the north half of Greenwood and all of South Bend precinct in Cass coun ty. Taxes Higher Here Despite Cut in the City Levy School, State and County Increases More than Offset City Decrease and School Bond Drop. Despite the fact that the city levy has been cut from $23.40 to $21.00 per $1,000 assessed valuation and a high school bond levy of $1.00 per $1,000 valuation has 2een dropped entirely, Plattsmouth taxpayers will pay $1.00 per $1,000 valuation high er taxes for 1937 than 1936. The 1936 tax rate was $45.80 per $1,000 valuation, while that for 1937 will be $46. SO according to the final mill levies approved by the Commission ers at their adjourned board of equa lization meeting late Wednesday afternoon. Schools Increase 3 Mills School taxes will be $3.00 on the $1,000 valuation higher than in 1936 or $2.00 higher than the combined general school and high school bond taxes of last year. This increase was predicted by the Journal Monday af ter it had been learned that $9,000 increased revenue was asked for by the school board to operate the pub lic school system the coming year. At times in the past year, school funds have run so low it seemed al most certain It would be necessary to resort to registering warrants and it is to guard against this that the school board has asked for in creased revenue, necessitating an in creased tax levy. The three mill in crease brings the school tax to $1S.80 on the $1,000 valuation and should bring in $39,220.71 revenue, based on the $2,0S6,20S valuation of the Plattsmouth school district. In ad dition to this, revenue received for high school tuition will be available to help operate the school Bystem of District No. 1, which extends con siderably bes'ond the corporate limits of the city itself. Breaking Down County Levy Breaking down the increased coun ts' levy, we find it made up of the following classifications: Fund 1936 1937 General 1.80 1.66 Poor Relief .50 1.00 Road -SO .SO Drag .20 Bridge .60 .60 Mothers' Pension .12 .OS Soldiers' Relief .02 .02 Pw fp nr m J In m WOlLffiTT 'C on First Cost V3 G on uas an a Oil on Upkeep CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION. General Motor Salts Corporation, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Gmerai Motor m wmttallmtnt Plan t monthly payments to tuit your pur to. FOR ECONOMICAL. SEE 7 4 TRANSPORTATION . . . . and enjoy better motoring too, in this smarter, more modern, moreTcomfortable car Washington Ave., Plattsmouth, Nebraska a Totals 3.84 4.36 From the above it will be noted the county levy has been increased a slight amount although less pro portionately than in many counties over the state, where the increasing i j YOUR TAX DOLLAR Shewing Amounts Paid on $1,000 Assessed Valuation Luring the Past Seventeen Years I Plattsmouth Year City Schools Sc. Bond State County Total 1921 $13.00 $20.00 $ 2.00 $ 3.30 $ 3.30 $41. CO 1922 13. SO 20.00 2.00 2.30 3.10 41.20 1923 12.30 20.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 39.30 1924 14.00 20.00 2.00 1.S0 3.00 40. SO" 1925 13.70 20.00 2.00 2.33 2.9T 41.00 1926 13. SO 18.00 ' 2.00 1.S0 2.90 3S.no 1927 16.00 IS. 00 2.00 3.75 2.90 42. C5 1928 18. SO IS. 50 2.10 2.06 2.S4 44.20 1929 1S.70 19.00 2.00 2.40 2. SO 44.90 1930 17.00 IS. 90 2.00 2.34 2.76 43.00 1931 19.00 1C.C0 1.S0 2.04 2.96 42.40 j 1932 25.00 17.00 2.00 2.37 3.13 49.50 ! 1933 24.40 19.00 2.20 2.39 3. SI 51. SO j 1934 23. SO 15. SO 2.00 2.10 3.90 47.60 I 1935 23.60 14.60 1.S0 2.15 3.95 46.10 1936 23.40 15. SO 1.00 1.76 3. 84 45. SO j 1937 21.00 IS. SO 2.64 4.36 46. SO i cost of unemployment relief, old age assistance, dependent child welfare, blind assistance, etc., have dragged down the verious funds to a point where increased levies are absolute ly necessary. To enable counties to raise more money for unemployment relief, the last session of the legis lature increased from one-half to a full mill the amount that may be levied for this purpose, not only by counties, but? by cities as well, thus enabling them to carry on WPA sponsored activities without having to use unappropriated funds or de plete balances in their regular cur rent funds. The Cass county commissioners, like many others over the state, have been strugglinug with a real prob lem the past few years, and be it naid to their credit, have met it in 3plendid manner. They realize the futility of making obligations and approving expenditures even for such pressing need as poor relief, with out first providing the money to pay the bill. The state laws puts upon them this great obligation (and it has been great the past few years), 30 there is but one thing left for them to do. and that is to levy suf ficient taxes to meet the contemplat ed expenditures. While registered warrants have not been resorted to n the poor relief fund, creditors of he county have waited as long as veral months to get their money or provisions. If the coming win er entails as heavy a drain on this 'und as did the past one, every cent f the increased tax will be required :o keep the fund "out of the red." It is simply a case of being between the devil and the deep sea. The state taw places the burden squarely upon the commissioners, and they in turn must pass it on to the taxpayers unless and until a nation-wide lot tery scheme is devised to raise mon ey for the care of poor, ailing, aged and unemployed people. 5jONIOlVA n)fn I) r (Q) AUGUST B7to 20 day and night vfe?' b ft ST fV MIDWEST'S GREATEST SPECTACLE IOWA'S 14 ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP . Again Sidney.Iowa, welcomes you to America's greatest Frontier Fes tivalIowa's 14th Annual Cham pionship Rodeo! Sec the world's greatest cowboys and cowgirls riding, roping, bulldogging-risking their necks. Four great days of bronc-busting, calf-roping, danger ous Brahma bulls, Indian dances, ' pow-wow, rodeo rtowns. Fun and excitement for l young and old. rz t APM.s:otf sn i so 1 FREE G4?rw ' w 1 3 P. L. COCHRAN OvcaftO int Nebraska EXECUTIVE OFFICE To the Taxpayers of Nebraska: I want to invite your attention and commend to your consideration, the provisions of Legislative Bill 17o. 1, passed at the 1937 session of the Nebraska legislature, and approved March 19th, This hill has for its purpose the payment of delinouent real and personal property taxes without the interest and penalty accumulated prior to the date of its approval. Taxes besoming delinquent after such date, however, are not subject to its provisions, nor do taxes for which tax sales certificates nave been issued, come under its provisions. It i3 an emergency aeaeure, enaoted for the relief of distressed taxpayers, and it automatically expires December 31, 1933. Tour county treasurer will supply you further information concerning the law. Twice the Supreme Court has held somewhat similar meecurcs unconstitutional. This measure seeks to meet the objections heretofore raised by the court. Officials of counties, municipalities, and school districts, are urged to cooperate in its administration. Respectfully yours, Governor