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PAGE FOUR T H E WATCHMAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939 T H E W A T C H A \ A N Founded in 1826 lnt«r«d ■« Stfeend Clau Matter at th« Mattltuck Past Office Publieotion Office Mattituck Press Phone 8320 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By Mail Weekly • $1.S0 Per Year HULL M. WICKHAM ............ Owner-Edltor THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939 REAL ESTATE TAXATION The vital importance of an equitable application of taxes throughout the State has long been recognized by our elected representatives. With the advances which have been made in mechanical, agricul tural and business methods, the adoption of the present tax system, we believe, has kept step< ' <I-’ * • While it is quite true that no one has ever attempted to cover the subject in one book, so vast is its width, breadth and thickness, the one thing which comes to the mind of the average citizen when taxes are mentioned is, as we have previously pointed out, the question whether or not he is paying more than his share. He can see the reason for Town taxes, be that reason good, bad or indifferent. He re ceives some tangible returns for the money spent, such as highway improvement and maintenance, salaries for officials, street lighting, etc. But when it comes to the tacking on of county and state taxes, the* fog begins to thicken and he is prone to leave the matter in the hands of elected pfficiols. There just doesn't seem to be anyihing else h§ can do about it, So far Qs this country Is concerned, this' policy originated with the early settlers. The history of property taxation in the colonial and ear y national periods shows that a variety of methods was used in rat ing property by the legislatures to which had been delegated the power to fix the rates. .The pecularity of their methods was due to the sociological and economic con ditions which existed at that time. The wants of the government were few and simple. (Compared to present day needs, they were microscopic.) In one locality the basis of assessment was established on the estimoi'ed earnings from the various types or ratings of land and land was assigned to one of perhaps six or eight different classifications. In the same period in an other locality, legislatures rated lands ac cording to their use— orchard, hay, grain, pasture land, etc. In still other sections there was no property taxation, money being raised by customs and excise taxes. Authorities on property taxation matters hove divided the history of taxation into two periods, pre-assessment and post-assess ment. State equalization of taxes come, according to Professor H. L. Lutz of Ohio, writing \The State Tax Commission/' as q result of the breakdown of ihe legislative rating system, in use in the pre-assessment period. The State Board of Equalization is the body which actually and definitely controls the county tax rate. This board can lower our taxes— without any cost to us and, as we have said before, not even a penny. This board also can raise our taxes— and at our own expense. Why not let's do something about it! The explanation is easy if you have time to look into it. If not, we hope, in an edi torial to follow, to make it clear just how this board functions and what its powers are. THE FAMILY HEARTH The fire on the hearth has played a part In family life so large that people used to speak of the old homes as the \fomily hearthstones.\ On the hearth in more pri mitive days the meals were cooked over the open blaze. It was the only heat amid the chills of ancient winter. Then when our inventive genius pro duced stoves and furnaces and all the won derful variety and efficiency of modern' heaters, the family hearth became less es sential. Many people have always built open fireplpQes Into their homes, on which fires hove blazed on cool nights. They are very welcome on chilly autumn evenings, when the weather is not cold enough to start a hot furnace. The blazing fire has inspired reflection, dreams, and conversation. It is a pretty sight to see those little flames doing their waltzes and fox trots up and down those burning logs. The scene seems so peace ful that you wonder why you got so stirred by the day's tempests in teapots. As you look into those dancing flames, you think of the dear folks with whom in past years you sat before such burning logs. The curtain of the past rolls up, and the drama of your history begins to speak again. It tells of your triumphs and dis- oppointments, your defeats and your vic tories. When the neighbors coll and sit before the blazing hearth, the picture invites good talk. The cheerfulness of it seems to free people's minds of care. You say what you think and pretty soon you hove the affairs of the neighborhood and world well settled. You go to bed or go home with a light and hopeful heart. The fire on the hearth should blaze on many autumnal nights, and people should not rush the gome of modern life so fast that they can not watch it. ............. INFLUENZA DANGERS As the cool weather comes on, people ask if there is danger of «a serious influenza epidemic this year. Many of us recall the terrible influenza plague of 1918, when so many well and strong people dropped like leaves from the autumn trees, and the fre quent sight of funeral processions was such a reminder of the uncertainty of life. As that epidemic came at the close of a terrible war, it would seem th 6 t the con ditions prevailing in the battle zones may hove aided the spread of this infection, and, might do so again if the present war IS prolonged. One would guess that the present war has not yet lasted long enough to create such a danger to any great extent, partic ularly since modern warfare provides high ly competent medical service to check dis ease epidemics. It will be well for people to be careful’’ about their grip coses. Old Grip Germ is a tough antagonist, and he has thrown many people who did not take him seriously. — . . ................ ... ..TV'*' ‘I''rr' MEDIATING THE WAR There have been suggestions that Presi dent Roosevelt should undertake to medi ate between the warring powers of Europe, and aid them to reach some peaceful set tlement. It will be a tough job, which any one, even in the most exalted position, would be slow to undertake. The fundamental difficulty would be that England and France ore not inclined to trust the promises that the German govr ernment mokes,. It might be a good plan to promise Germany the return of the Ger man colonies seized in the World War, if that country would keep the peace. Give them one colony bock for each five year period that they keep their agreements and start no trouble, might be a means of set tling the difficulty. INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY IN WAR The war department finds that there are 10,000 industrial plants in the United States which are suited to production of munitions and supplies needed in war time. The possible production of these plants is the greatest of any country in the world. Nations that look on our country with an unfriendly eye should therefore hesitate how they step on Uncle Sam's toes. The experts find that the supply of skil led labor would be a critical problem if the country gets into war. The country needs badly a period of industrial prosperity so that more apprentices con obtain jobs and get experience. Anywqy, the country should adopt such neutral and peaceful policies that no nation will care to offer any sauce to your Uncle Samuel. IT*S ABOUT TIME! N£W/5 IT^M: Com m u n ists to be ousted from _____________________________ (governm ent jobs. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS DEEDS C. H. Adams to Ii. M. McCpn- ville, lots 154, 156, Shelter Island Grove $2,500 M. Bjornsen to D. F. Gallagher, lot 237 and others. Goose Bay Es tates, Southold $2,650 Southold Savings Bank to W., F. EUwood, Jr., part lot 68 and others, Grandview Gardens, Blue Point $5,500 E. Young to F. J. Roselle, lot w s Midway rd adj other land Ro selle, Shelter Island $1,000 MORTGAGES W. s . Downs tb S. Cripkunis, lot n e corner Middle rd and Hill rd, Shelter Island ■ $1,200' W. F. lillwood, Jr. to Southold Savings Bank, part lot 67 and others, Grandview Gardens, Blue Point $3,500 LEGAL NOTICE Statement of the Ownership, Man agement, Circulation, etc., requir ed by the Acts of Congress of Au gust 24, 1912, and March 3, 193S Of TpE WATCHMAN, published weekly at Mattituck, New York, for October 1, 1939. State of New York ] County of Suffolk ] ss. Before me, a notary in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Hull M. Wick ham, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the owner of The Watch man, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and be lief, a true statement of the owner ship, management, etc. of the afore said publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by Act of- August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section 537, Pos tal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses W. R. Havens to G. R. Havens, ^ ,,, , lot s s Sterns Point rd at Midway editor, managmg rd. Shelter Island $2,000 editor, and business managers are: F. E. Mueller to Suffolk County National Bank, lot e s Riverside dr adj land Morgan, Riverhead $2,500 ASSUMED BUSINESS NAMES George J. Naugles, doing busi ness as Anchor Inn, at Mattituck. Arthur Sandberg, doing business as Thrifty Cut-Rate Drug Store, at Riverhead. NEW CAR OWNERS J Fred Rhodes, Riverhead, Pack ard sedan. Simon Vennen, Riverhead, Ford tudor. Frederick W. Schnakenberg, Shelter Island, Overland coach. Max Weissberger, Greenport, Plymouth feedan. John H. Fanning, Riverhead, Plymouth coupe. Mary A. Smith, Shelter Island, Cadillac sedan. Gerald L. Fraser, Aquebogue, Oldsmobile sedan. Franklin B. Kennell, Riverhead, Oldsmobile sedan. Stanley C. Duvall, Riverhead, Plymouth sedan. Ellis T. Terry, Riverhead, Nash sedan. William Nedoyzytko, Mattituck, Ford tudor. As a result of a home planning club, 300 homemakers in Berk eley, California, together built one house that incorporated their home planning ideas. In 1893 the Supreme Court of the United States decided, in con nection with a tariff problem, that tomatoes are vegetables; botanic- ally, however, the tomato is a fruit. Publisher, Hull M. Wickham, Mat- .tituck; Editor, Hull M. Wickham, Mattituck. 2. That the owner is: Hull M. Wickharn, Mattituck. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owping or holding 1 per cent or more of the total amount :«f boni^s, ixiortgages, or other se curities are: None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the-list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corpo ration for whom such trustee is acting, is given;, also that the said two paragraphs contain gtaterne^rits embracing' affiant’s full, knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and (^onditions under which stock holders and security hplders who do Inot sppear wpftnc/tlJe books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than thcit of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, asso ciation. or corporation has any in terest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. HULL M. WICKHAM. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27tli day o f . September, 1989. ELIZABETH B. FLEET. Fred Jones, the rubber man in one of the shows at the New York World’s Fair, is the father of a “bouncing boy” born the other day in a New York City Hospital.
