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: The OXIE.GON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Morning, January 29 1936
Holman Stresses
Saving in Office
Predicts Further Economy
on Carsand in Light
and Heat Plant .
A salary ,of 10 perjeent of the
savings he hag been able to'tnake
for Oregon as state treasurer and
member of the state hoard of con
trol would he folly satisfactory to
Rufus C. Holman, the latter told
the Salem Kiwanig, club Tuesday
soon at Us luncheon here.
Vast opportunities exist in Ore
gon .government for eonstructiTe
economy f?r reduction of costs
rather than increase of taxes, Hol
man averred. He said he wag sat
isfied the state could save money
on Its state owned nad operated
cars, on Us purchase of light and
heat and on Its telephone service.
- The treasurer said citizens of
the state who attacked this pro
gram were content to let overhead
. costs of their own government
pile : up " rather;" - than take the
chance of .making a few enemies.
J Praises ' Colleagues
He praised his associates on the
board of control Governor Mar
tin and Secretary of State Snell
saying he had found each of them
fine colleagues with whom to
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Justice Bailey of . the supreme
court Introduced Mr. Holman.
An innovation at the club meet
ing was six-minute forum in
which Ralph Moody, deputy at
torney-general upheld the proPos
ed sales tax bill, and Allan Car
son, attorney, spoke In opposition
to it. Moody said it was the only
sound way to finance old-age pen
sions; Carson attacked the hill as
a poorly drawn piece of legisla
tion and subject to many legal er
rors. .
Historic Windsor Scene of Royal Burial
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Retains Officers
STAYTON, Jan. 28. .The an
nual meeting of the Stayton Co
operative Switchboard association
was held at the Foresters' hall,
Stayton, .Monday afternoon, with
representatives from the various
lines comprising the association
present.
One of the principal matters
of business was revision of the
articles of association and by
laws of the organization, a mat
ter "which had been nnder advise
ment of a committee appointed In
1934. No vital changes were made
Jn the articles or by-laws other
than to modernize them. They
were originally adopted in 1115,
and few changes were made since
that time. . "
Officers were all re-elected for
another term. Geo. A. Sandner is
'President; F. A. Zimmerman,
vice-president v Grant Murphy,
secretary -treasurer; Edward J.
Bell, secretary, and directors, E.
A- Ditter, P. C. Freres.
The report of the secretary
- treasurer shows the association
had a successful year in 1935,
with approximately , 407 phones
now operating 'through the
switchboard, an- Increase of 10
over 1934.
Tate President,
Stayton Cannery
STAYTON, Jan. 28 The board
. of, directors of the Stayton Co
operative cannery met Monday
night and elected the following
officers: President, George Tate;
vice-president. Georee a. Smith:
secretary - treasurer. Genevieve
smith.' ueorge A. Smith, who lias
filled the position of manager of
the cannery for several years,
was re-elected to that capacity.
The year 1935 was a banner
year for the organization with
176,000 cases packed. This repre
sented: five million pounds of
firm and vegetables. The organi
sation purchased $111,000 worth
of fruit, 818,000 eugar and S85,
000 cans. .
It paid out for labor 336,000.
At the peak of the season. 275
persons were employed.
Governor Pleased .
Governor Charles H. Martin den
elared yesterday he was well'sat
lafiei with the state budget law,
the - provisions of which he ex
pecU to put into effect in all de
partments la February. "We must
watch the pennies If we are to
keep, down the costs of govern
ment, the gorernor declared.
Under the budget law passed In
1935.' each department head must
file In advance each month a bud
get of his expected operation ex
penses for the coming month. Un
til this, budget has been appreved,
B expenditures can be made. Any
deductions made by the governor
.must be taken from" the budget.
Huge Dividend Payment .
Shoun by Utility Firm
: As No Approval Asked
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The Albert Memorial chapel
Historic Windsor Castle, 20 miles west of London, I George and Albert the bodies of King Edward and
final resting place of King George Valso has in j Queen Alexandra, parents of the late monarch;
the burial vaults below the adjoining chapels of St. J William IV, George IH and George IV.
In the Valley Social Realm
Jefferson. The home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. T. Henion west of
Jefferson was the scene of a wed-
ding ceremony Sunday at 4 p. m.
when their daughter, Hazel Hen-
Ion, became the bride of Roy
Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.'
