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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JAN. 16, 1945.
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STUDYING OREGON TAXES
Heading the requests which Governor Earl Snell laid
before the Oregon legislature at the beginning of its session
last week is one lor the hiring of a nationally recognized firm
of tax experts to investigate and make recommendations as
to the Oregon tax system.
The idea has its merits. For years criticisms have been
recurrent that the Oregon "system" was no system at all, but
a patchwork with no definite pattern, pieces added, other
pieces snipped out from time to time in accordance with the
condition of the treasury or in response to pressure from
this group or that. It has been charged that Oregon income
tax rates are responsible for comparative dillicuity encoun
tered (in peace time) in attracting industry to this state.
Adjoining states, which have sales taxation, are pointed
to as successful competitors for some of the teachers whom
Oregon school districts would like to have. We ask for lower
taxes ; we also ask for more money. The two goals are mani
festly incompatible.
Whether a firm of experts can do any better in producing
a system than Oregon voters and legislatures have produced
over the years is, at the moment, a theoretical question. The
findings of such a survey as is proposed would, however, (tor
such is human nature), be more generally acceptable, whether
in justification of present tax 'methods and schedules or
whether in repudiation of them. The governor, it will be
noted, has given no advice as to any specific change; he has
suggested merely that the entire subject be studied and re
ported on by persons recognized as qualified to do so. This,
it seems to us, is a proper approach.
Not at issue with Governor Snell's suggestion, but dealing
with the tax question from a slightly different angle, is a
presentation by Governor's Snell's predecessor in office,
Charles A. Sprague, editor of the Oregon Statesman. Writing
in his column, "it Seems to Me," he says :
As the legislature assembles there are accumulating do- '
mands whlcti evidently look to the Income tax lor satisfac
tion. There is a disposition to repeal the Walker plan ol a
.flexible discount on this tax when the requirements of the
government are filled, in order to have the present surplus
available for present spending or to pile it up for some in
definite "postwar planning."
It is a matter for legislative decision, but the members will '
do well to reflect on the history of tne Income tax adoption in
this state. It was rejected on numerous occasions, tried once
and repealed. Finally, an Income tax law was passed by the
legislature in l'J2U under the title "Property 'lax Knlicf Act
of 192!)." Since the law was passed by the legislature, pre
sumably It may be changed by the legislature, though there
might be a constitutional question as to whether the six per
cent limitation estops direct spending from this source which
would exceed such limitation. Before passing an amendment
diverting income tax receipts to direct appropriation, Ihe
legislature should pause to consider whether It wants to open
the gate, even a trifle. If it does, the principle of our income
tax is vitiated and may speedily be wiped out.
If burdens should be assumed of a continuing nature, in
expectation they can be carried by doing away with the
Walker plan discounts and letting the full Income tax rates
apply, the danger is that when the war boom fades tax
receipts will decline. Then if these lately assumed burdens
are continued levies would fall again on property.
Now I do not regard property as a sacred cow, or a stale
tax on property as a sin. We have had such a tax through
most of our history. But we do not want property to become
so burdened with taxation that It reverts to the counties for
taxes. We want to encourage ownership of land and homes
and businesses; and do not want to repeat the experience of
ten years ago when owners were losing their Dmneitics.
Hence, It is necessary to go slow in assuming obligations
in prosperous times that may cause embarrassment when
time are stringent and do not think they will never grow
stringent again.
As the session starts, this advice Is also needed: go slow on
sweeping tax reforms. There are always those who come
newly to the field of taxation who think Oregon's tax system
is a "mess" and that they can overhaul it. They do not under
stand how Oregon's tax system has been created through the
years. While it has its awkward phases, chief of which are
certain constitutional restrictions, It operates on the whole
with equity.
Regardless of whether or not a survey is made and, if
made, regardless of the nature of its findings, this advice is
sound. Tampering with the Oregon tax laws just now would
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A GliOUGIA TOWN IN 1807
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The name of Major Earle's wife
was Katherine, but no one ever
used it in addressing her or In
talking about her. To her friends
and relatives she was Kitty, and
those who did not know her so
well called her Mrs. Earle in a
most respectlul tone.
