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Newspaper Page Text4 Th Newi-Rvtw, Roseburg, Ort. Mon., July 21, 1952 Publlihid Daily Incept Sunday by the News-Review Company, Inc. BaiartS aaeaaa elaia Mitltr May 1, lit, si Iba biI alflaa tl Maaabaff. Oragaa. aaSar am ( March I. lilt CHAM. IS STANTON IDWIN L KNAPP Iditer , Meaeaai Member t the Aiwclolid Prtu, Oraoa Naviaap" Paaliihari Aaaeciatieri, the Audit Ivreaa ef Clrcalatiaal Baaraaaaiaa ay wit -bollidai co. run., ainaaa ia k- rark. ckitaaa. i turnout. Laa Aatalaa, ul, l-aMlaa4, tl. Laiia UBiraiPTION BATES la Oiaiaa-By Hail rar Taar. H.aa: ,la m.iubi l II: hraa ..alhi. 11.11. r hawa-Uaalaw C.rrltr-F.r Taar. SIS.SSl a aa- I, Ibaa aaa Mar, ar rnaolh. SI JS Oulalda Orason-Br Mall- f.r Taar. III.Ml all aaaaua. ! Uraa aaaalha, 1 M. THIRD VOTE By Charles V. Stanton Roseburg's complicated budget situation will be brought before the city's voters tomorrow for the third time. 1 Two previous elections attracted only a handful of vot ers. Less than 10 per cent of the registered vote was polled at each election. Just what will happen if a third rejection is exper ienced is difficult to calculate. The city was supposed to have its budget certified by the county assessor by July 15. The second rejection prevented certification by that date. The city secured an extension of time to July 24. Possibly the assessor would grant time for a fourth election should still another revision of the budget be required. He could, however, refuse an extension. The city then would be' limited to the amount permitted under its bax base of $61,000, in round figures. Limitation Law Confusing Technically we are voting tomorrow to allow the city irovernment to exceed the six not, in the legal sense, voting to approve the specific amounts of the budget. We are voting to permit the city to exceed the limitation set by 977.92. Actually the amount that sum, as a compromise to hold salary increases to by the budget. We find that many people ation of Oregon s six per cent limitation law. Thus con fusion results concerning the real issues. The law says that any political subdivision having the right to impose a tax may increase the total sum to be collected in taxes by only six per cent per annum. Certain funds, such as bond issues, continuing levies, special sink ing funds, etc., set up by vote, are not subject to the lim itation. It also is possible, if more money is needed than is obtainable through the six per cent addition to the bud get, to secure authority from the people to exceed the legal increase. But this permission must be voted every year. The tax base remains unchanged. . In 1942, ten years ago, for instance, Roseburg had a tax base of around $35,000. To this base we have been able to add only six per cent each year. Last year the base had grown to $58,318.90. This year, by addintr sir r cent, we have a base of $61,817. Valuation Does Not Affect Base The law has no provision for community growth. Rose burg has more than doubled both In population and tax able value in the past 10 years. But our tax base has in creased only 60 per cent. In 1942 the city had taxable valuation of $4,389,630. The last valuation was $9,965,465. Assessments now being pre pared are expected to bring this figure well over $10, 000,000 for the fiscal year of 1952-53. But, regardless of the rate at which assessed valuation grows, we still can add only 6 per cent annually to the tax base. The fact that we have grown so rapidly still does not permit us to increase our budget by more than six per cent per year. Obviously we can't operate the city on the amount of money obtainable under this outmoded law, so the city must go to the voters every year to obtain authority to raise more funds. In this connection, it is interesting to' note that in 1942, with an assessed valuation of $4,389,630 and a tax base or around $35,000, the rate of levy for citv purposes was 19.5 mills. For the 1951-52 fiscal year, with a valu ation of $9,965,465, the rate of taxation, including the ex cess amount authorized by the city's voters, the millage rate was 19.9 mills. For the coming year it is estimated that the rate will be comparable with last year, although the exact rate cannot be compiled until the final budget figures are available and the new assessed valuation cal culated. At any event, the increase could not be more than about two mills. Thus, despite our growth and the fact that the city is spending more than four times as much money as in 1912 to maintain municipal services, the cost to the individual taxpayer shows very little increase. Following Tuesday's election, the budget committee will hold a public meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.. PST at the City Hall. ' ' If voters grant permission to exceed the six per cent limitation, the committee then will proceed to adopt the budget in its final form. It has the right to eliminate any item but can Increase only in an amount not exceeding 10 per cent as shown in the published budget. It has been pledged that cuts shall be made in published