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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH I J, 1945
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partly cloudy and warmer Thura-
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Mi shetl temp, for any March... 85
Loweet temp, for any March 18
mgneet temp, yesterday 51
Loweet temp, latt night 38
r-recipitation yeiterday 1.31
Precipitation from March 1 ...2.77
Excesa from March 1, 1946 1.45
Excess from Sept. 1, 194& 9.90
In the Days News
(Continued from page 1)
more than they enlighten us be
cause the whole picture Is ob-
scured by the clouds and the dust
of censorship and silence.
Those who know don't tell us
what It is all about, so we can
only Judge from day to day and
from week to week by what we
read in the papers.
By CHARLES V. STANTON
The League of Oregon Cities is cooperating with the state
legislative interim committee, engaged in a study of the
state's tax system (or lack thereof) in an effort to place
municipal financing on a more equitable basis. It is pointed
out that, aside from direct property taxes, municipalities
have few sources of revenue. Occupational taxes have been
utilized by some Oregon towns to augment income; parking
meters have contributed to treasuries in a number of cities,
and various forms of licenses and fees have been adopted.
But municipalities, school districts, county governments,
and the state government, all need improved taxation
methods. These methods should be made flexible, conform
ing to ability of people to pay, and designed to premit tax
income to fluctuate with periods of prosperity or depres
sion. We realize such an assignment would tax the wisdom
of Solomon, and cannot be approached by any plan which
might be devised through the current tax study, but such
should be the objectives in any program recommended.
Inflexibility of our existing tax laws is producing a tre
mendous barrier to progress, particularly in our municipali
ties. Primary cause of our difficulty is the 6 per cent limi
tation on budgets, imposed by constitutional amendment. As
long as this amendment remains, governing bodies in Oregon
cannot give efficient service to expanding populations.
Kvery indication points to very rapid growth in all of
Oregon's principal municipalities. The national trend of
migration is westward particularly to the Pacific coast.
Observers freely predict the Far West's industrialization in
the near future. This rapid expansion requires equivalent
extension of municipal services. But how can these services
be given when the amount of money a municipality is per
mitted to spend is strictly limited to a 6 per cent increase
over the highest budget of any of three preceeding years?
Take as an example the City of Sutherlin, where popu
lation doubled in one year, and where assessed valuation
increased from $343,915 for the fiscal year 1912-43 to
$696,765 for the fiscal year 1945-46. It is obvious that with
population twice as great and with assessed valuation ap
proximately doubled, the City of Sutherlin should be spend
ing more money on municipal services than in 1942-43. Yet
Sutherlin's municipal rate of taxation has decreased from
29.6 mills in 1942-43 to 11.5 mills for 1945-46, leaving the
total sum raised by direct taxation on real property virtually
unchanged.
No matter how a city's population may increase, how
demands for municipal services may multiply, the budget
may not be increased more than 6 per cent in dollars in
any one year.
Within a comparatively few months residential areas sur
rounding the City of Uoseburg will be demanding annexa
tion. Sanitary conditions will not permit continuation of
prummtstatus for any great length of time. Yet the City of
Roseburg, under existing laws, could not economically ex
tend its boundaries. Some provision first must be made
whereby recognition is given assessed valuation in the tax
base. Existing law would enable the city to raise only 6 per
cent more in dollars for its budget, even though assessed
valuation might be very materially increased.
The 6 per cent limitation law was a very good measure
when it was adopted back in 1916 as a protest Bgainst run
away taxes on roal property. But changing conditions make
alterations in its provisions essential if progress is not to
be retarded. We cannot maintain adequate municipal serv
ices without greater revenue. At the same time, property
is entitled to protection against excessive levies. A limita-
ion such as the 40-mill ceiling on property taxes, in force
in tho State of Washington, might bo one solution.
We hope the interim committee will be able to formulate
less haphazard tax structure than exists in this state at
present and that it will, in arriving at its conclusions, give
consideration to the imperative needs of counties, school dis
tricts, municipalities and the lesser subdivisions which are
Lynam, Hager to
Team up Against
Angelo and Ross
Tex Hager, the popular voun?
grappler who is still planning tot
move to Koseburg in the near
future, returns to the Pacific,
iortnwest mat wars Saturday
night when he hooks up here
with Joe Lynam for a team
match against a couple of rough
and tough villains Tony Ross
and Bruno Angelo.
