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Arguments Given For and Against V2 Property Tax Limitation Editor' N'ula: Thl continue mlvia of the proposed 1H proiwrty tax limitation measure mailt by Ron lnii-ls, superin tendent of Morrow County Schools). Argument In favor of the pro ixKftl constitutional amendment cl,unk'inK properly tax limitation to 1 of true cash value of proixTiy arc Riven by Oregon I'niti'd Tax pa vera. Inc., A. V. (JiUlemeliilre, president, u fol low: 1. Will Rive property lax re lii'f. which everyone agree I mcsary. 2. Will repeal the o called 6 limitation, which In reality Is an automatic annual linreaw tken by most laxln districts. Tin double your laxe every 12 year. 3. Will leave local control ov er local budget. 4. Will Klve the eiple the rlht to exceed the 1 limi tation by voting on the firnt Tuewlav after the first Monday in November In any year. 5. Will fon-e economy in local Governmental oin-ratlona. In rebuttnl to these argu ment. tlie Committee to Keep Re-Elect CJ . D. BAUIMN REPUBLICAN NOMINEE For Slierii OF MORROW COUNTY The law of arrest, search and seizure; The seizing of property under execution and attachment; The serving of court papers Have become highly technical procedures. They require training and experience in their proper administration. Morrow County Sheriff's Department is charged with the collection of more than One Million Dollars in Taxes annually. This requires training and experience. Morrow county has had no rise in the crime wave, no riots and no civil disorders. It is the policy of the present sheriff to pre vent this type of crime, to keep people out of trouble, to work for the people of Mor row county and not against them, to help and advise students and juveniles, and to work with them not against them. Your sheriff is as far away as your near est phone. Call him any time of day or night, if you have a problem or complaint. He is trained and experienced in all phases of sheriff work. Keep A Trained and Experienced Man on the Job Re-elect C J. D. Bauman As Your Sheriff (Pd. adv. by C. J. D. Bauman, Heppner, Ore.) nur Dromon Poliiv and Teach er on the Job. 1U S. W, rourth Ae IVirtland, ha made the following atatement. with the number relerrlwi to the five IKiint of the argument above: Statement No. 1 Ballot Meas ure 7 doe not cuaraiitee prop erty tax relief. It impose more stringent requirement for "ko lug outside the limitation." The voter already have control over pmixtsal for "Boing outside the limitation" simply bv voting "ye" or "no" on anv audi neusure. based on their apprais al of whether the measure I lust tiled or not. Furthermore. It hu not been esianiumeu mm everyone agree that this relief is necessary. Statement No. 2 Thl state mi nt about "Automatic Annuul Increase" and "double your taxes every 12 wars" I both misleading and faNe. The facts lire that a significant number of taxing districts in the stale have not taken a 6 Increase over the previous year's levy. In fact, the average annual tax In crease for taxin.j districts In the slate has amounted to less IhHn I'r and this figure Included the voter-approved levies for various public improvements and serv ices outside the 6"i limitation. Eliminating these voter-approved levies would reduce that 4 fiu-ure even further. A study of actual results In Oregon taxes bv the Oregon Tax Commission produces conclusive proof that the Increases allowable under the I'stt method had It been in effect for the past 30 years would have exceeded the pres ent method bv over 20. Statement No. 4 The people should recognize that If this provision were adopted they would be seriously limiting their own rights and their abil ity to deal with emergency sit uations which can and often have developed In many local service districts. Instead of the present right to hold a special election when and if the need arises thev would be binding themselves to a "once a year basis." Statement No. 5 Far from forcing economy In local gov ernmental operations, a one third cut will simply mean slashing local services with a meat axe. Policemen and fire men will be trimmed from the local force and that will mean an increase in insurance rates and in crime. Other depart ments which serve the public in various wavs will suffer se vere personnel cuts and this will mean a massive slowdown in obtaining all types of docu ments and carrying on all types of transactions where any gov ernment servicing of docu ments is needed. Kids will be herded into larger classes, be given longer vacation periods while many of the better teach ers leave for 1obs in school sys tems which are not operating under chaotic conditions. In the trimming of personnel from lo cal taxing district payroll, those with the greatest longevity, not necessarily those who are most efficient or best trained, will be retained. Additional statements: "None of the 16 states that have 'over all property tax limitations have ever repealed a single one." Comment: Why then are Ore gon voters being asked to re peal our present superior over all property tax limitation which thA limitation on the point of use, and substitute for it an unrealistic limitation uea to the uncertain fluctuations of V. rani oatrtto market? Statement: "Passage of this amendment is necessary to saie guard property ownership from excessive and confiscatory tax- Comment: No amendment will ever replace the necessity of "Eternal Vigilance" on the part of the citizenry. Keeping a ciose eye en It local governmental district. The amendment would n taxlna district to e ceed the limitation through a vote el