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COURIER-POST BUREAU 38 Main SL, Mount Holly, N. J. AMherst 7-2120 SOL UrNGTOrTUNTY EDITION COURIER-POST At Maple Shade Circle Tax Dip Is Given CAMDEN, N. SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1962 'Anti-RenewaP Slates Trade Final Shots MOUNT HOLLY Acting Mayor Robert B. Stevens! MOUNT HOLLY The five-man Citizens Commit- MAPLE SIHDEA total valuation of $1,170,000 on improved properties plus an anticipated amount of $8.5 million will be lost to the township through reconstruction of the Maple Shade Circle, it has been announced.

Harry F. Renwick, secretary of the township planning board, who testified as to loss of rat-ables in the township, released a breakdown of valuation, assessed today issued a final plea for a "heavy turnout of en- tee slate, running under the slogan Proposed Electioneering Cheap? BY ED CHELLAND MOUNT HOLLY The "high cost'V of running for a political office recently has been the complaint or many candidates seeking an office on the state, county or local levels. This perhaps could be true in some areas, but after a look at the campaign expense reports filed in the Burlington lightened voters" for Tuesday's Council election here.JUrban Renewal said today the voters must settle Stevens heads the Sincere two issues, urban renewal and Leadership" slate in the race. The issue in this election Is wumj viiks uuilc uy uuui uie good government, which are at stake in Tuesday's Town Council election. The five.

Harry A. Cotton, Orville Clevenger. Joseph S. the qualifications of the candi dates and not urban renewal," a two-way race for coroner. Swee county Democratic and Republi can primary election candidates.

didate, Ephrim Tomlinson II of Stevens said. ney, Greskl and Brown filed re- electioneering costs are not so Mecuora, who was chosen without opposition, and Robert C. "The majority of our slate is valuation and tax dollars Friday. He appeared before the State Highway Department public hear exorbitant. At least, not in theL uncommitted on Urban Renewal vic imun uuuug me cam- Smires came up with additional votes after a recount was made pnmanes and will remain that way until paign and all three were nomi ing Thursday.

Maple Shade has nated. the proposed program is in its in the East District in Southamp ton Township by the Board of final form and until a public hearing is held to hear all sides of For the GOP independent candidates, Earl Hill of Washington asked for an alternate, simplified plan to rectify traffic conditions at the Maple Shade Circle with the least amount in loss of rat- the matter. Anything to the con Township for sheriff, Paul Heis- Gregory, Milton P. Lewis and Thomas F. Neary, stated: On Urban Renewal "First, let us discuss the Issue of urban renewal.

The present proposed plan is to take the marked areas, secUon by section, relocate their residents, demolish the present structures, regrade the area and then turn it over to private concerns for redevelopment "This system could well be trary which our opponents may ler of Palmyra, also for sheriff, Elections. The board members opened the machine because Tomlinson was concerned as to why he, a party-backed candidate, ran about 100 votes behind his running mates in say is at variance with the facts and Robert C. Smires of Mount Holly, a coroner hopeful, things "It also has been brought to The three Democratic candidates. Sheriff Francis P. Bren-nan of Clnnaminson, seeking reelection; Robert F.

Nash of Burlington, freeholder hopeful, and incumbent Coroner Peter W. Smith of Mount Holly, managed to get through the campaign without spending a cent. Where the report asks to list expenses, the three Demos inserted the word "none." But, of course, Brennan, Nash and Smith were unopposed. ables to the township. Assessment Loss $468,000 On a basis of assessed valuation at 40 per cent which the that district.

The election board peek revealed that the poll work-! our attention that an attempt has been made to mislead the public about the township's fiscal condition relative to net ratable losses which are, in fact, the result of state actions over which the ers made a mistake on the tallv township adopted this year, the were a bit different. Heisler reported he spent $64 during the campaign; Smires, $48, and Hill went a bit heavy and dropped $238 in the expense bucket in his losing bid for the GOP sheriff candidacy. Judging from the expense sheet and gave Tomlinson only 37 done profitably and advantageous ly in large cities such as Phila- total loss in assessment amounts to $468,000 and the loss in taxes votes instead of 137 and Smires township had no control. delphia, Pittsburgh or Chicago. 6 votes instead of 60.

"I refer to the voter-approved However, three party-backed Republican candidates, Frank Sweeney of Florence, sheriff can for example, where the affected area represents only a minute fraction of the tax ratables. old-age exemption and the transfer of utility personal propert' from the assessment rolls. vouchers, of all nine candidates, the cost of running for office still is within the monetary reach of is $33,368.40, Renwick said. He added that the township also faces an anticipated amount which will be lost by present plans amounting to $3.4 millions on the $8 million dollar construction of S. Kline Department Store of New York City whose taxes at "We believe, however, that a These are admittedly complex Freeholder M.