The feature is expected to at
tract another capacity crowd at
the Roseburg Armory equal to
last Saturday's packed house that
from Ross' fists, the two were
matched in a five-round boxing
bout in Eugene last Saturday
nigm. L-ynarn scorea live Knock
downs and Ross floored the popu
lar Redmond athlete twice be
fore Lynam was awarded a de
cision. The rivalry may well
flare up again here Saturday
Illglll.
Cossack Chorus
Pleases Capacity
Audience Here
Bv J. P. S
Every seat in the Junior High
E "off-ag'ln on ag'in" nature
the news from China is a
good example of this situation.
For weeks It has seemed that
the Chungking Nationalists and
the Chinese communists might be
getting closer together possibly
going even so fur as to bury the
personal ambitions of their lead
ers in the common purpose of
getting together and building a
great and prosperous China.
But now we read reports that
the communists are pouring into
Mukden as the Russians PULL
OUT, In a seeming effort to seize
control of this great industrial
city of two million people before
the Chungking Nationalist gov
trnmcnt can gel hold of it
That, If true, upsets the whole
applecart again.
WHY did Hussla pull out of
Mukden so suddenly?
That Is something else that Is
hidden by the smoke and the
dust. But it may be assumed rath
er safely that Russia HAD A
REASON. Whatever may be said
ot other capitals, Moscow is fol
lowing a definite pattern. It is as
certain as anything can be that
whatever she is doing in Man
churia Is a part of her world pat
tern. When she moves a pawn any
where in the world, it is pretty
apt to be a part of tho game as a
whole.
THE United States prutcsts to
Russia against the continued
presence ot Red Army troops in
Manchuria and the removal of
InrittctH.-it mnrhlnprv from that
part of CHINA (to be taken home dependent upon tax income to maintain adequate service
and used In Russia.)
Britain JOINS In the protest.
IT IS becoming fairly obvious
that the wartime unity of the
three great Allies Is bring badly
strained. We and the Ilrtilsh are
showing an Increasing tendency
to move over to one side of a line
while the Russians move over to
the OTHER side.
The LINE is a natural one. It
divides the Institution of COM
MUNISM from the Institutions of
Individual freedom.
The big problem of the mo
ment is, to find a way whereby
these contrasting systems can
work together toward a better
world instead of fighting.
watched Paavo Katonan success
fully defend his light heavy
weight championship against the
challenge of Pierre LaBelle.
Matchmaker Don Owen Is plan
ning on an outstandinc prelimi
nary match In which Tony Mar
tlnelli meets Krankie Clemens,
inuian newcomer irom
homa.
Hager has been cutting a fancy
"Kuiv unvufin iniu-wesiern mat
circles for the past few months
and battered his way Into the
finals of a championship light
heavyweight tournament. Always
popular here, the erstwhile "Cres
well Cyclone" will be teamed with
an equally popular grappler in
Lynam, Pacific Coast junior
neavyweiKm iiiienoiaer.
Although the cleanles will be
giving away from five to ten
pounds per man, the meanies
will be no better than even
choices in the battle for a special
$200 purse.
To combat the punching power
and Illegal aggressiveness of Ross
and Angelo, the two scientific
mat men will have the advantage
of speed and the ability to co
ordinate their efforts. Meanle
tandems usually find themselves
fighting between themselves be
fore the match closes.
Lynam and Ross are deadly
opponents. Following a series of
mat engagements in which Ly
nam suffered physical beatlnes
j School auditorium was filled last
nil'ht when the Cmpi-al Plotn'r
Lnm i.ossacK Chorus was pre-
acuiCTi vy me noseDurg commun
ity Concert Assneiatinn
The Cossacks' selections varied
from the liturgical music of .the
Creek Orthodox Church to the
Russian folk melodies and their
Okla- own boisterous regimental Cos-
The entire audience was de
lighted with' G. Soloduhin's ex
citing exhibition of knife Juggling
it me Caucasian iesKinsa.
The chorus closed the program
with the "Kosatchok,:1 popular
uani-e ui ine uon cossacKs.
The General Platoff Don Cos
sacks are a true "a capella" chorus.
Not all choruses without instru
mental accompaniment are en
titled to use the term "a eanella "
which designates unaccompanied
chorus singing conforming with
the traditions of chapel choirs of
Europe, where only male voices
are used.