the people as at ruts rwT it ,Muld at til be ud to the .m.m n rfatarmine the merit of each uch increase ut a they mutt do now, to why change a good law lor a que- ttonable etralgnt acxc. Statement: "This amendment r...ui nuinivi vour rielil to vote any increase In property taxes you mav want to bear, r.nnuili You don't "Re- lAn" n iah which the people have never given up. The vot er have thl riqnt now. ctainmont! "When all lroD- ertv now on the tax rolls is tax ed at V of Its true cash val ue, a surplus will result, and no other taxes are necessary. r-mmj.n- Talrina Multnomah County as an example, an ob- lective analyst by The Tax su- uraiiina and ' Conservation Commission offer conclusive proof that a S36 Million com bined deficit, pasea on tne laor- 68 revenue, would reult to combined local government in Multnomah County wnen tne 1 1.?. im nnnlld to nroDertv now an ha tax roll. The proponents are guilty of irresponsible con- lecture la uggeting tnot a sur plus will result when all prop erty now on the roll is taxed at Vi of it true cash value. There i no tanqible evidence to support their statement. Additional arguments against the l'2 property tax limita tion. 1. Loss of maior source of rev enue to local governments with out a corresponding or even rel ative replacement revenue 01 anv kind. 2. Does not provide an oppor tunity to vote outside the limi tation until November, 19t9. This will create chaos in schools and local government tor tne 19G9-70 year. How to make sure you get every drop of heating oil you pay for Now Shell Heating Oil is metered Into your storage tank as electricity is me tered into your home. Our trucks are equipped with highly accurate meters that measure the exact amount of oil we deliver to your tank. The meter prints the amount of oil delivered on a receipt. You get the printed receipt as a permanent record for your files. Metered deliveries are one of the many advantages we offer our heating oil customers. For complete details, call us today. Paul P effyjoEin Heppner and lone CL o (SHELU I i : 11 W teS HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 24, 1968 Sec. 2 3. The most serious handicap to exceed the limitation I the trtu'iMtiin for a kIml-Io election ii- ft arh vear. I Thl mean that the voter must accept the first budget pro posed or reject It and perhaps end up in a position of not be ing able to provide an accept able school program. 4. The 20 majority approval of registered voters will also pro vide a serious obstacle to vot ing outside the V- limitation. It would be almost impossible in off general election years. 5. All bond Issues, or votes to exceed the l' bv schools, cit ies and counties, must be voted on In the same election. It would be extremely difficult to obtain voter approval on very many Issues that involve tax Increases. 6. Onre a taxing agency re ceived budget approval outside the I'iTo limitation it would permit other taxing agencies to increase their budgets without an election. (To be concluded) Grandchild Arrives Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barratt of Corvallls. former Heppner resi dents, announce the birth of their first grandchild. Shannon, to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gillespie of "11 Mill Street, Springfield. This is also the first great pra ndchild of J. G. Barratt of Mesa. Ariz., and Mrs. E. Har vey Miller. Portland, also for mer Heppneritcs. Pater n a 1 grandparents are Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Frank Gillespie of Corval lis. The parents. 1967 graduates of Corval I is Hieh school, are living In Springfield while Gil lespie is majoring in the school nf architecture at the University cf Oregon. U'hnn nnrrnnl7.e Gazette- Times advertisers, you help make a better paper, leu inein you saw it in tne uazeue-umes Cooking Club Elects First meeting of the Cooking Cutlet 4-H club was held at the home of our leader, Mrs. Glady Hobbs, on October 5. We elected officer and filled out the en rollment blanks. The following were elected: Pam Schmeder, president; Peggy Brant, secrc president: peggv Brant, secre tary: Bonnie Johnson, new re porter. Bonnie Johnson, reporter SCHOOL LUNCH MENU Heppner Elementary and Heppner High School For Week of Oct. 2 Nov. 1 ir. n.t 94 Mnr creen salad, rolls, butter, pudding. Tuesday, " d, hot bread, butter, milk, fruit cobbler. , Wednesday, Oct. 30 B"cf tew. roll, butter milk, nppla wisp. , Thursday, Oct. Si rizn. green beans, milk, Jell O, Hal loween cake. Mir. Rachel Harnett and Mrs. Josie Jone spent last Tuesday visiting friend In Monument, where they went to pick up Mm. Ellen Moore, who returned to Heppner with them for two week's visit at the home of Mrs. Harnett DICK NIXON SAYS, "I cannot over-empha-lire the importance to our country ot close coopera tion between The Whit House and the Congre in critical times. "A Republican President needs a Republican major ity in Congress, bub more important the country, needs a complete change of leadership not Jut a change in face or In one branch of the Govern ment." SEND... HARV ROOT To Congress Root for Congress Com., P. O. Box 227, Madras, Ore. 97741 . Dave Green, Chairman F e HOUSEKEEPING CHORES ARE THIS BIG!! . . . and not one bit more complicated. Just a flip of the switch and wonderful things start to happen. Electric housewares pam per you all through the day, even work while you sleep snuggly under an electric blanket. Wake up to music with an electric clock radio and start the day with coffee brewed to perfection in an electric coffee maker. 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