THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, MARCH 13, 1931
INCOME TAX TO
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Intangibles a Factor in the
Delay Bill Provides
for Election.
Portland. Robert C. Notson, writ
ing in the Oregonian says delay prob
ably three months in the issuance of
the banks for the state income tax,
approved by the voters last Novem
ber, will result from the passage of
the new state intangibles income tax
at the session of the legislature just
closed.
This fact came to light when
Charles V. Galloway, chairman of the
state tax commission, stated that he
and his colleagues on the commission
had determined virtually on the post
ponement of the tax payment period.
He indicated that the blanks could
not be issued before the middle of
June. By that time the intangibles
tax will become effective unless the
referendum is invoked and the in
terlocking features of the two meas
ures can be satisfactorily adjusted.
Puzzled taxpayers wha are now en
gaged in working out the details of
their federal income tax returns may,
therefore, breathe easier for the time
being and enjoy the temporary re
spite from the payment of either the
state income or intangibles income
taxes.
The delay in the issuance of the
blanks is directly due to the admin
istrative dilemma in which the tax
commission now finds itself. The in
come tax, having been voted by the
people, is now in effect, but to pro
ceed with collections under it with
the knowledge that the intangibles
tax on 1930 intangible incomes would
later become effective would be to in
vite confusion and choas in the pay
ments under the two laws.
The intangibles tax law provides for
a special election in event that the
referendum is invoked against the
measure so that the matter may be
settled at once without upsetting the
finances of the state.
It is the plan of the commission
either to include the two taxes on one
blank or to print two separate blanks
but inclose them in the same envelope
to avoid duplication of effort and to
get away from the bad psychological
reaction of two forms being received
by the same taxpayer. The tax com
mission is privileged to postpone the
issuance of the blanks at their dis
cretion. The income tax provides exemptions
for single persons up to $1500 and
for married persons up to $2500 in
come. The tax is graduated above
the exemptions. The rate is 1 per
cent on the first thousand, 2 per cent
on the second thousand, 3 per cent on
the third thousand, 4 per cent on the
A Mother and Three
Children Die as Home
Burns in Grants Pass
A young mother and her three
small children were burned to death
wnen their home was destroyed by
fire at Grants Pass, Friday.
The dead: Mrs. Alice Groat. 21?
Billy, 5; Jack, 3, and Dorothy, less
than two months old.
The fire in the Groat homn was first
noticed by Mrs. Henry Pollard, a
neighbor, who was attracted to the
scene by the screams of the mother.
rushing her wav through th smnke
and heat, Mrs. Pollard tried to re
move a window screen, but the flames
forced her back. '
Mrs. Groat. aDDarentlv overcome hv
smoke and heat, stumbled back to the
bed upon which her babies lav. The
position of the children indicated they
had not awakened.
George Caven, father of the dead
woman, started a fire in the range
before leaving for work that morning,
and the stove is believed to have be-;
come overheated. Mrs. Groat's hus
band was working in another section
oi tne county.
Mrs. Groat is said to have lived at
Fossil, Wheeler county, before her
marriage. The family came there
only recently. The erandfather came
from Wasco county.
Strict Sanitation Urged
in Hog Worm Problem
Oregon State College. Sanitation
as a means of prevention is the best
method of controlling the worm pro
blem which is causing so much loss
to hog raisers in many parts of Ore
gon, H. A. Lindgren, livestock special
ist of Oregon State college, told a
group of 60 farmers who met on the
campus last week for annual pig
feeders' day.
Using clean farrowing pens, hav
ing the sow thoroughly washed be
fore farrowing and putting her and
her litter on clean pasture are some
of the most important helps toward
preventing an infestation of intestinal
round worms, Lindgren said. Very
little can be done in the way of cure
once the pigs are infested, he explain
ed, and if the pigs do not die, at least
their development will be retarded
six to eight weeks.
Detailed methods of sanitation in
the hog lot, and directions for ad
ministering worm repellants where
necessary may be obtained from coun
ty agents or direct from the college,
Mr. Lingren said.
LEGGE'S PLACE IS
GIVEN TO STONE
Chairman Legge Resigns to
Return to Harvester
Company.
fourth thousand and 5 per cent on all
income above that point.
The intangibles tax applies to the
interest and dividends derived from
intangible properties. Full deductions
are allowed for interest paid, provid
ed such deduction is not claimed un
der the excise tax law or the person
al income tax law. The exemptions
provided are $500 of income from in
tangibles for a single person and
$800 for a married person. The ex
emptions fade out as the income of
the individual increases. The rate of
tax is 8 per cent.
