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2~ Port New«. Thunday, December 22, 1966 Christmas Message "A Saviour— A Lord” L u k e 2 :ll P o r Office Box 5 97465 Port Orford, Oregon PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Second cleet m ail privileges authorised at Port Orford, Ore. I* F*Uheun ....................................... Editor aiul Publisher Paul L Peterson .............................................. . M anaging Editor Subscription In Curry County (per year in a d v a n c e )........................... $3 00 CXitside Curry C o u n ty .............................................. ............ g j jq Single Copy........................................................................... jq Cents Announcements. Notices, New» end Advertising Must be in the Office by SsOO p. m. Tueedeys N IW S P A P I R P U B IIS H IIS ASSOCIATION Salem Scene by Everett E. Cutter Lawmakers Face Expectation Of Property Tax Relief This waning year of Inten sified popular demand for tax reform promises to haunt the 1967 session of the Oregon leg islature, which commences J in . 9. Demand for overhaul of our state’s tax structure has ap peared chiefly in the form of property tax reduction pro posals. Most notable among these was the 1 1/2% property tax lim itation measure pro posed, f o r t h * November bal lo t— tne'Órégón Súpleme Court killed ’H on ground^ -of Insuf ficient signatures, bof the senti ment behind it. is fa r from dead. Admittedly, property taxes in Oregon a rk too high, dispropor tionately high. Gaining one of the finest educational systems In th^ jf/ilted States, one which now dpp^umes (w o-thirds of all local t?x revenues, has been a m ajor tactor In the steady rise of property taxes. Property owners cannot be blamed fo r wan ting to shift some of thehr inequitable burden. But, It ls g en erh liy agreed, there must Be better ways than that ventuaed.by the 1 1/2% lid p ro - pohedU, and dur elected law makers now find lflm p e ra tlv e to find them. Interestingly enough, Oregon has 7|bltA‘ ebough revenue to op erate' at existing state levels, but not enough to meet rising property tax reduction de mands. In the current biennium, state direct property tax re lie f amounted to 231.» m illion In state general funds. Governor eld’s recommended budget earm arks 220 ------, — direct property tax r e t ó ; It also provides for$178 p er tensus child lnbaslc school suppprt (up from $160), ln - c r dased aid to community co l- leges and Increased shares of gasoline tax revenue to cities and counties— all Indirect re lie f measures which shift the load from local property tax payers. In addition, general fund sur pluses at the end of each fis cal year are to continue to apply to direct re lie f, as per the de cision of the 1965 legislature. And Oregon’s new cigarette tax is expected to raise 26.9 m illion for direct property tax re lie f In the next two years. But much more must be forth coming. Thus we hear proposed a variety of new or Increased taxes tied to property tax re lie f. These Include an Oregon sales tax, and plans to Increase Income taxes or broaden the Income tax b a s e — bringing more people Into the tax-paying p icture., . • Other lawmakers propose putting a variety of alternative measures to a vote of the people, cutting what they term excessive spending, elim inating some existing property tax ex emptions or providing more state aid to local government. Debate probably w ill boll down to the re la tiv e m erits of a* sales t a x o r h r o a d e n ln g O r e - gon*i Income tax base; answers may be decided by the legis la tu re , or one or both may evolvg into statewide ballot meastfres. At any rate, It Is cle ar that tax reform w ill be the number one concern of the 54th legis lative assembly. Meaningful property tax re lie f must be achieved, or Oregon cities, counties and school districts might well be hurt by voters taking m atters Into th e ir own hands. £ ------------ --- Joy To Tho World The Lord Is Come! Christmas Joy No other event In the history of mankind has brought as much Joy as has the Incarnation of the eternal Son of God, the Lord Jesua Christ. It Is written; "they shall coll his name Em manuel, which being Interrupted la, God with us.” (Matthew 1:23) And again: "Thous Shalt call hla name Jesus: for He shall save Ills people from their sons.” (Matthew t:21)God Himself became our Saviour. According to the Word of God, angels, shepherds, prophets, priests and wise men all re joiced when the promised Sa viour came Into this world. From before the foundation of the world, God has planned this. Down through the cen turies following the sin of our "Joy to the W orld, the Lord • For unto you Is born this day Is cornel In the city of David a Saviour, To The Editor: Let earth receive her King} which Is Christ the L o rd .” Christm as would not be com Let every heart prepare Him It Is a sad thing to me as room, plete without expressing the a m in ister to look about at this thanks and appreciation to And heaven and nature sing.” tim e of the ye ar, and see so those who have given the Keep many people preparing for