The Sentinel! TWENTY YEARS AGO mm sssu •• * •••<» '••• a (Taken from The Sentinel of Friday. March 23, 1043) I.. W. Peare was convicted of first degree murder when he shot and killed Jim Culver last December. It I* time Coquille had a new depot and the Commercial Club has again I taken up the matter and appointed a ' (lermanent depot committee, consiat- ' listing of S. M. Noeler, H. A. Young and C. T. Skeels. to keep after the I Southern Pacific and the Public Ser- i vice Commission until one is secured. I •REdk PlHIlJI The Salem Sampler The Fourth street bridge between the highway and the Spurgeon street bridge is rapidly nearing completion, the decking ha* all been laid and the aide and railing* will all be in place by the end of next week. In response to the request of the weekly newspapers newspapers in Coos county. county, John Walstrom, a pioneer resjden weekly in Coo* Representative Ralph T. Moore con- of Coo* county, passed away at his sented to continue for a couple of ranch home near Parkersburg yes weeks'his report* on important meat- day morning at ten o clock. Ma WS ures adopted by the recent legisla- past 83 gears'of age. ture which become law with the sig­ Tire Misses Myrtle and Maymie nature of Gov. Snell. ‘ . His weekly contributions have been 1 DelaiiiK surprised their mother, Mr*. interesting and explanatory and the C. A. Delong, with a birthday party papers’ managements are grateful to at Ute Delong home on Spurgeon hill last Saturday. It was the event of Mr. Moore for his kindness Mrs. DeLong's 54th anniversary. The guests were as follows: Meadameg W. In response to many requests for L. Kistner, O. S. Davis, L. P. Mabry, continued comment on legislative J,W. Ruble, B. H. Burns, C. C. Farr, matters now before the Governor, I F, A. Child, A. H. Bender, J. P. am attempting to follow the several Messer, R, H, Mast and M. Way. imDortant bills to their final destin- -.‘ion, whether being made into law or being vetoed. ' payer. Tills includes owner* of such One such bin is House Bill 183, propertie* as live stock, food crops, which authorises deduction* of Fed- machinery, manufactured good*, mo- eral. Taxes by corporations before,¡tor vehicles and the like. It I* a dif- computing the state corporate excise ficult tax to collect because of the taxe*. rapidly fluctuating value* and the Few people realize that corporation* mobility of the taxed article*. Suc- are not permitted to deduct Federal cess in collection depends upon the taxes before computing their state honesty of the taxpayer.___ __L; pay _7 ____ --J N<) 3 The Intangible Taxpayer. income tax but must a tax on _ the result is a severe This class includes owners of stocks, full net income. The '__________________ inroad upon that corporate income af­ bonds, notes and all income bearing ter Federal taxes, a handicap which ------- paper, ■, There are relatively few of this .class in the State of Oregon. this bill was designed to overcome. No. 4. Tli* Sales Taxpayer. This The Governor vetoed the bill re­ cently and Oregon corporations must, includes practically everybody and submit to this handicap during the would catch those who own no prop­ erty or have no intangibles income next biennium. as well as those who do. It has the It must be surmised that the Gov- 1 ernor had the hard choice of throw­ added advantage of taxing the many ing Oregon corporations to the wolves thousands of tourists and visitors or of seeing his financial program 8° who avail themselves ot the State's on the r eals* because of larger com- j facilities wiide th*y ar* our guest*. The above classifications appear to mitment* than the State could finance _____________ ____________________ with funds likely to be kvaUable An- ft me a* furnishing a rather complete other factor affecting his judtfnent program and one which will «>•«« might be the fact that his effort to everyone to pay hi* fair share of State get the proposed sales tax measure operating expense. up for a special election thia coming I Notwithstanding the fact that the September failed. This means that sales tax idea has been repeatedly de­ even though the people untimately feated in the past, I believe if Ore­ maintain'her place in the favor the measure in 1944, the bene- ; gon ft fits would not be available until 1945. national’economic life, ,we will be My conversation with the Governor forced to have one, sooner or later. Th* tax proposed for the ballot in the last night of the session indicated that he was fearful that estimates of 1944 is the best that has been put up receipts of both income and liquor ' to the people to date. It has flaws, taxes might be too high and that his no doubt, but it is a long step in the Old Age program might be jeopar­ right direction. It will afford a se­ cure basis for old age assistance. It dized. While I do not subscribe to the will equalize public school expense, policy of attacking our Oregon cor- lit will encourage home building by poratins or of subjecting them to dis­ I reducing real property taxes. I sug­ criminatory legislation simply be­ gest that every vote^ggive it very cause it is popular to do so, yet I feel ! careful study and form his own opin- that the Governor should not be criti­ ! ion after he has mastered the text. cized for this act because of the dif­ Many articles will be written on it ficulty he found himself in. Large ■ and much will be said pro and con. Oregon corporations will probably survive Bus added jolt. Many small I Senate Bill 75 is now before the ones probably will not. It was a Governor for his signature. The bill provides for distribution of elemen­ case of Hobson's choice. tary school funds on a teacher basis rather than on a pupil basis. Funds At the risk of offending several of fare apportioned to each county by the my friends who served in the Oregon . State Treasurer according to the num­ Senate, I repeat this little gem which ber of teachers actually employed I heard in the hallway the afternoon The bill will benefit Coo* county to of the last day. A grandfather was the extent otabout $20,500.00. taking his teen-age granddaughter to Heavy pressure is being brought to witness legislative procedure in the bear on the Governor, largely from Senate. She, having seen several of Multnomah county, to induce him to the Representative«, asked him what . veto the measure. Multnomah coun- a Senator was like. His reply was , ty would be penalized about $300,- that a Senator is merely a niorn out 000.00 by the act. Representative. So it might seem to Up-state legislators are insisting those who noted the advance age of! that the Governor sign the bill as is mo*t Senators. Yet I must admit that because they feel It is only fair that the Senate did a pretty good job of Multnomah county should share in looking after the State, and arc far ; the up-state school expense since It from being worn out. This is to is drawing from up-state communitie* soften the blow somewhat. in both finances and manpower. It' is further shown that Portland can temporary relief for her I enjoyed an interesting con versa obtain ___ tion with a veteran Representative schools under the Lanham Act of from eastern Oregon. Our discussion Congress which permit* communities was mainly tax matters on which he having war industry problem* to get is one of the best informed in the state.1 relief from a special fund provided To spare him embarrassment I with for that pruixiee. The Portland prob­ lem is not insurmountable and could hold his narfie. He suggested an ideal tax pattern easily be solved if prompt application baaed on four classifications of tax- were made to the proper Federal