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3 0 0 Th Newi-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Mon., Oct. 22, 1951 New tax Levies Bite Public In 24 States, More To Come; Sales Tax System Expands State taxes skyrocketed in 1951. During the year lawmakers in 24 states put the bite on the public for more than $350,000,000 in new levies.and more are to come. Taxpayers in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Massachu setts stili are waiting to learn their fate. The three legisla turcs are bogged down in tax programs. Pennsylvania's budget for the 1951-53 biennium is $120, 000,000 in the red. Missouri has bills pending that would pro vide another $16,000,000 for highways. To help meet rising costs, Flor-1 Ida even put a tax on "courtin" , (o be spent for road construction canoy line "iu " boxes and costs more than 50 cents). But most of the new reve nues will be collected from the time-worn favorites taxes o n (sales, gasoline, cigarels, corpora-: lions and trucks. ! Here are some of the facts on 0f a plan to make the heavier truck new state taxes as reported in an pay a higher proportionate share Associated Press national survey: 0f the cost of construction and Georgia topped all the states in 1 maintenance of highways on the levying new taxes in 1951, passing i theory such vehicles do the roads a new three percent sales tax ex-1 most damage, pected to yield $100,00,000 a year! The bills: for a net annual revenue gain of! Impose a weight-distance tax on $70 000 000. Emergency taxei loaded or unladen weight of trucks passed in 1949 and yielding $30,- of more than 18,000 pounds. (Ex 000 000 were repealed. peetc.l to yield $20,000,000 an other hie tax increases were en- acted in Michigan ($49,000,000), Il linois ($40,000,000), South Carolina ($34 000.000), Texas )$28,OOO,00O). New York )$26,0OO.0O0). Wisconsin Uses Ax Wisconsin cut its income taxes i pected to return an additional about $10,000,000 by eliminating a $5,500,000 annually.) 25 percent surtax enacted in 1919, j,-jf(y pit-type weighing stations and stands to lose about $600,000 a ; wjji De j,uill throughout the state year by cutting out a three per-; t0 ,chcck truck weights, cent tax on Wisconsin corporation Smokers Must Pay Mor dividends paid to outof-slatcrs. Among the states increasing cig Connecticut's legislature voted to aret taxes were West Virginia, up continue a two percent sales tax t,ree cents to four cents; Arkan for two more years. The levy j saSi up tw0 cents to six cents; Wyo yiclded $34,000,000 during the ,njng, Up two cents; Tennessee, up fiscal year ended June 30, 1951. ,w0 cenls t0 fjve ccnts; North Da- New Hampshire reversed the trend to abolish poll taxes and lev ied $5 a head on all adults over 21. It is expected to yield $1,275,- 000 a year. There also were reve nue increases on tobacco and liq-1 uor, designed 10 raise i,uuv.uw a 1 year. These measures were passed 1 alter a one pcrccni saiea lax, uhk- nally sponsord by Gov. Sherman Adams, was dctcaica on iwo oc casions. Vermont also Increased Its poll tax, from $2.50 to $3, figuring this new rate to produce an additional $100,000 a year. A one percent sales tax was defeated. Sales Tax Glint Favor But in some other states law makers accepted the sales tax as the best answer to their financial problems: Maine's new two percent retail sales and use tax became effec tive July 1. It is expected to yield $11,000,000. Kood and fuel are among the exempted items. Col lection of the state property tax, yielding about $5,500,000, will be discontinued next year. South Carolina inaugurated a three percent general sales and use tax on July 1, expecting It to return $34,000,000. Alabama increased its sales tax from two to three percent, effec tive Oct. 1. The revenue, estimated at $20,000,000, will go for schools. The whopping $49 000,000 in crease In Michigan revenues will como from a new gas tax yield ing about $30,000,000, a $4,000,000 increase in truck license fees, and a $15,000,000 rise in the state cor poration privilege tax, thus boost ing the tax on major auto manu facturers as high as $2,000,000. The principal new revenue rais ing measure voted in Texas will yield about $28,000,000. It levies a 1 tax at the rate of four and one i half mils per 1,000 runic teet on, natural gas gathered into trans mission lines. Illinois upped its gasoline