4 Ths Statmcm, Ealem, Oregon. Thursday. Octobr 9. 1947
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) "No Favor Sways V$, No Fear Shall Awe
Ftmi nm Statesman, Marc Zt, 1SS1
THE STATES31AN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor trvd PublUher
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Sales Tax Afterthoughts
. While The Statesman opposed the sales tax bill which was
voted on Tuesday it gets little elation out of the heavy defeat
of the measure. The sales tax has more merit than is indicated
in the support it received of only about one vote in four. More
over the cumulative effect of anti-sales tax campaigns is to
build up resistance to paying taxes and to cultivate the idea
that taxes should be paid only by the propertied class or those
with high personal incomes. That is bad doctrine because the
benefit of government are universally distributed; the burdens
of modem government are too heavy to be borne by a few
filthy rich:" the working and farmer groups whose prejudices
were appealed to are abundantly able, for the most part, to
pay taxes for the upport of state government most of them
do in fact. One mistake of the sales tax bill was its tax shift
from property; much of the resistance to the sales tax j was
simply objection to paying taxes. People are ready to vote for
better schools', for improvements at state institutions, etc. but
are inclined to run out when a tax to pay the bills is pre
sented. In the present instance The Statesman figured that no
sales tax was necessary; but the build-up of opposition we fear
will carry to the time when new taxes may be required.
This attitude is seen in the announcement of a move by
the CIO to test the constitutionality of the law which lowers the
exemption of the personal income tax. We apprehend the action
is designed not so much to save the constitution (which does
not seem to be impaired by the contingency) as to shut off the
lowering of exemptions and increase in income tax payments,
Vet this lowering of exemptions was recommended by the
late Oregon Tax Study commission which reported to the last
legislature, and waa not objected to by the labor member of
the commission. Opponents of the sales tax argued in behalf
f the income tax as one based on ability to pay. They ought
not so quickly to run out oh the income tax. While the lowered
e Kempt ions will: reach more people and require them to pay
taxes the amount is small and is the only tax pow being Im
posed for support of the state government and its institutions
- Defeat of the sales tax! will probably result in submitting
to the people in November, 1948 the proposition of a levy in
excess of the 6 per cent limitation to meet an anticipated deficit
(not to exceed $8,000,000). This levy then would be absorbed
by surplus in the income tax account.
The, next legislature will face the issue of whether to pre
serve the income tax exclusively for offsetting property taxes.
The leg Ulature could amend the law and convert the proceeds
f income and corporate excise taxes directly into the general
fund, but the powerful property tax lobby will resist any such
eon version.
A constitutional technicality, more" honored m the breach
than, in the observance, will be removed If the people adopt
constitutional amendment being submitted at the next elec
tion, which not only sets up machinery for local units of gov
ernment to set up a new tax base but specifies that the per
cent limitation applies to levies "on property." Heretofore
claims sometime have been raised that the 6 per cent limita
tion was a general restriction on the total of revenues that
might be raised.
Oregon's tax problems are serious and promise to become
more no if government costs increase and popular resistance
to tax increases grows. But they are not insoluble and despite
the se-ernir.g perversity of the Oregon electorate on many occa
m the people of the state do have a sense of financial re
atnil,il;ty and a recognition of the need of maintaining sol
vency in their governmental units.
Federal Duplication
The reclamation bureau has prepared a massive report on
the development of the Columbia river basin. In accordance
with law this has been turned over to governors of the north
west ttatef for their study and criticism. t According to the Bend
Bulletin, which is always alert to news "about reclamation, "in
Idaho the reclamation association has urged that further time
for study be given and filing be delayed until a report now In
preparation by the army engineers has been finished." The
Bulletin urges that as the proper course.
What strikes us as wrong is that we have two agencies of
the federal government each preparing voluminous reports
cover injg . the same area. Each makes surveys; each studies its
data; each recommends its program. The reclamation bureau
ii primarily concerned with land reclamation! the army en
gineer? with flood control and navigation. It's a wonder Bonne
ville Power -administration doesn't come up with a full-scale
report on the same area, as seen through its "high-powered"
: glasses ,-
To an ordinary business man this looks like unnecessary
duplication. The inter-agency committee was designed, so we
thought, to prevent duplication and bring unity in the work
of the federal agencies. But that committee, which met months
ao in Walla Walla- and heard testimony for and against dam
construction, . with particular reference to the McNary dam,
hasn't come up with any report or indication of agreement
and congress went right ahead to appropriate money for the
KIcNary dam.
