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State Lowers Death Unsolved
Its Total Tax
Officials Fearful About
. Deficit Increase Due
to Pension Demand
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, December 1, 1935
The total state tax Iery for
1936, including the elementary
school levy, Is $2,613,000, as com
pared with $2,667,996.78 lor this
' year, the state tax commission an
nounced Saturday.
The 1936 tax within the six
per cent limitation aggregates
9SS4.640.09 and $1,729,301.49
outside of the six per cent limi
tation. The, anticipated deficit for next
year was estimated- at $1,147,
699.27. This figure conformed
substantially to the amount of the
deficit determined by the state
treasurer in the plan for refin
ancing the cost of the new state
capitol.
; Officials said the deficit was
due principally to emergency ap
propriations of 2,000,008 from
the general fund by the last legis
lature for old age pensions and
$1,375,000 for capitol construc
tion operations.
While the new tax levy con
tains appropriations for emergen
cy old age pensions and relief
Along with generally increased al
lowances for state expenses, it in
cludes but one installment of
$452,334 for capitol building pur
poses. V . Iefioit Worries
Some officials expressed appre-
Sension oyer the increase in the
eficit and said it might go even
ljigher by additional demands on
- the general fund for permanent
old age pensions and emergency
relief.
More optimistic officials declar
ed that If further Inroads on the
general fund could be avoided,
the state, by strictest economy,
might absorb the present appro
priation for the capkol spread
over three years, and still keep
the state deficit at a roana-jeable
figure. X
It was pointed out that con
trary to the prevailing impression
monies, both state and county, for
old age pensions and indigent re
lief (unemployables) are" being
rapidly depleted and will not last
through the remainder of the
biennium. The $2,000,000 addi
tional appropriated by the legis
lature from liquor reveffbes has
. been Overdrawn almost a year in
advance, while the $1,000,000 ap
propriated by the regular session
tor Indigent relief (unemploy
able.) is already virtually ex
hausted. Only Million Left
. Tho $1,000,000 appropriated
by tlie regular session and ear
marked for cooperation with the
federal government for payment
of old age pensions is all that is
left with which to meet the emer
gency. Officials said that with the re
lief funds Hearing depletion anf
a minimum of $4,000,000 requir-i.
ed for state cooperation witb theJ
federal government under the
terms ot the old age pension act,
the state is not only faced with
an increasing deficit but i3 for
bidden, under the six per cent 11m-
itation, from increasing the pro
perty tax to meet the oad.
While the outlook for the de
ficit is not encouraging the tax
levy does reveal a brighter pic
ture for the property taxpayer.
The tax, within the six per cent
limitation, is slightly lower than
last year, after absorbing the
emergency appropriation for old
age pensions, capitol construction
and other items.
Many Extra Items
In addition to the ordinary ap
propriations of the last regular
legislative session, the tax levy 4
includes $1,000,000 earmarked
for old age pensions, $1,000,000
for indigent relief (unemploy
ables) and approximately $500.
00 for the cost of new Buildings
at various state Institutions. These
were in excels of the regular bud
get. The tax levy outside the six
per cent limitation includes $1,
164,330.23 for higher education-
v ; f
Richard Averj
Discovery of the battered body of
Richard Avery, 16, of Winthrop,
Mass., who had apparently been
stabbed to death and buried un
der a pile of driftwood near Ot
tumwa, la., last February while
on his way to visit his sister at
Iowa State college, added another
mystery murder to midwest police
records.
al millage, S102.935.44 for Inter
est and principal on Oregon irri
gation district bonds and $462,
035.81 for the sinking fund for
bond principal and Interest of the
World war veterans' state aid
commission.
The tax levy carried estimated
receipts of $2,500,000 from the
state income tar and $2,360,741
from miscellaneous activities.
Triple Celebration
On Thanksgiving Day
At J. E. Ward Home
HOLLY WOO D, Nov. 30.
Thanksgiving day was quiet In
this district, most of the fami
lies celebrating individually or
journeying elsewhere to celebrate
the day. Mr. and Mrs. V. M. La
Due and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Guire joined the other mem
bers of their family at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Manley of
Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Thomas
spent the day at the home of their
son, Lloyd Thomas. After a boun
teous dinner the group took a
motor trip to Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fisher,
Mary Jean Fisher and Mrs. Lot
tie Olsen joined other members
of their group at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Ward where the
celebration took on the aspect, not
only of a Thanksgiving feast, but
of & birtMlay party, it being the
eleventh birthday anniversary of
Mary Jean Fisher. Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Ward also celebrated their
29thaweddln&. .anniversary at the
same time. Present fdr this triple
celebration were: Mrs. Lottie Ol
sen, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fisher,
Mary Jean Fisher, Mr. and Mrs.
E. K. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. F.
C. Wiitsey and Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Ward.
Scarlet Fever Cases ...
Blamed on Violation
Of Quarantine Rules
SILVERTOX. Nov. 30. Among
the recent scarlet fever cases re
ported at Silverton are Billy
Swift, Florence and Shirley Hal
lett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Uallett; Elaine Hamre,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glad
win Hamre.
It ia estimated that 20 cases or
more have appeared at Silverton
during the past few weeks and
the lax observance of quarantine
rules 1s held responsible for the
spread. Dr. P. A. Loar, city
health officer, emphasizes the
great need of adhering strictly to
all quarantine laws.
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