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T W O -T h e H r p p n e r G a ie 4 le -T tA e » . I l e p p « " O re g e « . M rd a e s 4 a « S e p te m b e r editorial M i» We've heard it all before Th* O fficial Newspaper of Ih* C ll) of Hrppner and Ih* County of Morrow l ‘ Based on recent experience, defeat of Ballot Measure I could mean postponing the inevitable until some urn* after the year 20U).' said Jack Zimmerman in a column tilled Why Measure One is called balanced the August 1» installment of his weekly column. "Salem Scene." He bases his prediction on the fact that the g-| defeat of the sales tax in 1969 was so devastating to the legislature that they did not again propose a sales tax until IM i Oregon voters have consistently voiced opinions against a sales tax and the legislature has repeatedly repackaged ballot measures and sent the sales tax question back to the voters Glancing through the voter s pamphlet, the arguments in favor and against sales tax all sound vaguely fam iliar A sales (ax w ill reduce property taxes by an average of 35 percent and income taxes an average of 9 7 percent schools won t have to depend on property taxes all lax payers will pay a “ fair share of taxes, more jobs, and government spending w ill be kept in control A sales tax is a regressive (ax. it is unfair, bad for the schools, does not guarantee that income and property taxes w ill not increase w ill mean the loss of jobs and tourists who come to a duty free state to vacation The one new wrinkle this year seems to be the "comic book format which was used to present the balanced tax plan" to voters After reading the book prepared by People for a Better Oregon we were overwhelmed by the logic and good sense of the plan which would do so much good for the slate and Its people With so much creativity and money behind the campaign to sell the "balanced tax plan," we begin to wonder, however, if it really is balanced or if People for a Belter Oregon and the Oregon legislature aren't trying a bit too hard to promote an additional tax plan The issue on September 17 is still "Do Oregonians want a sales tax'” ' Voters haveanswered that question before with a resounding No " If we reject the issue again on September 17 in as great numbers as in 1969 will the legislature really gel the message or w ill voters have to prepare a "comic book" to convince the legislature that Oregonians do not want a sales tax’ lb « H«a* • #F G A Z E T T E -T IM E S • •»to» <oK.lv , h u a i o » . .a «y • «hl« USPS 240 430 f'u b lU h r d * v * r y W ednesday and r a l r r r d a t i r t M M f l a u m a llr r a l the I'o a l O ffic e a l lle p p n e r Oregon under (be Act of M a rc h J. 1 * 7 » Second < lass postage p aid at H ep p n e r O regon O ffic e a l 147 H e a l W illow H ireet Telep hon e iS*3> «7« »228 Addrena rom m u nfc ales lo the lle p p n e r G a ie t t e T Im e s H O Hoa i37. fW ppner O regon »7»3» Subscriptions l l I In M o rr o w . I m a lllla W h e eler A G illia m counllea 913 elaew h ere H a n Haling ■andn n „ i., , M <>,f,e* * • • • « " « ■'ew,paper Fdltar „ . v k, r M . ° m * r KrMM,> Graphics llepartment Typesetter I >a\id and April Syke», Publishers Ju stic e C ou rt R eport it Justice Court at the .Morrow County Courthoua* in lleppner reporta handling the following buxi nena during the past week William Haul /.inter, lone No Vehicle Lincense, $13 (me Michael Robert Parka. Portland Violation of the Haaic Rule. $57 hall forfeited Donald Walter Bristow, lone Exceeding the Maximum Speed. '68 mph in a 55 mph ronei $26 fine Richard Ward Cole, lleppner Exceeding the Maximum Speed '73 mph In a 55 mph ronei. $57 ball forfeited Bradley Blair Anderson. Arlington Exceeding the Maximum Speed '87 mph in a 55 mph ronei. $13 fine James Leo Boor, lone Exceeding the Maximum Speed '67 mph in a 55 mph ronei, $30 fine Births Ryan le e Tlckaer - a son. Ryan was bom lo Flora and Herbert John Tickner. Arlington, on September 8 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in lleppner Hr weighed 8 lbs 8 1« or CABLE T.V. SERVICE TO BE INTERRUPTED Hrlan Patrick Haguewood a son. Brian Patrick, was born August 30at Pendleton Community Hospital to Mary and Kelwayne Haguewood. lleppner He weighed 8 lbs 6 ' j or G randparents are Ron Haguewood. lone. Lynn Haguewood, Portland, and Ken and Anne Flack I he Dalles Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Oral Wright, l.