know your county
a check is made 6ft pAHMtti prop
the Vet-
erty, logs, krniber, eto., to loca
1..
ratte«
the property ffi the eorrtfdt
tee distribution of cash to vet
district. Aerial photographe
made of logs and lumber.
erans. The total w ill be two
“We can’t be everywhere at
billion, eight hundred millions
once, and this has proved a very
of doUars'
Think what that
valuable check," said Forrest
amoont
of
new,
Wnobiigated,.
by A NN LIE N K A EM PE R
One m ill owner reported no logs
spendable income w ill do to
or
lumber;
however,
the
photo»
increase in the valuation in Coos
ward bolstering up a slightly
2 ? U v t d^ FeaSe’ PerhaPs one-half mill, on the indicated a quantity of both. The
pictures were referred to him, his
sagging
U. 8. economy. No. for
this year, according to Charles W. books and inventories checked and
once an outpouring of federal
?.SST T
A 8reater decrease will be re- it was found that he had $10,000 By The Hon. Harris Ellsworth
money to not listed under the
ahs°S L dlstncts Pr°viding their budgets are of assessable merchandise. A n
V . 8. Representative
heading of government spend
ihe same this year as tost.
Three
The first *ew days after the ing. This will be tee return to
iree new
new plats
plats have
have been
been filed.
filed, other m ill reported $72,500 when
Forrest attributes this Increase the High Court Park addition near it had an assessable inventory of House of Representatives moved veterans of World W ar I I of
into its new quarters in the Ways overpayments they have made
in valuation to the extensive pro Coos Bay, the Wilkinson additiod $271,000.
gram carried on to assess all near Empire, and the Mingus
These discoveries are beneficial and Means Committee room in the ’ on their National Service Life
buildings as constructed, and also Park Heights addition in Coos Bay to small land holders, since they new House office building,
Insurance Policies.
that reports of personal property which has been amended to sell decrease their taxes, stated For thought the temporary set-up
The Veterans Administration
rest.
4
would work out Well.
I- have
returns filed w ith the assessor in smaller lots.
refers to the payment as a spe
changed my mind. The sessions cial dividend. Aayone « * • held
Takes Office Nine Years Ago
show much target inventories of City Boundaries Enlarged
Nine years ago, on January 1, are little short of bedlam. In spite
logs, lumber, etc., than last year,
NS L I for as long as three
The boundaries of M yrtle Point
ownership records are up to date, have been enlarged and in Coos Forrest took office. Formerly he of every effort on the pert of the
months to eligible for payments.
and budgets of cities, school dis Bay the two new plats, Mingus was a longshoreman in Coos Bay. presiding officer, the noise and Veterans need not write the VA
said, " I saw this chance to bet-1 confusion is terrible. As a result
tricts and ports are in. Taxes w ill Park and High Court, and Hub He
about this. Application forms
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be extended «bout August 15.
w ill aoon be available at all post
addition area were added to the ter my position in life and I of the general high noise level on
Lasts have been submitted by city. The assessor’s office has also took it.” He had never had ex the floor, the loud-speaker system offices. A ll the veteran needs
the State Board of Forestry on handled the consolidation of ten perience in tax work, but he liked used by those who address the to do to obtain a form, fill It out
land under fire patrol. Tim ber is schools, and the consolidation of to wotk with figures and was con House is operated at what seems and m ail it to the VA.
to be fu ll volume— with six am pli
patrolled for six cents an acre part of school No. 49 with No. 17 fident he cauld do the job.
In a letter I received recently
‘ “M y opponent told me he was fier units blaring down at us from
and grazing land for 3V4 cents by East of Coos Bay.
from V A Administrator Carl R.
along the walls. A boiler factory Gray, J r - be states, “Every ef
the Coos Fire Patrol association, a
In addition to these changes, inexperienced, too, but was ‘scared
private corporation. Last year the there are about 15,00« others each to death’ he might win the election in fu ll production would be a nice fort to being made to speed up
per acre costs were 5 cents and 3 year, such as in ownership, in and not be able to do the job. quiet place by comparison.
work In connection with pay
A few days ago I was asked by
cents.
the 80.000 parcels of property in That’s where we differed,” Forrest
ment of the dividend. We hope
a
wire
Service
reporter
what
I
explained.
In citing this as a very busy Coos county.
to mail out the first checks some
His staff of eight have all begun thought of the situation, and when
year, Forrest noted these changes.
time In January 1950, and to
On qr near January I each year
work since he took office. Next I thought we were going to ad
have the payment substantially
to him in seniority is Mrs May En- journ this session. Among other
completed by June SOth.”
sele, accountant. Ellis Selander, comments I said, “We should ad
chief deputy; Robert MacLeod, journ and go home.’'1 This re
The announcement of plans for
building appraiser and personal mark I find was widely quoted on
property deputy; A lvin Hickam, the radio and in the newspapers. distributing insurance dividend
building appraiser; Francis Flan There was, however, a great deal checks to some eleven or twelve
agan, building appraiser and sur more behind my remark than re million veterans during the Con
veyor; Elvin Armstrong, acting vealed by the short easy quote. gressional campaign year of 1950
draftsman and tentative building A fter watching the House of Rep touched many political nerves
appraiser; Mrs. Elda Hansen, resentatives in operation for near around the capitol. I t was freely
Ju»t one of the many delectable flavors
clerk, and Mrs. A riel Riggs, clerk, l y two weeks under these ex stated by Republican members of
available in Arden “FLAVOR-FRESH”
tremely trying and adverse con Congress, arid on pretty reliable
complete tbe staff.
packages . . . at your nearest Arden
ditions, I am convinced that no information it seemed, that these
Every Haase Appraised
Building appraisers spend most more than the vitally necessary checks actually could be sent out
dealer.
of their time in the field. Every bills be considered now. This ses during 1949 but that the distribu
building In the county has an ap sions must, of course, complete the tion was delayed until next year
I offer no
I t for political reasons.
praisal record on file.
The old annual appropriation bills.
ones are inspected about once ev should also complete action on a opinion on this becasue I have no
ery five years, and the new ones few unfinished items of relatively direct personal knowledge about it
low importance — and then ad — but I do know that things of
as constructed.
that sort have happened in this
The draftsman makes new maps journ.
I am certain that consideration big government of ours .
when old ones wear out. On file
W ith hot day» coming one right
in the assessor’s office are 2«« and action upon highly important
plat maps, 500 land class maps, and complicated legislation should after another why not treat the
not be attempted under present neighborhood kids to some home
and 500 miscellaneous maps.
made fruit-sicles. Simply fill an
Since he has taken office, For conditions.
ice cube tray with apricot whole
rest has incorporated all record
There has not been a great fru it nectar. When It is partially
keeping into a very scientific sys
tem.
of publicity given to the fact, frozen insert a wooden spoon in
each cube and freeze until solid.
Perhaps the most revealing bat before long the Federal
thing about this job, Forrest con
cluded, is how little people really
know about the tax system, and
especially about their own proper
ty holdings.
Many don’t even’
know how many acres they own.
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Cws Assessed Valuation Up $3,000,«
Which Means-Slight Drop In lax Levy
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