tax from three to four ccnts a gallon on Aug. 1, and the levy will rise to five cents Jan. 1. Revenues are expected to rise $40,000,000 to over $100,000,000. All of the money is W ADVICE MAKE YOUR GARMENTS WATER REPELLENT NOW Lord bless us, but the wet season is here, and the next rain we're caught in will probably tind us either minus a raincoat or wearing one that wets through. Fiist off, let's clear up a couple of things. Nothing you wear can be made "water proof". If it could be or were, you couldn't wear it, as fabric must be porus for comfort. Again, water impellents cannot be 100 perma nent. They wear oft after o period of time. But they can be applied and reapplied as long as the garment lasts. Next, no woter repellent ever made will "stick" un less the garment if absolutely clean. This means that in order to do a perfect job of water repelling the gar ment must first be thoroughly spotted and cleaned. Water repellents are often used to give materials gieater body, to prevent wrinkling, to retard absorption of moisture so that the garment will retain good appear ance longer, and to improve the shape, drape or hang of 0 garment. And another reason thot water repellents are sometimes used on a garment which won't be used as a raincoat is to protect it against spots and stains. Ma terial treated with a water repellent is less likelv to stain permanently. Stains find it more difficult to penetrate the fibers of such a fabric. So oil in all it's a good idea right now to BRING IT US. "For Dial. 3-4596 ( FftEPICK-UP i snd maintenance Bin Truck! Feel N. Y. Bit New York state's three major revenue producing bills of the year were aimed at big trucks. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's admin-' istration sponsored them as part nuaiiy.; Boosted from four to six cents a gallon the state levy on diescl fuel for trucks and buses. (Expected yield, $750,000.) Changed truck license fees, be ginning with the lUbi plates, icx- kota, up one cent; Oregon up two cenls. Collection of the higher tax was delayed in Oregon by a petition for V0C( four (imes in recent years rcicrenuum. uregonians 11 a v o agajnst taxing cigarets. 0n 0ct j Souln Dakota's taxes wcre lowered by termination 01 special levies adopted in 1949 1 0 liquidate a $28,000,000 bonus pay ment for veterans and their de pendents. The taxes had amounted to about $10,000,000 a year. States in which no new Important tant revenue raising measures were enacted or are pending this year include: Arizona, California, Delaware, Idaho Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vir ginia. Tavern Owners Gather In Surherlin Recently John DcGroot, owner of Johnny's tavern on the North Ump- qua, was elected president ot lie Douglas and Lane counties chapter of the Tavern Owners' association in Suthcrlin recently. The members also voted to be come affiliated with the National Beverage association, which is a nation-wide association. Purpose of the organization Is to encourage efficient operation and to promote temperance. Sixty persons attended the meeting. 27 Members Attend Farm Bureau Meeting The monthly meeting of the Calapooia Kami Bureau center on Oct. 9 was attended by 27 members and a number ot guests. Mr. Arch Moore was elected cen ter director. Mr. Bill Crowell, ci vilian defense coordinator for the Siitherlin area yave a speech on civilian defense procedures. R c- frcshments were served by the hostesses Mrs. Walt Davis and Mrs. Kenneth Knechtcl. particular people" CLEAMERS 41714 E. 2nd Ave. S. AND DELIVERY Gen. Clark's Appoiofmenr To Vatican Stirs Protest (Continued from Page 1) cral assembly of the Presbyterian church in the U. S. A. He added: "It (the appointment) destroys an American tradition in which we had worked out a harmonious relationship of the separation of church and state. It is bound to cause a controversy which could well have been avoided at a time when all Americans are needed to stand together." Whit House Gets Protests At Cleveland, delegates to the Seventh-Day Adventists autumn council unanimously approved a resolution of "most earnest pro test." The Brotherhood of the American Lutheran church, meet ing here, added its "most vehe ment opposition." Officials of the Presbyterian and American con- ; gregational churches wired pro- j tests to the White House. Indivi-; dual congregations denominatins ! in scattered