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Tht OREGON STATESMAN; Sikcu Oreron. Thursday Morning, Jlay 25, 1933 j
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" ; 1 ; Kleinsoroe;Saysno:Lack o!
--j ; te Economy in Efforts
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: SILVERTON, May 24. Dr. R.
E. Klelnsorg, one of the mem
bers of the school board at whom
- re-call petitions are aimed, read a
' paper at the Hay meeting of the
chamber: of commerce which , ha
called his "epitaph." - He explain
ed facts of which he thought the
voter should be cognizant. Dr.
Klelnsorge said in part:
"If this government Is to con-
tlnue we must have an educated
citizenry and universal education
- . can only be obtained by a plan as
we have In this country. The ed
ucation given through the public
school system must have as its
purpose the development of our
children - Into adults who "have
that, necessary degree of intelllg
gence to understand the problems
that are thrust upon every citizen
of this country. '
LThe duty of financial control
invested in the school board is an
important one. - Their . principal
duties' are to maintain education
al standards Jn thechool and at
the same time so conduct them so
"that the cost: tor the ; taxpayer ; is
' r reasonable. rTfc first has been
T accomplished without; question;
Silverton has one of the; best
school system In the state judged
front the educational standpoint.
The next question is, has It been
conducted at a reasonable cost? ?
- High Tax Is Economy
- iHlgh millage tax must, not be
confused with lack of economy in
the conduct of the school system.
Various factors enter Into such a
millage tax other than actual
school costs and it Is often these
factors which determine and
make for high millage tax when
the educational portion is at or
below average -cost, School at-
tendance or enrollment as related
to assessed values In the school
district is the first factor to ex
amine. Among ' the 29 first class
districts of the state, exclusive of
Portland, Silver ton ranks 19 th In
school enrollment and 24th In
' assessed value. Therefore the
amount of assessable property per
. pupil Is low and costs as reckoned
y In millage tax are high.
- "Bonded Indebtedness and its
method of retirement is another
factor entering into millage taxes.
This district has had to do much
building in the past 12 years due
to fire and a rapid Increase In
the school population. Some or
derly manner must be provided
for debt retirement so that such
debts and the Interest charges
thereon shall not be carried as a
continuous burden and Indefinite
ly keep op school taxes. There is
only one way to reduce indebted
ness and that Is to sav it. This
freeing done and with very grati-
SCENE AT NAZIS' L ITERARY HOLOCAUST
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Made in Berlm during the recent Nasi drive on "what
they considered anti-German literature, these pic
tures show the destruction of more than 20,000 books
and pamphlets adjudged Inimical to culture as in
terpreted by Chancellor Adolf Hitler and hia follow
ers. Upper plt ahowa cheering -Nana hailing
Hitler as the books went up in smoke, while In lower
panel are young Nasi feeding the literary holocaust.
tying results. In the past - five
years over $48,000 of such In
debtedness has been retired with
a corresponding Interest charge
deduction.
Building Cost Heavy
'The budget charge for the
current year for this item, alone,
exclusive of warrant interest, is
113,612 which accounts for six
mills of the present tax. In other
words with no debts to pay the
millage tax would be reduced by
28 per cent or to the figure 15.2
which Is the amount actually ex
pended for educational purposes
in this district. Surely the school
board should not be accused of
lack of economy when It Is de
voting so large a proportion of
the taxes locally collected to pay
oft the debt of the district. This
Indebtedness was Incurred by the
vote of the people.
"The following figures are
taken from the report of the State
Superintendent and apply to the
school year 1931-32. There are
265 high schools la the state and
In computing tuition costs, which
are based upon common costs de
termined by law, Silverton high
school is number 187 from the
top. Surely not a bad showing
on a comparative basis and con
clusive proof that economy has
been exercised In the expenditure
of school funds tor high school
purposes. If only the first class
high school districts are used for
comparative purposes Silverton
stands number 15 out of the 29.
Just at the average figure.
Official Figures Used
"Official figures Issued from
the Marlon county school super
intendent's office giving costs in
this county are as follows: The
average cost per pupil for the
year 1931-32 In all the schools of
the county, first to twelfth grade
Inclusive, are $99.28. The same
average cost in the schools of Sil
verton was 171.53, or over 27 per
cent below the average for the
county. This figure is inclusive
of all costs based on . all money
actually expended, even debt ser
vice included, during the school
year divided by the total enroll
ment. Figure given out with the
above show a net average cost per
pupil In all the grade schools of
the county of $39.61. The teacher
cost per pupil in the Silverton
grade school Is $29.03. Certainly
this does not show that Silverton
teachers are overpaid when we
can show a 25 per cent lower
teacher cost per pupil than the
average- for the county.
