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penditures from its property tax were proposed, people in the area THE C LA C K A M A S C O U N TY NEWS
I l'. S. MOTORIST RIGHT A T
maintain a resisted the change, yet
in the
Estacada, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 9, 1959
TOP OK SUCKER LIS T
taxes could Oregon
it
PIANO TUNING BY APPOINTMENT! ■
I f Uncle Sam keeps a
sucker favorable tax position with corn- long run in almost every case
has worked out satisfactorily both
S A M ’S SnOE REPAIR
CO NCRETE BLO CKS
list the U. S. motorist is right up peting states.
to the Post Office
Department fo r A ll shapes 8x8x16 " L it e '
Expert Factory Methods.
near the top.
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D
oin g Business A t Home
and to local patrons" Norblad con­
Blocks sold at out plant
In early depression years mot­
E venings and Saturdays
cluded.
O
n
ly
33c
each
ALSO A L L TYPES OF REPAIRS
orists were stuck with a federal CLOSURE OK SOME SM ALL
W ork w h ile you wait
Eta
gasoline tax and a string of au- POSTOKKICES CONSIDERED
G ladstone B lock Co
B y A p poin tm en t O nly
tomotive levies imposed as 'tem­
82nd at Clackam as B ridge
S End of S h a fford A ve.
emergency’ measures
to
Rep. W alter Norblad, (R .-O re)
Since the City of Estacada has
c o . : porary
help out the Treasury. Each time said today that he was currently the distinction of being the best Gladstone. Ph O re C ity 4306
Phone CR 9-3979
a new
temporary emergency considering reeommneding to the lit up city in Oregon, it has been
came along, these taxes were in- Post Office Department the con- said by one o f our good citizens
creased. An, o f course, a
‘ tem- solidation or closure of some six that it has to be w ell lighted so A A A A A 4 A A A A A A A A A A A 4 «*A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Phone OL 4-6643
proary’ tax is seldom repealed.
or eight small post offices in the we won't fall in the holes in the
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Then in 1956 Congress enacted State o f Oregon and would take city streets.
is w a f ir
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a massive new federal
highway action on them shortly after t h e ____________
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program linked to national
de- first o f the year,
In all ranks of life the human heart
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fense. And who was selected to
“ In the past few years, I have
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CARPENTER
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pick up the tag to
defend the recommended such action in the
f
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yearns
for
the
beautiful;
anti
the
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country, promote commerce and case o f 74 post offices in Oregon,
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WORK
WANTED
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the like? The motorist, of course, which has resulted in a total an- i
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The federal gasoline tax was boos- nual savings to the Federal Gov-
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Framing - Finishing
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tiful that Cod makes are his g if . to all
i ted to three cents per gallon and ernment of $121,816.00,’ Norblad
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other special new taxes were im- advised.
Cabinets
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posed.
To make it still tougher
“ Before the day
of
modern
alike.
— H. B. Stowe
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for motorists, Washington plan- highways and fast transportation,
Ph. Ectacada CR 9-6540
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ners refused to earmark all o f the many o f these offices were an ab-
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revenue collected from taxes on solute necessity, but as the years
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motor vehicle ownership to
be have passed they have become un­ SC E PT IC T A N K S C L E A N E D
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used fo r the highway
program, necessary and expensive and the
V
$23.00
More than $1.5 billion of this mo- sub-station or rural contract sta-
“ m i l w a u k i e M U S I C
Milwaukie, Oregon
TAKES
REAL BITE
(Carmi 1 IFiutrral JJontc
Phone MOhawk 5-3794
Gresham, Oregon
ney by-passes the highway fund tion effects the same service wltn
?4 hour S ervice
each year and winds up in
the very material economy
to
the
4 Day and Night Service - A Local Institution
general fund.
Post Office department.
P h on e P rospect 5-5346
t
Then came another ‘temporary
“ In most cases at
the
time
Portlan d, O regon
emergency’ — the recession— and these consolidations or closures
kÀÀAAÀAÀAÀÀÀAAÀÀÀÀAÀÀAÀAÀÀAAÀAÀAÀÀàÀÀAAÀÀAA,
Congress voted to enlarge
and
speed up the
federal highway
program to spread around more
federal money. In fact, this pro­
gram has now been boosted up so
high it's beyond
the receipts
irom federal motorist taxes orig-
nally provided for its support.We
A Business and Professional guide to friendly OREGON C ITY Concerns who merit a share of
are told that the Highway Trust
>our trade when doing your out-of-town shopp imr . . GIVE THEM A T R IA L !
Kcnd w ill wind up
next
yea.'
some $900 million short.
PEGGY’S
W hile this looks like a pretty ZASTROW JEWELERS
staggering figure, it’s not a bit
MUSIC STORE
SHOES for the
more staggering than the conclu­ . Diamonds - Watches ..
•
Records
Entire Family
sion being drawn from the dis­
Jewelry
• Instruments
covery in Washington. That con­
Gas & Oil Furnaces
clusion is that the federal gaso­
• Sheet Music
Watch Repairing -
line tax w ill be raised next year
• Instructions on
DAY
| to keep the program going.
Costume Jewelry
Piano-Accordion
In other words, the first sug­
SHEET METAL CO.
gestion of a shortage
o f road
Guitar-Violin
funds produces an automatic re­
General Heating
All Band Instruments
Clock Repairing
quest not just for more motorist
Service
Al! Makes
iaxes.but fo r higher levies on mo­
At Foot of the Elevator
OU , 0 .
B U S T E R B R O W N SHOES
tor fuel which is already taxed at
219-7th
PH.
4994
220
Molal/a
Ave.
203 - 7th St.