This duplication would be averted if we had some single
agency which could make the surveys and prepare the re
ports for congress. Execution of the approved parts could then
be assigned by congress to the proper agency: army engineers
or reclamation bureau or the power administration. As it is
. the reclamation bureau report gathers dust while the army
engineers prepare their 'report and then the wrangling may
start. The machinery at present in operation is out-of-date
for efficient administration.
the government exercised virtually
ful control of its labor power. The
new control operates in this way:
Persons seeking jobs have to do
so through the government labor
offices, and employers seeking
workers must hire them through
these offices. Job-seekers will be
offered their choice of Jobs in es
sential industries. If they refuse
to take such a job then a directive,
enforceable by fine or imprison
ment, may be issued requiring
them to take a specified job.
" While the control does not ap
ply immediately to persons at
present employed, other controls
such as restriction of supply of
raw materials may work to throw
people out of non-essential em
ployment and put them in the
market for jobs in essential in
dustries.
Considering the emergency
which Britain faces we can hard
ly condemn the means used. In
this country when some crisis
comes we clamor for a leader and
vest him with a liberal grant of
authority. The risks of socialism
are however that the emergen
cies become chronic, the planning
the bad guessing of bureaucrats.
and the directives the mechanical
unwinding of red tape.
British farmers and British
workmen are accepting the con
trols now being imposed because
they realize the "tight little isle
is being squeezed tighter by eco
nomic conditions. Socialists, in
doctrinated with the planning bug
and superiority of centralized ad
ministration, may never be willing
to relax the controls and the more
bungling Is done, the stronger the
clamor for more controls.
Trial Serial? 1 ' fWSi5
The press report of the testimony of Patricia Schmidt,
dancer charged with murder of John Lester Mee, yachtsman,
in her trial at Havana, sounds like a radio whodunit:
"He started toward me. He reached for something, repeat
ing he was going to kill me. I looked around and spied the
pistol tn the drawer. I picked up the gun. He started to get up
from the bunk. I Mid, 'Jack, let me out of this room.' "
At This point venerable Presiding Judge Cristobal More or
dered the pistol brought in.
1 Tunc in on the next episode tomorrow, same hour, 'same
station!
Public Records
C1RCIUT C6tJT
Rom Col vs. Paul Xdward Smith and
others: Order of default against de
fendants Paul Smith. Irene Smith. 3. H
Uvesay, I M. Qrler and W. T. Crier.
Gladys St. Cavander vs. Fred O
Calendar: Suit for divorc charging
cruel and inhuman treatment aaks for
restoration of maiden nam of Gladys
M. McNeer. Married September S, 193S,
at Vancouver, wash.
Lawrence llama vs. Leotia Hender
son and Georr Henderson: Suit to
collect $11.9 3 damages for Injuries al
legedly resulUng in auto-pod estrlaa
accident May IS, 1M7, at State and
isxn sts.
Rosa1 E. Beasley vs. K. J. Baasley:
Decree of dlvore awards custody of
two minor cnuaren to ptainuft and
certain real property.
Velma Max In Berry vs. Bedford
Berry: Decree of divorce changes
plaintiffs name to Valraa Maxine
Graham.
Mary Lou Convey vs. Francis Rich
ard Convey; Decree of dlvoree changes
plaintiffs name to Mary Lou Infra
ham.
Stat industrial accident commission
vs. John K. Elder: Suit dismissed with
prejudice to plaintiff.
Elmer L. Klutk vs. John T. Kauf
man and others: Suit to quiet title
A. C. Nelson vs. R. O. Lampkin : Suit
to collect $710 plus interest on an
alleged promissory not.
Sclo Mill and Elevator Co. vs. Leon
B. Movlua and others: Suit to deter
mine plaintiff's alleged Interest In real
properly which bears an attachment
front previous suit In favor of plain'
tiff.
