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STATE CAPITOL House Approves Tax Relief Plan of Governor McCall By ROBERT r. SMITH Speaker of The Moum Tht Oregon lloune of Rcpre M-ntutlves Monday look the first Important Mep towards r fcrring a property tax relief pro gram to the people of Oregon. The House placed its ntamp or iiDoroval on the relief pro cram recommended by Gov Tom McCall, and net a date of Mav 2U for a special election so that the people of Oregon can he heard on the subject. The proposal U now in the hundii of the Senate Taxation and Education Committees, and it can be expected that these expert panels will make speedy decision and forward the package to the full Senate tor a nuroval. Basically, the cornerstone of the program Is a new method of financing schools, whereby the state will more than doub lc Its share of the costs of prl marv and secondary education Revenue for the program would be raised by a three per cent sales tax, with exemptions for prescription drugs, feed, seed and fertilizer. Education In Oregon present Iv eats up an average of two thirds of the money raised by property taxes, and it has been the rapidly increasing costs of education which have caused property taxes to become so high. 3 Tax Drop Seen Therefore, an Increase In the state share of these local costs w.iuld result in a property tax reduction by an average of 25 to .30 per cent statewide. The House Education and Taxation Committees realized the fears of many citizens that in feveral years we would find our. elves with property taxes b.ick up to their present level, vl h an additional tax to boot. To combat this danger, a meaningful limitation has been applied to school spending, so that the rapid upward spiral In 'ocal property taxes can be ef fectively eliminated. This limitation feature would five schools a current tax base, f ix( d at their present operating cots. They would he allowed a five per cent inflation or growth nr lease each year, with rapid ly growing school districts re ceiving additional funds to meet their growth problems. School districts would be lim ileri to two budget elections e; c!i year on uniform dates, so that we would no longer be he , ten over the head with elec tipn after election after election. In addition, we would no long er be faced with the threats that school doors will be locked if school budget increases are not approved. 1 Growth Feature fncluded With the growth feature in cluded, schools would not be threatened with closure, and the voters could easily distinguish between genuine growth prob HERMIST0N When you can't locate ner, these Hermiston Business and Professional Firms will be happy to serve you. Appliance Repair HANDY HANK REPAIR Franchised Westinghouse Dealer Bring your appliances in for repairs. Make an appointment for repairs while you wait. 672 Main, Hermiston Ph. 567-5221 "We Sell the Best and Service the Rest." Nursing Home A Christian Center for Christian People A 0 aniiiM HERMISTON GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER Church Rcluted Not Church Owned Call 567-8337 970 W. Juniper Hermiston Radiator Service JONES RADIATOR SERVICE . Auto Truck Tractor o Repairing Recoring of Auto. Track, Tractor Radiators and Heaters Serving this area for 15 Years 1315 N. 1st, Hermiston PH. 567-6916 Tires aUK.8 TIRE STORE Specializing in Brakes, Alignment and Balancing Wide Tires, Fiber Glass and Radial Tires Pickup, Truck Farm Tiros miocks ana oauciies 17 Years Fast, Dependable Service lems and urogram enrichment F-ducHior have expressed their pleasure vUth proposed formula whereby a greater r tion of Mate funds will he lu trlbuted on the basts of flat grants per student, with leu emohasis on equalization. However, there are five small counties In Eastern Oregon which would be exempted from this change in equalization In cause they operate on unique equalization programs ond would be damaged by a change. The suhlect of school financ ne and Us methods Is a com plicated one. and It Is certain Iv difficult to explain. However, the Senate and House Taxation and Education Committees have given this problem lengthy and objective study. They have attempted to ne vise a greatly Improved pro gram of school and education financing, while at the same time significantly reducing the nearly confiscatory property lax burden. Your thoughts on this pro gram are appreciated, riease keep those cards and letters coming In. Board Discusses Rodeo Business A variety of business was ta ken care of at the last regular meeting of the Morrow County Itodeo Board on February 5. Stock contracts had been re ceived from four contractors in eliding Jim McOowan of Re publie. Wash., Walter Rilev of Rosalia, Wn.. Jim Gibbs of Yelm. Wn., ond Howard Johnson of 'omlon. Johnson was low old er and was awarded the con- raet. Following discussion, the board decided to eliminate the wild horse race event from I hi.