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VOLUME XXXV
TAX EVILS
AND REMEDY
GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1933
New Council Holds First
EL
Meeting Wednesday Eve
TAX
LAWS
TO
Local Court; Announce Schedule
DE REVISED
T 111 ft [T IP I A I 0 Bearers Play Phoenix h id a y on
Q f f (Jl llb lA L u
The newly elected mayor and
council of the city of Gold Hill mid
Wednesday evening for the first
meeting of the new term. Former
Mayor Ferguson swore in Ihe new'
governing body and expressed Ids
‘Ordinary Citizen" Advo­ thanks Io the mil-going council for M ore Political Unreal E v i­
their cooperation during his term.
dent as Fehl Challenges
cates Sales T a x to Replace
The new council, all of whom
were present id Ihe meeting Ihen
Appointee to Court
Property Levy
look their places and rood i -led
the meeting. I he new boils is bead­
Jackson counly's political unrest
This 1» Ibe fourth of u series of ed by Mayor Al Pankey, and A .s
arllcles on Tax Evil» unit The Rem­ Walker, Howard Drake, Gluts. Kell. flared again Ihe first of Ihe week
edy which will he carried In this Dale Norton, Gleo tiilchrisl ami when Judge Earl Feb I who look of-
paper from week to week. Although 1 Paul Thompson are tbe imiucilmru. li - I ues.la- chuReng-d'ae appid •
written by an Iowan, and hated on These people with Treasurer Ber­
the need» of Iowa, the idea» are of tha Goy nnd Recorder II D Force i..enl Iasi week of It E. Nealon b>
Interest all over the United Slate» make up Ihe official family of the Judge Land.in, us his first official
at the principle he discusses 1» ap­ city.
act
In tukiug offiet Mayor Pankey
plicable to any te d ion.
Nealon is successor Io John Barne-
Dr. S. it. I’rouly, the author live» urged Ihe councilmen Io cooperate burg, holdover member of the coun­
nt Council Bluffs, Iowa, and 1» n nnd said he believed in keeping ex­ ly court, who resigned last Sstur-
successful—(or at leal us success- penditures down in keeping with oay. Fehl claims Ihe appointment
the times.
ful a« timet will allow)—farmer,
was irregului
und that Nealon
Hit discussions have attracted ( Treasure/ Bertha Gey was auth­ should have no voice in transacting
much attention, and we would sug- ' orised to fay a <1000 bond now- ; unity bu.bless.
gcsl that anyone Interested »ave the due.
He bases his contention on tbe
The various city eommitlees were fai t llial records of Barneburg’s
inxtaliuen!» for reference.
also apiNiinted. They will be an­ "csignntlou and of Ihe appointment
Chapter 5
nounced next week.
EFFECTS ON BUSINESS
of Nealon were entered and signed
Now it you don’t believe taking! Marshal Eber Davis was retained by the old county court, Tuesday,
taxes olf of real estate will »tart ■ ill a salary of 975 per month. He has January 3—after their terms of of­
employment and ul once, ftdlow been drawing approximately •MO.
fice had expirid.
these ttutenienl». If the housewives ■
of Council Bluff» knew that the
In Hie fust I’icctinv of Hie court
property lux on llielr hornet was Services for R itter Baby
Wednesday mo'ning I "hl challend-
largely cut down, half of them '
Held Monday Afternoon cd Nealon's i ibis, and then ad­
would employ a wuth woman next
journed the session subject to call
.Monday morning. There wouldn’t
be wuth women enough to do the
Funeral services were belli for of Ihe county judge, pending decis­
work! And they would have the
Delbert
Louis Hitler, baby son of j ion of Hie district attorney in the
money Io pay her with. Laundry
men and laundry drivers Inke notice Mr. and Mrs John Biller, who died mutter.
This di cisión held that Nealon’»
This meant business for you and of pneumonia ul 12 o'clock mid­
where Is there one of you who , night Saturday, at the Bock Point appointment was legal anti valid,
would not be pleased, and highly so, i
anil that Ihe morning’s adjournment
to pay a service tux on each dol- ■ cemetery. Monday afternoon, Jan. 2. was invalid. In accordance with this
lar’s worth of service you render if ■ The baby was 9 months. 12 days
you could only gel the business.
old and had been ill for several decree, Ihe county court look steps
Wednesday afternoon Io hold a ses­
C One business man In Council days.
