Friday, January 15, 1937
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Dr. Henry Master To
Address ( on Terence
Of Young People
The third annual young people's
midwinter conference January 17
will have iih their principle speak
er Rev Dr Henry 11 Master of
Philadelphia, moderator of the
general assemly of the Presbyter
ian chur<'h In the United States,
Rev. Edwards, pastor of the P ich
byterliin church, lias announced
I
Master long has tx-en active
In church circles, having served
22 years as American secretary
of
the
Alliance of
Reformed
Churches throughout the world
holding the Presbyterian system
(the "World Alliance of Reform
ed and Presbyterian Churches")
He wus elected to his present of
flee last May at a general assem
bly in Syracuse, New York Hc
also served as minister of th.
First Presbyterian Church of Fort
Wayne, Ind., for 15 years and
served with the Y M C. i A in
France during the war.
Dr. Muster hns honorary de-
green from five colleges and uni
versities
Reverend
Edwards
expressed
appreciation for having such a
distinguished speaker
Methodists Launch
V'esper Services Here
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New Stamps Appear Production Creditors
For Sale In Ashland
Will Meet Saturday
Nev/ S. P. Racehorse of the Rails
New United States army and
navy stamp Issues have been
placed on sale at the Ashland
postoffice Postmaster J. H. Fuller
announced Tuesday. All are in
one-cent denominations.
Both are of similar appearance,
printed in green ink The navy
issue shows John Paul Jones and
John Barry, famed naval officers,
in opposite ovals embracing the
historical Bon Homme Richard
and Lexington vessels.
The army issue shows George
Washington and Nathaniel Greene,
revolutionary war major-general,
in similar positions with a pic
ture of Mount Vernon in the cen
ter.
ma
Conventional lines were tossed
aside by designers of the locomo
tives which will haul the South
ern
Pacific's new streamlined
Gallis, the "Daylight" between
San Francisco and Los Angeles ac
cording to J A. Orinandy, general
puxsenger agent.
Unique style of streamlining Is
Im iher enhanced by tn unusual
color scheme. Top and lowei sec
tions are black. These are sep
.iiateil by wide bands of orunge
and red, each separated by «tripe*
of aluminum The stripes run the
length of the engine and tender
This color scheme will be extend
ed throughout the entire length
of the 12-car streamlined train.
The locomotives are built for
high speed with 73*zk inch di Ivlng
wheels. Oil burning, the tendera
The streamliner* will give dally
north and Mouth bound service on
the 471 mile run between .->an
Francisco arid Lo* Angeles via the
■cenic coast route They are nched
tiled to be placed In operation
within the next few months. Cost
of the two trains will be $2.000,
Horticulturist Gives
Peach Pruning Talks
000 and they will embody feature*
have a capacity of 6,600 gallon* which are the latent in beauty,
of oil and 32,00V gallons of water convenience and refinement, Or-
mundy said.
Totul weight Is 410 tons.
O. T.
McWhorter, extension
horticulturist, presented approved
methods of peach pruning to local
growers interested enough to at
tend his meeting. The first was
held at the Homer Moore orchard,
located at the end of new pave
ment south of Ashland at 2:00
p m, Wednesday, January 13.
Next was G. E. Pierce orchard,
located three miles northeast of
Medford near the Top Top school
house at 8:00 a. m., Thursday,
January 14. The last demonstra
tion was held at the C. C. Hard
ing orchard, located three miles
north of Gold Hill on the highway
at 2:00 p m., Thursday, January
I 14.
a share of the motor vehicle 11-
URGES
: cense fees, but cities have never
for their loss
TO CITIES in been this compensated
regard.
zens to repair their streets, but
I are unable
... to do so for want of
revenue.
2. Streets have been built by
Reverend Melville T Wire, pas
Manager, Hilbtboro.
special assessment of abutting
tor of the Methodist Episcopal
In 1819, Oregon adopted the property. With high taxes, prop
church, announced recently that
first gasoline tax levied by any el ty is unable to bear the cost
instead of continuing the regular
state The need for the develop- of i econstruction by this method
7:30 Bunday evening services a
ment of connecting highways at of financing
vesper service would be held at
3. The present property taxes
that time led to the allocation of
5 o’clock
all revenues from this source to are so high that they will not
Featuring the new program will the state highway system Since permit additions to finance street
be congregational singing and a that time, every state In the un maintenance and reconstruction.
message from Reverend Wire
ion, and the federal y .’eminent
4 Sixty-one and six-tenths per
luisi Sunday's program wiu well
m well, have adopted a gasoline cent of the Oregon population re
received by the large attendance tax. and the revenues from that sides within incorporated cities
Mr* Frank Davis played several source have become exceedingly according to the 1930 census, and
numbers on the pipe organ and large
38 4 percent of the people reside
a women's chorus sang "O Jesus
The gasoline tax was levied on I in rural areas.
Thou Art Standing "
UM Ixncfit tli.-.. iv, that is, that
5 At least two-thirds of the
•
the construction and maintenance highway revenues originate with
SPENDING UNDER LIMIT
of highways should be financed in the cities of Oregon.