PH. 2150
PH.3&31 j Oregon City
Main at Eighth
a rate far beyond luxuries.
i
j
WHERE
matched to
D-14 POW ER
T h e husky Allis-Chalm ers two-way scoop with high-
carbon steel cutting edge bites into packed soil to
take a fu ll load. I t also lifts, carries and dumps . . .
and is attached or detached with the convenience o f
S N A P - C O U P L E R hitch. Y o u r tractor is ready for
chore jobs, m inute quick.
M ounted on the new D-14 Tractor, this two-way
scoop makes full use o f such D-14 features as— new
P O W E R - C R A T E R engine with extra “ punch” . . .
P O W E R D I R E C T O R that lets you quick-shift on-
the-go . . . additional traction made available by
T R A C T I O N B O O S T E R system . . . raised rear
axle for work over ridges and ditch banks.
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SALES AND SERVICE
FAXfii ÏKAC70R COMPANY
Boring Rond
Mt. Hood L oo t Highway
B fa —w
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Does the motorist want
to
get o ff Uncle Sam’s sucker list?
If so, let him demand that all the
| money he’s now paying in special
federal automotive taxes be ear­
marked to support the road pro­
gram.
I f that is done, there
won't be any financing problem.
RESTAURANT
and
M A R IN E R O O M
A M E R IC A N a n d '“
C H IN E S E F O O D
517 M ain St.
Ph. 6739
IN
OREGON CITY PRINTING & STATIONERY CO.
Complete Office Supplies
Printing
Office Furniture
703 Main St.
PH. 3861 or OL. 4-8371
An; time is Picture Time - -
d it’s F u n !
THE CAMERA SHOP
. ' 'ills Flashbulb Sign
',21 M ain
Ph. 4804
: HE ECONOMY SH01
SEVEN P O IN T T A X
MORGAN'S JUNIOR BOOT SHOi"
H AZE L L. D A Y
PROGRAM IS OFFERED
Bargains in Used
Salem— A curb on
spending Alterations Dressmaking
Regular and Corrective Fitting
Clothing For All
and progressive development of
l et Us H elp You
Tots to Teens
a new tax program yas contained
the Family
C o-O rdinate Y ou r W ardrobe
in a 7-point outline proposed by
512
-
7th St. Ph. 3750
C22
Main
Street
PH.
7795
Ph. 4693
Dr. John F. Sly. New Jersey tax 70« Center St.
expert, in his final recommend-
nation to Gov. Robert D. Holmes. |
TYPEWRITERS
1. A cigarette tax o f 4 cents a
Royal Distributor
package to raise $14.000,000.
2. A real estate transfer tax at
Standard .... Portable
1 per cent to raise $8.000,000.
Lester
Electric
3. A 1 percent alternative gross
income tax within
the present
Gahram
New A Used
personal
income tax to raise
FURNITURE - HARDWARE - GIFTS
RENTALS
$7,000,000.
Lawrence
Phon e O regon C ity 4911
A 1 1-2 percent annual tax on
the market value of
passenger
Sporting Goods
502 - 7th St.
Oregon City
Phone 4279
CLACKAMAS
cars.
Leather Goods
OFFICE MACHINES
5. A 2
percent Washington
type consumers sales tax if
new
192 R iv e r Road
Shoe Repairing
FREE PARKING LOT BETWEEN STORES
expenditures
in
excess of
G ladstone. Oregon
$T0,000.000 from the general fund
916 M A I N ST.
P H 9034 I
are anticipated.
As a means of improving
the
m jr
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OREGON CITY ; ..EL
business and investment outlook
m
/
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Dr. Sly proposed:
1. N o personal tax on capital
HOME OF HOFr 1 - X r - z-i EN li TH
Sales &
CHOREMASTER
gains if the asset is held
longer
J-i. V V A
. WLa
RADIO & T J
than one year.
-th ori.ed S ervice
C al /
1111 ■ and r
rs
Phone 5516 619 Madison
hy
1005 - 7th St.
Orer,
X > t ,x on manufacturers’
Ph. 35S
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invt ntories.
.1 N o tax on industrial hulld- Ph. 3971 or Portlan d O L . 4-735C
• General Auto Repairs
i ;s during the period of construc­
104 Rth St
• Wheel Balancin ■ ami alignment
tion.
4. A
reasonable inhrri'ar.ce
SPEEDOMETER REPAIRS
A t Economy Prices
tax.
SPEEDOMETER CABLE A L L CARS - ¡’ RUCKS S lip covers
-
Tip’ -‘ er;
5. An i stabllshed
slate-w id e
TH E F LO W E R SHOP
K irsch Rods - A cce- mes
Melvin Dunmire’s EIGU i H S > RaE I' C a r a g e
property reappraisal program.
F low ers fo r e v ery Day
6. A «late wide unifrom assess­
Ht
On the Hill
615-Sth St.
Ph. 6124
ment ratio.
it
; ■ ■ o i
RAMBI .ER‘
voting local exce s
levies
and
W eddings Corsages
WHEEL CAI 2
O. K.
bond issttes.
Salr-s And Service
16 - 7 th St.
Ph. 6618
s
file S t - , e expert said that only
RUBBER
JEFFS
mint ta additional reven-
by
LOUNGE
WELDERS
ti it= present income lev-
4iipcr H iw a y at 18th
-
STEAKS
.
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m
nr
^
an
equal
restraint
on
ex-
2136
Ph. 7177
C‘U kj C -1 T . O . U A w v -M
LANA’S
503
Main
St. Ph: 910
Washington
Ph.
5341
1123
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Mousewarmer service
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O I A D STONE
Ph. Oregon
City 3662
COO S U P E R H I G H W A Y
6506
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