John Henderson, of Jefferson.
The ring ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Herbert Armstrong of
Eugene.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs.
Herbert Armstrong and daugh
ter, Beverly, sang, "I Love You
Truly." The bride was attired in
a blue crepe dress, and her at- j
tendants were her three sisters.
Vera, Esther and Gladys Henion,
and Miss Evelyn Jellison. Roy j
Tilley acted as best man for the j
groom. i
Following the ceremony a wed
ding supper was served. For the
present the young people will
make their home at Camp San-
tiam cabins.
' Guests present for the ceremony were
Rer. and Mrs. Herbert Armstrong and
daughters Beverly and Dorothy of Eu
gene; Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson.
Elmer and Carl Hendenon, lira. Dudley
Hampton and daughter Laverne; Mr. and
Mr. Phillip VanValkenbnrgh and
daughter Phyllis Jean; Mrs. Guy Benight
and son Ray and daughters Alice and
Cna; Mia Florence Curtis, Deroy Mc
Gill. Gertie Cox, Bell Branch, Charlie and
Lavonne. Henion.
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Jefferson. A family gathering
was held Sunday at the country
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rob
ison two miles north of Jeffer
son, in honor of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Robison's
30th wedding anniversary. Covers
were placed for the honor guests,
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Roblson, and
sons, Wilfred. Rolla and Keith;
Mrs. Viletta Robison, mother of
R. O. Robison, all of Salem; Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Belknap, Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Robison and son, Rich
ard, and Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Hes
ter of Jefferson.
Miss Frances Virginie Melton
announces another of her First-Sunday-in-the-month
musical teas
to be given next Sunday, Feb
ruary 2nd, in her studio at 324
N. Capitol, starting at 4 o'clock.
William Wright, tenor, wiU sing.
Zena Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gray
were hosts at a wedding dinner,
Sunday, January 26, compliment
ing their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. knd Mrs. Howard Gray who
were' recently married here. Cov
ers were laid for:
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gray, Mr. and
Mrs. I J. W. Magee and children Jean
and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Magee
and daughters Haxel and Margaret, Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Magee, Mr. and Mrs. G.
George, Mr. and Mrs. A. Owena and
daughter Gersldine, Mr. and Mrs. Xliae
Nicholson and son James, Mr. and Mrs.
Itsb Smith and son Gale, Mr. aid
Mrs. George KUel and children relyn,
Doria and Clotns, Mr. ui Mrs. F. A.
Gray and children Betty, Diek, Leslie,
Harley and Darleen, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Straw and children Peggy, Lois and Glen,
Mrs. Jennfe George, Mrs. Sarah Magee,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hutchins and chil
dren Barbara, Manrice, Jerry, Harold
and Kenneth.
Instrumental, selections, were played
during the afternoon by L. W. Magee,
Robert and Jean Magee, Gale Smith, F.
A. Gray, George. Erelya and Cletna Et
ieU Waconda Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Stafford entertained at "500"
Sunday night. High score was
won by Mrs. Allyn Nusom and Al
bert Girod. Mrs. Richard Tuve
and Francis Nusom received low
score. Others present were Mrs.
F. R. Nusom. Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Hall, Mr. and Mrs Frank Felton,
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Patterson,
Richard Tuve, Mrs. Albert Girod,
Allyn Nusom, Velle Felton, Dnane
Felton, Gordon Tuve and the
hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Staf
ford. Dayton-i-Mrs. George Ravn
(Claire Wagner), a recent bride,
was very delightfully surprised
with a miscellaneous shower Sat
urday afternoon when Mrs.
Charles Carr and Mrs. Charles E.
Smith entertained 25 friends at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Sherman.
Miss Marie Saccamonna and
Mrs. Russel Coburn each gave vo
cal solos, Mrs. F. E. Fisher, a
reading; a piano solo by Miss Lu
cille Fisher were the program
numbers.
The Artisan Woman's club will
hold a benefit card party Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock in the
Fraternal temple. Reservations
may be made by calling 877 or
8504.