According to the county clerk's , by the motorist rather than by the
6. From 20 to 35 percent of the
office, Jackson county expended property owner The complete ap- travel of city dwellers in the
82 3 percent of their budget al plication of this theory calls for smaller cities of the state and
lowances under the county gen the distribution of a part of the from 60 to 70 percent of the
eral fund during 1936 There was gasoline tax revenues to the cities travel of Portland motorists is
a total budget balance of $41,- for the construction and mainten done on city streets. The cities
672 23 in the county general fund, ance of city streets This has been are asking that only a small part
at the close of business Decem recognized in several states. In of the revenues which come from
cluding the neighboring states of the tax paid on gasoline which
ber 31
Washington and California, where is used only on city streets be
definite portions of the gasoline returned to the cities for the
tax revenues arc returned to the maintenance of streets. Large
cities for street purposes
| amounts are paid in by busses,
The gasoline tax committee of delivery trucks, etc., which never
the League of Oregon Cities de i get on the highways
cided at a recent meeting in Port
7. Cities at present pay the
land that the cities of Oregon state gasoline tax on gasoline used
are entitled to a share of the in city-owned vehicles such as
gasoline tax revenue« for street police cars, fire trucks, etc.,
purposes This decision was reach- which never leave the city and
ed after a careful study of the which are used in essential gov
problems of street improvement ernmental services.
and highway finance in the state
8. Distribution of gasoline tax
Two meetings hnve been held with revenues to cities would reduce
representatives of the state high the property tax levies.
way commission in an effort to
9. Twelve states now share their
secure their cooperation in a pro gasoline tax revenues with cities
gram under which a small por Among these are California and
tion of the increased revenues of Washington, the former distrib
the highway commission would be uting $2 40 and the latter $150
allocated to cities for street pur per capita to cities for street pur
poses The highway commission's poses In California, this amounts
refusal to consent to any such to approximately $6,000,000 per
program now makes it necessary year,
and in Washington,
to
for the cities to present their $1 500,000, or nearly 10 percent
claim to the legislature and to the of the total license fees and gaso
people of the state.
line tax proceeds
The claim of the cities for a
10 Nine states now share mo
percentage of the gross revenues tor vehicle license revenues with
now allocated to the highway cities
commission to be taken from the
11. In 31 states the motor ve
gasoline tax receipts for street hicle is assessed and placed on the
purposes is based on the following personal property tax rolls and
REAL ESTATE and
facts:
thus furnishes a source of revenue
REAL INSURANCE
1. Many city streets arc in de to cities and counties. When mo
Phone til
41 East Main plorable condition, and city coun tor vehicles were exempted in
I cils arc under pressure from citi- I Oregon the counties were granted
By GEORGE ■!. R McGEE
of
Oregon
Chairman,
l-eagti«-
Cities Committee on Gaaoline
Tax Distribution, luid City
Picture
insured man
worrying about
a fire
__
Billings Agency
Now
12. Revenues from the motor
vehicle licenses and the gasoline
tax have increased to such an ex
tent that they will permit a small
amount to be distributed to the
' cities without retarding the gen
eral developments of roads and
> from the gasoline tax increased
I highways in the state Revenue
nearly $1,500.000 in 1936 over
1935, and increased revenues from
| motor vehicle license fees and
motor transportation fees bring
the net increase in revenue to an
even larger amount The cities are
requesting only that a small por
tion of this increase be made
available for city street purposes.
Third annual meeting of the
Medford Production Credit asso
ciation will convene in the Jack-
son county court house at 10 a. m.
Saturday, January 16.
This annual meeting should be
Instructive to many borrowers and
others interested in cooperative
financing. All interested In pro
curing a loan are requested to
attend, instructive speeches to be
followed by a period for questions
and answers.
President V. D. Brophy will be
chairman and Vice-president Ben
Hilton will report for the exec-
utlve committee. Two new direc-
tors also will be elected by stock-
holders.
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• Mrs. Art Cooper is teaching
at Butte Falls this week, substi
tuting for Clem Clark.
• Among those here over the
week with friends were Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Stafford of Dunsmuir
who called on Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Stanley.
• Mr and Mrs Mark Hamaker
of Lakeview were visiting with
friends here early in the week.
FBEE TICKET
through
CALIFORNIA!
THAT, in effect, is what we
give you when you buy one
of Southern Pacific's low w in
ter roundtrips East. From
most western Oregon points,
you can swing down through
California and then East, re
luming on your choice of
northern lines (or reverse
order) for not one cent more
rail fare than thelouetl round
trip directly Eait and back.
HELEN MACK, FORMER UK AL
GIRI.. BURIED HERE THURM
Mrs. Helen Walker Mack, 37,
formerly of Ashland, passed away
at her home in Yakima, Wash,
Monday morning.
•
Mrs. Mack graduated from the
OPERATOR EXAMINER TO
Ashland high school and also at
RETURN TO ASHLAND ON
FRIDAY, JANUARY ’2ND tended Southern Oregon Normal.
She is survived by her husbknd,
Ward McReynolds, examiner of Norman Mack; her parents, Mr.
operators and chauffeurs, will be and Mrs. F. H. Walker, of Ash
in Ashland Friday, January 22. at land; one sister, Mrs. M. L. Car
the city hall between hours of 11 ter, of Ashland; and one brother,
a. m. and 5 p. m., according to Frank Walker, of Alameda, Cal.
an announcement from Secretary
Funeral services were held at
of State Snell's office.
2:00 p. m. Thursday, conducted
Those wishing permits or ii- by J. P. Dodge and sons with the
censes to drive cars are asked to Rev. Melville T. Wire officiating.
get in touch with McReynolds at J Interment was in Hargadine cem-
that time.
ietery.
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