Paul Austin, who recently underwent abdominal surgery, is expected to remain In the Rancocas Valley Hospital for at least three weeks. Austin is the only Republican member of the board of freeholders. would-be candidates who sometimes pull out a flat billfold. subjects and could easily confuse didate; Anthony T. Greski of Burlington, for freeholder, and Harvey Brown of Moorestown, for coroner, accomplished the feat even though there was a three-man race for the sheriff slot and community the size of Mount Holly, where these areas represent a much larger percentage of the total tax structure plus the persons unfamiliar with govern' While we're discussing the pri ment finance.

the current rate would amount to "In reality, however, the true mary, the GOP congressional can-l Jf jw, cost of acquisition, will not be $242,420. compensated for by the small in This construction is expected value of property in Mount Holly actually rose by one and one-half crease in tax ratables that will within a year, Renwick stated. million dollars over the past year, be acquired through the low cost Total loss would then amount to Season in Doubt a substantial increase. "We urge anyone who is sufficiently interested in good gov dwelling units that are being suggested, and that this in turn will impose an added tax burden on $275,788.40 in tax monies. Properties, Valuations Properties, valuations, and as ernment to read tne facts as the present residential property BURLINGTON The opening of jre a dy, according to James and and funds support a lifeguard gate tender, Hughes said, the Sylvan Lakes swimming area Hughes, treasurer of the Civic owners who are already, in most cases, taxed to their fullest ability volunteers are needed to do the League.

The swimming area is open to clean up work. to pay. sponsored by the Burlington Township Civic League may be delayed this year if volunteers all township residents for a fam "It is our considered opinion stated in the township's annual report, recently distributed. "We hope that the people of Mount Holly will not be misled and that they will make every effort to cast their ballots intelligently for the five best qualified candidates next Tuesday." Running bracketed with Stevens Courier-Pot Photo by Boit DcWolf EVESHAM RECREATION COUNCIL will be passing out this boxful of envelopes door to door today as the first step in a township-wide fund drive. Fund drive chairman William Reed is helped by ball players Barry Howarth, 12 (left) and Edward Ripoli, 9.

ily membership fee of $5. The that a program of such magnitude are not found to get the area I sessed valuations on the 40 per cent basis which are involved are: Gulf Station, $50,000 Sun Oil Station, $50,000 Maple Shade Diner, Chevron Gas Station, $60,000 Tacony Mobil Station. $50,000 Robert Hall, $100,000 Kinney Shoes, $90.000 Esso Station, Circle Diner, $150,000 Main Line If the township residents do not support the swimming area, said Hughes, it will be closed. The Civic League meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m. in the Springside Fire-house.

Hughes asks residents interested in having the beach IBM Mind Needed should be intelligenUy planned, carefully considered, and then presented to the taxpayers factually and without bias. Then their decision should be the final authority. We are not alone In our thinking; some of our neigh are Incumbent councilman George W. Lippineott; Martin L. Haines, an attorney; Philip J.

Tax Calculations opened this year to send him a Homes, $300,000, (under option) Gallagher, a certified public accountant, and Dr. James A. 422 Lake bor communities are taking the course of urban rehabilitation postcard at Burlington. Kleiner, $90,000, (under 'option) $36,000. Miller, a dentist.

Evesham Boys Launch Drive rather than total renewal. "Another side of this issue is Tough in Burlco one that cannot be measured in dollars and cents and that is the Here 's Why ML Holly Firm Won That Radio Station Bl'RLLNGTON CITY By ROSE DE WOLF The barracks- MARLTON All over Evesham i a meeting place MOUNT HOLLY It takes some 2.10 .06 4.64 moral obligation to the people who reside in the homes that have been marked. Living on Fixed Incomes Many of these people are retired and living on fixed incomes that are adequate to maintain them under present conditions. headquarters was blown down by a storm. But the group put up a tall calculating to figure out tax bill in Burlington County.

Township today, little paper envelopes are being handed out, slipped under doors and stuffed into mailboxes. County Library School Local Total Assessed at 1.83 .07 4.83 .24 7.02 22.01 clubhouse at the Marlton Flay This year tax rates went down ground and the basketball team WASHINGTON (GNS) Burlington County Broadcasting Co. of Mount Holly has won the ing officers were listed by the FCC as: President, G. Howard Sleeper; vice president, Qucntin M. 6 .80 18.74 in 20 of the county's 40 munici is allowed to play at the F.

