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Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
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Limitation Measure Coming Up
Supporters of" the proposed measure that would limit prop
erty taxes in the State of Oregon to 1H of market value
have obtained sufficient signatures on petitions to get the
matter placed on the general election ballot This Is true
even though the figure of 5S.000 signatures which were orig
inally thought to be required may be raised. At last report
the petitioners had their 5S.000 "good" signatures plus some
16,000 that had not been checked.
This is a proposal that Is tempting to the harassed proper
ty owner. There Is no denying that the property taxpayer Is
overburdened, but the measure coming up should be gtven
thorough study before a person makes the decision to put
his X In the square in front of it.
Many good thinkers on tax matters and among them
some in sympathy with some plan for limitation believe
that this proposal is poorly written and will result In chaos.
It Is pretty well ascertained that it will cut revenue to Ore
gon taxing districts by some $100,000,000. It makes no pro
vision for replacing these funds, and should it pass, the leg
islature will have the matter dropped in its lap.
The burdened taxpayer may say, "Good, Let's cut the bill
by $100 million." But when this takes off some public serv
ices that may come close to him. such as road improvement
past his farm or some other service that he considers essen
tial, he may not feel quite so good about it.
In some taxing districts in the state, the full amount of
the lh limitation may be required to pay their debt serv
ice, leaving them nothing to operate county, city, schools,
and other agencies.
In cases where the combined budgets of the taxing agen
cies in a district exceed the m limitation, the bill pro
vides that the State Tax Commission must work out changes
in the budgets to get the total within the limitation. What
a difficult and arbitrary chore that will be! They may find
themselves in a position of determining, for Instance, of whe
ther a city needs a new swimming pool more than the school
district needs a hot lunch program; or that the county should
cut its road oiling program rather than curtail funds need
ed for improvements by a port district
And when the State Commission steps in, what happens
to local control where the people in the district decide what
they want?
Many farm organizations have gone on record as being
opposed to this measure, and the farmer is No. 1 on the list
of those needing property tax relief, as we view it Orville
Cutsforth, speaking to the Chamber of Commerce Monday,
said that he expects to vote against it even though there is
dire need for relief. He pointed out that California property
taxpayers are in an equally bad dilemma. In one Instance
cited, a 49-year-old house was taxed $300 in 1963 and $1700
in 1964. Indeed, this is brutal:
We don't have room in this issue of the paper to expound
fully on the matter but intend to carry ensuing articles on
the matter. It's a matter for serious consideration.
STUB
NO.
KEEP OREGON GKEF.N organl
ration has been distributing
place mats for various dinners
to promote the cause of fire pre
vention. These mats have a map
of Oregon printed on them with
interesting detail on the state's
industries, history and recrea
tion. At the top Is a list of gov
ernors. Frank Turner, scrutiniz
ing those, came up with the In
teresting fact that Sheriff Clar
ence Bauman has boen in office
here through the administra
tions of 11 of the governors.
Sheriff Bauman apparently
took office in 191.U at the time
I. L. Patterson was governor.
Others in order were A. W. Nor
blad. Julius L. Meier, Charles
H. Martin, Charles A. Sprague,
Earl Snell. John Hall. Douglas
McKay, Paul Patterson, Elmo
Smith, Robert D. Holmes, and
the present governor, Mark Hat
field. IT AJTEARS THAT we goofed
last week in writing of the
location whore Pat Brindle took
the fall that resulted lit her
broken hip. It was at the Cath
olic church rather than in the
mortuary where she was ans- i
wering the phone and looking
after the household while the ;
Sweeneys were in Corvallis to j
the free throw tournam e n 1 1
where their son was a partic
ipant Hope that s correct now.
In either place she was in good
hands!
AROUND THE TOWN: The Rev.