The director, Nicholas Kosru-
son. has trained everv member
nimseu.
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emainino stouas TODAV
kN THE home front, a new
government order slashes
commercial building so that more
new homes can be started. It is
estimated In Washington that
$30,000,000 a week is being ex
pended on nonresidential build
lng. A government official (name
withheld) says: "We've got to do
something to stop this gobbling
up of materials for projects
which are cither non-essential or
can be built later on."
N, P RESIDENTIAL building Is
needed to provide people with
JeHlS. Residential building It
needed to proviile them with
HOMES. In an onlrred and pms
lirrous society. Join and homes
go hand In hand, one supple
menting the other.
Which comes fust the hen or
tilt egg?
ONE- thing this controversy
DOLS do.
It Illustrates strikingly the
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A:ftA UanriH Hrallar. Kremt.
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Prodarla.
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Washington News From an Inside View
Argument, Sentiment, Comment
By HARRIS ELLSWORTH
Congressman, Fourth Oregon District
Under what was possibly the
greatest barrage ot - -opagantla
and the heaviest administration
pressure it ever has experienced,
the House of Representatives
passed and sent to the Senate a
bill called the veterans housing
bill. The bill is not a veterans
bill. Veterans are mentioned only
In the general imllcv statements
In the hill. The bill is not actually
a housing bill, since It dor not
provide for the building of a
house or anv other structure. It
Is a bill rrcnting a siiicr-pnwtr-fill
bureau or agenrv with In
Unite power vested lit one Indi
vidual to be known as a housing
e.Netlltcr.
Tills superpower housing hill
was debated for neailv two
weeks. It was amended and con
siderably rewritten on the floor.
The course and nature of the de
bate was haillv reported and mis-
repieaenlcd in the press and on
radio, niose nf us who could
th
not toli-rate giving anv one man
the Hiwer proposed In the bill
were consistently branded as be
ing nptmsed In e.wtltini the
construction of housing paril
culailv were we represented as
being opposed to housing tor vet
eians. No one, ot course, was op
posed to houslne. Re)Hirters and
floor, hut was offered
amendment later.
What the people of the country
have not been told is that Hous
ing Expediter Wilson Wvalt is
already given by executive tinier,
issued under the bitiatl war pow
ers act, all power reasonably nec
essary to sx'iHt up housing pro
duction. He has been on the (oh
almost three months and has
made good progress. A total of
.Hi.OiK) dwellings were started in
January, or several times the
number started during that bad
weather month even In peak
building years. The onlv needed
lwer he lacks is the power to
Hit lust material prices so as to
Increase production. That power
lies slill will) Chester Bowles.
Surely the two men can get to
gether on the ouestion of piltvs
lor huildiim materiala lor the
good of tlie country.
We have been hoping for the '
release- of government controls
over our lives. Hut a tired House
of Representatives, having re
sisted pressures and propaganda
lor nearly two weeks, finally
lutssed a bill which would place
in the hands ot one man moie
tsmer and more cnnti-nl over us
than ever given lo anv man or
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to MrnthalttHm Maanlaintrrm.
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Holora.
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Mat. Rank
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Golda Wickham Confirmed
As Women's Dean, U. of O.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
Eueene. March 13. tPr Thel.
Eugene, March 13. The appoint
ment 01 uoiaa learner wickham
(Mrs. J. Alan) as dean of women
In the University of Oreeon was
confirmed Tuesday by the State
isoern or i-iigner relocation at its
regular meeting in Portland.
Mrs. Wickham's appointment
becomes effective June 18. She
has been acting dean of women
since January, 1945.
Mrs. Wickham was graduated
from the university in 1931, and
served as a graduate assistant in
English the following year. She
later taught in high school, and
specialized in personnel work. She
is a member of Phi Beta Kappa,
national scholastic honorary, and
PI Lambda Theta, women's na
tional education honorary.
House Votes Transfer
Of Warships to China
WASHINGTON, March 13.4-(.-P)
- The House passed yesterday
and sent to the Senate a bill au
thorizing transfer of 271 small
warships to China.
The measure authorizes the 1
President to sell, lease or give to
China vessels the size of a de- i
stroyer escort or smaller. They
are intended to become the nu
cleus of a Chinese Navy.