areas endorsed ex- j pressions of disapproval. ! The Senate adjourned Saturday j witnout acting on uarn s nomina tion, made only a few hours be fore. Some senators privately ex pressed displeasure at the timing of the move, which was such that the President can now give Clark a recess appointment. That likely will mean that he will already be on the job in Rome before the Senate gets around to considering the issue. Jaycees Slate Kids' Parade Kids are urged to let their imag inations go when they design cos tumes for the sixth annual Nee wollah (Halloween reversed) pa rade sponsored by the Junior chamber of commerce Oct, 31. The participants will form at the county court house at 6:30. All school children in this area are eligible, but the parade will be divided into units representing individual schools. There will be two major prizes awarded: one for the best percentage of atten dance for schools over 20 and one for those under 20. A number of individual prizes will be awarded entrants who are garbed in the best following cos tumes: clown, most patriotic, most original, best ghost and most weird. Invitations will he mailed schools that are eligible to participate. The judges will be located at the vacant lot near Irv Pugh's service station. After forming at the court bouse, the parade will wind down Jackson St. to Cass, up Cass to Main, and down Main past the judge's stand. Warren Anderson is general chairman of the parade committee. Collapse Of Church Roof Kills Nine. Injures 25 BUENOS AIREAS !P) At least nine children and adults were killed and 25 seriously injured Sun day in the collapse of a church rool during a communion instruction class for children. Some 400 persons had jammed San Juan Evangclista church, one of the oldest in the city's port area. The victims were crushed beneath falling stone and timbers. Rope Stunt Kills One Boy, Fractures Another's Skull I.ARCIIMONT. N. V in Two six-year-old boys tied a rope arounn ineir waists and pulled it taut between them as 'hey stood on opposite sides of the street. A car came along and hit the rope. The children were thrown to inc pavement. John. II. Kdwards was killed. His friend, Shahin Ak- navi, sutlered a fractured skull. RED CROSS HOLDS TEA American Red Cross past vol unteer workers and present vol unteers will be honored at a tea to be given by the Red Cross chapter in the chapter rooms at the armory Wednesday from two to four o'clock. All prospective vol unteers and other women inter esled are invited to attend. Mrs. Jack Meyer and Miss Helen Casey, assisted hy Mrs. L. G. Twohy will serve as hostesses. CITY COURT CASES Municipal Judge Ira B. Riddle reported the following court dispo sitions. William Melvin H.'iter, 30. Ta coma, vagrancy, committed in lieu of $20 fine. Curlin Francis Mcllor, Eugene, drunk and disorderly, for feited $30 hail. Francis Norbert Barnes. 30. Myrtle Creek, drunk on public street, committed in lieu of S20 fine. '"''faciory Trained Mechanics J Ek 43 1 Genuine Factory Replace- I . J 0 merit Parts M Wl WILL DO THI WORK MR MONTH NOW ... YOU PAY LATER gf-, Wreath Ho'waitiws: jWTitSl FanioviPten Newi y BUDGET PUN HANSEN MOTOR CO. OAK end STEPHENS 11 ; j I Local News At Hobl Horn Emll Johnson of San Diego arrived in Roseburg Saturday to visit until Tuesday with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hobi, and three sons, Herbie, Bobbia and Her mie, on. Reservoir avenue. Wilt Conduct Class William Woods of the school of music, Uni versity of Oregon, will be in Rose burg Wednesdays for a term of eight weeks and will conduct a class in piano pedagogy and take a limited number of piano students. For Information, those interested may call Miss Gladys H. Strong or contact Mr. Woods at her studio Wednesday mornings. Naval Reserves Bid Married Men Not In 1-A Class Enlistment is open in the organ ized naval reserve for married men not yet classified 1-A. Prior to receiving a 1-A classification any person may enlist in the naval reserve. Persons enlisting now will not be guaranteed a draft defer ment, but they will have the priv ilege of volunteering for active duty for a period of 24 months with the naval reserve prior to notice for preinduction physical examin ation, according to Walt Kauzlar ich, R. D. 1, regular navy man as signed to the Roseburg reserve unit. Persons enlisting In the naval reserve prior to