Washington, Chairman Alexander
Legge of the farm board resigned
Friday to go back to making harvest
's.
"I have used every pressure I could
exert to get him to stay, but his pri
vate affairs needed him." said Presi
dent Hoover, announcing acceptance
or the resignation.
Legge, a man of 65. left his iob a
tew minutes before the announce
ment was made at the White House.
He was on the way to. Chicago Fri
day night, presumably to resume his
$100,000 a year post as president of
the International Harvester company,
James C. Stone, Lexington, Ky.,
vice chairman of the board, was ap
pointed chairman. He is a well
known leader in farm co-operative
work.
C. C. Teague of California was
named vice chairman.
Legge said he has been trying to
quit for eight months, having ac
cepted the job for one year only.
As a parting suggestion Legge urg
ed that in the future more attention
be paid to children.
"It does not matter much what be
comes of us old fellows," he said.
"The problem of the future must be
met by the coming generation."
Samuel R. McKelvie, wheat mem
ber, and C. C. Teague, fruit and nut
member, are expected to follow Legge
into retirement about June 1, Mc
Kelvie's term will have expired then,
while Teague is anxious to get back
to the California Walnut Growers ex
change and California Fruit Growers
association, of both of which he is
president.
Legge has served as chairman of
the farm board since the board's crea
tion July 1, 1929. He was persuaded
by President Hoover to relinquish the
presidency of the International Har
vester company to take the post.
New to politics and government red
tape, Legge was lost for a while
after he came here two years ago.
But his independence and outspoken
ness have won over many an enemy
he once had on Capitol Hill.
Appearing before congressional
committees, he always spoke his
mind frankly, regardless of the re
sults and consequently was often
misinterpreted and misunderstood.
His most recent controversy with
congress . was over his remarks be
fore the senate agriculture commit
tee at which he was quoted by some
senators as saying the board purpose
ly was depressing cotton and wheat
prices to increase consumption and
absorb over-production.
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0 Blending makes it better
A Carryover Similar to
Last Year Is Seen For the
Coast Section This Year
IN the test kitchen of a great
soup maker, the gifted
master-chef creates the blend
of ingredients to produce the
perfect soup. In a scent-laden
room ia a corner of France
an expert blender of perfume
Invokes his highest genius that our sense of
smell may be gratified. In a work-room fragrant
with the aroma of many types of coffee beans, a
highly-paid specialist concentrates his energies
that we may be provided with a coffee blend to
please our palates. Whether it's soup or soap,
tobacco or tea, music or mustard . . blending is
vital to the production of the best of each.
Equally as vital, if not first in importance, is
the knowledge and genius of the blender. He
must know how.
The best gasoline, too, is blended. In the proc
esses of a modern refinery three types of gasoline
are produced. They are. Natural Gasoline,
Straight-ma Gasoline, and Cracked Gasoline.
Each possesses certain desirable qualities neces
sary for perfect motor operation . . . but ... no
one of them possesses all these wanted
characteristics.
So CONOCO Gasoline is a blend of the three.
There isNaturalGasoline.to give qwckstarttng.
There is Straight-run Gasoline, to give power
and long-mileage. There is Cracked Gasoline,
with its desirable anti-knock quality. Just as
carefully as the perfume blender at his delicate
task, CONOCO refiners have developed their
balanced blend of these three ingredients. Theirs
is the gift of knowing how to merge the quali
ties of the three gasolines to create a balanced,
.triple-test fuel. One brand of coffee outsells
all others because of the expertness of its blender.
And so, with CONOCO Balanced-Blend Gaso
line, the skill of the blender
accounts for the popularity
of the produce Stop today
at the sign of the CON
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"Under the new plan considerable
wheat from the Pacific northwest has
been moved through mills and ex
porters and I feel that by Auguest
1 we will be down to a carry over, on
the coast, not exceeding the carry
over last year," said H. W. Collins in
a statement to the East Oregonian.
He says that the carryover last year
was not troublesome in the way of
congesting the terminals and that
the normal carryover in the Pacific
northwest is around 10 million bush
els, though it was heavier last year.