Eating Equipment, Too
SALT LAKE CITY, March 13.
(.V) Deputy Sheriff German
Dean spent three hours tracking
down the stolen lunch box of An
drew Bennlon of Murray, Utah,
after an urgent plea from Ben
nion that it contained his false
teeth.
The box and teeth were
finally found in possession of a
15-year-old boy. Dean said Ben
nion has his teeth back. The lunch
was unrecoverable.
Medfcrd, Rainier
Wirt Opening Tilfs
At Hoop Tourney
SALEM, Ore., March 13. -4X1
The Medford Tornado and Rainier
Columbians copped first round
victories in the 27th annual Class
"A" Prep School Basketball
Tournament here last night In
two thrilling openers tor the
1946 playoffs.
The two teams will take rt easy
on the Willamette gym sidelines
until they meet in quarter finals
Thursday, while twelve more
schools battle it out in the prelim
inary rounds today.
iweoiora s m-s win over Moose-
velt Roughriders of Portland last I
nignt came In a fourth period
surge after the two teams fought
through five tie-ups and swapped
the lead seven times in the first
three quarters. Medford led at
all quarters, but was threatened
seriously In the first and third.
As a round-up of thrills, little
Rainier tossed aside the Bend
Lava Bears 47 to 42 in a roaring !
secono nan oi court piay. Kaimer
led 26-13 at the half, but the cen
tral Oregon cagers came back
fighting to tie it 39-all with four
minutes of the final quarter left.
Grover Pelham secored for tho
Columbians to make it 41-39. As
the seconds ticked off, the Bears
grabbed a one point edge of 42-41
when Bill Sheffold, fouled as he
dropped a eoal. also made the eift
throw.
Then, with less than a minute to
go, big Herb Evans cut loose for
the Columbians to end the name
at 47-42.
offender was turned in. A fem
inine complaint, it read:
"Get some better looking patrol
men. If one of them would smile
it would crack his face."
Non-Sense oi Value
BEATRICE, Nebr., March 13.
(. A short time after O. L.
Clarke left a movie house he dis
covered he had lost his billfold
which contained $148.
He made a bee line for the
theater and found his $148. But he
was unable to locate the billfold.
The drone bee should be able to
see everything that goes on. His
eyes have from 6,000 to 7,000
lenses.
NOTICE
Local 2949 Will Meet at
The Pacific Building
Wednesday, March 13
In the Basement
Ed Ryan New Coach of
Klamath Falls Pelicans
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. I
iwarcn m. (n toward John
fc.D) Kyan, former coach at Al
bany Hieh School and last year's
assistant football coach at Klam
ath Union High School, was
chosen yesterday as head' foot-
oaii coacn oi tne Klamath Pell-
cans.
The 26-year-old Rvan Is a grad
uate of Colorado State and played
end for the Colorado Aggies. He
took his master's degree jn phy
sical education .at the University
vi urenun last summer.
Ryan s immediate predecessor
as KUHS coach was Paul Ang
stead, who is remaining on the
acuity oi tne high school.
Smile When You Say That
KANSAS CITY. March 13. tPi
Henry W. Johnson, police super
tendent of traffic and safety, In
stalled a "gripe box" where 187
speeders in a night police court
session could submit written sug
gestions to aid law enforcementr
onlv one suggestion from the
AMERICAN LEGION AND AUXILIARY
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
DANCE
Canyon ville Saturday, March 16
9:30 P.M. UNTIL?
, Music by
MELODY MOUNTAIN BOYS
Midnight Refreshments
Proceeds go to build new homo for World War II Legion
A NEW FEED STORE
with a complete line of
LARRO FARM-TESTED FEEDS
Garden and Field Seeds
Fertilizers
Place Your Order Now for Baby Chicks
Cash Buyers of Eggs
B & K FEEDS & SEEDS
Cass and Sheridan Srs.
Phone 371
It's a Big Evening . . . Have a Coke
fl I B I I in
. . . time out for the friendly pause
"SnacLs at our house" always rings the bc. No matter what the hour
if there's a bit of home cooking in the cupboard and Coca-Cola in
the iccbox-rthc gang can look forward to a treat. Hat' a CtJe is a
perfect way to climax a happy occasion and say, TIiw has certauity been
A Jultf to Tcmanbcr.
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COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF ROSEBURG
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