6 Heppner Gazette Times, March 5) 1942
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
o Tax Increase
o Larger Trucks
o Active Candidates
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. A factual study conducted
by the state tax commission has
revealed that tax increases imposed
on the home owners of Multnomah
county by the substitution of the
"uniform" for the 'variable ratio"
system of assessments amounted to
less than seven percent. This figure
is in striking contrast to the "20 to
55 per cent" increase claimed by
opponents of the "uniform" assess
ment method, mostly political dem
agogues who seized upon the tax
commission's order as a popular is
sue in the current political cam
paign. At the same time the reshuffle of
assessments in Multnomah county
as a result of the tax commission's
order resulted in an increase of 17.48
percent in taxes on apartment house
properties and 17.24 per cent in tax
es of industrial properties.
Only general business properties
benefitted from the "uniform" as
sessment order and in this group the
tax decrease was found to average
only 6.20 percent.
But not all residential properties
suffered tax increases as a result of
the resort to uniform assessments.
In their factual study the tax com
mission used 522 residential, 26 ap
artment house, 75 general business
and nine industrial properties. The
survey shows that of this number
83 residential properties of slightly
more than 15 percent enjoyed actual
tax reductions ranging to as much
as 15.88 percent. On the other hand
the other residential properties suf
fered tax increases ranging to as
high as 31.24 percent.
Neither did all of the general bus
iness properties enjoy tax reductions
as a result of the uniform method
of assessments. A number of the
properties in this group were also
hit by increased taxes ranging to as
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Aside from the facts on the effect
of taxes resulting from the tax com
mission's order for substitution of
the uniform assessment method the
most interesting situation brought
to light by the factual study is the
wide inequalities in assessments
within the various property groups
resulting from the long continued
adherence to the "varable ratio" sys
tem practiced in Multnomah county.
Yielding to insistent demands from
military, naval and other govern
mental agencies Governor Sprague
has authorized the state highway
commission to liberalize truck reg
ulations to permit the operation of
truck trains up to 60 feet in length
and carrying loads up to 68,000
pounds over the highways of the
state. Under the new policies the
larger trucks will operate through
Oregon on specific permits covering
each truck movement and under
regulations set up by the highway
department. . The liberalization or
der was issued after an investiga
tion by the highway department and
public utilities commissioner had
revealed an acute shortage in trans
portation 'facilities due to the de
mands of the war emergency, the
governor said.
Every family in Oregon is soon
to be supplied with a 24-page pro
fusely illustrated manual of advice
to householders on what to do in the
pvent of an air raid. The pamphlet,
compiled by the state office of civ
ilian defense and being printed in
the state printing plant is said to
be the most comprehensive publica
tion so far prepared by the national
office of civilian defense or any of
the state departments for the infor
mation of civilians.
'
The state board of control has de
cided to spend approximately $5000
in improving the air conditioning
and heating of the state capitol. The
improvements which are to be un
dertaken will include better control
of the temperature in the House and
Senate chambers and the large pub
lic hearing room and the installation
of thermostatic control on all radi
ators in the building. All other air
conditioning authorized by the last
legislature will be postponed for the
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time being because of the inability
to secure materials.
While neither have as yet filed
their formal declarations both Gov
ernor Charles A. Sprague and Sec
retary of State Earl Snell have
launched a full scale offensive in
their efforts to capture the repub
lican nomination for governor be
fore the end of May. Both of the
republican candidates have set up
campaign headquarters in Portland.
Sprague's office is in charge of John
McCourt, former state legislator,
while Jerry Saylor, who handled
Snell's campaign for his present job
is again in charge as field marshal
in charge of his gubernatorial cam
paign. The Sprague forces opened
a Salem office this week in charge
of Brazier Small and Irl McSherry,
both prominent members of the Am
erican Legion, this strategy appar
ently being designed to wean some
of the veteran support away from
Snell who is himself a World War
veteran and active legionnaire.
The two Democratic candidates
for the gubernatorial nomination
Howard Latourette and Lew Wal
lacewere also active this week,
both releasing announcements on
their campaign programs which
pledge each if elected to reduce tax
es, reorganize the state tax com
mission and revamp the state's as
sessment and taxation system gen
erally. The announcement by Irl McSher
ry this week that he would not seek
nomination as republican candidate
for secretary of state leaves this
field clear for Robert Farrell, Jr.,
of Portland, unless George Flagg,
present deputy under Snell, finally
decides to run. Flagg admits that
he is still considering that possibil
ity. It is also known that efforts are
being made to induce State Senator
P. J. Stadelman of The Dalles to
get into the race for this post which
he once held for a short time under
appointment by Governor Meier.
Only other political development
of the week was the resignation of
E. J. Griffith of Portland as WPA
administrator with the announce
ment that he will seek the demo
cratic nomination for congress from
the third district, opposing State
Senator Tom Mahoney who had pre
viously announced his candidacy for
this office.
George K. Aiken, Ontario news
paperman, joined Governor Spra
gue's official family Monday as ex
ecutive secretary to the governor
and director of the state budget.
Aikten who resigned as a member of
the state game commission to ac
cept his new job has been succeeded
on the game board by Roy D. Mc
Clallen of Enterprise whose ap
pointment was announced this week.
Marvin Klemme of Burns resign
ed this week as special agent for the
state land board in order to become
a candidate for the republican nom
ination for congress from the second
Oregon district, opposing Lowell
Stockman of Pendleton who had pre
viously announced his candidacy.
Klemme for the past year has been
in charge of the work of blocking
state school lands in the grazing dis
tricts of eastern Oregon.
Under new regulations to be put
into effect by the war department
March 16 registrants will be induct
ed into the vrmy immediately upon
passing their physical examination
by a board of army examiners, ac
cording to Colonel Elmer V. Wooten,
state director of selective service.
The new reguation will eliminate
the waiting period between the ex
amination and the actual induction
of the registrant. Preliminary ex
aminations will continue to be made
by local board physicians for the
purpose of screening out registrants
with obvious physical disqualifica
tions. IN FIRST AID CORPS
Eastern Oregon College of Educa
tion, LaGrande, March 5. Kathryn
Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank S. Parker, Heppner, has been
appointed a member of the first aid
corps of the Eastern Oregon College
of Education. The students in this
group are studying about what to
do in case of poison gas or fire, as
well as the more common first aid
practices. All members of the first
aid corps have registered with the
county defense chairman and have
been finger-printed at the local po
lice station.
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