V. Next weekend, these envelopes but would probably not be if they were forced to give up their Dalities. but at the same ume Evans School. are to be collected filled with BL'RLLNGTON TOWNSHIP assessment ratios went up in 14. No boy who applies to the homes and change their mode of Recreation Council is turned enough green paper, the distributors hope, to keep the Evesham ty, daytime, would serve 686,936 persons in an area of 1,465 square miles, while Farina (Mount Holly-Burlington) would serve 641,236 persons in 1,541 square miles.

"At night, Burlington County would reach 62,250 persons in an area of 66 square miles, but Farina would serve less persons, namely, 52,303 in an area of 63 square miles." 1.71 .06 6.64 The tax rate is paid on each $100 of assessed value of the prop 1.68 .05 6.04 .75 away. The best 15 baseball play living. "We believe that the good people of Mount Holly will not be ers are entered into the Lenape Recreation Council solvent and enable some 200 township young County Library School Local Total Assessed at Conference but teams are found e(j int0 believing that urban re- sters to participate in basketball! ior au youngsters even uiose newal a panacea for all our and baseball leagues for anotheriwho never plaved Moril 8.52 23.36 9 38 23.24 erty. The assessed value is determined in each municipality by the assessor. Some assessors, like those in Bordentown City, Tabernacle and Riverside, to year, Recreation Council Is a Generous Contributions The community ills.

"Secondly, what is good government? We believe that good government is a government that is CHESTERFIELD Walton, and secretary-treasurer, Albert E. Freeman. Owners of the Burlington Broadcasting Co. are William S. Halpern and Louis N.

Seltzer, both of Coatesville, Pa. John J. Farina of Newark heads the Mount Holly-Burlington Broadcasting Co. Kyle questioned Seltzer's and Halpern's claims of civic leadership in the Pennsylvania communities where they now own stations. He also expressed reservations about Farina's financial resources.

Among his conclusions, Kyle had this to say: fledgling group in the township- it was established just four years name a few, place the assessment at 30 per cent of the true or mar The council supplies the boys with equipment, uniforms and coaching. The last comes free from the council now nutnberinn 25. first round in a three-way contest to open a new radio station in Burlington County. Federal Communications Commission Examiner Jay A. Kyle has ruled that the company should be granted a construction permit for a station at Mount Holly.

At the same time, Kyle denied applications for radio stations in the county that were filed by the Burlington Broadcasting Co. of Burlington and the Mount Holly Burlington Broadcasting Co. of Mount Holly. The examiner's ruling was based on hearings which took place at the FCC last spring, summer and fall. All three companies had applied for construction permits, with the knowledge that only alert to and serves the best interests of all the ciUzens, not bound by or obligated to any Indi- ago and it is the only group providing recreation in the community.

It was the brainchild of William First GI Family Given Approval ForEuropeTrip MC GUI RE AFB (UPI)-A Navy County 2.65 2.62 Library .09 .08 School 4.09 3.44 Regional 4.22 7.84 Local .69 Fire Tax .24 .23 Total $11.76 $13.98 ket value of the property. Others place it as low as 11.93 per cent Individuals have contributed jvidual or group." Maynard, supervising principal of generously to get the council started. The boys have staged Evesham schools who, with a few DUMONT TO SPEAK sales, donkey wife and her two children will be friends, started a basketball Christmas tree 14.87 a horse show, the first military family to travel! league for youngsters 8 to 12, baseball games, Assessed at 15.44 CLNNAMINSON (North Hanover) or as high as 40 per cent (Maple Shade). The owner of a $10,000 property in Pemberton Borough where the assessment ratio is 30 per cent will pay taxes on $3,000. The total tax rate in the borough is $10.24 per $100 of assessment.

So dinners and the like to keep it to Europe since the ban on such years old in 1958. The league used going, The council members work trips was imposed during the Ber an old barracks building that be on the ballfields and night after longed to the inactive Marlton lin crisis last October. They are Mrs. Estella Le.Mas- night meet with the youngsters. Playground Association.

LEVITTOWN State Sen. Wayne Dumont will discuss broad-based taxation at a meeting sponsored by the Levlttown branches of. the American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters and the Council of Parent-Teachers' Association at Buckingham School at 8:30 p.m. Monday. the property owner pays taxes Officers of the council are John of $307.20.

one could be granted. Kyle's ruling is subject to appeal. Assessment ratios went up in ters, wife of master chief airl. controlman Maxi LeMasters. and Clrcular DfaMbuted their children, Maxi 12, and The organizers of the league, Cheryl.