Melvin Dixon preaching Sun
day with one lens gone from
his glasses . . . Jean Ball. Just
back from Yellowstone, empty
ing a crammed mailbox in the
post office . . . Harold Beggs.
new principal of lone High
school, stranded at the school
board meeting in Lexington
with the keys to his pickuu in
the car that his wife was driv
ing .. . Earl Ay res with a
broad smile on receiving word
that he has won a trip to the
Caribbean in a Mercury sales
contest . . . Chief of Police Dean
Gilman pointing out the amount
of litter on sidewalks following
the Bazaar, coming on the heels
of the announcement of the
proposed new litter ordinance
. . . Organized confusion of Boy
Scouts preparing to depart for
Wallowa Lake Sunday.
JACK POWELL, our former col
league at The Stayton Mail,
recently wrote a ballad on the
draft card burners, paraphras
ing the popular song, "Ballad
of the Green Berets". He used
it in his "Jottings" column and
next week was chastised in a
letter to the editor by a reader
who took him to task for be
littling the youths' right to pro
test. We're with Jack. You can
judge for yourself. Here's his
ballad (you can sing It to the
tune of "Green Borvts" If you
wlshl:
Chicken wings
I'pon our chests,
Organizers
Of protests.
You man the country's
Fighting lines;
We'll stay right here
And carry signs.
Bv our draft cards'
Burning light.
We would rather
Switch than fight.
Don't bug us, man.
About them Reds;
We Boardos die
Snug In our beds.
Now. with an exultant blare ol
trumpets and flourish of snare
d rums:
Marching on
To victory
For Ho Chi Mlnh
And Mao Tse
We'd rather face
The draft board's wrath
Than have to take
A (shudder) bath!
TO THE EDITOR...
To be torn off by one of the Clerks
SPECIAL OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR THE
FORMATION OF THE BOARDMAN PARK AND
RECREATION DISTRICT
To be held in the Boar dm on City Hall on Friday, July 22. 1966
from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
MARK A CROSS (X) OR CHECK MARK ( ) IN THE VOTING SQUARE
BETWEEN THE NUMBER AND ANSWER VOTED FOR
"Shall that portion of Morrow County, State of Oregon, described as:
Beginning at a point in the Columbia River where the Oregon-Washington
State Boundary Line and the Morrow-Gilliam County Boundary Line in
tersect: thence South to the Southwest corner of Section 19, Township 4
North, Range 23, E.W.M.; thence East to the Southwest corner of Section
19, Township 4 North, Range 26. E.W.M.; thence North to the Oregon-Washington
State Boundary Line; thence Westerly down stream along the Oregon-Washington
State Boundary Line to the point of beginning.
be established as the Boardman Park and Recreation District?"
51 Q I vote in favor of the creation of the Boardman Park and Recreation Dis
trict.
52 Q I vote against the creation of the Boardman Park and Recreation District.
FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BOARDMAN PARK AND RECREATION
DISTRICT.
MarU a Cross (X) or check mark () in the voting square between the number
and name of each candidate voted for.
FOR DIRECTORS OF THE BOARDMAN PARK
AND RECREATION DISTRICT.
Vote for Five.
12 f j Arthur Allen
13 Q Harold Baker
14 Dean King
15 Q Emmett McKenzie
16 rJ Robert Sicard
Baby Doing Fine
Little Kenneth Vern Keene,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Loy Keene
of Pasco. Wn.. went home July
12. weighing five pounds and
apparently doing fine, according
to Information received here.
The baby was born premature
ly on May 17. weighing only
three pounds and has boon In
an Incubator since that time.
Kenneth is the first child of Mr.
and Mrs. Keene. Mr. and Mrs.
Bryce Keene of lone are pater
nal grandparents.
At Calgary Stampede
Mr. and Mrs. Roiee Fulleton
left Saturday on a trip to Can
ada, accompanied by daughters
Becky and Ruby. They planned
to deliver a horse to Paul Mai
ey, now living near Calgary,
and then expected to attend the
Calgary Stampede this week.
The family expects to be back
next Monday.
Dear Wfi:
The enclosed article Is re
print from "Christian Econom
ics," a small paper printed by
the Christian Freedom Founda
tion. Inc., In New York.