Here is something else to which
Mr. Collins calls attention. Plowing
in the best wheat land sections of the
northwest was started three weeks
earlier than usual this year, which
shows , the moisture condition. The
wheat looks well at present but there
has been no snow during the winter
and it will take exactly the right
amount of rain during the Bpring if
there is to be a good crop. In the
light land sections there is much dust
at present and reports from some
sections show that spring seeding
conditions are unfavorable. There are
reports from Chicago that the recent
snow in the midwest is not going to
make up for the moisture shortage in
that region. The "snowfall came
rather late.
As to wheat exports, Mr. Collins
says the movement from the coast is
chiefly to the Orient and the wheat
is sold through Japanese firms. How
ever, some wheat has been moved to
Europe by exporters. The biggest
bar to the Oriental business at pres
ent is the Australian wheat. In mak
ing sales to Europe the grain corpor
ation is under the necessity of pro
tecting exports from the gulf district,
therefore prices on the coast cannot
be made as low as some exporters
desire.
In a letter to Mr. ColHns, following
his withdrawal from farm boar?
membership Alexander Legge, forrt
er chairman of the board says:
"It is my judgment we have turn
ed the corner or at least have reach
ed the bottom of the present depres
sion and it is reasonable to expect
some improveemnt from this time
on."
I When It Comes To Repairs: 1
Who Wants an Imitation?
T
"WOULD you call on your local mer-
chant and ask him for "imitation
sugar, or raisins, or coffee? Would you
ask him to sell you a pair of shoes
made of something "just as good" as
leather? Or a suit 'of clothes "made
for" a man, whether or not it fits you?
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parts purchased with the original implement or
machine.
We are the Authorized IHC Dealers
There is one certain and infallible way to
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when International machines are equipped with
genuine International repairs.
THE BALANCED- B L E N D G A S O L I N E
The Public Domain for
States Is Recommended
Less only areas needed for specific
federal activities, the presidential
commission appointed at Washington
to study land questions has recom
mended that the entire public domain
be turned over to the states.
The group, headed by James R. Gar
field, former secretary of the inter
ior, made its recommendation after
months of study of policy to govern
disposal of the remaining public land.
Areas needed for national defense,
parks and forests, reclamation pro
jects, reservoirs and bird and game
refuges alone would be reserved un
der federal control.
Even mineral rights would go to
the states under the plan, whenever
the commonwealths have subscribed
to uniform federal laws on mineral
resource conservation. Within the
states now having these laws federal
control would remain.
The entire public domain now am
ounts to little more than ten per cent
of the original area owned by the
United States. Generally unadapted
to homesteading, the remaining area
totals 178,979,446:
Because of the unsuitability of this
land to occupation attested the com
mittee found, by deserted tracts, ruin
ed fences and abandoned homes the
recommendation was made that the
federal government cease "to be a
party to the inducement" of more set
tlers on it.
Huskies Win the Title
From California Bears
Tli a Pacific Coast conference bas
ketball championship was brought to
thn Pacific Northwest Monday nieht
for the first time since 1923, when the
University of Washington Huskies
conquered the University of Califor
nia Bears, 42 to 30 in a speedy thund
ering deciding battle of a three game
playoff.
Whirlwind nnRsintr. fanev nViootinC.
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and rough checking predominated the
play ol both teams witn wasnmgion
having just a little edge in gathering
baskets in the second period, after
the Californians had come from be
hind to tie the count at 20-all at the
rest period.
The second half saw a determin
ed northern Husky drive down under
the California basket time and again
for sensational one-handed shots that
sent the 8,000 fans into a frenzy.
John Fuller, big sophomore for
ward of the Washington combination
gave the Huskies life at the start of
the second period when he bagged a
field goal and a free throw and the
Northerners ran away with the game
in spite of frequent substitutions by
Nibs Price, Bear coach.
Turkey Shipment Returns
Final returns on the turkey ship
ments of January by the Eastern
Oregon Turkey Growers at Hermis
ton have been received. The January
shipment consisting of 2484 birds, 66
per cent No. 1, brought the growers
$11,360. Prices secured on this ship
ment were as follows: prime young
toms, 35c, prime young hens, 33c,
choice young toms, 32 c, choice
young and old hens, 32c, medium
young terms and hens' 27 cents.
We Sell International Trucks
Rogers , Goodman
(A Mercantile Trust)
r.
High School Notes
Coach Gives Call for Spring Sports
"Coach" Miller will call the boys
out for track and baseball next week
and expects good material in both.
The baseball team looks forward to
much success with the same boys as
last year. Several boys have been
turnincr out for track diirino- the no at.
week and will show good competi-
tion in the track meet which will be
held next month.