9- Maynard, Bill Reed, Irving Bot- Defense Secretary Robert S. nick, John Smith and Roland Buc-McNamara lifted the ban on April Icialia, contacted the youngsters "Mount Holly is capable of providing significantly greater resources for programming talent and material than is Burlington. "Mount Holly is superior to Burlington in the matters of rate of growth, civic activities, population, business, governmental and agricultural activities, educational facilities and potential growth. "It is concluded that a grant of a first broadcast facility to Mount Holly rather than Burlington would provide a more Bordentown, Eastampton, Mans Smith, president; Richard Hala-sek, vice president; Albert Howarth, secretary, and Bob Hutton, treasurer. "We never have too much help In essence, Kyle said the field, Maple Shade, Mount Holly, remberton Borough, Riverside, Burlington County Broadcasting Co.

is best equipped to serve through circulars distributed at or enough money," says Smith. Riverton, Sh among, Southampton Springfield, Tabernacle, Washing school. WALTHER PTA SESSION LUMBERTON Florence the area which the signals of all three competing applicants would cover. The program helps an increasing number of youngsters but the 25, and the LeMasters were the first to get travel orders. They will leave tomorrow fiom Mc-Guire Air Force Base for the The council officially was or ton and Woodland.

New tax rates in these communities are based ganized in the spring of 1959 with The examiner noted, in his on the new assessment ratios Walther PIW will meet in the all-purpose room of the school the night of May 10. Installation of ruling, that the company's di U.S. naval air facility at West 15 members and a baseball Mauling, in Kent, England. league added to the program. It council is still not firmly established and well-known.

The fund drive is the council's hope to acquaint the public with its program for youth and to rectors have spent their lives Tax rates decreased while ratios held the line in Pember fair, efficient and equitable assignment LeMasters has been in England is a nonprofit organization. County $2.29 2.02 Library .08 .06 School 7.57 7.28 Local 1.66 1.17 Total $11.60 $10.54 Assessed at 18.46 20.39 DELANCO County 2.24 1.90 Library .08 .06 School 12.41 967 Local 3.26 2.50 Fire Tax .47 .59 Total $18.00 $14.13 Assessed at 19.48 21.75 DELRAN County 1.10 1.09 Library .04 .03 School 4.83 4.23 Local .62 .38 Total 6.59 5.73 Assessed at 37.96 38.76 EASTAMPTON County 1.44 2.84 Library .05 .09 School 4.30 7.26 Regional 2.87 4.71 Local officers will take place and T. E. Malsberger of the United States in Burlington County, unlike their competitors. since November.

The family's Actually by the time the was formed, it no longer had "Of the two proposed Mount Holly stations, Burlington Coun ton Township, North Hanover, New Hanover, Mount Laurel, F'ieldsboro and Chesterfield. gain its support. Coast Guard Auxiliary will speak. home is in Norfolk, Va. Burlington County Broadcast Tax rates for 1962 and 1961 for RIVERTON FLORENCE 2.61 13.43 1.57 747 2.40 2.48 School Regional Local School Regional Local Total Assessed at 1.90 262 .59 6.54 30 4.63 7.55 2.97 $18.33 13.31 School Regional Local Total Assessed at 5.09 1148 $19.48 14.19 School 10.50 9.68 Local 3 20 2.57 Fire Dist.