The Hermlston Light and Pow
er company filed with the state
utilities commission here Tuesday
application for permission to Is
sue a 156,000 eight per cent 10
year note to the American States'
Public Service company and a
820,000 note of the same char
acter, to the American States Elec
tric company, both of Baltimore,
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. :The application Indicated that
these notes would replace other
notes previously issued.-
A financial statement filed with
the; utility - commission , showed
that in 1933 the light and power
company paid a dividend of 450
per cent on Us common stock of
310.000. In ; 1934 the dividend
was reduced to 250 per cent and
in 1935 to 25 per cent. --
Dividend payments In 1933 ag
gregated 145.000. In 1934 these
dividend payments were $25,000
ana in 1935 approximately $2500.
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Qaxton Is Again
Phone President
Valley Cities Are
Against New Deal
Only Four in Oregon, They
in Wheat Districts, V:
Favor Policies -
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Only four cities In the state
show a preference for the New
Deal In the recently completed
Literary Digest PolL : Uniformly
these cities are in eastern Oregon
where AAA's price-raising . has
been of help to farmers. The com
munities giving preference to the
New Deal in the test ballot are
Bent LaGrande, Pendleton and
The; Dalles. ? ;;;; ,, .-'-V V
- Salem's vote against the New
Deal's policies was 'almost two to
one. Ballots cast in favor of the
Roosevelt program totalled 265;
ballots against the program .were
487. : Eugene showed, an even
larger opposition to the New Deal.
Favorable votes numbered 236:
unfavorable ballots totaled 622..
The vote by cities was:
Oregon
Albany ,
A it or is ,
Baker
Bend
Corrallia
Eugene
Klamath Falls
La Grande :
Marahf ield "
Medford
Oregon City
Pendleton
Portland
Salem
The Dalles .
Tea
S7
78
83
68
93
935
89
81
VI
116
88
118
He Total
111 198
97
83
68
250
622
15ft
57
8
183
85
103
115
148
124
S51
757
945
138
-164
290
188
831
.4448 5136 9579
. 285 487 752
. 105 69 174
Wayne's Market
Will Open Today
Wayne's meat market, operat
ed by Wayne Dignan, opens to
day In "the location formerly oc
cupied by the Valley meat mar-
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This radiophoto of Kins Edward VHI was taken as he rode to the1
airport near Sandringham to fly to London to assume his duties as
ruler of the British empire:;
ket, 17 8 South Commercial. Dig
nan bought out Clay H. McDow
ell who had operated the Valley
meat market tor the past seven
months.
Dignan has been a Salem resi
dent for the past three years,
having been associated with the
Valley Packing company, Steus-.
loff's market and Salem Heat
company during that time. He
has also had experience on the
wholesale side of the meat busi
ness.
George Coover is Dignan's as
sistant in the market.
First Aid Class
Entry to Close
- Registration for "ths first aid
class under the adult education
program win close tonight at Sa
lem, high school, according4 to
George Birrell, WPA adult edu
cation,' supervisor. Registration
may be made either on the sec
ond floor or in the class room
at the high school.
- Esther Arnold, trained Instruc
tor, will have charge of the class.
Persons taking the course may
study and qualify for either the
regular or the advanced Red
Cross first kid certificates. No
tuition Is charged.
Many Attend Funeral
Of Mrs. Nellie Iliatt
On Monday at Lyons
LYONS, Jan. 28. One of the
largest attended funerals ever
held at Lyons was for Mrs. Nellie
Hiatt, January 27. TJie church
was filled with relatives and
friends and many were unable to
get inside the building.
The numerous and beautiful
floral pieces expressed sympathy
and thoughts of a large circle of
relatives, friends and neighbor
of the deceased. &
First Break in Women's
Club Saddens Meet
, Held in Salem
AUMSVILLE, Jan. 28 A tele
phone stockholders' meeting was
held at the school house Friday
night. A resolution calling for new
by-laws for the share holders was
passed.
An election resulted in the re
election of Robert Claxton, presi
dent; George Claxton, vice-presi
dent: directors, William Forgey.
who takes the place of Ed Amort
whose removal to Salem created a
vacancy: F. A. Garbe, A. Wolf,
Roy P orter, Charles Colyin,
George Claxton and Robert Clax
ton. A secretary and treasured
will be elected.
