Clarkston Receives Grog Cash

Receipts to Clarkston from the state liquor profits for the first six months of this year exceeded the total for the fiscal year ending November 1, 1938, according to a statement from the state auditor, Olympia. This gain, the state auditor pointed out, is the result of the increased division of liquor profits made effective by the legislature, coupled with a gain in sales.

In the past the city’s share has been 38 per cent while the new allocation sets the municipal division at 52 per cent. The Clarkston share of receipts for the 12-month period ending November 1, 1938, totaled $3,058.31 while the revenue for the six months ending July 1 were $3,552.81. At this rate, the city will receive $7,000 or more this year.

Money Is Needed

The additional $3,000 to $4,000 to be received each year will go to the general fund.

This additional revenue, said Mayor Johnson, will probably be used to assist in modernizing the fire department and in other civic improvements. He pointed out that a portion may be used to pay the salaries of two men at the fire house-city hall to answer emergency fire and police calls.

Asotin Also Benefits

Receipts for the town of Asotin also show similar gains. Revenue for the first six months of this year was $890.03, compared with $742.73 received for the 12 months ending last November 1. Asotin county received $4,036.32 for the first half of this year, contrasting with $4,868.79 received for the last fiscal year. The total for Clarkston, Asotin and the county was $8,449.16.

The distribution for two neighboring counties follow:

Pomeroy, $1,916.75; Garfield county, $1,815.76, or total of $3,785.50.

Dayton, $3,159.05; Starbuck, $461; Columbia county, $2,171.81, or total of $5,791.88.

This story was published in the Aug. 6, 1939, edition of the Lewiston Tribune.