reaching the age of 18'4 years will be given a defer ment until the age of call for active duty with the naval reserve, he said. Persons may call the naval re serve facilities at the Fairgrounds, phone 3-5102, for further informa tion. They may enlist at the unit headquarters here any time during the week. Persons interested are requested to call by telephone prior to coming to the facilities for en listment. Auto Upset Injures Two Near Pendleton PENDLETON UP) Two North Richland, Wash., men, Charles Hansher and L. C. Burnett, are in the hospital here seriously in jured by an auto accident on high way 30 near Pendleton. Hansher was driving and the car left the highway and turned over. He suffered internal injuries and Burnett chest injuries. Shortly after, another car stopped at the scene of the acci dent and two more cars rammed into if. No one was hurt but the three cars were damaged. REBEKAHS MEET TUESDAY The refreshment committee for the Rcbekah meeting Tuesday eve ning are as follows: Bernice Ellis and Kay Simmons, co-nostcsses; Alice Ilornbtickle. hhzabetn Oard ner, Nellie Meyers, Esther Burr and Minnie Batton will be mem bers. This meeting will honor the Past Noble Grands. EXAMINER SCHULED A drivers license examiner will be in Roseburg Thursday and Fri. dav. Oct. 25 and 26, at 343 North Main St. between 9 a. in. and 5 p. 111. Persons wishing licenses or per mits are urged to contact the ex aminer ahead of scheduled clos ing hour to assure completion of their applications. FOUR DRUNKS ARRESTED SI ale police arrested fonr per sons over the weekend on drunk charges. Arrested were Joe D. Humphrey 23. Medford: Irvin Tedrick, 33, Roseburg: Merle Loe Butts. 47. Camas Valley, and Wilson Polk Jones, 55, Lamas Valley. NURSES MEET TUESDAY The October meeting of District 11, Oregon State Nurses associ ation, will be held at Mercy hos pital in Roseburg Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. GOVERNOR DEWEY ILL ALBANY, N. N. Y. t.T) A vi rus infection has forced Governor Thomas E. Dewey to cancel all engagements for the next few days. PHONE 3-4446 State Official Listed As Speaker Tonight The executive secretary of t h Oregon State Employes association will address members at 8 tonight in the Knights of Pythias ball. He is Eugene Schmidt, and he will discuss topics of interest to all state employes. - Schmidt is from the association headquar ters in Saiyn. There are approximately 200 state employes in the Roseburg area, and they are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served after the discussion. Ellsworth Will Attend Strasbourg Council Of Europe WASHINGTON Representa tive Harris Ellsworth of Roseburg was named today by house Speaker Sam Rayburn as one of seven hous members who will serve as official representatives of congress at a session of 'the Council of Europe in Strasbourg next month. Ellsworth, who only recently re turned from a visit to Europe, said he was reluctant to return a 0 quickly, but that he would ac cept the appointment because he regarded it as a high honor. The seven house and seven sen ate members are authorized by a congressional resolution to "par tirinatp in a Dublic discussion of problems of common interest with i representatives ot inc eonsuiianve assembly of the Council of Eu rope." The five-day meeting opens Nov vember 19. Ellsworth said he ex pects to go home to Oregon briefly, and then pay short visits to his children in Cleveland and Santa Fe before going overseas. Fullerton Folk Dancers Schedule Class Tuesday Members and friends of the Fullerton Folk Dancing club will meet Tuesday night at the new Fullerton school at 8. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Spencer will be there with their records and will instruct dancers. A busi ness meeting will be held. 1 Tf. i fcs MS . t fV See the new models at dealers' or in our showrooms! Famous movie star Esther Williams says, "I had the surprise of my life when I saw the new automatic Gas ranges! I never dreamed how beautiful, how modern, how easy to use they are! They're so in credibly automatic that I believe they'd do every C PACIFIC Magazine Sale For Sick Room Now Underway . The fourth annual magaziaiv campaign to purchase emergency and sick room equipment for the emergency hospital room spon sored by the Roseburg unit of the American Legion auxiliary started Monday, Oct. 15. Mrs. Edith