sal ary items. No increases arc contemplated. Anv inter ested person has a right to speak at the public hearing. Should the city be denied the right to exceed the legal limitation, it is anybody's guess what will happen next. 1 j : Bjr the time this Is in print we shall have had a good look at the Devil's Backbone and have decided if wb think it is all that it's crack ed up to be. Undoubtedly it is! 1 have just been reading the hi.itnry of Crater Lake hy Francois K. Matthes, on the back of the Crater Lake map (U.S. Geological Sur vey, forty cents and worth it!) and probably, as 1 am smitten with the wonderment that greets the sud den view of the deep blue lake, I shall feel as stunned as the rest, and mutter, "1 don't believe it!" It must be quite a sight! air. Alatthcs gives us a few sta tistics: "The lake is almost clrcu- ar, 6 miles across, completely sun rounded by cliffs and rock alopcslcral thousand feet, readily appar- COMING UP tier cent limitation, we are law by not more than $123,- will be considerably under agreement has been reached less amounts than specified fail to understand the oper MEI1DIHG BASKET from 500 to 2.000 foot hlph. . .the largest and most beautiful of its kind known. . .an immonA ieu-ni of deepest ultramarine blue, shad ing into turquoise at the borders Its depth. 2.000 feel, exceeds that of any other body of fresh water in the I'. S. It is the si?e and depth of the huge pit that holds the lake, as well as the riddle of its origin that arouses the wonder and curiosity of the scientists." ". . .The broad platform of the volcanic range is entirely of vol canic origin. . .built up layer upon layer by successive flows of lava and volcanic mud that issued from many irregularly disposed 'vents' total thickness of layers is sev fEr I - yy.:X--iMmmSs. Fulton Lewis Jr. rap CHICAGO Democrats convention here have an overwhelming precedent for select ing presidential nominees from the sidewalks of New York. Out of the twenty-odd conven- (ions held so far since 1800. the Democrats have picked New York ers 14 times. The only candidate of consequence from that state to day is w. Avercll Harriman, the ostensible choice of President Har ry S. Truman. Before the week has ended Harriman may make it 15 Dominations. Georgia has never produced a Democratic president, but the home state of Senator Richard Rus sell is responsible for a vice presi dential nominee in 1860, Hcrsclicl V. Johnson. The home state of Senator Estcs Kefauvcr, Tennessee, on the, oilier hand, sent two successful candi dates to Democratic conventions. They were Andrew Jackson in 1832 and James K. Polk in 1844. The Democrats have never se lected a presidential or vice presi dential nominee from Oklahoma, the home state of Senator Robert S. Kerr, a candidate for the nom ination at Chicago now. Convention histories reveal that the Democrats also have shied way from Kentucky in selecline their presidential nominees. The party, however, has elected vice presidents from the home state of Vice President Alben Barkley, himself a presidential possibility this year. President Harry S. Truman, In cidentally, was the third man from Missouri chosen for the vice presi dent by the Democrats, but the only one ever selected for the pres idential nomination from that stato. Not since 1924 have the Demo, crats engaged in a prolonged wran gle over their choice for president. That was the year an all-time rec ord of 103 roll calls was set he fore John W. Davis, of West Vir ginia and New York, was selected. Four years prior to Davis' nom ination 44 ballots wore required to nominate James M. Cox of Ohio. The Democrats have nominated presidential candidates by accla mation seven times since 1832. The late President Kranklin D. Roose velt was accorded this honor on three out of the seven occasions. No one expects the nominee to be named this week by acclama tion. In fact, tiie opposite is antici pated, although not even the most pessimistic party hack expects the 1924 record to be broken. In general, the Democrats have consistently alternated between the Midwest and Muth for their num- bor two man whenever the piesi- denlial candidate resided in the tast. ine major exception was ent in the deeper valleys which the streams have carved in the range. Even the gorges of the Columbia and Klamath Rivers, which are the deepest, reveal nothing but lavas of different types and consisten cies: they do not reach down to the nonvolcanic roiif of the earth's crust upon which the lava flowed out. After listing the heights of many Cascade peaks, the author ranks the boforc eniption height of Mt. Maiama (Crater l.akel as at least as high as Mt. Rainier, 14,408 ft. or Mt. Shasta, 14.161 ft. Mt. Hood, for comparison, is 11,253 feet. In an explanation too long for this space to condense, two possibili ties are discussed. Did Mt. Ma ram blow up, and outward? or did it blow up, and collapse inward ly? Geologists believe it collapsed inwardly and left the caldron on crater which rain and snow over the centuries have filled with w- ter to a depth of 2,000 feet! I - l'll