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/ CLACKAMAS COUNT? PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. H. V. ADIX P hysician and S u rg e o n P h y sio th era p y — X -R a y R adium G resh a m , Ore. Dr. H. A. Schneider S an dy 151 O. D. EBY A tto r n e y at L aw General Practice Confidential Advisor C ity, O re g o n S. E. WOOSTER R eal E state, L oans, and Insurance Rentals E stacada, O regon T el. 77 -3 Dr. Thomas B. Carter V eterin a ry S u rg e o n T el G resham 2 1 0 G resham , O re g o n C. DON PLATNER, M. D. P hysician and S u rg eon C lackam as C ou n ty B an k B ldg. Sandy, O re g o n O f f i c e H ours, 2 to 8 P. M. E v en in g s, S aturd ay and Sunday by A p p o in tm e n t T el. Sandy 441 L. A. CHAPMAN m o r t ic ia n E tt a c .d u O regon C all« atten ded D ay o r N ight T el. 56 -7 o r 5 6 -61 E. O. WILLSON, D. M. D. D e n tislry 2 1 1 -1 3 P ostal B ld g S. E . C o r. 3rd and W aeh in gton PORTLAN D. ORE. T e le p h o n e A t. 3 4 0 3 Dr. V. A. Nedderman D E N T IS T (Now in Dr .Kramer’s O ffice) T e l. E etacada 3 -1 5 Complete X-Ray Service O ffice Hours, 9 to 6 P. M. Evenings, Saturdays and Sundays by Appointment M ason ic B ld g ., E etacada, O re. S. E. LAWRENCE L icen sed E le ctrica l C o n tr a c to r H O T P O IN T M A J O R E L E C T R IC A L A P P L IA N C E S R t. 2, E atacada, O r e g o n T o l. E steca da # 7 -3 Richard Sponhauer A g o n t fo r N orth w estern M utual F ire Ins. C o, A e tn a F ire Ina. C o . E stacada, O r e g o n T al. E stacad a 84-1 DR. H. M. KRAMER DENTIST 9 0 5 W e a th e rly B ld g . E . G ran d and M orrison PORTLAN D, OREGON T el. E A 9 4 4 5 R ee. P h on e M ur. 8 3 1 8 PANKRATZ Paint & Wallpaper Store Sign P a in tin g P ictu re F ram in g Glass Powell, Blvd, ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS Next March 1 a good many Am er. ¡cans will have a rude awakening. * S*1 They will learn for the first time L. D. MEADE. Editor and Publisher that war and defense are an incredi Published weekly on Fridays at Kstacada, Clackamas County, .Oregon. bly costly business. For, on that date Entered in the postoffice at Eatarada, Oregon, as aecend-calss matter. the highest income taxes ever levied S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E S in this county will be due und pay In Clackamas County, one year $1.50; outside the county and in the State able. Everyone known that the new of Oregon, one year $2.00; outside the State of Oregon, one year $2.50; ttax bill is severe, hut it is probable foreign $3.00 a year. Subscriptions are payable in advance. that relatively few know just how A D V E R T IS IN G much of their income it will take. Rates for advertising made known on applioation. Advertisers will please A comparison o f the old tax bill take note that to insure insertion o f advertisement in tile issue o f the current week, advertising copy should reach this Office not later than with the new tells the story. Under Tuesday noon. Assistance cheerfully given in the prepaiation of copj the old law a single person with an income o f $3009 net paid the Feder al government $84 in direct taxes, THIS WEEK IN D E F E N S E instructed to take up with the Rus under the new law he must pay $197. sian government the question o f re Lend lease expediter Harriman ligious freedom in the Soviet Union. Under the old law a married person and Lord Ileaverbrook heads o f the Earlier he issued a statement that with no dependents and a $10,000 U. S and British missions to Moscow “ it is hoped an entering wedge fo>- income paid $528, under the new law announced in a joint statement the the practice o f complete freedom of he must pay $1305. And the new tax U .S. and Britian have “ decided to religion is definitely on its way” in bill reaches down into the income levels which were never touched be place at the disposal o f the Soviet Russia. ffc* government practically every re. P o st-W a r In tern ation a l C o op era tion fore. For instance under the old law a married person earning $2000 a quirement for which the Soviet mil Supreme Court Justice Jackson year was not taxed at all. Under the itary and civil authorities have ask told the annual convention o f the new law he must pay $37 ed.” The President told his press American bar association that “ at In the upper income brackets very conference his iule o f thumb of the the end o f this war we must either substantial increases have also gone 0 50-50 allocation o f war material pro throw the full weight o f American into effect. Amarried man ,for ex duction between this country and Ml / nfluence to the support of an inter ample, without dependents earning anti-Axis foreign powers is still in national order based on law or we $25,000 a year paid $3843 under the effect on the average. must outstrip-'the world in naval and old law. Next year he must pay Agricultuie secretary Wickiard in