Marshall, president of the auxiliary, said that donations for the project cannot be accepted, but she urged anyone interests in assisting to purchase magazine subscriptions. Representatives of the unit car rying letters of authorization signed by the officers of the auxiliary will make subscription calls. In three years the proceeds from the sale have been used to purchase a portable polio pack heater, used in the Sister Kenny method of treatment, hospital beds, a portable type oxygen tent and a new Demand type pene ophore oxygen unit. Profits this year will be used to purchase more portable beds. The facilities will be available for home use to all residents of Douglas county without charge. Brothers Imprison Sister For Two Yeors In Filth NAUGATUCK Conn. (IP) A neat, newly-painted house in resi dential Naugatuck, police say, cloaked the filthy two-year prison of a woman, confined without clothing by her four brothers. Authorities add that the four brothers have refused to say why they imprisoned their sister, who had not been seen by neighbors since her mother's funeral in July, 1949. The four brothers Adolph, 45, Chester, 40, Stanley, 33, and 31-year-old Leo Roman were booked on a charge of cruelty. Beatrice Roman, their sister, has been sent to a mental hospital on an emergency commitment. She was described as a husky, 200 pound woman in her late thirties. Prosecutor Henry S. Marlor Jr. said he would arraign the four if a mental examination determined they can comprehend the proceedings. 00 tfffi t re UTILITYWSERVICE ALIFOHNI A-PAOIFIO BUILDING ROSEBURG, V Fannie Isabelle Rule Passes After Illness Fannie Isabelle Rule Elkton died Sunday morning at a Rose burg hospital after a long Illness. She was born in Roseburg March 31, 1862. She is survived by a niece. Miss A. Sawyers, Portland, .and other relatives. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Scotts burg cemetery. Stearns mortuary, Oakland, is in care of arrange ments. Annual Supper Meeting Slated For Boy Scouts he annual supper meeting for Douglas district Boy Scout council will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Christian church in Rose burg, reports Walter Smith, field scout executive for the district. Speaker for the evening will be Brig. Gen. J. T. Pierce, Ret. Important business will include a report of the nominating commit tee and election of officers. Pre sentation of awards in recognition of past services will also be made. All scouters and their wives are Invited, said Smith. Tickets at S1.25 each are available from Bruce Elliott, district com missioner, at J. C. Penney Co., and Louis Adamski at Wayne's Sho e Store, either by calling in person or by mail request. Reser vations should be made by Tues day if possible. Dinner Planned By Local Church The North Roseburg church (Evangelical-United Brethern) has announced a men's fellowship din ner for Tuesday night, Oct. 23, in the basement of the parsonage, lo cated at 2043 Vine street. A delegation of men from a sis ter church in Eugene will be on hand to take charge of the pro gram and provide special music. Food will be served by the jun ior men of the church. Informa tion concerning tickets may be ob tained by calling the pastor, Rev. E. Clark Robb, at 3-5234. X . Jar v. j ...tmefo6ttt f j a new automatic tL GAS RANGE figX ut T' - -n x w thing except plan menus! Do see them and I hope you'll get your new automatic Gas range in this year's Old Stove Round-Up! It will be one of the best things that could ever happen to your family!" Visit any dealer's or our showrooms today. Utiutih Company OREGON PHONE 3-7514 Ilk m r I iii.tiiiyi 1 ... 4P Mill ' mm RAYMOND R. HELMS, above, is home on leave from the msr inej at San Diego, Calif. He has just completed his " boot " training, and is to report to the naval air station at Whidby Is land, Washington. He is to re port Oct. 29. Helms, a private first class in the marines, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Helms of Idleyld park. New 4-H Club Formed In Calapooia Region A new 4-H club for the Calapooia area, sponsored by the Calapooia Farm Bureau center, has been organized under the co-leadership of Kenneth Knechtel and George Wilcox. The initial project will be live stock and all boys and girls in the area interested in joining the club are urged to promptly contact either one of the leaders. f vv 1