Although we mav not agree
with all the points that Dr. Dod
son makes we should seriously
consider all the Implications of
our nation's trend toward so
cialism. Very truly yours,
Gone lVnv
TRANQTJIUZING THE POOR
Dr. Dan IVkIsom, Director of
Now York I'nlverslty Center for
Human Relations, has this to
say about the war on poverty:
'The war on poverty Is design
ed to tranqullize the poor, not
to uplift them. Such programs
have been used throughout his
tory to quiet Internal tensions,
but ultimately have exhausted
resources and caused the down
fall of civilization." This needs
to be said over and over until
the American peonle are fully
aware of the profound signifi
cance. We know that the war
on poverty has furnished cushy
Jobs for a lot of politicians ami
their friends. It Is not so clear
that Its benefits to the worthy
poor have been noticeable.
Concerning the campaign to
put the direction of this pro
gram Into the hands of the
poor themselves, there an1 no
doubt many who do not deserve
the poverty from which they
suffer, but generally speaking
the poor have not demonstrated
the rapacity to direct a program
of this kind wisely and suc
cessfully. For that matter, who
has? With all due allowance
for exceptional cases, It never
theless is generally true that. If
they had the wisdom and train
ing necessary to direct the pro
gram, they would not long bo
poor. Should these people how
ever worthy and intelligent
have access to the public purse?
How long would you remain
solvent If others had a signa
ture on your bank account?
And now New York State
(soon to be followed by other
states, no doubt I hits set up
Medicare of It own lo supple
mi-iii Hi., federal urogram. It I"
1 expected to help about wven
million New Yorker buy
o, false teeth, pay optometrist",
'pediatrics and demists and to
1 supply other health needs It
Will help nearly one half of the
U-ltUens of New York Stale, of
1 course at the rmM'iise of the oih
rr half
This extra drain added o
other welfare payments will
pull an increasing number of
the self supporting people down
Into the ranks of the depend
'anls. The number of receivers
iwlll Increase while the num
! hers of payers will decline In
the end there will be only re
'reivers with nothing to revolve
i fur then will he no more pay-
era. Poverty will ne universal.
politicians will have nolhln
with which to buy votes
tyrants will rule.
Voluntary charily Is the only
way to meet need without des
troying freedom, free govern
ment and prosperity.
Army Pvt Gn t. Hunt to
of Mrs Heeta M lllnton, Monu
ment, completed advanced ar
mor training al Fort Hood, Tex
as, July 1 During the eight
week course, he was trained to
drive and maintain the Army's
M tank and fir t 105 mil
1 1 meter gun.
hlng
and
Houx guests the post wk
of Mr and Mrs. Don Turner at
their ranch home have been the
Kev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Griffin and three children of
Oxnard. Calif. Mrs. Griffin Is
a cousin of Mrs Turner anil her
husband Is pastor of the First
Presbyterian church In Oxnard.
The children are continuing
their visit here while the par
ems travel to inoria,
B C.
Elmer Ball Uft last Tuwday
In company with his daughter,
Mrs. Kd Bates, to make his
home Indefinitely with her at
Madera. Calif. During recent
months he had lived here with
his son and family, Mr. and
Mrs I.eon Ball. Mrs. Bates had
visited at the Ball home for two
wi-cks prior to their leaving.
Miss Sally Cohn of New York
came Wednesday, July 6. to
visit with her father and sten
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Colin and brother Phillip Cohn
and family In Herrnlston. She
left Wednesday.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
KI.KS DANCE
Saturday, July HI
Western Stvle. live music In
lounge, it .10 pm. 1:3
am
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Annual picnic, members,
families, friends
McNary l"rk
Sunday, July 17. noon pot-luck
PRINCESS DANCE
For rlncrm Mardee Chllders
of Boardman
Saturday, July 16. 9.30 p.m.
to 1:00 a m.
Music by The Taynrt of Pendleton.
CHURCH PICNIC
Methodist Church Picnic
Sunday, July 24, Courthouse
Park
Family potluck at noon,
bring your friends.
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