U she were living now, in our
time, there is no uoubt that she
would be looKcd upon by her ac
quaintances as a mild, colorless
person, without Ideas or outstand
ing trails. Moreover, she would
be consiuered almost incredibly
ignorant. But in 18UV women were
not judged by the standards of to
day. A iady was not expected to
have a floc-K of notions fluttering
around inside her head, or to be
able to discuss the differences be
tween the Federalists and the He
publicans, or the iniquities of
Aaron Burr, or the doings of the
upstart Napoleon. Nor was she
supposed to know the distance of
the earth from the sun, or who
Lord Bacon was, or who invented
the art of printing. The women
of that day, if they were well
bred, did not have an Interest in
anything except husband, house
hold, a small circle of friends, and
their social activities.
There were no women's clubs.
The ladies took no part in politics,
nor in any public movement, even
ifg it had a charitable object. This
applies not only to Georgia, but
to the country as a whole. One
never encountered a woman in an
office unless she were a visitor.
Businessmen and statesmen had
secretaries, but they were invari
ably male.
Women were on the stage in !
that era, and some of them were
celebrated for their talents, but no
actress, however distinguished
she might be, was ever received
by the ladles or society, lo the
men and women of that time
there seemed to be something pro
foundly vulgar in any woman's
exhibiting herself before a drowd
in a theater; not only exhibiting
herself, but even pretending to be
somebody else, according to the
role she was playing. The ladles
and gentlemen might enjoy tne
performance, as they frequently
did, but even the best performance
did not raise the social status of
the actors who took part in it.
e
A few women in every commu
nity were In business despite the
rigid verdict of custom and public
opinion that woman's proper
place was in the home, mere
were woman tavern keepers, for
instance, and some of these host
esses of jaded travelers attained
a wide and favorable renown.
And, of course, all the dresmak
ing establishments were carried
on by women. Women owned
small shops of various kinds,
ranging from bakeries lo shoe
stores.
But all places of power and dis
tinction in commercial life ueiv
occupied hy men.
Marriage was the first objective
of all womankind. It was general
loftier plane than men so the
average man believed and wom
en who were well-bred were be
lieved to have neither passions
nor hates. Ladies were supposeu
to be without sexual desire, and in
tneir intimate relations with their
nusoanos tney consenteu gra
ciously, but with inner repug
nance. Gracious Deings they were,
without a sordid thought, accord
ing to the cnivalrous notions of
tne time, their purity ol mina and
soul was constantly extolled in
teeism in the Bend mills comes
from lack of patriotism or desire
to slow down the war effort. It Is
rather, in the case of labor, the
failure on the part of Individuals
each to recognize his own part in
mill operation.
it is, we presume, in the case of
management, the lailure on their
part to realize their part in the
overall production scneme. This
idea is conceived, at least in part,
irom a reply received from the
public speecnes and private cUS. niunugenii'ni of the Brooks-Scan-
course, nut this Duruv could he Ion Lumber company, to our let-
easily sullied or ' soiled" (which ' ler staling the union s position in
was the current expression) by
contact with any form ol coarse
ness. Even a single obscene word,
heard by chance, could soil a wom
an. Duels were fought now and
then because some careless gen
tleman inflamed by liquor hau, in
the presence of a lady, used a vul
gar expression.
When a woman was once soiled
there seemed to be no known way
of unsoillng her. She bore the
speck of slain as long as she lived.
ione of this applied to the wom
en of the poor, to the wives and
daughters of laborers and small
farmers. They were apparently
immune, or better say, it did not
make any difference it they were
soiled. As for the gentlemen, they
were also immune. They could rub
shoulders for days, months or
years,- with immoral people, and
listen to obscene language, and
have street fights, and meet their
fellow men in duels, and get dead
drunk, without being soiled at all.
(To Be Continued)
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I'HE UNION ON ABSENTEEISM
January 10, 1945
Bend, Oregon
To the Editor:
True absenteeism has been and
is a subject for much discussion.
It has been discussed in (local)
editorials as well as being the sub
ject of appeals for stoppage by in
dustry, local as well as nationally,
and by government leaders, and
labor is no less critical of this
form of alleged sabotage of the
war effort.
We have all read about absen-
regard to working Saturdays fol
lowing Christinas and New x ear's
day. we quote in part the union's
leuer to management.
"ihere would be no objection
raised if the company chooses to
operate the plant on the Satur
uays of December 30th and Jan
uary 6th, however if work is car
rieu on, on those days the union
expects the employees to be paid
al the rate of time and one-half."
We quote in part management's
instructions to superintendents &
foremen, a copy of which we re
ceived. "Inasmuch as the membership
of both Local 6-7 and the sub
Local for the woods have voted
against working on Saturday, Jan
uary 6th, at straight time rates, it
would be economically unsound
for us to operate our plant on that
uate. Consequently, no production
work will be done on January 6th.