Harvey L. Steg va. Jean T. Steaa
Suit for divorce charging cruel and
inhuman treatment asks for custody
of two minor children. Married June
S, law. at Vancouver. Wash.
- Melvin Evenden vs. Flora L. Ivan
dn: Suit for dlvore charging desee
tion. Married February 37, 14, at
Vancouver, wash.
Harold Hoar vs. Charles Delfel and
Mike Stein bock: Defendant Steinbock
files answer of denial.
MUNICIPAL COURT
, Robert C. Osburn. Lebanon, violat
ing or red light and nots ordinance.
poaiaa ioum oi s I 3 pail.
PROBATE COURT
Edward L. Boas estate: Order au
thorise sale of personal property.
James Otis Boatwrlght guardian
ship estate: Order authorizes expendi
ture of certain estate funds.
Thomas L. Cotner estate: Order
closes estate.
Albert Akerlo Bilbrey estate: No
vember IS act for hearing on final ac
count.
Gerald Tremblay estate: Order ap
points Helen Petre, Rosa CrimakU and
Paul R. Hendricks aa appraisers and
authorizes acceptance of settlement.
Alice W. Buren estate: Estate ap
praised at $38,478.
R. L. Edwards estate: Estate ap
praised at mw.
Charles J. Tetik estate: Order ap-
rints Moa leiiK administratrix and
H. Becker, John Cornwall and
Charles E. Hutzler as appraisers.
Ralph H. Campbell estate: Order
closes estate.
The Statesman has received through ex-President Hoover's
secretary a copy of his letter to the editor qf the American
magazine denying the quotation attributed to him In an article
by Sidney Shalett to the effect: "We would never have been
attacked by the Japanese if we had not given them provoca
tion." Mr. Hoover thinks the writer has confused this with
interviews with other persons because he would not have made
such an indictment of a whole nation "including myself' also
that "it it a contradiction to many other places where I am on
public record." Since The Statesman made editorial comment
on the Hoover article by Shalett it publishes this denial by Mr.
Hoover of the specific quotation attributed to him.
Motor car production is now running ahead of 1941, the
last prewar year of full production. Some day the dealers may
be out ; selling cars again., ,
DISTRICT COURT
Marvin William Hoar, Salem rout
I, driving while operator a license sus
pended, f Z3 rtne suspended.
Alfred Gier, Salem rout S. defea
tiv muffler, fine d$3 and costs.
Jackie LeRoy Hopkins. Aumsvlll,
only one license put displayed, fined
S3 and costs.
James Anderson Ramey. 1815 N.
Church ft no operator's license, $S
fine suspended.
Ivan Frank Carl. Salem route 4, ne
operator s license, fined $S and costs.
Norman Eugene Uoniwr, Turner, no
muffler, lined S3 and costs.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
Wayland Dean Meador. ZZ. student,
Corvallis. and Joan Edna Post, 20, as
sistant librarian, 2340 Bluff st Salem.
Lester L. Marks. 39, state highway
department employe, and Zona M.
Wyatt. 3. cook, both of Woodburn
Donald A. Nuson, 21. farmer, Gervaia
route 1. and Talitha MageL 20, 734 N,
Commercial St.. Salem.
Glenn R. Titus. 23. sawmill employe.
Turner, and Fern Rasmusson, SO. tele
phone operator. 963 Cross St.. Salem.
Howard R. Barnwell, 20, laborer, 350
King wood dr.. West Salem, and Doris
Sloan. 17. clerk. 871 N. ISth st Salem.
Robert D. Polly. 22. truck driver,
and Gloria C. EckwortxeL 21, domes
tic, both of Woodburn.
Robert McCullough. 21, sawmill cm
ploye, and Jacquelyn R. Hanna, SO,
cashier, both of Silverto.
Gilbert C. Hamman. 43. fireman. 441
Union at. and Maude Staple. 40. can
nmrj employe, lit Hoy St.. both of
alem.
Religious Education
In Kcizer Extended
KEIZER The committee for
religious education in school met
at Hugh Adams Monday and de
cided to have religious Instruc
tion for the first and second
grades, which have not been in
eluded heretofore.
Plans were made for a program
and pie social to be given .No
vember 7 to raise funds.