Sit, This OnelOcir rWiVnaKOBBRfl 2j opening their 31st national the selection of Barkley as a run ning mate for Mr. Truman. Both are from border states generally considered to possess Southern leanings. Republicans, however, admit that this had little effect on elections returns in November of 1948. The Democrats have never gone to the West Coast for either a pres idantial or vice presidential nom. inee. This Is a constant source of irritation to the party's Far West ern representatives, and the usual complaints will be heard from to day on. There seems little pros pect, however, of anything being done about the unbroken record of ignoring the West. In fact, the Democrats have never ventured beyond Nebraska in selecting a nominee for either top office. But the party has been generous with that state, choosing presidential candidates from it in 1896, 1900 and 1908. However, on all three occa sions it was the same man, Wil liam J. Bryan. In addition, Charles W. Bryan, of Nebraska, was the vice presi dential nominee in 1924, There are no likely prospects for either of fice from the state this year, how ever. The convention opening today Is the eighth Democratic shindig since 1932 to be held in this city. Franklin D. Roosevelt was suc cessful in Chicago three out of four times. Philadelphia was a charm ed city for him in 1936. Mr. Tru man was successful in Philadel phia in 1948 for top spot on the ticket, and in Chicago in 1944 for second place. He will he in Chi cago again this week, but not as a candidate, he says. Hear Fulton Leiuis Daily OnKRKR, 9:15 P.M. B j n i onager Leroar wrgea To Halt Rise In Taxes ROSKBL'RG This letter is ad dressed to the taxpayers of Rose- burg as a call to vote again on the city budget . in an effort to again vote it down, domewhat a lesson against a continual rise in taxes. An increase of between S65.0O0 and $100,000 in one year is an item not to be lightly con sincren, Comparisons are odious, but compare the county budget with our city budget. The county judge who has supervision with the com missioners of spending over $ 000.000. receives SS.OOO. (And don't answer by saying he is underpaid.) The new city budget has allotted 57.500 ror our city manager who is going to spend approximat ely one-tenth of that sum. The county clerk receives $4,600 and the city recorder will receive 54 500. Our sheriff salary is $4- 600 and the police chief $5,400. Deputy sheriffs receive $4,020 and our police the same. The county parks superintendent receives $,V raijBMiiaaaaaMaMBtiiam vajaa 900 and the city park superinten dent $4,740. All of these men knew in ad vance that their salaries were to be so much. Yet they elect to take the positions but after taking them immediately start to cry about how poorly paid they are. These salaries are on a 12-month basis and compare very favorably with all the highly paid loggers who are allowed to work about six or eight months of the year due to strikes and weather conditions. If these men don't like the job or pay, for heaven's sake let them quit and stop crabbing. With $30,000 left in the airport fund why spend it all on a build ing for the airlines. No one in Roseburg except private capital built a bus depot for the bus lines or a terminal for the freight truckers. We need many things here In Roseburg, among them a city hall, sewer systems, street stop signs. Let's get together and fight for some of these instead of raising taxes all the time. That is a pe culiar expression as we can't have things without paying for them, but, if we can't pay for them, let's get along without them. Unfortunately, I cannot vote on the budget and I hate destructive criticism. But I still feel that con cessions could be made by the budget committee and the council which would reduce this budget by more than the proposed $9,000. B. R. SHOEMAKER Roseburg, Ore. (Editar's Nola Tha Council and Budgat Committaa hava agraad to limit salary incraasei to five percent, instaad of tha amaunts specified in tha original budgat, which would raduca tha budgat about $18,000 in addition to tha $9,000 cut . praviously made. Theta cuta also would bring salarias down considerably from tha amounts usad for com parison by tha abova writer.) Western States Bloc Outlines Platform Ideas By B. L. LIVINGSTONE CHICAGO AP An aggressive western state bloc made clear Monday it is prepared to dictate its own ideas about the western plank in the 1952 Democratic plat form. The western states conference comprising delegates from the tl western states. Hawaii and Alaska shouted approval Sunday night of recommendations for a "liberal" platform policy covering western issues, and named Sen. Waanen G. Magnusnn of Washington to lead the fight to incorporate them in the platform. Among other things, western delegates endorsed more federal aid for development of the west resources. government incentives for mineral exploration and stock piling, statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, and public construction of power transmission lines. There also was new evidence that the western states, as an