Bluffs, told me when this Sales and
Mrs. Mabel Robinson was in sion, under the clause of Oregon
Service 1st 1« pul over and city '
luw that provides a majority of llie
pro|>crty tax cut down. "I will build , Charge of arrangements for the fu­ county coi.rt could ucl on county
neral
nnd
pallbearers
were
Rill
MVM-lf a home, will guarantee Io Io
xi) and be hut ample meant to build | llamniersly, Linsley Dorman, Arnold business.
Gouny Judge Fehl contended that
it and a fine one. lie has had a lot I Horton nnd Wallace Iverson.
for some time but will not do so | Mr. Frank Childers of Ihe local Neulon’s appointment was invalid,
with lax?» a» they urc now on
anti proposed that he and Commis­
cilv properly. Hi» bead bookkeeper 1 Church of Christ read the short
sioner Ralph Billings transact pend­
told me he would guuranlee to build | huriul services.
ing emergency county business. This
himself a home alto .These ure only
tw o houses in one place of buxine»».
plan was rejected when the district
In one town in one counly. Would Cur License E xr miner to
attorney ruled it would not be bind­
the building of Ihete homes »tart
Be at Gold H ill Saturday ing. Judge Fehl said Ihe grand jury
flemploymenl?
|
had lik'd this action.
This tame business man, who
Commissioner Billings then took
sell» largely Io farmers told me | For Ihe convenience of the people
that he would have materially more I ol Gold Hill and vicinity, Ward Mc­ the initiative, and ordered the coun­
taxes Io pay with a tales lax than
he does now. but witli the tax cut Reynolds, slate examiner, has an­ ty clerk ••) appear to record the
down on farm land the farmer nounced tha’t he will make a special meeting, and mude ready to hold a
would be so much a better custom stop in Gold Hill. Saturday, January session, and end the stalemate.
' er Dial he would win out in a big 7. ul Ihe clly hall Io hold examina­
Commissioner Billings refused to
‘ way by increased sales even with tions for operators and chauffeurs sign a resolution agreeing Io tran­
bis increased taxes. He Insisted, as
sact county business without Com­
all of us do, Ibul this tax money license.
’ should not be squandered, that we
To assist in preparing oneself Io missioner Nealon.
shave bureaus and commissions prss the examination on the Iruffic
The two commissioners firmly
N enough. anil that some of the cni- laws, Ihe Secretary ol Stale has held that the Interjection of a tech­
- nfovei living off of lax money be
dispensed with. Particularly did he prepared a booklet, the Motorists nicality should not hamper county-
deplore our unjust, unfair, unbust- Manual, which contains questions affairs.
r>e»s like lax on homes uml build and answers on laws that will he
Sheriff Case Not Settled
Another county officer whose stat­
'if a man improves n piece of asked in the examination. The man­
properly by building on II we im­ uals are available al the Gobi Hill us is still undetermined is Gordon
Schermerhorn, who assumed iluties-
mediately lax the daylights mil of garage.
him. The belter he builds the more
The examiner urges those intend­ of sheriff luesdny, pending outcome
we punish him for giving someone
of a recount of voles. Ralph Jen­
a Job. Now isn’t lhal great for an ing Io apply for license, or renew nings, whom he succeeds,
was
Iheir old license, to obtain the man­
intelligent people Io do?
But America is waking up. Ohio ual nnd familiarize themselves with write-in eandklnte last fall and if
has lust had a special session or the traffic laws, regardless of their many discarded voles for him are
legislature with the especial and driving experience.
considered valid when Ihe recount
avowed purpose of reducing taxes
is held. It is likely he may retain
on real estate. They even amended
office.
their constitution to do so. Buck SEWING CIRCLE MEETS
Schermerhorn
temporarily ap­
ngaiu to the building of these homes
WITH MRS. CARL ROl’TH
and employment Take notice, you
pointed ¿hil Lowd, Medford; John
voters who dig bnsements, lay brick,
The Sewing Circle met nt tin* Glenn, Ashland, and Amos W. Walk-
build homes, paint them, etc., lake
police electricians who wire houses home of Mrs Carl Routh last Thurs­ er of Central Point as deputiei Mon­
mid sell electric fixtures laxe no­ day afternoon and a Friendship day.