The Likem club met Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Paul Johns of
Salem, honoring her birthday. The
event was somewhat saddened by
the fact that this was the first
meeting since their circle had
been broken by the recent death of
Mrs. Etta Burns in Salem. AH
were women who grew to woman
hood in Aumsville and who had
been together on their birthdays
over a long period of years. A
birthday dinner was held with Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Johns as hosts.
Guests were: Mrs. Roy Fuson,
Aumsville; Mrs. Katie Sturgis,
Brooks; Curtis Tucker, a brother
of Mrs. Paul Johns, Salem.
After the dinner, the club visit
ed the grave of their departed
member, Mrs. Etta Burns, and
placed flowers upon her grave in
loving memory of girlhood days.
. Mr. and Mrs. Griebenow of Sa
lem, missionaries on furlough
from Tibet, appeared before the
AumBTille high school Monday
afternoon In the costume of Thf-
betans, and gave an Interesting
description of their work.
Scouters Gather
At Albany Friday
Thirty five men from Salem and
vicinity are planning to attend the
joint Cascade and Wallamet Boy
scout area meeting at Albany Fri
day night to hear of the new
senior scouting program from the
national director, Thomas - J,-
Keaner of .New York City, James
E. Monroe, executive of Cascade
area, said here yesterday. Monroe
added that. the. meeting was open
to all men interested and equesti
ed. that persons expecting to at
tend should notify him at his off
Ice here by telephoning 6734.
The meeting will . be held at
7:30 o'clock Friday night at the
Albany city hall. Keane will be
accompanied by Edward L. .Curtis
of Portland, northwest regional
scout executive.
Zaks Are Visitors at
Bethel; Report Death
Of Child Hart on 4th
Wall Hanging? Pattern 1014
How rarely one sees a peacock
with all his , lovely" plumage dis
played!; This- proud pair, how
ever; seem to welcome the admir
ation they merit, and will hold
this unique pose as long as your
wall panel lasts. Youl! want' it
done In time for Spri n g of
course, and it will be, for the ac
tual embroidery goes very quick
ly, using only single, running and
k outline stitches. You may use
either silk, wool or cotton floss,
but remember the more color
ful it is, the prettier!
Pattern 1014 comes to you
with a transfer pattern of a pic
ture 15x20 inches; a color chart
and key; material requirements;
illustrations of all stitches need
ed. Send 10 cents in stamps or
coin (coin preferred) for this pat
tern to The Oregon : Statesman
Needlecraft Dept.
BETHEL. Jan. 28 Mr. and
Mrs. John Zak and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert DeBruller, all of St. Hel
ens, came Saturday to visit Frank
Kunciter for a few days at the old
Kunciter-Zak home here.
Zona Zak, young daughter of
John Zak, Jr., who was injured
by being pushed off. the porch by
a neighbor child in St. Helens last
July 4. grew steadily worse. She
was taken to Mayo i Brothers, at
Rochester, Mlnn where she was
operated on for tumor of the
brain. She died the following day,
and - was . brought back to St.
Helens for burial. -
BIrs. Lou Gerth, 81, Is
Called by Death; Last
Rite Ls Held in Salcfm
TJNIONVALE, Jan. 28 Friends
here have received word of the
death Saturday of Mrs. Lou Gerth,
81, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs.. Sandy Anderson; at Toledo.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at Salem. Mrs. Gerth was well
acquainted here when ; her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and .Mrs.
Sandy Anderson, resided on the
farm of the late Jane Mitchell.
Governor Charles H Martin
Supports Sales Tax For
Old' Age Assistance
Every Voter Should Read His Statement
'He Does Not Dodge the Issue
Social Security a Compelling Subject
In recent years one of the general sub
jects most prominently before Congress
and the Legislatures of the Several states
has been that of public welfare and social
security. Consideration of this subject has
been, prompted by the conviction, growing
stronger each year, that neither the nation
nor the state can ignore its responsibility
to the aged and the destitute.
A generation or more will be required to
clear the economic and social wreckage of
this depression Many workers , In their
prime six years ago now have reached
physical and mental conditions largely pre
cluding reemployment for the remainer of
their lives. As unavoidable results of the
depression, reversals of fortune, losses of
property and dissipations of savings have
come to millions of Middle age, leaving
them no opportunity whatever to regain a
competence for their remaining years.