Next meeting will be October 20
GRIN AND BEAR IT
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'A raise? Tea want a raise and be responsible for another avalanche
of higher prices?"
School Novo
By Donas Carr
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Debate Tepkt Gives
The question upon which Sa
lem high debaters will baa their
dispute this year Is "Resolved:
that the federal government
should require arbitration of la
bor dispute in all basic Amer
ican industries." Some of the
contests in whicn students will
participate are the Linfield tour
nament in February, the Willam
ette and district elimination
tournaments in March and the
state tournament in April. Miss
Amanda Anderson is speech
coach. Veteran members of the
debate teams are Vivian Barham,
Beverly Wiksti om, Walter Jones,
Lou Williams, Marvin Black,
Jim Elliott, Roger Middleton,
Daryi Yocum, Ken Mclntire, Ray
Mendenhall, Bob Seumster and
Beldon Owens. New debaters are
Dick Bladorn, Jack Brooks, Jack
Byers, James Cook, Walter Frie
sen, Alcetta Gilbert, Una Mae
Grayless, Joy Harris, Earle John
son, Caroline Matter, Alan Mil
ler, Milton Morey, Dan Osborne,
Phil Ringle, Darrall Walker,
Charles Austin, Jacqueline Belt,
Robert Broch, . Ronald Busey,
Dale Carothers, Bob Danielson,
Jim Ellis, Jeanne Hoffman, Cyril
Hull, Catherine Person, Barney
Rogers, Bruce Shaffer, Gary
Stark and Ralph Wilson.
Now SUff Members
Picked by tryouts as reporters
for the school newspaper, the
Clarion, were: Joan Marie Miller,
Sahra Blankensbip. Martha Mar
shall, Dorothy Ladd, Bob Jones,
Phil Johnson, Joyce Armstrong,
Muriel Steusloff and Dale Pow
ell. In addition, all students tak
ing journalism automatically be
come members of the news staff,
LESLIE JUNIOR HIGH
Carola Parker Elected
Carolyn Parker is the new
president of the Pep club at Leg
lie and Miss Christenson will be
the advisor. Other officers elect
ed were: secretary, Sharon
Brown, and treasurer, Othelene
Lee.
New Patrols Named
New hall and door patrols, have
taken over for the next three
weeks at Leslie. They are: John
Brockway, Marie Marquardt,
Geraldine Radcliff, Norma Ham
ilton, Joan Halterman, Joyce
Wood, Barry King, . Leon DuBois,
Margaret Miller, George Settle
meier and David Blackmer. .Ad
visor to the group is Mrs. Made
line Hanna.
Room 213 Peforms
The first of the roll room noon
programs at Leslie was put on
by room 213 Wednesday noon.
Taking leading parts in the skit
entitled "Song of Scheherazade,"
were: Beverly Allen, Doris Helen
Spaulding, Tommy Walden, Mari
lyn Blakley, Louis Matter, Elsie
i Mae Otjen and Dick NeUon. Miss
Alphild Wahl is the Instructor.
Beys to Meet
Seventh grade boys at Leslie
will meet this morning to select
a set of officers for their section
of the Boys' league in the school.
Advisor Bob Keuscher will talk
to the boys as part of their meet
ing the first of the scnool year.
Play Selected
"Galahad Jones," a three-act
mystery-comedy by Boyce Lov
ing, has been selected as the play
to be given by the Leslie student
body this fall. Miss Eleonor Rob
erts, dramatics coach, has an
nounced. Tryouts are now under
way.
Movie Shown
"Staged oor Canteen," a movie
popular during the last war, was
shown to the students at Leslie
after school Wednesday. Pro
ceeds go to the student body.
Revision Slated in
Train Schedules
Changes will be made in the
local schedules of several South
em Pacific passenger trains ef
fective Sunday, October 19, ac
cording to A Ijtison, S. P.
ticket agent for Sulem.
The south Wund West Coast, a
through train to Los Angeles, will
depart at 11:40 p. rh. instead of
11:50 p. m. The southbound Beaver
to San Francisco will leave Salem
at 6:40 p. m. instead of 8:30 p. m.
and northbound Beaver will de
part at 9:28 a. m. instead of 10:15
a. m. and arrive Portland, 11:15 a.
m. instead of 11:45.
