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Highland Park Press, 1 Jan 1931, p. 9

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Thursday, Jan. 1, 1931 MOTORISTS TO PAY INCREASED TAXES American Auto Assn. Expert Is Predicting Additional Car Expenses T The average car owner will pay " per cent more taxes this year than he paid in 1929, according to the prelim- inary estimate of motor vehicle taxes made by the American Automobile association. Coincident with the issuance of this statement, the A. A, A. announce'd that Thus. P. Henry of Detroit, its presi.dent, had appointed a national cummittee to study every type of mo- tor vehicle levy and to develop a for- mula to assure equitable taxation for the car owners. Mr. Henry cited three reasons which he declared made it imperative that the entire motor tax structure and the practices and tendencies inherent in it,.shuuld be subject to a compre- hensive examination at this time. First, the wholly disproportionate rise in motor taxes from year to year as compared with other forms of taxa- tion; the evidence of efforts at whole- sale diversion of the tax to other than road purposes; and third, the proba- bility that the excuse of "hard times" will lend many of the 44 state legis- latures meeting early in 1931 to make further raids on the car owners, Mr.) Henry said in part: , Paying More Each Year "Our preliminary estimate for this your shows that the motorist on the average will pay $33 in motor taxes in 1930 as compared with $28.56 in 1929. Under 16 different forms the taxes on the car owners are being constantly pyramided. In the 10-year period, 1021-30, motor vehicle levies from gas taxes and license fees have increased 509.6 per cent in motor ve- hicle registration and 150.3 per cent in expenditures for highways. "The motorists are now confronted with a new situation which may well open the way for wholesale diversion to general purposes of state and local administration of levies placed on them as a class. Two notable preeed- ents were established in N6vember elections in New Jersey and in Louis. iana. In the former state hondjssues totaling $17,000.000 were authorized for public institutions and inland waterways, to be retired from gas tax collections. In Louisiana the gas tax was raised one cent per gallon in order to provide funds for port devel- opment. The automobile is pot as yet a sea-going vehicle. RENT THAT EXTRA ROOM PRESS WANT-ADS for RESULTS The bigger the market the better the renults. Man Highway Into i, Lake Superior Wilds, l, From Soo to Pt. Arthur Generally regarded as the last real wilderness in the Great Lakes region, the northern shore of Lake Superior will be accessible to motorists within approximately one year with the con- struction of a highway between Port Arthur and Sault Ste. Marie, accord- ing to the touring bureau of the Chi. cago Motor club. Lake Superior, the bureau pointed out, is the only remaining great llke Mill unbounded by a highway. At the present time some two-thirds of the shore line are necessible to ma- torists--from Sault Ste. Marie west along the south shore to Duluth, and northeast to Port Arthur. The gap in the circuit is some 400 miles long. It is practically uninhabited by humans, but comprises one of the best hunt- ine grounds on the continent. Moose, deer and bear abound there. Tourists who have driven from Du.. luth to Port Arthur say that this stretch is one of the most scenic We have drastically reduced prices on all our merchandise in order to c' up our obligations by January 15th. Gloves Lamps (table and fioor) Pen and Pencil Sets Birds and Bird Cages Pillows Ornamental Clocks All Electric A. C. Kenn Radio " Ties Socks Sweaters Handkerchiefs Smoking Stands Belts Fountain Pen Sets Shirts Razor Blades and Sharpeners This is your opportunity to save money on merchandise for every need among our sole itenuy---50 per cent reductions! Miseelltuteous Articles For the Ladies For the Home ALBERT AM' VARIETY STORE 318 Railway Avenue For the Men Now in Progress at AX T'S Drastic Reductions Offered STORE - WIDE CLEARANCE -FOR IMMEDIA TE CLEA RA NCE THE PRESS Kennedy strips anywhere. Because of this " trnetion, there has long been deep interest in the opening of the re- mainder of the shore line. The Canadian department of the in- terior is now ensured. according to Jesse B. Jackson, American consul " Fort William, adjoining Port Arthur, in making surveys of the proposed mute. It is expected that construe. route. I tum will Radio sutions of the Unite awn't the only ones to use Jtitt Stations of this calibre are le nll over the world, some of thr ing the G0,000-watts units iI Other Countries Have Numerous High Powered Broadcasting Stations all over the world, some of them rival- ing the G0,000-watts units in opera- tion in this country, according to L. D. Batson of the electrical equipment division of the U. S. department. of commerce. Rays NEA report. "it might not be amiss to say that every town of more than 10,000 pop- ulation in the world, with the possible exception of those in the United Simon. is considering the [visibility of Electric Percolators Electric Irons Electric Corn Poppers Glassware Novelty Jewelry Compacts Cream and Sugar Bowl Stationery Hand Bags Gift Hosiery Handkerchiefs Vases Chafing Dishes Tea and Dinner Sets China Candelabras Lamp Shades Lingerie Boudoir‘ Sets Dresses Smocks ' Box Candy L is expected that begin next 'spring, HIGHWOOD. ILL. . more than 10,000 pnp- f world, with the posnihlv 1 those in the United l idcring the feasibility of I Iiwd States high power. being: built them rival- ' in opera- th Household Utensils Flashlights and Bulbs Bird Cages complvte, establishing high-powered handout- ine station," he says. In Russia. for example, Batson my. the government in reported to be emet- ine Int-lions of 100,000 watts pm. or just double that of the highest- powered stations in the United Staten. Oslo. Norway, has I 60.000-wutt tull- mitter in operation, And Germany has twb 60,000 Watters operating it Relis- burg and Muehlaeker. Most of Japan's stations, the Im- Sleds Bicycles Tables and Chain bulls of all Kinds Express Wagons Fire Engines Games Toys of all Kinds Musical Toys Trains School Bulls Books of all'Kinds um and Much Most of Jan: my states, up ml Ireland is over the entirr ivnl the Hriti 'enterpieces 'able. Cloths 'utlery $5 to $12 n y Ar " Ila m: mini-lure For the Children at ly Da ler M vent ry world's c as: oftort in the fell tn Tel. H. P. 870 planning a satin: Free sun which "t Bro-dentin; o y nation in pawn ' is planning sun f about M,000 W; Bre to, supplement Id's champion in the oftort, while we're on he fellow who “may ondurnneo record by m- m)” for Mit Mun. ationn twt “ions. the on 10.000 It Ban station to which will ting com- now-mu: and unth- watts mm ll "

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