Harlow's Weekly (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1934 Page: 12 of 16
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on
boot leggim
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a special session.
Welfare Program
work that will con-
The purpose is
mwt the or-
n pay as you
to fund the
research in preparing the
fur the Legislature.
of volunteer coin-
en>-
I can only guess what
if that would amount
we can
Kite.
Oklahoma City geologist, who heads Governor-
elect Marland’s educational committee
fund to retire treasury notes was passed
hv tho lu«t legislature. The federal aid
* •
The Governor-elect W ednesday
ferred
Repeal of the gasoline tax diversion
law is advocated by Governor-elect Mar-
land. In a statement to the Associated
Press last Saturday he was quoted:
“It may be necessary to refund the |ies<nt
outstanding notes, the present deficit and t ie
additional deficit between now ard the end ot
dium-union drive for the University o
Oklahoma, organized in 1924. He later
organized the Graham Flying Ser*ice
which he sold to Curtiss-Wright in 1931.
He had been rumored as in line tor a
place on Marland’s Board of Affairs.
Gasoline Diversion T ax
State Highway Police
A high wav police system is favored by
Governor-elect Marland. He feels that
state law enforcement has been lax and
hopes to work out an extensive crime pre-
vention plan for the state in co-operation
with the federal government. Mr. Mar-
land delegated Mac Q. Williamson, attor-
ney general-elect to attend the crime con
ference in Washington. He will not forn'v^
ulate definite plans for state enforcement^
activity until after he receives a report
from the Washington conference. In a
statement to the Tulsa Daily World, Mi.
Marland said:
'•We need slate enfrocement officers of integ-
rity and ability who will co-operate with fed-
eral officers in law enforcement.
The good citizens of the state are very much
interested in the growth of crime and the fail-
ure of law enforcement officers to apprehend
criminals committing our major crimes.
“I hope that there will be some suggestion
provides that states will not receive the
regular allotment after the first of the
year unless funds are matched with state
money for road purposes.
With the present highway commission
about $1,000,000 behind in payment of
outstanding claims, members of the com-
mission have pointed out that the state
can not hope to match the funds unless
some legislation is passed to place more
money into the maintenance and con-
struction funds.
While there is an organized effort for
repeal of the gasoline tax diversion law
and a number of legislators have de-
The Governor-elect W ednesday
with members of several 01 hls
important unofficial committees. Mrs.
John Leavell of Tulsa, chairman of his
welfare committee which will work with
Mrs. Mabel Bassett. State Commissioner
of Charities and Corrections, conferred
with him relative to what can be done
to increase the efficiency of state chai li-
able institutions and general welfare
work among children and other ®ltlze"®-
It was announced Wednesday tha
Frank Bane, director of the American
Public Welfare Association; Roy Brown
of the Brookings Institute, Washington,
D C and L. V. Cavins would be the ex-
perts aiding the welfare committee.
Good Government Fund
Steps were taken Tuesday to organize
the campaign to raise “the good govern-
ment fund" for conducting the work ot
the Marland unofficial committees which
will study problems of Fovernment. 1 •
S (Cheebie) Graham, Oklahoma ( ity,
was designated to head this movement.
Mrs Tom Gammie. Ponca City, form-
er state president of the American Leg-
ion Auxiliary, was named assistant di-
rector of the fund, and Miss Jessie En-
right. Ponca City, secretary. John Hale,
long associated with Marland, wil x
t reasurer.
In a statement to the Daily Oklahoman
Tuesday, Graham said relative to the
fund:
“This is a
tinue f<»r some time to come.
IO furnish money not "'nilable from state fumls
to do the necessary
Governor’s program
“It involves the expense
mittees. the gathering of records and the
ployment of a special staff of techmcans.
Graham said a statewide campaign for
funds, organized on a county unit basis,
will be launched soon. He declared the
fund’s books “will be open for public in-
spection at any time,” and he asserted
“what we’re asking is for the people ot
the state who believe in ‘E. W.’s’ pro-
gram and want a share in it, to come in
and help us.”
Graham headed the $1,000,000 sta-
Ueluuey. Ada. Mid-Comin-m nil
. iatiotf Grover Oimon, Luwton. Oklahomu
Wholesalers .itu.miutit.il ; Guy
Oklahoma Retailers association. \i<t.
Purdy. Oklahoma City, labor leader, Arthi
Newlin, Tulsa, realtor.
Dr. Hubert D. Simpson, professor of
public finance of Northwestern 1
,ity, will act as technical adviser for_the
committee. The committee including
Simpson, met Wednesday with the Gov-
ernor-elect. ., . .
It will act in an advisory capacity to
Governor-elect Marland in preparing rec-
ommendations for changes and r«for"?9
in the tax laws of Oklahoma to be sub-
mitted to the Fifteenth Legislature, pi"
ably at a special session.
the fiscal year. .June 30.
it will be but it looks
to about $20.(MHI.(MHI.
“It is my hope that
dinary expense of government on :
go plan, ami it may be necessary
existing debt to do this.
“We’ve got to get back the road money to
match federal aid funds.
The gasoline tax diversion law which
diverts 40 per cent of the state’s share
dared against use of the gasoline funds
for payment of old state
anteeing the pay mtn
notes would be necessai y.
Comment on Taxes
The following discussion of F"80'1"®
taxes is quoted from the 1 onca ( it a
News:
There is going to be a lot said abouMhe polK?
uf divertinj .. Pun of the B..h»e t«
J:;?
Zraes elmubl be U,”T ",P ^2
Tunis gallon »nd «<•••• «" revenues re-
(.eive.l over to the state, to counties ami to
dties for road and street maintenance and con-
struction. Automobile owners do not object
■ for new Is and for the nm.n enanee
„f ',,ld roads. They understand their obligation
in this regard ami they also umlerstand their
Iddtantion tts Citizens to help raise funds for
other purposes of government. But it is po -
sible to ri<le a willing horse to death. I
possible to place so heavy a burden on one
group that it is destructive of the thing to be
M A hiRh gasoline tex ba«
of gasoline profitable. It has placed
out of line with its neighbor to the
Kansas, with a low tax. This works a
dealers clear along the northern
edge of the state
The Ada Evening News fears that
higher taxes will be proposed in connec-
tion with the new program in Oklahoma
and observes:
One thing that is holding down building op-
erations everywhere is the constant threat of
bi-'ber taxes. All kinds of measures that will
cost more money are being agitated and if even
part of them are enacted into law property own-
ers will have to pay the bill. I nder such a
threat those who have money are slow about
putting if into buildings. Oklahoma voted to
cut the ad valorem rate to a low figure, but it
ent a higher valuation being placed
so that it will yield more taxes,
demand more of every branch of
government than they once did ami of course
tin v are having to pay more to meet the in-
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Harlow, Victor E. Harlow's Weekly (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1934, newspaper, December 1, 1934; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1601367/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.