Inasmuch as the hours of work
for maintenance men is not af
fected by the decision of the
union, such repair work as is nec
essary in all departments may be
; done on January 6th. Rates of pay
! for maintenance work will, of
course, bo figured at straight
rates, unless some individual
should work more than 40 hours
during that particular week."
We are not prepared to say
whether the same considerations
caused the shut down that occur-
ed at this plant during the latter
part of December 1944, but we do
know that this mill was closed to
the extent that the day crew work
ed only three and the night crew
only two shifts during tne entire
time from December 25, 1944, un
til January 2, 1945. The produc
tion loss excluding holidays was
at least five lull shifts, adding this
to the loss of time on January 6,
1945, we have a production loss of
three and one-half days. We do
not have figures on the board feet
teeism with a feelini that it was
a problem dealing only with labor. ! 'ss. but based on the figures used
inow we are siaineu to learn mat I " .'i'itmiuti vi
this problem is local and that in i U)ss hy labor absenteeism, this
spite of t ho fact that our govern
ment has appealed for more pro
duction, especially in pine, for a
condition arising out of the recent
and regrettable break through in
Europe, absenteeism has increas
ed. This is Indeed a method, no
matter how unintentional, of sabo
taging the war effort.
At one of the local mills, in a
recent month, as stated in an edi
.orial of the local paper, 11,000
man hours were lost through ab
senteeism. This Is equal to one
married, something wrong mor-
jally, or mentally or physically.
mil ii young wimuhii ciiuiu oo very
little about It. Conduct that is con
sidered only mildly flirtatious to
day would have been character
ized as indecent in the early lKOO's,
and such practices ns "necking"
would have serveil to exclude Ihe
lady in the case from good so
ciety. All a girl could do In getting
a husband was to look her best, be
shy and modest in company, and
meek in manner. .
Every young lady was expected
to play (be piano and the guitar
ami much time was devoted to
be most unwise. If, on the other hand, n general overhaul of!!'1' form of education. Dancing
Iv believed that somelhimr was i and one-half days of production
wrong Willi a girl if she never i for Ihe mill and this represents
. Illillll IUI1IUI I HI ,lUIU UVl l-
age sized houses, or 120,000 am
munition boxes.
Now maybe it would be a good
idea lo examine this situation
more closely. There are two kinds
of absenteeism, unavoidable and '
avoidable. There are two types of f
violators, labor absenteeism and
management absenteeism, both
are little short of sabotage, when ,
found lo be avoidable. j
No one will assert that absen-'
amounts to a loss of 175 averace
sized houses, or translated into
direct war use, 2SO.O00 ammuni
tion boxes. 2H0,0OO ammunition
boxes filled and delivered could
turn the tide of a battle, could
even save the lives of hundreds
of America's finest young men.
Could the tax structure have had
anything to do with this? Are the
mills cutting all the lumber that
they want to cut? We can not an
swer these; questions. Can you?
Yes, labor too is joining in the
fight on absenteeism in all its
forms.
s ALLEN E. BRIGHT
Secretary IWA Local 6-7
8 RICHARD R. SCOTT
Business Agent IWA Local 6-7
Dr. Grant Skinner
DENTIST
1036 Wall Street
Evenings by Appointment
Office Phone 73 Hea. Phone 81&-W
the tax code should be indicated, a thorough study of the find
ings would certainly be in order, This would best be done in
the period between legislative sessions.
Bend's Yesterdays
1 IITEKN VICARS AGO
ll'rinn The llullvtin r'lle.l
(Jan. 10, 1930)
Blasting operations in the mill
ponds create a whllcfish diet lor
Bend's swans, and police Hn nlsh
the waterfowl clacked corn.
Oscar L, Krrgness, United Tress
operator for The Bulletin, mat l ies
Mrs. Lottie Murphy ol Billings,
Montana.
K. E. Sawyer heads a committee
of Bend Lions staging a thrift
week program.
Sheriff Claude L. McCanley
goes to Portland to attend a gath
ering of sheriffs from all parts of
the state.
In Washington, President Wil
son names Wilbur 11. Hudson
Bend's post master.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Illakley leave
by train for Portland.
HUH MEKTIMi IS SIT
was also one of the necessary
Items on Ihe list of things that a
well-bred girl has lo learn. Every
city anil town of Import mice con
tained numerous music teachers
and dancing masters.
