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Wat Mtu 8xm N INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, six months $1.00 One copy, three months 75 Athena, Oregon, December 7, 1928 TAX RELIEF PLAN (J. W. Kelly in Oregonian) Every taxpayer is concerned with the recommendations to be made by the property tax relief commission to the legislature next month. Much publicity has been devoted to a. pro posed excise tax on banks, financial institutions and business, which amounts to a flat rate income tax, but it is acknowledged that this pro posal does not touch property relief materially. The prime purpose for which the legislature appointed the commission in 1927 has not been lost sight of, however. It is possible that the commission may recommend reducing the state tax two mills, thereby relieving real property of about $2,000,000 or more. In Multnomah county such reduction would cut the state tax rate to 5.6 mills. The percentage varies in each county, but whatever the rate would be for a county, it would be sliced downward 2 mills. The 2-mill reduction, if finally rec ommended by the commission and approved and enacted by the legis lature, would come from taking off the 1 mill for the state market road fund and another mill from the ele mentary educational fund. Thus far in the deliberation of sub committees or the commission, these 2 mills are the only tentative direct relief on real property. There are other ideas being con sidered for equalization and various adjustments, looking to greater effi ciency and some economies, but the 2 mills mentioned represent a pos sible lightening of the burden. Such matters as having all municipally owned power and water plants as sessed would help in a way, but the taxpayer would not notice them gen erally. Reducing the millage for elemen tary education has been discussed frequently; and it has been developed by studies of the second sub-committee that the present system has not worked out as was originally ex pected. Just as satisfactory results can be obtained by cutting the levy for this purpose to 1 mill. The rural schools, it is contended, will be bet ter off by the arrangement. Dropping the 1-mill levy for state market roads and relieving property of this burden by raising the state market road fund by a 1-cent gas oline tax, is likely to encounter op position. A reason for this antici pated opposition is the belief that if the automobile license fees are re adjusted it will probably be neces sary to add another cent to the pres ent gasoline tax. A cent for market roads and a cent to make up highway revenues would be 2 more cents on gasoline, and a sharp cry of pain quickly might be emitted by motorists. Motorists generally recognize that if there is to be readjustment on motor fees, it will be essential for the legis lature to impose another cent on gasoline, and motorists will accept it, but 2 more cents, one of them go ing for market roads funds, may raise a storm. There is a sentiment among mem bers of the commission not unani mous, however of relieving counties of having to match the state market road fund if they wished to receive it share of it. This could reduce the personal property tax in counties such percentage of a mill as their county now levies to match the state fund. Mr. L. Barnum want the state highway department to take over the market roads, after abol ishing the one mill levy and provid ing funds with a cent on gasoline. The highway commission has not been consulted and probably would prefer not to handle the market roads, for the state highways keep all hands busy. Mr. Barnum also believes that the 25 per cent which each county receives from motor li cense fees should be applied to retir ing outstanding county road bonds, which aggregate about $20,000,000. The commission realizes this: Ore gon is growing and with its growth it costs more to operate the state government. If the property is to be relieved, some other source of reve nue must be found. This, logically loads to indirect taxation such as a luxury tax. Nothing definite has been worked out by the sub-committees yet. Soft drinks, tobacco or amusements may be selected or sug gested. Gasoline, it is argued, is not the only reservoir of wealth to be tapped. Municipally owned utilities, such as water works and power plants one town owns a hotel are now exempt from taxation. The property thus taken ofT the rolls adds to the burden of property owners outside of the cities. By making these plants pay taxes, or rather their share of the state taxes, it would relieve the tax payers out side ol the cities. For this reason, as a matter of justice and equity, members of the commission favor legislation to have such plants on the assessment rolls. Taken Up In accordance with the provisions of Section 3, Umatilla County Herd Law, providing for the taking up and sale of live stock running at large, the following described livestock was taken up by the undersigned at his ranch about five miles south of Ath ena, Oregon, and unless redeemed by the owner as provided in said law, the same will be sold as by law provided: One buckskin horse about seven years old, some white in face, saddle marks, weight about 900 pounds, heart shape brand on right shoulder. Said sale will be held at the ranch of A. R. Coppock as above stated, on December 24, 1928, at 10 o'clock A. M. for cash in hand to the highest bidder, to pay for advertising, dam ages, cost of sale and all other ex penses and charges regularly and legally incurred. A. R. COPPOCK. Dec7&14 NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Adolph L. Schaefer, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern: That Lessie L. Schaefer, executrix of the last will and testament of Adolph L. Schaefer, deceased, has filed her final account and report in the administration of the estate; that the County Judge by order duly made and entered has appointed Wednesday the 9th day of January, 1929, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon as the time and the County Court House at Pendleton as the place where all objections and exceptions to said final account and report will be heard and a settlement of the estate made. Dated the 7th day of December, 1928. LESSIE L. SCHAEFER. Executrix. Will M. Peterson, George R. Lewis, Attorneys for Executrix. D7J4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Wil liam Matheny, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern: That Herman Peters has been ap pointed administrator of the estate of William Matheny, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby requiried to pre sent them with proper vouchers as required by law, with the adminis trator, at the law office of Will M. Peterson, attorney at law, Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon, within six months of the date of the first publication of this notice which is the 16th day of November, 1928. HERMAN PETERS, Administrator Will M. Peterson, George R. Lewis Attorneys for Administrator. N16D14 ESTATE OF MARY TOMPKINS. DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS . In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the matter of the estate of Mary Tompkins, deceased. Notice is hereby given; that the undersigned have been appointed ex ecutors of the estate of Mary Tomp kins, deceased, by the Judge of the above entitled Court and have quali fied as such executors. ' All persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same, with proper vouchers, to the undersigned, at the office of S. A. Newberry, their attorney, room 250 Postoffice Build ing in Pendleton, Umatilla county, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated this 8th day of November, 1928. ARTHUR R. COPPOCK, JOHN TOMPKINS Executors of the estate of Mary Tompkins, deceased. N9D7 3SS3M M II MM fell una Sale dates Dee 9-25 inclusive Final return limit Jan. 7 1929 Ha C. M. EAGER. Agent, Athena, Orgeon. COAST RED CEDAR FENCE POSTS Direct from Producer to Consumer Buy Collectively Address, N. Bolvig, Box 327, Orting, Washington It Pays to Look Well! 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