Baseball Prospects Good
The baseball season is here along
with the spring weather and for a
while there will be many sore hands
and arms. The gloves and bats are
coming out of the closet and practice
will start in a week or so.
Athena has a very good look
ing group in prospect to pick a team
from this year, and we all feel that
the baseball season will start with a
bang.
Junior Class Holds Meeting
The Junior class held a meeting
Thursday to make plans for the Junior-Senior
banquet. The treasurer
gave a report on how much money
was at present in the bank in the
junior's name, which was $45.09. They
decided to sell candy at the vodvil to
raise as much as they could. Mar
jorie Douglas, Mildred Hansell and
George Pittman were appointed to go
to Walla Walla and see about the
rates for the banquet. More plans
will be made later.
Athena Defeated by Mac-Hi
The Athena quintet was defeated by
the Pioneers on the Mac Hi floor by
a score of 20 to 43. The boys play
ed hard and it was very exciting in
the first quarter, but Milton gained
the lead and kept it for the rest of
the game. This was the last game of
the season for the Athena boys.
Arthur Crowley was high point man,
making Seven points.
The lineup was as follows: center,
Huffman; forwards, Crowley and Jen
kins; guards, Rogers and Hansell;
substitutes, Jenkins, Weber and Pick
ett; Personals
Mary Tompkins shopped In Walla
Walla Saturday.
Marjorie Douglas and Mildred Han
sell were jn Walla Walla Saturday.
Several Athena High school stu
dents attended the tournament at Mac
Hi Friday and Saturday.
Bernice Wilson, Marjorie Montague,
Dorothy Burke and Harold Kirk were
in Pendleton Saturday night
Esther Berlin spent the week-end in
Roslyn, Washington, visiting her sis
ter who teaches in Roslyn high
school.
Adams Community Club
The .Adams Ladies Community
Club met Thursday afternoon of last
week. Hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. Lizzie DesVoignes and
Mrs. Margaret Bunch. Mrs. Dora
Wallan was in charge of the after
noons program consisting of a very
clever contest in which Alice Lieu
alien, club president won first prize
and Margarei Bunch consolation. In
teresting answers were given in the
roil call response to "What the home
may do to help the school." Mrs. J.
T. Lieuallen, Sr., of Portland was a
guest. Members enjoying the after
noon were: Alice Lieuallen, Dora
Wallan, Fave Mann, Edith Kirby,
Grace Mclntyre, Mrs. J. Spencer,
Lela Kennedy, Janey Baker, Agnes
Baker, Ann Christian and May Zim
merdahl. The next regular meeting
will be held March 19th with Jancey
Baker and Winnie McKenzie as host
esses and Grace Mclntyre in charge
of the program. Subjects for roll
call, annual flowers best adapted to
our community.
of Lake county, according to inform
ation received at Bend, and a federal
veterinarian, Dr. R. Parsons, has or
dered a round-up of range animals
at the Gap ranch to determine wheth
er animals in that section are diseas
ed. All diseased horses are to be or
dered slaughtered.
Walla Walla Vegetables
Walla Walla vegetable growers ex
pect to profit from the early' mar
kets this year. A mild winter has
permitted them to advance their
growing operations several weeks.
Spinach has been shipped out in car
load lots for several weeks, while
lettuce plants, onion sets and other
vegetables are being set outside now,
and more tender products developed
in hothouses.
Conviction Is Confirmed
The "profane language" conviction
of Robert G. Duncan, free-speaking
radio campaigner of Portland, was
affirmed by the United States circuit
court at SanFrancisco, The decision
means Duncan must serve six months
imprisonment and pay a fine of $500
for the "strong language" he used in
his broadcasts.
Horse Malady Strikes
A fatal and contagious disease
known as dourine has been found
among horses in the alkali community
Three Eagle Scouts
One of the largest Boy Scout
troops in Oregon is that of Freewa
ter, Oregon, of which H. O. Mans
field, manager there for the Tum-a-Lum
Lumber company, has been
scoutmaster for 12 years. The troop
has 60 members, including Mr. Mans
field's three sons, all of whom have
attained the highest rank Eagle
Scout.
Funds Run Low
The Pendleton unit of the Salva
tion Army is without a cent in the
treasury following an extensive feed
ing campaign for the jobless. Envoy
and Mrs. Morris, in charge of the
Pendleton unit, have been feeding
two meals daily, and plan to keep it
up so long as donations for their
soup kitchens come in.
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