The prevailing convict ion
among our f irelathers that wom
en should be kept out of commer
cial pursuits and the professions
did nol emananate from a desire
I to dominate the lair sex. or lo
Alfalfa, Jan. lb (Special i- The turn them all into household
Home Extension unit will meet drudges, or to make them depend-
tomorrow at Ihe homo of Mrs. cut on iiien - husbands and parents.
moon onuiis, it was announced
today.
Buy National War Bonds Now!
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No; far from it. The real reason
was altogether ttlflercnt. This al
titude grow out of a profound re
spect, approaching reverence, for
women in general. They lived on a
TWENTY riVK VKAHS AGO
(1 rum The llulletio Kllee)
(Jan. 16, 1920)
Bond retailers lot m an associa
tion with the following nlflrrrs:
E. L. Payne, president; W. I,.
O'Donnell, vice pivsident; J. B.
Hcyburn, Kecrplary, and Prank
Inabnll, treasurer.
The newly orgnniwd county li
brary board holds an election
meeting and name. Mrs. J. M.
Lawrence, president; fiefirRP Pad
flock, secretary and It. W. Pawver.
treasurer. Fred N. Wallace "and
Mrs. Max Cunning also attend the
meeting.
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The Turnidge Evangelistic Party
Corning To
THE ALLIANCE CHURCH
520 Lava, Jan. 16-28
Rev. Henry Turnidge,
a former pastor.
Paul Turnidge,
bass soloist.
Mrs. Paul Turnidge,
young people's evangelist.
Sunday II a. m. and evening service at 7:30.
No service Mondays and Saturdays.
WM. SCHWAB, Minister
Local Firemen
Install Officers
At a meeting held last night in
the fire stationJire department
officers for 1945 were installed,
and cash merit awards were given
to six fire fighters. The officers
are:
William Kelsay, president;
Lowell McMeen; vice-president;
Vance Barber, secretary -treasurer;
Taylor Rhoads, first assistant
chief; Ivan Murphy, second as
sistant chief; Earl Saye, captain
of Engine No. 1; Ray Nedrow,
captain of Engine No. 2; Bill Ras
mussen, captain of Engine No. 3,
and Oscar Anderson, captain of
Truck No. 1.
Cash awards were presented as
follows: Art Hunter, $50; Earl
Saye, $35; Taylor Rhoads, "$30;
Ivan Murphy, $25, and Claude
Wanichek and Bill Rasmussen
$17.50 each. '
Annually cash merit awards are
given for efficiency and attend
ance, and the funds were supplied
this time by W. H. Myers, general
manager of The Shevlln-Hixon I
Company; A. J. Glassow, general
manager of Brooks-Scanlon Lum
ber Company Inc., Myrl P. Hoov
er, president of Pacific Trailways,
and Walt Howard," proprietor of
the Superior cafe.
on the recommendation of Ras
mussen's field officer whose of
ficial report of the action noted
that: "In addition to their as
signed duties, the entire platoon
turned to bearing stretchers, as
sisting in caring for the wcunded,
recording cases and keeping the
first aid station both orderly and
clean. It was a 24-hour a day
job, and the men all discarded
their personal needs of food and
sleep.".
The best" bath sponges come
from the Mediterranean
Australia, Bahamas) Florida,
tne nortn coast oi Cuba.
coast,
and
City Drug Co. City Drug Co. City Drug Co.
Cliff Rasmussen
WinsxCitation
Clifford L. Rasmussen, carpen
ter's mate, first class, U. S. N. R
341 Lee Lane, Bend, Oregon, as
one' of 17 men in a navy Seabee
landing force, has been commend
ed by his commanding officer for
his part in manning a hospital
ship in addition to his regular
duties during the first three days
of the Invasion of Peleliu in the
Palau group.
The commendation was made
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2 for One Sale
Dr. Wests Tooth Brush 47c
Prophylactic Tooth Brush 23c
$1 Calox Antiseptic 79c
75c Nykaline Antiseptic 59c
City Drug Company
909 Wall St.
"Home Of Office Supplies"
Phone 555
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EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW I'M TRY
ING TO MkE UP AAY STUDIES SO 1
CAN PLAY HOCK.EV ;
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less i get this
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HEAD,'
TMAT THEOREM IS A CINCH.'Th'E SQUARE
OF THE HYPOTENUSE OF A RIGHT Tri-ANGIE-
IS BaUAL TO THE SUM OF THE .
SQUARES OP THE OPPOSITE- TWO SIDES.'
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