tice, you clerks, who work in stores quilt was made for Ihe hostess by
Other new faces in Ihe courthouse
that sell furniture and all sorts of
merchandise that go to furnish a Mrs Kate Phillipp, Mrs Eva Smith, are Georg? R. Carter, succeeding
home, you would have more work Mrs Nellie Smith. Mrs Mildred Delilah Strvens Meyer as county
to do and your boss might raise Wright, Mrs Nora Bailey, Mrs Croft, clerk, and C. It. Bowman of Talent
vour pay or employ your sister, Mrs Rena Davis, Mrs Nina Dusen­ who follows Superintendent of
vour brother, or your friend Io
berry, Mabel Dusenberry, Mrs Al­ Schools S.isannc Homes Carter.
help you mil
My retail dairy friends, lake no­ ice Walhen. Mrs Anna Routh, nnd
tice, these busy people would lie Mrs Toni Robinson.
T w o Answer for T ra ffic
able Io pay llielr hills and use two
Violations in Reed Court
quarts of milk where they do well
JIM CLEMENT RECOVERING
to pav for one now. Over-production
.Hui
Ck^nent
who
was
injured
of milk? Nonsense. We would have
Two drivers appeared in Judge H.
underproduction. Il Is needless to two weeks ago when the truck in
say you would be willing to pay any which he was riding left a grade on I). Reed's court Wednesday morning
reasonable sales tax to be able Io
to answer Iruffic law violations.
eolleet your bills and double your Ihe Applegate road, is able lo be Marcus I. Holland had Improper
about
again.
He
had
at
first
thought
business.
. . . . .
■
My farmers friends, these busy his injuries very slight, but later headlights and sentence was sus­
people could and would need our found Hint he had severely strained pended with the understanding
pork and beef and farm produce and Ids back and bruised his ribs nnd that he should gel the light fixed.
would have the money Io pay for
Glen Llngrcn, who was charged
it nnd at prices satisfactory to us. lias been confined to Ills bed for
with operating with improper li­
Whal merchant would not be willing some lime.
to pay 50c on each 9100 sales to
cense plates received a ten day sen­
[e, the business of furnishing I he
While hunting skunk dens Ins, tence which was suspended.
mines of li v two friends.
Vegetable growers, can you not Sunday Jesse Stnrns and Hob Dusen­
CARD OF THANKS
see lli.d these people would be too berry found about a dozen rn,tie-
busy Io grow n garden and would snakes exhausted from cold nnd
neril, and buy your vegetables? hunger nnd too wenk, even lo strike
We wlsn to thank the many
Would you be pleased to pav a
friends and neighbors for Iheir
sales tax for this increase In busi­ Ihe men who intruded on their pri­
ness that they could buy and pny vacy. Several of the snakes were kindnesses during our recent be­
killed before they could crawl reavement and for the beautiful
for?
Now farmers, if you can see any nwny, and the men have the rattles flowers.
—John J. Ritter and Fumily.
lo verify their out-of-season story.
Continued on Pago Five
f
NUMBER 39
ASSUME CHAIRS
make up the western division of the
counly baskitball conference. These
teams are Gold Hill, Central Point,
Jacksonville. Phoenix, Hogue River
and Talenl. All schools open their
conference schedule on Friday,
January 6.
Below is Hie complete schedule.
Ollier games will be played al vari­
ous limes during Ibe season. We
suggest that you clip Ihe following
schedule for future reference:
January 6—
Phoenix al Gold Hill.
Central Point at Jacksonville.
Rogue River at Talent,
lanuary 13—
Central Point al Gold Hill.
Jacksonville at Rogue River.
Phoenix al Talent,
lanuary 26—
Rogue River at Gold Hill.
Central Point at Phoenix.
Jacksonville a! Talenl.
lanuary 27—
Gold Hill at Talent.
Central Point at Rogue River.
Jacksonville at Phoenix.
February ft—
.
Jadsoiiville at Gold Hill.
^tf*
Central Point at Talent.
Phoenix at Rogue River.
February 17—
Gold Hill nt Central Point.
Rogue River at Jacksonville.
Talent at Phoenix.
February 24—
Gold Hill at Rogue River.
Phoenix at Central Point.
Talent at Jacksonville.
March 3—
Talent at Gold Hill.
Rogue River at Central Point.
Jacksonville at Phoenix.
March 10—
Gold Hill at Jacksonville.
Talenl at Central Poinl.
Rogue River al Phoenix.