These aging men and women must continue
below the border line of self-support
Measures and means for the ameliora
tion of these conditions are engaging the
most serious attention of the legislative and
executive branches of our national and
state governments. Irresistably the conclu
sion has come that human welfare and
social security are vital problems of the
nation and the state which no longer can
be left largely in the care of lesser political
units.
Old-Age Assistance Necessary and
Permanent
A crowning achievement of welfare leg
islation Is the Social Security Act of 1935,
and particularly so as it relates to assis
tance for the needy aged. Regardless of
whether we be for or against the so-called
New, Deal, or whether the advisability of
other features may be subject to question,
we cannot sensibly deny the necessity nor
'doubt the permanence of that part of the
Social Security Act which makes provision
for assistance to the aged in want.
Oregon Law Now Idle Machinery
By acts of the 1935 regular and special
sessions of the Legislature, Oregon now has
an Old-Age Assistance Law which con
forms in all respects with the requirements
of the Federal Social Security Act. But this
law is not self-operative; it must remain
Idle machinery until put In motion with
funds which Oregon itself must provide to
match the proffered funds of the United
States. State money In half ls required tor
payments up to ( f 30.00 a month to the
needy aged. - T1 !
The Legislature was confronted with the
necessity of providing a revenue measure
to put the Old-Age Assistance Law In oper
ation. The final result of Its deliberations.,
on this difficult problem is - the so-called
sales tax act, referred to the people for ap
proval or rejection at the special election
of January 31,1938.
: Effects of Approval or Rejection of
v Proposed Tax
If the sales tax proposition shall be ap
proved, it immediately will begin providing
funds for old-age assistance. Equal match
ing funds then may be obtained from the
i United States for the same purpose. This
means that qualified persons, 65 years of
age and over, r may receive ' as much as
830.00 a month, 315.00 of which will be
i contributed by the United States and
J15.00 by the state of Oregon, in place of
' the county old-age pensions,-now paid in
beggarly amounts to those only in the dir
est need, 70 years.of age and over; The re
duction In the age limit alone will Increase
by 75 per cent the total number of eligible
persons in' Oregon. tf :
If, on the other hand, the sales tax prop
osition shall be rejected, the Oregon Old-
Paid Advertisement.
Age Assistance Law will remain wholly In
operative, unless and until some other rev
enue measure shall be devised, enacted into
law and begin supplying state funds to
match the waiting Federal funds.
Property Taxes at Breaking Point
I have vigorously opposed Increases in
existing taxes and, also, the Imposition of
new taxes on the people and Industries of
Oregon. Property taxes are at or beyond
the breaking point and running against the
inflexible law of the diminishing return.
In general, Oregon's accumulated 347,000,-
000 of delinquent property taxes not only
Impair the solvency and efficiency of many
local governmental units, but also have
brought loss and ruin to thousands of own
ers and hang as a heavy cloud over the
processes of industrial and economic recov
ery. Let Well Enough Alone With Income Taxes
I am a firm supporter of our state in
come tax laws personal, Intangibles and
corporation excise. But it is time to let
well enough alone. Our income tax laws are
in more danger from their -unreasoning
friends than from their most violent ene
mies. No surer method could be found of
destroying these laws or Impairing their
productive capacity than by reducing the
exemptions and so bring in an enlarged
opposition, or by Increasing the rates so
high as to drive those with large incomes
from the state. Inordinate property taxa
tion has killed many a goose laying golden
eggs and similar results can be secured by
excessive and unreasonable taxation of in
comes. Agree With Legislature on Sales Tax
As is well know, I have not approved
the findings of the Legislature In several
Important matters. But I do agree in the
'findings of the last special A session that
Oregon's necessary contribution to ade
quate old-age assistance,' in cooperation
with the Federal government under the
Social Security Act, could not properly and
safely come from increased taxes on prop
erty or on incomes.. Neither do I know of
any other source or sources of revenue
sufficient and available for that vital pur
pose, except the sales tax.
