Show Oem Dern to Consult Blood On Tax Board Vacancy Governor George H. H Dern announced announced an Wednesday th that thit t he will ap appoint appoint ap- ap 1 point no tax commissioner commissioner- to suc succeed succeed the late Edward Hunter Snow Until he has conferred with Gayer Gover nor-elect nor Henry H. H Blood In Inthe the light of the chief chiet executives executive's unexpected appointment of George A. A Fisher of ot Keetley as executive executive- secretary of or the state land board boardl rumors were circulated at the capitol that the vacancy on the tax commission com mission would be filled immediately While numerous applications for forthe forthe forthe the position have been received the governor said he would not act until he had bad consulted Mr Blood who is in Washington attending the convention convention conven conven- convention tion of the American Association of State Highway Engineers Should the governor appoint a successor suc sue cessor to Mr Snow without conferring conferring confer confer- ring with the governor elect it was pointed out Mr Blood would not be bound by the action as members of the commission arc are servi serving ig g as interim interim in in- appointees unconfirmed by the thelast thelast thelast last legislature Successor to the late Chairman Snow must be a 1 as the tax commission was created as a nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- I partisan board by the last legislature its membership to consist of two Democrats and two Republicans ActIng Act Act- Ing tug Chairman George A. A Democrat and R. R E. E Hammond and H H. P. P Le Leatham tham Republicans comprise com corn prise the present commission Governor elect Blood can cail either cither submit their names nameSt to the legislature for confirmation lion next January or the names of or four men of or his own choice |