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explanations about each line—how houses are figured, what the crossouts and recrossouts mean, what the basis for each assessment is. Questions should be encouraged and given approval—and answered with straight answers.
A second suggestion: that each supervisor find a couple of people to volunteer in his district to accompany constituents who desire such help with their cards. Or, all the board could form such a committee of such helpers, I feel sure Mrs. Scoggins would agree to train them. It could be done at one session.
Anything will be better than the wall of unconcern so far exhibited by the Board of Supervisors, who represent us all. Then, and only then, will they be justified in pointing a finger of blame at their own constituents—when they have bent every effort to help people come forward, when they have bent fevery effort to insure that his re-assessment is truly equal.
As to the Equalization Board, it has far from discharged its responsibility. It has intimidated people who have come forward. Even a sophisticated
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