air and perhaps military force.” The $6864 ,an increase of more than 50 speaking at Memphis, Tenn., said tragedy and irony o f the present percent. this country has shipped or bought The falls o f the Yellowstone river yellows predominate. The falling wa position o f the United States he said, In the highest income brackets the in the vividly colored canyon of the for England about a billion dollar is that this country which would not increases are ptoportionately much ter is very white and the rapid river worth of food and “ within the next jcin a League o f Nations which ad less, and for a sound reason. That Yellowstone. Many shades are found year we expect to ship or buy at vocated economic sanctions is “ now reason is that people with incomes o f in the eroded walls of the canyon but is a deep green flecked with foam. least another billion dollars worth.” imposing those very sanctions ag great size have long been taxed to Federal loan alminiistrator Jones an ainst half the world m an effort to the very hilt.An example Under t! nounced the third disbursement of turn the fortunes o f war.” old law a married person with I $75,000,000 on th e $425,000,000 income o f $1,000,000 a year had loan to Britian He also announced In fla tio n C on trol Price administrator Henderson in pay the federal treasury dlose a second disbursement o f $20,000,- 000 o f the $100,000,000 authorized speaking in New Yoik said that the three.quarters o f it, $717,000. Un< for the Amtorg Trading corporation country is now experiencing the “ jag the new law he will pay somethi a U. S. corporation owned by Rus ged, irregular price advances’ ’ with over $732,000. which inflation starts. Unless infla sian interests. The heaviest burden o f the r tion is restricted he said, it will pre law falls on corporations rathe«- t F reed om o f R elig ion in Russia Pressident Roosevelt told his vent arming and undermine the pri on individuals. The uegular co press conference that W. Averell orities system because “ the getting ation income tax rates have I Harriman chief of the American mis of materials will depend not on the upped and in addition very larg< sion to Moscow has been specifically buyers need but the sellers greed.” creases in corporation excess pr He said doubling o f prices means taxes have been enacted .A corf, a reduction in value by 50 percent tion with a net income of $25,01 o f every insurance policy, annuity, year or more must pay a regular savings account, pension or other of 24 percent. On excess profit) form o f savings. $50,000 it must pay 45 percen Treasury secretary Moiganthau in addition where the old rate was speaking in Chicago said the treas .percent. When excess profits ] ury is anxious to divert into defense the $500,000 mark it must pay stamps and bonds spending produced percent. Furthermore the new by pay increases and bonuses. He contains a provision which makes W. W. SIEMENS suggested every Christmas bonus be burden on corporations consider Jew eler paid in defense stamps or bonds. higher than the percentage fug Expert Watch Repairing Partially to combat inflation the indicate. To quote the U. S. News: Former Post O ffice Bldg. President plans to ask Congress to "Under the old law the normal taxes P o w e ll B lvd. G resham , O re. extend the social security program came out first, ¡rod the excess pro to 80,000,000 persons, double the fits taxes were levied on what was number now covered. Increased pay- left. The new law provdes that the rol 1 taxes under the program would excess profits taxes come out first remove additional funds from circu and the normal taxes apply to what WHEN YOU FIND— lation . is left. Since the excess profits rates Something on easy terms like T a x a tion are much higher than the normal these it’s best to grab, for they Treasury secretary Monganthau in rat to the co-p«*r«itioii fares much won’t last. 10 acres cleared, 4 his Chicago speech also said defense worse by the change.” timber pasture, good soil, .good By having them cleaned regularly. You’ll not road, bus to high school, well, ca expenditures are "inadequate” and Heavy as this tax bill is the treas bin, barn, all fenced and cross the 1941 tax bill was “ a good start” ury estimates that it will mean an only improve your personal appearance; you’ll fenced. $1200 cash, $200 balance, but not large enough to raise the increase in federal revenue of only $50 and 5 percent interest semi necessary revenue, check inflation or $3,550,000,000 a year .So far we get longer wear from your clothes. Our econ annually. take the profit out o f war. He said have appropriated about $60,000,- omy prices make frequent cleaning easy. U. S. is trying to be the arsenal 000,000 for military purposes, o f GOING BACK TO MINN. the of democracy by devoting only 20 wliich $50,000,000,0000 is for oui Must sell in a few days nice percent o f factory and mining