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.
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CL o (SHELU I i
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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.
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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
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