"For the Past ten years we
have had the assistance and
guidance of a most capable super
intendent who thoroughly under
stands the fundamental purposes
of the publto school system . . .
We have a eompact educational
system and are taking care of a
larger number of pupils with a
smaller number of teachers than
most districts In the state ... Our
teaching staff Is most excellent
and the members thereof who
i have been offered teaching con
tracts for the coming year have
demonstrated their loyalty by
acceptance of these contracts at
marked reductions In salaries.,
the second to be imposed."
BEIT OFFICE
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Banker now Representative
" Here foir Conrad Bruce '
' Co., Portland
Arthur W. Smither, for the
last 15 years la the banking busi
ness in Salem, yesterday - was
formally appointed Salem repre
sentative of Conrad Bruce it Co.,
dealers in investment . securities,
St Sixth street. Portland. Smither
opened offices at..204 Oregon
building, and hereafter will de
vote his entire time to the invest
ment business.
He Is well-known locally, hav
ing resided continuously In Salem
since 1011. In 1918 Smither be
came a member of the staff of the
Salem Bank of Commerce here,
later becoming assistant cashier,
Mr; Smither became a member or
the 'First National bank organiza
tion In 1929 when the Bank of
Commerce was merged with it and
has served them as assistant cash
ier.' Much of his work has been
connected with the purchase and
sale of securities.
Conrad Bruce A Co. was form
erly known as George H. Burr,"
Oonrad and Broom, Inc., the name
being .changed recently ' In ' order
to' identify, betterthel firm's .own
ership, and management, both of
which remain unchanged. ,The
business is i.oae . established,- 40
years and continues all the activi
ties of the former firm Including
marketing of investment securi
ties, commercial paper and trad
ing in stocks and bonds. Munici
pal bonds are featured by the
firm In Its listings. General offic
ers are maintained In all the ma
jor cities on the coast.
good bit f money. la Salem, for
thjngs not obtainable at home;
and I do not bellsve Salem people
wllljsadorie inch practices. While
these plant charge' T I 'ceatis for
local . work, they are' takingout
sid work that they are not . entltK
ed to for 1 0 cents, which of course
la! working "a great hardship on
eleaners In the small towns who'
are forced to meet this unfair
competition." -
Former. News Man
Of . Salem y Buried
Here . Wednesday
.Funeral services for Claude R.
Lucas, . 48, 140 . Saginaw street,
were held Wednesday morning at
the Rlgdon , chapel here. Rev. S.
Dariow ' Johnson -of the Leslie
Methodist church officiating. Bur
ial was at City Vrew
.. Lucas, former Salem . newspa
perman and a free lane vrltcf
at the time of hia death Sanday,
is ' survived - by ' bis mother, Mrs,
Clara. Lucas; a brother; Harry Lu
cas.' and . a .sister, Mrs; Clifford
Brunk of-Marshfleld. - '-' -.
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, Burke Recovering B. 8. Burke,
who lias been confined to bis beol
for several days, is reported on
the road to recovery. - 1
Plumber Leaders
To Assemble in
Salem Tomorrow
Prominent men in the plumb
: lng world will visit Salem the last
of this week in attendance on the
state convention of master plumb
. ers. Edward B. Klein of Cincin
nati, president of the national as
sociation, will be present. This is
the second time In history that
a national president baa attended
an Oregon convention, and both
times It has happened the conven
tions were held in Salem. D. D.
. Rennie, state president of Port
land, will preside.
One of the delightful affairs
will be a banquet at the Marion
1 hotel Saturday night.
MBS 'CHISEL'
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J. L. Norris. who operates a
dry cleaning plant at Monmouth,
was In Salem yesterday protest
ing at what he claims is unfair
and cut - throat competition of
some of the Salem cleaners. Nor
ris says that while the prevail
ing scale In Salem and in Mon
mouth, Dallas and Independence
Is 75 cents for cleaning and press
ing, some Salem plants are run
ning trucks through those towns
and taking work at 50 cents.
"Unemployed men are encour
aged to drive their own cars and
work on a commission." said
Norris, "which they do until they
find they are not able to pay for
gas and have anything left. This
is cut-throat competition for us,
because there is barely a living
in it for the local firms if they
got all the business in their towns.
. "People in our towns spend a
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