Toastmistress
Plan Yule Box
For Scotland
A Christmas box for a Toast
mistress International club in
Scotland will be packed by Oregon
council of Toastmistress Interna
tional at a meeting in Tillamook,
Saturday, October 18, Mrs. R. C.
Riley, president of the Salem club,
announced at the dinner meeting
Wednesday night at Nohlgrens res
taurant. Mrs. Riley and Lois Hamer are
Salem representatives on the Ore
gon council in which eight Oregon
clubs have membership.
Salem club members will pre
sent the table topics portion of
the Albany Toastmistress, program
at Albany Thursday, October 16.
Mrs. W. L. Spaulding is chairman
in charge of Salem part in the
program to be presented at the
dinner meeting in the Hub res
taurant in Albany.
Mrs. L. O. A rent and Ada Ross,
past presidents of the Salem
Toastmistress, gave reports on a
recent Oregon council meeting.
Kathryn McKinney was toastmis
tress for the program and Gene
ieve Morgan in charge of infor
mation for the Oregon department
of agriculture, was another speak
er. Lenore Headley was general
critic, Marguerite Gleeson, indi
vidual critic, and Mrs. James Hart
ley, timekeeper. Jean Spaulding
was table topics chairman.
Special guests were Mrs. Fred
Gooch, jr., of Lebanon; and Mrs.
Earl Gooch of Salem.
to a commit lee to explore the pos
sibility of organizing a church ball
team. The Rev. Seth Huntington,
pastor, who once played semi-pro
baseball and coached school teams,
will be coach of the new nine if
plans are completed.
Eric Butler and George Durham
were appointed to a. committee to
make plans for Layman's Sunday
on October 18. David Cameron
was elected chairman of the club's,
program committee.
THEE T70EE
Topping Trimming
Removing
City er Ceantry. Insured.
W. H. McAllister
Phone 7974
Church Men's
Club Meets
The Men's Club of the First
Congregational church held its
first meeting of the fall season
Wednesday night at the church and
laid plans for the coming year.
E. C. Charlton, Paul Harvey, jr,
and Myron Butler were appointed
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For 14 yexxrs tha Community Cheat has wlsolr
ffidantly and economically raised and allocated '
funds for 17 health, welfare, child car, and char
acter building agencies in Salam. It is not a rt
lUi agency. It eliminates the need for 17 dlfter
nt campaigns lor funds.
Give Now and Give Generously
Campaign last from
Oct 7J. to Oct 16th
Courtesy of j&ZyfaOf &
GUERNSEY MEN TO MEET
Marion County Guernsey Breed
ers will meet at 8 p. m. in the
basement of the Marlon hotel, Sa
lem, October 14, announces Del
Looney, Jefferson, president. Ray
West, Guernsey fieldman, will re
view the Guernsey show at the
Pacific International and the state
fair. Other points of interest will
be reviewed of state club activi
ties and making plans for the Mar
ion county group's winter pro
gram. All Guernsey enthusiasts
are Invited
SYRIA MINISTER NAMED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8-0P-President
Truman today named
James Hugh Keeley, of California,
to be minister to Syria. Keeley
succeeds Paul Ailing who recent
ly was appointed ambassador to
Pakistan. Keeley has been coun
selor of embassy at Athens,
Greece.
CLARK WILL NOT PROSECUTE
BOSTON, Oct. S-tn-Attorney
General Tom Clark said tiday that
he had advised President Truman
that the department of Justice
would not prosecute under anti
trust laws an cioperative effort by
business to conserve food.
Local Geology
Group Meets,
Herman Clark, Willamette Uni
versity professor, started winter
meetings of the Salem Geological
society Wednesday night by intro
ducing a course, in the study of
minerals.
Prof. Clark announced the course
will be divided between the study
of mineralogy and petrology, with
particular emphasis to be placed
on Oregon minerals. The course
will extend through the winter
months and was endorsed by a
record attendance of 27 members
at the meeting.
Work nights on the study, re
stricted to members only, will be
held on the second Wednesday of
each month, YxoU. Clark Mid. v I
fern
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