1 .33 .30 Fire Dist. .48 .49 Total $15.92 $14.39 each Burlington County community and the percentage of assessment to true value is as follows. The figures were obtained from the county Board of Taxation. Community 1962 1961 $19.44 11.61 $12.50 1193 Total 6.34 Assessed at 30 MAPLE SHADE WASHINGTON County Assessed at 19.81 19.80 MOUNT HOLLY BASS RIVER PALMYRA 1 76 .06 7.17 2.92 2.48 146 .05 5.57 1.28 County' Library School Local IJbrary School Local .08 11.25 2.53 .09 12.23 1.63 County Library School Local 2.15 .07 7.34 1.67 $11.22 20 County Library School I.vl 109 .04 4.21 1 1.69 .05 7.21 2.70 $11.66 25.19 2 03 .06 7.30 2 e3 $12.22 20.72 s.Sl 30 ioiai Assessed at County 1.34 2.02 Library .05 .06 Regional 2.48 3.21 Local 2 25 3.13 Total $10.62 $14.29 Total Assessed at $11.92 25.41 $14.90 1451 8.66 30 Total Assessed at County 1.46 1.84 Library .05 .06 School 6.36 6.36 Local 2.59 2.81 Total $10.46 $11.07 Assessed at 30 22.88 SILAMONG County 1.47 2 41 Library .05 .07 School 5 5fl 6 33 Regional 2.50 3.84 Local Total 9.53 $12.65 Assessed at 28.65 17.10 SOUTHAMPTON County 1.73 2.78 Library .06 .09 School 3.12 5.51 Regional 3.26 6 03 Local .84 2.17 Total 9.02 $16.58 Assessed at 25 13.14 County 2.09 1.91 Library .07 .06 School 8 95 Local 4.72 3.89 Total $15.84 $13.46 Assessed at 19.18 20.32 IIALNESPORT County 2.77 2.51 Library .10 .08 School .3.33 Regional 5.49 4.18 Local .83. .83 Total $18.57 $15.44 Assessed at 16.10 16.88 LEVITTOWN County 1.58 1.61 Library School 5.67 4 69 Local 1.07 1.10 Total 8.32 7.40 Assessed at 27.79 27.08 WESTAMPTON BOROUGH PEMBERTON EDGEWATER PARK Total 7.13 Assessed at 40 MEDFORD 2.06 .06 6.32 1.96 .06 7.33 3.93 1.39 .05 6.16 2.64 1 94 .06 8.52 .25 County Library School Local Assessed at 30 19.15 MOUNT LAUREL Total $16.50 $13.81 Assessed at 17.74 17.20 BEVERLY County 2.25 2.17 Library .08 07 School 9.56 8.64 Local 3.58 3.09 Total $15.48 $13.94 Assessed at 20 18.60 County IJbrary School Local Total Assessed at $13.28 19.27 $10.24 30 1.70 .05 4 60 2 42 .90 9 68 22.94 2.09 .07 484 2 81 2.11 $10.73 20.36 County Library School Regional Local Total Assessed at Total $10.78 Assessed at 21.49 EVESHAM PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP 8.45 20 2.82 .09 6.67 359 BORDENTOWN CITY 3.21 .11 5 143 County $2.59 $2.21 Ijbrary .09 .07 School 8 45 5.32 Regional 3.14 3.25 Local 108 1.10 Total $13.37 $11.95 Assessed at 16.65 19.22 NEW HANOVER County $1.37 $1.57 Library .05 .05 School MEDFORD LAKES 7.41 3.62 .34 County 1.69 1.64 Library .06 .05 School 6.49 6.28 Regional 3.36 2.73 Local Total $1161 $10.70 Assessed at 24.96 25.03 WOODLAND County 1.36 5.57 library .05 .17 School 6.39 16.23 Local Total $7 81 $21.97 Assessed at 30 7.44 WRIGHTSTOWN County 1.59 1.4S Ijbrary .06 .04 School 3.73 3.38 Local 2.55 2.57 Total 7.93 7.45 Assessed at 19.60 21.50 LUMBERTON SrRLNGFIELD County Library School Regional Local Total Assessed at 2.05 .06 6.68 3.41 $12.20 .20.21 County library School Local Total Assessed at .05 4.86 2.30 8.65 30 $13.17 15.27 $14.70 14.06 County 2 62 2.97 Library .09 .09 School 2.31 4 68 Local 3 89 1.27 Total 8.92 9 02 Assessed at 16.42 14.45 RIVERSIDE County 1.23 1 45 Library .04 .04 School 5.08 5.51 Local 1.67 1.25 Total 8.02 8 .25 Assessed at 30 25.37 FIELDSBORO BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP 2.22 2.74 2.78 Local Total Assessed at County 2.18 2.20 Library .08 .07 School 5.14 5.12 Regional 2 84 2.83 Local .92 111 Total $12.10 $12.08 Assessed at 20 58 20.57 MOORESTOWN County 2.14 2.08 Library .08 .06 County 1.36 3.34 Ijbrary .05 .10 School 2.05 5.46 Regional 2.09 893 Local 192 190 Total 7.46 $19.73 Assessed at 30 11.24 TABERNACLE County 1.38 3.09 Library .05 .09 County $2.11 $2.26 Library .07 .07 School 7.29 6.80 Regional 4.23 3.75 Local .27 .68 Total $13.97 $13.57 Assessed at 19.68 18.83 MANSFIELD County 1.41 2.83 Library .05 .09 1.42 18.89 1.62 19.22 1.88 .07 5.89 3.72 $11.55 15.95 County Library School Local Total Assessed at County Library School Local Total Assessed at .07 8.17 1.52 $11.98 16.80 .08 7.82 .86 $11.51 15.09 .09 8.77 1.31 $12.96 15.49 NORTH HANOVER County 3.35 3.30 Library .12 .10.