a Oregon Green program such An old fable reads thus: A Holiday, and yet not sharing In fine support during the past cold firebrand and a burning all the benefits of what this year. Your help meant a lot to lamp started out one day to great occasion ushered Into the us In carrying on this fine see what they could find. The world. You could stop most any public service project in the firebrand came bark and wrote drunk on the street, and askhti.. Interest of reducing man- what all the celebration was-, is Its Journal that the whole caused forest fires Ino u r state. world waa dark and g lo o m y - about, "W hy I t ’s Christm as I hope that we can continue war clouds on every horizon Um e, haven’t you heard*’ Where to work together In the new and broken and unhappy homes have you been all your life? ” year for the best Interest of on every aide. It did not find Yet this same person has miss forest owners, operators and one place where there was light. ed the enUre meaning of the public. The lamp came back and wrote C h rist's coming. He came to In Its Journal: "W herever!w ent save Just such as that from such M e rry Christm as It waa lig h t.” What was th e d lf- a life . You’ll find other w ell- ALBER T W1ESENDANGER ference-’ The lam p carrled sun Co*t. CD, f if e - 3 meaning people loaded down Executive Secretary shine with It and thus Illumined with Christm as presents, and In destroy the Joy of Christian Keep Oregon Green Assn., Inc. everything wherever It went. requesting of them why, they living. Earthly discords may This old fable tells us what would reply: '«Why It's C h rist wreck tim e's source of hap the song so wonderfully re h it w ith the youngsters.. . and at mas Um e, haven't you heard?” piness but the Joy that comes la te s -- "Joy to the world, the least one mom . Yet most of these people have because the Saviour reigns Lord Is cornel” Jesus when He never experienced theSalvatton O r little four year old tim e within the heart cannot be dis came brought to men the Light that C hrist came to freely give. bomb kinda got the dynam ite solved by human artific e , for of the world, the Light to shine It Is a m atter of history that taken out of her M onday night Its origin Is an eternal fountain In dark places and bring sun Christ both lived and was cruc when she fin a lly saw the Jo lly shine and Joy to everyone who of w ell-being.” ified. Also, that He arose again. M an H im self for re a l. W ouldn't Writing In the Homiletic Re w ill let this Light come Into CUr very calendar Is based even ta lk to him , just grabbed view of these "Tiding of Great hts or her own heart and life . upon this historical fact. (B.C. her candy and ran, w ithout g iv Jesus once said: " I am the Jo y,” D r. Wayland Hoyt said: and A .D .) The exact Ume is a ing him the present she brought "T h e Gospel la everywhere a Light of the world. The man controversial subject, but one for him . O ie of the few times Joy brlnger. I could not help who follows me w ill not walk I’ ve seen her at a toes for words. thing is known for sure, He, noticing this as I traveled va r In the dark, but w ill live his Jesus, Is a fact. Many say He As Id o every year, m a y 1 urge iously In the East. Wherever life In the Light.” was Just a great man, some say you to spend an enjoyable ev the Gospel had come and had "L et earth receive her He was Just a prophet, some say ening w ith your fa m ily in a tour even measurably been accept K ing." The light of Joy that you Just a fine teacher who lived of the decorations aroimd town ed, there was another look and and I can spread to the world and died. The Bible says: "A ...p a r t ic u la r ly those that won light upon the people's faces; la dependent upon receiving the Saviour.” To be a Saviour, He prizes. A t least two of the w in prosperity was more evident; One who Is the Light of life— must be able to save. To save ners also are playing Christmas upon the presence of Him who homes were tidier. The contrast from something and obviously Carols nightly. . .M i n n i e King between a Moslem town and a Is the Light of the world. saved to something. The Bible a t H a r p of the W inds on The Christian one In that F ar East " L e t every Heart Prepare t e a c h e s plainly that C hrist Heads and the Burt Muirdens at Is even startlin g .” Him Room.” In commenting on saves from H ell, and prepares the north c ity lim its. A Missionary In a foreign the words and author of this one fo r life eternal with God the C oot-C urry Co-op is adding song, W. Thorburn C lark In land who was conducting a Father, and Christ Jesus, God’s to the festivity of the season by school for g irls was approached "Stories of Fadeless Hymns” Son. M ake no mistake about It. playing Christmas Carols over by a heathen mother In regard says: "W ith s depth of feeling You may believe that Jesus Is outdoor speakers da 11 y . . . for to entering her daughter In the we sing these words, not simply a historical fact, but have you which they deserve a very spec school. The woman asked If at one p articu lar tim e of the accepted Him as your personal ial thanks. In fact we have kept only beautiful g irls were ad year but through all Its days, Saviour? You haven't? W ell, our frontdoor open a t thé Ndws for In each of them there should mitted. She was assured that you are yet In your sins. office as much as possible to any g irl who wished to come be rejoicing because 'The Lord • • In our text (Luke 2:11), we take advantage of the m u s id .. was received. "B u t,” replied Is Com e.’ Neither personal sor find this Jesus Is not only to be even at the expense o f catlslng the woman, " a ll your g irls row nor national calamity can our Saviour, but Lord of our a few people to believe we were I have seen are very beautiful.” lives also. This Is where many either l o s i n g our marbles or The teacher replied: "W e tell fa ll again. We say we believe, today I! That Is one sure way of trying to play fre e ze -o u t .It's them of Christ and seek to yet we w ill not allow Him To be turning this rush hour and have them take Him Into their neither, though, we Just epjoy Lord . of our lives. In Romans drudge to some Into a glorious the music. hearts, and this makes their 10: L3, the Bible states: " F o r season. That firs t Christmas How about that Susie W h it e ... faces lovely.” whosoever shall call upon the was a glorious tim e for all who sweet 75 and still doesn't suits. I found this In a restaurant name.' of the Lord shall be came to Jesus, for angelr sang Have ta nicknam e her "Cranny In Ssn Francisco: "Stop search saved (not maybe, this is a sure of the glad tidings while the O a k lie " .,. seein' as how the ing forever— Happiness Is Just thing).” The name of the Lord shepherds came to worship name Annie was already used. next to you. ’ 1» Jesps. Some don’t lik e this their new born Saviour, Lord, She dropped the c o n m erit toi "L e t Every Heart Prepare statement, but St. Paul on the and King. How about you?? me that it was re a lly a lucky Him Room.” road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-6), shot but I think it's a great deal when the bright light shone upon Rev. R. L. Sharp more than that when she had to Albert D. Krlbs him , said: "Who art thou Assembly of God go back to the house for her gim Christian Church Lord?*' and a voice answered: then sneak up on the mangy " I am Jesus.” In Acts 4:12, cats. 1 m ean that should prove we read: ‘ ‘N either Is there she was after them critters w ith Salvation In any other: (H ere a vengeance.. . like she did the you can throw away that church whole thin g on purpose. Anyhow, membership card, tf you think I'd hate to have been an Indian that Is going to save you) for if she'd have been a cowboy. there Is none other name under The lad y boss a t Pacific Sup h e a v e n given among men, er t o l d m e this w e e k that whereby we must be saved.” L. B .J .H .H .H . means Let's Be In reading the verses Just p re Jo lly—HOHoHo. vious to this verse 12, you w ill And w ith that m ay I wish all find that the name of this P e r of you in reader-land die very son was—Jesus. m erriest Christmas ever and that Have you taken Him , Jesus, your stockings are fille d w ith as your personal Saviour? Has everything you asked for. He become your Lord? Do It Make Christmas calls early Your long,distance holiday calls w ill go through faster and easier if you make them early this year WIST COAST T iliM O H co. -ap a w*«ui»i » . « j , w < we«, s. VBB/ hilariou» »pac« age misadventure/ WALT DISNEY—« IX ROBIN CRUSOB, RSLM VAN DYKE -tw o KWAN 1AMIR0FF Wednei. - Thura. - Fri. Dec. 28 - 29 • 30 New Year» Eve Late Show . Colonial »NOW 1TAITJ 10 M Theatre r ovia n>ti sm .i •I • c.l l< Greetings John, R illle and Jackie Western Auto If you haven 't finished shop ping y e t . . . need I rem ind you there is only three days l e f t . . . counting to d a y .. . and that's not long. Except for the younguns who are a l r e a d y convinced w e're holding Christmas back on them. 'Course I tried to tell 'em we couldn't have Christmas until we put the tree up. . . which I fin a lly managed to do W ed nesday evening, plus attending a Cub Scout pack m eeting. The bride said I planned it that way so she would have to do the decorating. It's hats off this w eek to Dick Harper and Wayne M e rre ll for an ex ce llen t effort in preparing the grade and Battle Rock school Christmas program for the co m - m un itv Chr istm as party. I m isse d the other school concerts but if Monday's was any indication there is no doubt that they were of the same quality and as w ell received. Gotta give ol' Santa a p at-o n - th e-b ack,to o ,fo r m aking a real gather together in joyous celebration, we extend best Yuletide wishes. Mayea's 76 Union H IS G IF T U 6A R THAT R F ID G iv e A LA STS L A S T S ...A lU e C K 52 S U B S C R IP T IO n W IL L T 6L L T H E M Moy the joys of a j YOU CAR6 * worm-hearted old-fashioned Christmas be PER YEAR yours this $5 S $ 3 .5 0 holiday season We're wishing all of you every joy of the Holiday Season. M ay your days be merry and b rig h t. . . serving you has made ours a delight I D ic ie and Francis Morrison Oceanside Dodge \ IN CURRY COUNTY ELSEWHERE jPurt ©fiord ZVruis Coos-Curry Eledric Co-op, Inc. 4 I