Six Jackson county high schools
Handlcupped by Ihe lack of ex­
perienced players Ihe local cagers
will open (lie conference competi­
tion Friday evening at 8:15 in a
game against Phoenix in Ihe local
high school gymnasium.
th ree of the Ictlernien of last
year’s squad will not be eligible for
('(inference competition until next
( mesler, which means Ihut Ihe Bea­
vers in the conference running for
Hie first two games will be com-
! osed of players of green niuleriul
or nearly sc.
Tile second team will be composed
of Ihe second rale boys and Hie ones
not on Hie tligibk- list, which should
inosr Hie teams about equal in
strength on the floor.
Probable starting line-ups arc;
First Team
Delos Walker, forward.
Ix'slic Walker, forward.
Herbert Lingrin, center.
Clarence Kell, guard.
Burl Johnsen, guard.
Second Team
Junior Robinson, forward
Bill Hnmmersly, forward.
Ted Ritter, center.
Arnold Horton, guard.
Claire Johnson, guard.
Admission for individaul home
"nines is 25c. Season tickets may be
secured for Ihe entire series of ten
home games at only 91.00 each.
As was announced before the holi­
days, local sportsmen have chal­
lenged the student body to show
their school spirit this year und it
is now up to the people of the com­
munity to come out and support the
boys.
Cheering sections for both towns­
people and student body members
will be organized.
Robber Gets $8.97 at Bertha Lodge W atch P a rty Prove»
Coy’a O ffice Over W eek-end Gay Welcome to New Year
Entering the office of Rerlhu Coy-
some time between Saturday nigh,
and Monday noon a robber escaped
with 93.97 of the cash on hand, at
the same time overlooking a larger
amount in his haste.
The robbery was first discovered
Monday noon when L. B. Larivee
went up to pay his light bill am:
found both doors open but the o f
lices empty. He then inquired al
Drakes grocery where he learned'
that beause of Ihe holiday the of­
fices were not open for business
He then lout of the unlocked doors
and shortly afterward Mr. Reed was
notified and discovered the loss.
This is Ihe third time Ihe office
has l>cen entered in Hie last four
years. Last March 926 was taken
from the same cash drawer, and as
in this case, an envelope containing
ihecks was rifled. This robbery
look place during the noon hour.
Those connected with the office be­
lieve Ihe same robber did both jobs
nnd feel I hat the culprit is some
one very familiar with office hours
and habits. State police have a sus­
pect under surveillance.
Prospect Defaults; H igh
Defeats Tow n Team
When
Prospect
Independents
were unable lo play basketball with
Gold Hill's ’own team the Reavers’
probable line up for Friday night
got in a good practice game and
beat Iheir opponents 20 ,?) 13.
Although Ihe high school team
worked rather loose they outplayed
the alumni. For Ihe first half the
game was rather slow, but Ihe
tennis warmed up during Ihe last
period.
High school pln.vers were Delos
Walker, Hill Hnmmersly, Clarence
Kell, Ted Ritter, Herb Llngren; with
Arnold Horton, Junior Robinson
and Charles Ritter as subs.
Those who started for the Inde­
pendents were Paul Angslend, Lo­
gan Gardner, Roy Moore, Woodle
Shaver and Tuffie Kell, while subs
were Seth Coy, Mutt Hlllle and Lee
Franks of Medford. The latter had
come down expecting lo referee Ihe
scheduled game.
Supt. J. A Thomason was pressed
into service as referee for the im­
promptu contest.
About one hundred people, mem­
bers of Crater Luke Encampment,
the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges
i.nd invited guests enjoyed a gay
Watch party New Years eve al the
lodge hall. The Encampment was
l-osl and members of the Rebekahs
cooperated in serving a big turkey-
supper about eleven o’clock.
The evening’s entertainment began
wi'h several tables of bridge and
other card games, until time for the
bounteous dinner when partners
were chosen for a grand march lo
the dining room.
Just before midnight horns, con­
fetti and serpentine were passed out
and the New Year was greeted in a
most hilarious manner.
The guests then enjoyed dancing
to music supplied by Mrs Earl
Moore at tbe piano, and O. C. Pur-
keypile and Hy Moore, violinists.
Altogether the affair is consid­
ered one of the most successful of
the entire social season.