out own defense and $10,000,000,000 is home 9 acres smooth land, good put to defense, only 30 percent of for aid to Britian. In short the re. soil on good road, two bedroom durable goods produced, only 16 per venue produced by the record-break- house, basement, barn, poultry ini net vi taxes will be only a drop in Telephone or Leave Bundles at house, hog house, pump house, el cent o f national income. ectric pump, wood shed, 8 bearing The bureau o f internal revenue the bucket in relation to the cost of walnut, plums, prunes, cheerres, announced it will prosecute dealers our arms policy program. The gen LOFTON’S BARBER SHOP, ESTACADA 1 mile o f town, only $2000. $500 attempting to make large profits by eral opinion is that a far tougher BARKER’S DRUG STORE, SANDY down will handle, 5 percent in misrepresenting the new federal tar tax bill will have to be enacted be terest. CURR1NSVILLE STORE, es as larger than they are or by pre fore very long, possibly next year. tending to absorb the taxes themsel. Current English income taxes which TEN YEARS TO PAY ves when actually passing them on are three or four times as heavy as 10 acres, 1 cleared, fir, alder to the consurer. ours indicate what happens when a maple timber, level land mostly E m p loy m en t, L a b o r T ra in in g end nation goes to war in the mechani fenced, well, good road. $800, zed modern manner. S u p p ly easy terms. The individual will not have met Labor secretary Perkins Baid tota1 non-agricultural employment o f 39,- his share o f new taxes when he signs CAN’T GO WRONG 542,000 last month was 3,640,000 his check for his income tax and GRESHAM, OREGON $3000 for house centrally locat workers more than in August 1940 sends it to the Collector o f Internal ed in Giesham, large Living dining Revenue. In addition the new bill lev and 1,166,000 more than August, A LAWN CEMETERY WITH room with fireplace, builtin bed 1939. Miss Perkins said the “ unus ies a large amount o f commodity tax in kitchen, bedroom, hath, first PERPETUAL CARE es. Liquor, automobiles, household floor, 2 bedrooms, sleeping porch, ual” demand in the canning industry toilet second floor, basement, ^ is giving the county “ its most extra machinery, amusement enterprises, Lots including burial priced as low as $15.00 lots on corner, only $500 down, ordinary erpansion o f employment in etc., are to be substantially taxed. 5 percent interest. See it before DIRECTORS And the consumer, of course, will history.” it is too late. The OPM labor division reported have to pay. B W. THORNE L. L. KIDDER The MEYERS SERVICE it has given assistace to almost 1800 As this column has pointed out ARTHUR DOWSETT FRANZ 8 LB RICH defense contractors employing more before, there are two facets to hea WM. METZGER A. W. METZGER GRESHAM, ORE. than 2,500,000 wotkere during its vy taxation. One the obvious one, is R O Y B O H A N N O N , Superintendent T e l. 257 first year and has established 22 the production o f more revenue. The district offices. The W PA said its other is to reduce the public’s pur Phon« Gresham, 245 in-plant defense training program chasing power and so help prevent or which trains workers for four weeks slow price inflation. But some be- in plant« which usually Inter hires Here th'i* the now tsx bill does not DR. L. W. GRIFFITH them is operated in 72 cities and 24 go far enough so far as the last goal A complete optic*! service states. Federal security administra is concei ned. They believe that a sys tor McNutt announced shortages o f tem o f compulsory savings will have Eyes examined qualified workers exist in 126 or 514 to be put into effect during this Glasses fitted occupations selected as essential to period o f rising incomes and declin Broken lenses duplicated defense and are expected in an ad ing supply of commodities. Whatever Eyeglass frames repaired while ditional 38 occupations before N o. happens it is clear that we are just you wait. beginning to learn, at first hand, the vember 1st . W e Invite comparison o f •orvico, financial saerfices that the defense . - a ■- — - quality and prlto o f our hemisphere makes unavoid Wo do our own grinding the A reti« ragion« were «s,>lere4 ai able. •arly If88 #7 John Devin who I« VISION OPTICAL CO. that year reach« d latitude 7.’ degree« O ffice on Powell Blvd. oppo.It« Th. Intellectual Leader« U minute« aorth H « w»« ft lowed by Greshen Theater William Bareni« le 1588, Hi -ir? Had The Intellectual leaders of men an •en ln 1807 and WUllem Htffln 1« j the men of vision, with the power o> TeL Greshaie 8 1 7 , er Phone 208 181* The «eolh Polar regi /«• werv I teeing more ¡two others tee, for tee'-« Gresham, Or*. «nplored hy Oa«t Jemae Our In 1774 ahead of on«-‘a fellow*. y i Ms S an dy, O re g o n O re g o n Clackamas County News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 ,1941 V. 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