Support Sales Tax Because Vitally
Necessary
I have no fondness for a sales tax and
for any ordinary purpose would not support
it. But we are confronted by a serious hum
an condition and I cannot join with those
who would sacrifice the aged In their neces
sities for the sake of maintaining stubborn
ly an economic theory. Therefore, I sup
. port this sales tax whole heartedly, not be
cause it is a sales tax, but because it is.
vitally necessary to bring aid and comfort,
here and now, to thousands of aged men
and women who are In distress and want.
I know they say this is the worst sales
- tax yet proposed. Such statements are com
-mon with people given to superlatives of
. denunciation of all ideas not of their own
. conceiving. To them, each sales tax is the
'. worst ever, notwithstanding that the partic
ular features of one to which they chiefly
object do not appear in the next proposition
submitted. - ' . - , : "
. In one breath they proclaim that this
sales tax would ruin the merchant because
he would hare to absorb it and, also, op-
1 press the buyer because the merchant
would pass it on to him. . Manifestly, it
- could not do both these things at one and
the same time. The merchant is permitted
- to pass the tax to the buyer and common
sense tells us he would not absorb it to his
serious injury.. Common sense further tells
us the passing of the tax by merchants or
sellers would involve a distribution so thin
and wide that the economic status of buyers
and consumers would not be appreciably
impaired.
Numerous representations that this sales
tax would "soak" particular groups of pro
ducers, manufacturers, merchants or con
sumers are but further demonstrations of
the fact that issues in taxation present
some of the severest tests of our capacity
for self-government, for no other field is
more fertile wherein appeals may be sown
to ignorance, prejudice and selfishness.
Xo Time to Dodge Issues or Twist Facts
I am not unmindful of the devises many
public officials employ to avoid commis
sions on unpopular issues. But this is no
time for arflul dodging of responsibility or
clever twisting of plain facts, particularly
when such responsibility and facts concern
the vital welfare of thousands of mislort
unate aged men and women of our state.
Ancient Arguments Do Not Apply
Neither am I unmindful of the sound
arguments against a sales tax where em
ployed as a principal source of public rev
enues. Like learnel sales tax opponents of
the present-day, I too could repeat Adam
Smith's denunciations of 150 years ago,
hurled at the Spanish alcavala and other
sales taxes t the Middle Ages and later
centuries. Whenever "sales tax" i. men
tioned, the alcavala and its kind of the
centuries preceding- .the American and
French Revolutions loom before those of
narrowed visions. Immediately they join
the courageous attack on the same old
wind-mills.
But it Is a far cry from the Spanish al
cavala and other sales taxes of some four
hundred years ago, outrageously imposed
by absolute monarchs, at rates of 5 to 10
per cent, for purposes of conquest and op
pression, to the sales tixSow proposed in
Oregon, at rates of one-quarter of 1 to I
per cent, with liberal exemptions chiefly
beneficial to the poor, to provide funds
necessary for the support and comfort of
our needy aged.
Properly have the economists denounced
the sales tax as the theoretical basis of all
taxation. But none such Is proposed or con
ceived for Oregon. It is proposed only as a
minor factor in a tax system and to meet
a desperate emergency.
Meet Responsibility and Perform Patriotic
Duty
It is high time that we turn from the ad
vice of ingrowing narrowness; that we
meet our grave responsibility with open
and liberal minds. Let us all chip in our
bits of assistance for the needy old people,
and particularly so since each penny or
dollar we contribute will bring another
penny or dollar from Washington.
The Greeks are at our gates." I appeal
to all the people of our beloved state to
perform their patriotic duty In the present
emergency by voting tor the sales tax for
old-age assistance. Let us not leave the
old folks in want,
The Legislature at Its special session, on
its own initiative, gave this question the
.'most thoughtful consideration and could
find no other means, without further im
pairment of our present deplorable tax
" situation, than by the proposed measure to
raise the necessary revenue for old-age as
: sistance.- -yy'r-- ; '..
X would be much distressed It the people
of this state should reject the proposed tax
measure and thus leave our needy old
people in distress until the Legislature
C shall again take up the then more difficult
problem of old-age assistance at Its regular
session a year hence. -
T (Signed) CHARLES H. MARTIN,
Governor of Oregon.
; Salem, Oregon, January 25, 1938
MERCY TAX LEAGUE, A. M. -Smith, Secretary, Pacific Building, Portland, Or.