Centers Recovering from
Ptomaine Poisoning A ttack
Four members of Ihe Roy Centers
household—Mr. and Mrs Centers and
baby Donna Marie, little Jimmy-
Green and Paul McKinnis are re­
covering from an allack of ptomaine
poisoning. They were stricken Sun­
day after eating head cheese they
hail made since butchering recently
No other members of the family
ate the cheese. Mrs. Belle Centers
nnd Mrs. Opal Weitz took prompt
action ,o combat the poisoning and
the victims are progressing nicely
under Iheir care.
Clyde W a lk e r to Put New
Bus into Service Monday
A new addition has been made
to Ihe equipment of the Gold Hill
schools in the form of a new school
b is which will be ready for service
Monday. A Chevrolet chassis has
been purchased by Clyde Walker
from Hackett of Grants Pass And
the bus body to be used is the one
on the bus operated by Virgil Ed-
jngton las, year. It is being rc-
tiodeled along new i r>d up-to-dalF
lines by Frank and Harry Childers
an will also be repainted.
Tlie bus row In use on Ihe Walk­
er route holds IS wid’e the new one
Mrs Minnie Byerly of Fools Creek can carry 36.
visited relatives here Tuesday.
Legislator«
Consider
Sales
and Income Measures
in Special Session
Two biiti inlcndcd lo take Hie
tax load frats real properly by im­
posing a sales tax—known as a
"privilege tax—and a personal in-
rente tax, are being considered by
Hie legislature in its special ses-
fion In answer to Governor Meier’s
message tbal it is the duty of the
legislature to provide revenue tor
operating ihe slate, according to a
Salem dispatch in the Oregonian.
These tax hills are introduced but
mil recommended by Ihe committee
on taxation and revenue. The com­
mittee’s deliberations will determine
its attitude toward the measures.
Last month the state tax commis­
sion levied a property lax which
would raise 93.666,006. The two
hills offered in this session are pro­
posed as substitutes for this levy,
but it is estimated they will fail
short this year approximately 9366,-
I mhi of Hie requirements o( the stale.
Next year's yields, however, would
almost meet the needs.
It is estimated that the sales tax
would raise 91,750,006 from April
30 to the end of this year. And this
is not enough, us the income tax
measure would produce but 9506,066,
making a total of 92.250.060.
The sales tax mill, known as
House Bill No. 1 bears the titles: ‘'To
pro vide tl c raising and disposition
of revenue by the state by imposing
an emergency tax upon sales of tan­
gible personal property and person­
al service and providing for its en­
forcement.”
Politely termea a “privilege” tax,
this sales tax is to operate from
April 30, 1933, to July 1, 1935 and
Ihe rate is 2 per cent on gross
rales. The tax U payable monthly
and dealers can report cash and
credit sales separately.
Records of sales must be kept
for two years as well as all invoices.
The tax is a lien on the property
of any person subject to its provi­
sions. A section specifies that no
injunction can be issued against
collection of the tax or resrain its
enforcement
The Income tax measure—House
Bill No. 2 revises the present per­
sonal income tax by raising the
present rales of 1 to 5 per cent lo
new rales of 2 to 7 per cent and
lowering exemptions from 92506 for
married and 91500 for single per­
sons to 92060 for married and 91000
for single persons. These changes
are expected to extract 9500,000
from the income paying class.
The suggestion is being made that
the slate divide the sales tax reve­
nue with the counties on a 50-50
basis.
Lodge Officers Review
W o rk Before Installation
Following a lively business ses­
sion of Gold Hill Odd Fellow Lodge
No. 129, the officers for Ihe com­
ing term passed in their work fine.
Installation will be next Wednes­
day, January 11, with District Dep­
uty Willard Miles of Ashland and
District Deputy President Viola
Moore of Gold Hill officiating.
Everyone should be out to this
meeting.
WATCH NIGHT PARTY
AT ROBINSON HOME
At the Watch Night parly given
at the home of Junior Robinson on
New Years eve games and other fun
were enjoyed by many. Refresh­
ments were served, and not until
January 1, 1933, did everyone go
home.
Those al Ihe parly were Dora
nnd Charley Smith, Arnold Horton,
Nina and Willard Croft, Mrs. Nina
Dusenberry, Mabel and Lester Du­
senberry, Mrs Mabel Robinson, Bet­
ty Lou Robinson, Mrs Alice Wathen,
nnd Bernis Dusenberry.
Mrs. Juanita McKenzie of Rose­
burg is visiting her parents, Mr and
Mrs Harry Childers of this city.