Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 11

will Taxpayer Report Claims Bannock Highest in State The average property tax -or Bannock County was higher in 1956 than any county In the state, Raccording to a report issued by the Taxpayers of Idaho, MIac. Bannock county's average levy $10.76, with the nex! highest in the state, Koutenni, havding 'an average' levy of $10.75. The Arcport shows Boise County had lowest levy In the state with an Faverage of $4.11. The average levy figures reached the report were gained by tak-1 an average of the caunty levy "and levies of the cilles in the counEty. The Associated Taxpayers prevlous year.

reported a 426 per cent lucrease in According to the Associated Taxthe geueral bonded debl payers, expendllures by The 44 of various governmental subdivi- counties in the state junk ed from sions In. Idaho between 1947 and $3,236,078 in 1947 to $5,500,364 In 1956. 1956, or an Increase of 89 per dent. Max execulive manager of It was out in the repord, the group, said the Increase was that the lotal local Indebtednl In due to construction of pubile ca 1958 was 10.1 per cent of the total cilities such as school plants, court assessed valuation of the state, houses, sewage trealment plants, The bonded debt of clues, the Jails, walerworks and roads. The report continued, is 5.8G per.

cout analysis, whih was made of fiscal of the total assessed valuation: of data, showed that the debl increas- pruperly within ellies and villages ed nine per cent In 1956 over 1955. Also shown in the report was Total banded debt of the various that county spending for 1956 was units of government In was three per cent higher than for flic $62,787,020 as compared with 00 $1500 1 WILL BE GIVEN AWAY BONUS SUITE ment: School districts $6,195,210 Lie 1947. $12,301,116 in 1950; willes and vl1lages, $4,200,503 and $2,150,000 Ir. rigallon and drainage, $857,500 and junior college $241,000 and highway districts, $901,800 and and hospilal nothing in 1947 and 000 in 1956. Schools accounted for the great- 710,013 in 1047 and $37,224,400 in 1932, Here is a comparison cited In the report which shows the extent to which the bonded debt has In: creased for various units of govern- 1 Scarlet Fever Case The Southeastern District Health Department.

Thursday reported One casa of scarlet iever in Bannock County and four cases of flu in Butte County. No diseases were reported for Dingham, Caribou or Power Countles. est portion Di the total, the In 1056 being 7.03 per cent of the state's total assessed valuation. The report pointed out that although sonte of the schools have reached the maximum of their bonding authority, there was still sufficient leeway for a total bonded indebtedness of 900,000, more than double the Isting amount or 14.5 per cent hased on 195G assessed valuation. IN TOMORROW SALE! DURING MARTIN'S "RUG-A-RAMA" ROOM OPENING THESE EXTRAS FREE WITH EACH SUITE Look at the low prices on these decorator designed contemporary living room groups Yet you also receive 3 modern tables and two lamps free with your choice of any of these groups! SEVEN-PIECE GROUPING sofa and chair with twa plastic-top end tables, coffee table and two contrasting table Available In smart decoralar fabrics, Coral, turquoise, beige, brown.

The grouping Includes lamps. the lovely $19900 A $65 SAVING ON THIS GROUP 46 4 MAN Available LIVING ROOM SUITE 7-PIECE in charcoal, turquoise, $65 beige and SAVING brown. ON Three THIS tables GROUP included and two lamps. 24900 Injured Twin Remains Serious AMERICAN FALLS Norman Hensen, 17, was reported in condition in Schlliz Memorial pital after a two-car collision! Thursday night. He had not regalned conselous.

ness by Friday afternoon. Hensen, driving convertible, collided with a pick-up driven by his twin sister, Norma, MI lower Rock Creek roadl seven miles south of American Falls. was thrown out through the roof the convertible and suffered a al skull fracture. Damage to the convertible was total, and to the pick-up $200. ported deputy sheriff George, White, who investigated.

NIGHT STILL BE Have you visited Martin's most modern carpet able prizes to visitors REGISTER You OPEN 12-IDAHO SUNDAY JOURNAL Sunday, Sepiember 22, 1957 Gold Dust Scale Goes to University -A scale that weighed more than a million dollars worth of gold dust and nuggets in Idaho's varly mining history has been formaily accepled by the regents as a gift to the University of Idaho, President D. n. Theophilus sald today. There's still gold la that scale, too. Gleanding flecks can he seen Imbedded in the Wooden base of the that had spilled out in the weighing process and them had been pressed into the wood when the scale's iron weights were placed on it.

A. N. Dyer of Boise, who pre- seated the scale to the university, said that In 1893 it came Into possession of Vollmer Scolt, general merchandising firms ated by John P. Vollmer and lace Scott of ML. Idaho and Grange.

ville. The firm acted as 'agent the Wells Fargo Express weighed gold that was brought by pack train principally from Warren mining camp. The had to be weighed before it transferred to a stagecoach shipment to the San Francisco mint. Journal Classified Ads Get Results PRIZES AT MARTIN'S HAVE TIME TO Visit Our New "RUG-A-RAMA" ROOM new "Rug-A-Rama" room? it's Idaho's largest and department. Don't miss it! We're offering valufor coming in.

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