-. ear's program. It was also de- ided to raise entry fee for nov- ce brone ruling from & to iu. Members of the Morrow Coun ty Jaycees were present to dis cuss handling ot concessions, it was agreed that concessions for both the college rodeo on Mem orial Day week-end in May and the regular rodeo shows in Aug ust be handled by the Jaycees. Sound contract for the 1969 rodeo was awarded to W. N. Werger of Enterprise. Contracts are out for show clown and an nouncer, but have not yet been returned to the board. Before dismissal, discussion centered on possibilities of ad vance ticket sales and on blocks of reserved scats. 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Boe stated, "that this lax proposal ha gotten as far as it ha. It is unquestion ably one of the worst lux meas ures that ha ever come before the Oregon Legislature. I thought we were supposed lo give the people relief from tax es, but now we una oui mey re coins lo be taken lo the clean ers by an oppressive aales tax." Boe presented Ilguret on me Imoact of Ihe sales lax which demonstrated that in almost ev erv case a person would actual' ly pay more much more in sales taxes than he would Ret back In property tax "relier . As an example, a person earning $7,000 In Portland with a familv of four and an $11,000 home would pay about $70.00 a year more in sales tax than he would save In property tax re lief. A person In Beaverton In the same bracket would pay about $54.00 more and In Klam uth Fulls, he would pay a fan tastic $111.30 more than he would save." The Democratic Minority Lead r also pointed out other high er and lower levels oi income that would be hard hit. 1 lust think that the peopl-? of Oregon are too smart lo let the Republicans pick their pock ets with this sales tax measure that will cost them an incredible Sti7 million a year. We're not talking about small change, we're talking about hard-earned dollars that the average family can't afford to lose." I "The Democrats in the House have not in any way obstructed ' the Republican majority In the House in their impassioned de sire to pass a 3 general sales tax," Boe concluded. "They have the voles here to do it. Fortunately, the people of Ore gon have the votes to slam it right hack at the Republican party of this state." College Ag Course Geared to Change, Instructor States "Agriculture is changing, and we have to adapt to keep up to date," said Riley Freeman of the Blue Mountain College staff in discussing the technical p.g riculture program at the college in a talk at Chamber of Com merce here January 27. In the two-year course, the college emphasizes occupational preparation for its students in the field, he said, teaching them to set a lob in agriculture or to a better job. The endeavor is to bring a student up to his capabilities. Ranchers today find that good labor is hard to get, Free man said, and some believe that a college-trained employ e e would be too expensive. But the instructor declared that perhaps a rancher cannot afford to be without this train ed helD in today's agriculture. The college course seeks to train a bov to communicate in writing and speaking as well as in the technical areas of ag riculture. Offered in the course at Blue Mountain are the academic courses in English and writing, as well as those of machinery and maintenance, hydraulics and mechanics, plant science, animal husbandry, and others. Field trips are taken to ranches and feedlots, giving the students a large "laboratory." Blue Mountain also works with agriculture in some of its other programs, such as the evening school, Freeman said. Currently a class in animal health is being given at Stan field and one in water manage ment at Milton-Freewater. Freeman, whose parents are purebred Angus growers in Ba ker county, demonstrated the same enthusiasm for his work as he hopes to engender in his students. President Wallace McCrae, al so a euest of the Chamber, in troduced Freeman, pointing out that with his farm background his experience as a former feed lot operator, his teaching exper ience in a large Southern Cal ifornia high school, and his training and work as a book keeper and accountant, the in structor has an ideal combina tion for his position. President McCrae gave a brief report on progress of the third building on the Blue Mountain campus, now under construction. The library and classroom build ing is expected to be ready for use in the fall. He also told of the college's attempts to meet the needs of the two-county area it serves and cited work being done in the fieleds of practical nursing, police science, radio broadcast ing, and one of the newest, the flight program, using the Pen dleton airport's facilities. County Judge Paul Jones, first vice president, was in charge of the meeting. Marsha Lovgren left Sunday. February, by jet from Pendle ton for Kansas City, Mo. She is nro'led at Weaver Airline School, where she will study for one month before entering fur ther airline hostess training with a specific airline company. Death Claims Lexington Man Charlcn II. Bloodsworth died Sunday, February !. at hi home In Lexington, at the age of 70 years. He had been under doc tor's tare for some time for a heurl cuiullton. Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 12. at 2:00 p.m. at Ihe Lexington Christian church, with the Rev. O. D. Har rls officiating. Vault interment followed in the Lexington Cem etery, with Sweeney Mortuary In charge or arrangements. Mr, Bloodsworth was born January 8, iwm, in Enterprise, Ore. He was united in marriage to Eula Crossler on June 22, 1929. They lived In Enterprise until ltt-H; moved lo Touehet, Wn., for a short lime, then be gan ranching near Lexington in 1915. For 13 years, from 1952 to 1!K5. they made their home in ilcrmislon. then returned lo live In Lexington. He had also been engaged in carpenter work, as well as ranching. Survivors include his widow, Eula, of Lexington; two sons, James E. of Heppner, and Charles A. of llcrmiston; one daughter, Mrs. Roger (Irisi Campbell of Lexington: also seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests contribu tions be made to the Oregon Heart Fund In his memory. Interest rates on U. S. Sav Ings Bonds have been Increased five times since the first Series E Bond was sold on May 1, 1941. The current rate is 4.23 per cent, if held to maturity. r NOW" LOOK IN PICKUPS NEW ! "do-it-yqurselfnS -YOURSELF SCOUT NEW FASHIONACTION TRAVELALL! SEE THE NEW INTERNATIONAL LINE HOW! ASK ABOUT THE BEST ALL-NEW DEALS ON FOUR WHEELS. s Our Programs Scheduled For Chamber Here Program schedule for the weekly meetings of the Cham ber of Commerce through March is announced by Mrs. Avon Mel by, program chairman. David Hall, Salem, chief of Ihe Slate Engineer's Watershed riannlng Division, will report on the Rhea Creekwatershed pro Jert at Ihe meeting Monday, February 17, at Ihe Wagon Wheel CaLs banquet room at noon. Other meetings planned are as follows: February 24 Robert Cavnor, Portland, officer with Small Business Administration, speak ing on opportunities for local de velopment March 10 Harold Cantrell, Walla Walla, district manager of Bonneville Power Administra tion. March 17 Report on progress by the Morrow County Port Commission, March 24 Program by Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Com pany. Arriving her for a visit with the Robert Abrams family last month was Miss Margaret Murks, who has been attending school at the University of Ma drid, in Madrid. Spain. Miss Marks returned to the U. S. to attend winter and spring terms at Oregon State University, where the Abrams' daughter, Frances, also attends school. Miss Marks lived with the Ab rams family while attending high school here. She accompa nied her parents to Buea, West Cameroon, Africa, where her father is on an assignment for the U. S. Department of Agricul ture. and , Drive House Open g"Btflf si rwifSiNc FARMER OWNED AND CONTROLLED Lexington, Oregon HEPPNEH GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. Ftbruarr . IMS Credit Bank Retires Government Capital When ihe Federal Intermedi ate Credit Bunk of Spokane op ened its doors for business on January 2. VMM. It was en tlrely owned by Ihe 21,623 Mock holders and patrons who dis count with the bank, according lo Carl II. Nleberg, president. Nieherjj said that the Spokane Bank has retired Its finul share of government capital, exceed ing $.V million, on December 31. VMH. The Bank took advant age of a recently enacted law which accelerated completion of ownership by Ihe 30 production Credit Associations IPCAs) of the four Northwest states. The Sookane Credit Bank is one of twelve federally Incorpor ated banks created In to otM-rate exclusively In the field of agrclulturul production cred it. These banks discount short and Intermediate-term notes of farmers and ranchers, repre senting loans made for operat inn and capital purposes, en dorsed bv PCAs as primary lenders. The Spokane Bank now does business with 30 PCAs, farmer-owned lending corpora linns which, along with two other financing Institutions, now become sole owners of the bank. Farmer-ownership of the combined net worth of the Spo kane Credit Bank and PCAs of the Northwest now exceeds $73 million. The bank does not lend gov ernment funds. It secures loan able funds largely by monthly The first Jaycee organization was formed in October of 1915 at the Mission Inn, St. Louis, Mo. mam THE NOW WAY Here's car-like styling with truck-tough strength surely the smartest-looking pickup ever built even without its op tional wood grained side panels! 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These debentures curry no government guuruntee, but have long been a favorite sec urity of discerning Investors be cause of the financial strength, the long record of Integrity, and the high quality of Ihe col lateral of Credit Banks and PCAs nationally. This is the final step taken bv farmers and ranchers of Ihe Northwest to pay back Ihe cap Hal originally invested by the U, S. Government In the three Farm Credit Banks of Spokane the Federul Land Bank, the Bank for Cooperatives, and now the Federal Intermediate Cred it Bank of Spokane. Including the PCAs, farmer-ownership of the net worth in the Spokane Farm Credit Banks exceeds $140 million. Nleberg concluded with high praise for the farmers and ranchers who. at substantial sacrifice to themselves, determ ined to become sole owners of their own financing system. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL FARM AND HOME Pendleton 27(5-7761 1TA TO GO! 17