or ganized bloc, was ready to make its weight felt in the convention itself. Calvin W. Rawlings. conference chairman, told delegates that the western bloc should hack a presi dential candidate "favorable to development of our western re sources." He reminded the group that the western states represent 210 pre sidential electors, "within 50 of being enough to elect a president." "In solidarity there is strength," he declared. Calling the Republican platform "generaliied." Magnusnn told the westerners "you re going to have a Democratic platform that isn't going to equivocate on anvthing." In a last-minute move, the con ference also endorsed a proposal to include in the platform a pledse to amend the "anti-Democratic" rules of the senate on filibustering. The recommendation, made by Oregon National Committeeman Monroe Sweetland, was aimed at Senate rules which permit southern senators to block civil rights legis lation by unlimited debate. In The Day's News y FRANK (Continued from Pigs One) decision not to run because, says D'Alesandro to Truman: "YOU ARE NEEDED . BAD LY." That's the "indispensable man ' theme. It has worked in the past, and it might work again. A Chicago dispatch says: "The. merry-go-round among .the Democratic candidates al ways seems to come back to the reluctant Stevenson, who seems to have some of the politicians almost beside themselves with frustration. "But after a conference with the Illinois governor, one of the Demo cratic powers Jake Arvy, Chicago boss says that if there is a con vention deadlock he is certain Ste venson will accept the nomina tion." The will-he-or-won't-he talk turn ed out to be a wonderful builder upper of interest in and sentiment for Ike. Maybe the Democrats are doing a little copy-caying. President Truman's convention alternate, Thomas Gavin of Kan sas City, says he's' been GIVEN THE WORD on how to vote on the first ballot. Gavin won't say whom the President favors, but Senator Maybank of South Carolina claims a reliable informant has told him the President wants Averell Har riman. It isn't any of my business, be cause I'm going to vote for Ike anyway, but I'm getting person ally fed up with these silk-stocking- rich who go into politics and start hob nobbing with the over alls to GET VOTES. There is no indication of progress In Korea as this is written to ward settling the truce-blocking issue of exchange of prisoners. At the moment, the tempo of the fighting on blood-soaked Old Baldy has been stepped up sharply. It's off-ag'in, on-ag'in so far as a Korean truce is concerned. I expect that's the way it will be as long as the master minds in the Kremlin can make us dance every time they call the tune, I wish we could "find somebody smart enough to call the tunes and MAKE THE KREMLIN BOYS DANCE. I have a lot of faith that Ike could and would build tip a state department capable of doing just that. . Speaking of foreign policy, what do YOU want first and most of all? Me, I want PEACE. Not peace at any price. Wise and just peace. A peace that will enable the world to move forward toward new and better things instead of slipping "BUY YOUR FUTURE" For 0 complimtntflry copy of our directory of buiintitti for sot in USA, writ fo Nicholi on Aio ciaroi, 100 W. Monro Sr., Chicogo, HI. ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT ELECTRIC HAMMERS ELECTRIC DRILLS GENERATORS LANSING & OLIVER TOOL RENTALS 847 S. Staphani Phane 3-60C2 OPEN SUNDAYS 9:00 ta 6:00 The People raiUljia laijaajflaasnr- ' AND AP REPORTS THE PULSE OF Cfon rooh rvmbUngi, eop!tj ttrettvy ifcrfti, honj. looking town, InifcU iPlfVmofiOd fro Wofhinflton , . . It g Into tfc political covtrog t Tfc AtoootJ trt. hem 3,000 eovViM, ham 41 w capttott, from 100 buftOV. AllMid Prill wrirtf brinf tH hortf fed ef Amtricon polifiei. lot inert then rh fectuoJ sert benti it necciiary H rtoity vnoVttertd ttt mm, JINKINI back toward ill that is old and outworn and bid. If there is to be peace of that sort, the United States of America will have to LEAD THE WORLD TOWARD IT. We're the only na tion on earth with the resources of men and materials to do the job. If we are to Induce our kind of people throughout the world to ac cept our leadership willingly and cooperatively, we must BE OUR SELVES again. We must make people like ui and admire us ss they did when we were the un questioned champion of liberty throughout the world. We'll have to quit just making faces it Rus sia, which is ineffective and DE STRUCTIVE, and start all over again winning friends who will like us FOR OURSELVES instead of merely honeying up to us in the hope of getting more of our money. A foreign policy of that sort would be CONSTRUCTIVE and ef fective. If we're going to GET that kind of foreign policy, 1 think we'll have to change our leadership at the top and make a fresh start. I think Ike is the man who cab do it, and that's why I'm for him. i m ii i ahc i T I T I I yNaan-Haxiair Ian aa kaaa 1 I dalvaraa1 ay 1 I a: 1 1 ajau aioaa I 2-111 batwaaa fcllaTa.aj. I What does it Cost? 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