*xmgton and Mrs R S MacNab. The Dalles (¿real great grandmother is Ava Wright, lleppner We are sorry, but you will be experiencing oH and on intruption during some mornings now until necessary work is completed for winter upgrade The protect will loke approximately two months. Some motor outages will be conducted in the early a m. mornings before 6 a m. H EPPN ER T.V. INC. 676-9b63 £// IMPROVEMENT SALE American • <iOK?«n Mow,i ttannai • C rtton lining M»iH pu»j* *• • /» HA«»'I 4 » SA VE 16 s 16 ' s 20 ' * 20 ' * 20 i » ojms ‘ $14 • K nit w rist I. < ¥ I 25 i»o:m»y 20 i* 0 J*n»' 25 »o»wi' 3 5 9 W P a c k t o f 3 P air «•« A3» N« A VS Workhorse Flashlight Tractor & Implement Spray Paint 7*27# 7 7 3 *7 7 Woodcutting Tools «<■(> 2 D c e ll b a tte rie s Bout** ••€• I ib »wo«* 12 . »»"dw «•<» '7 * 239 .air s ml' 1 99 ••bale 1 00 yV jM 10 " ’A k h * 9 * n \J 0 MbS 9 *1 A m F a b rim e tric s j n * 6 ' Hand« Poly Tarps CENEX Super Enomev 1000 Df»nttf* »0 a Hi Ut Hi Ml Spray Paint 1 7 " 15 colors’ 1 6 9 4a* * *»< Creed e*e*e yew aee «Mee •<*«• M Z) TAKING CARE OF TH E COUNTRYS BUSINESS SALE PRICES GOOD THRU SEPTEMBER 21 Wtier* tue customer is the company M orrow County Grain Growers,* To the Editor Ballot measure No I. or the Sales and fs e Tax 'correct name,, not Oregon » balanced tax plan as quoted in the comic book put out by the group wanting us to foot our own property lax relief with a sales tax Why would a new buxine»« come lo Oregon with a tales tax’ They know property tax can still go up -cities and counties still get a six percent lax base Schools get 6 and 12 percent tax base the firxt two years if the tales lax paxses More job* in Oregon because of sales tax. that * a laugh Wr don t have a sales tax now and companies are not hiring They talk of tourist money for Oregon -do you know we would lose more in revenue from our neigh boring slates such as Washington. Idaho Nevada and California’ These people come here to buy big items because we have no sales tax If the sales tax passes we will have an extra tax burden of $109 6 million a year on our shoulders The yearly coal of collecting this new tax would be $30 5 million, that is more than tourists would bring in plus we lose the out of stale business They say you get 35 percent tax relief, an example to the contrary your income ix $25.0(M, home value $50.000. properly relief $385. me on.* tax relief $142. breakeven pur chases $10.500 Five percent of $10.500 equals $525 i no relief S Margaret Wilson Chairman Iwine County Consumers < Opposing Sales Taxes 223 Conestoga Way Eugene. OR 97401 N o. 1 Ls a real bummer To the Editor I would like to urge all the people of Morrow County lo get out and vote Sept 17 The Sales Tax. Meaxure No |. it a real hummer they are saying that we will get property tax cuts and we wouldn t have to worry about school funding anymore, etc Well. I. for one. think we should have school budgets voted on then we can keep them in line Also what little property tax relief we would get would hie so small compared to what we would lie paying out it would be coating us far more Think about buying a car. even a $ iixxj one then pay tax on it. clothes, and any thing else you wanted extra money out the window If the state would completely eliminate our state income tax. and replace it with a sales tax. maybe’ ” then, but with a state income tax. plus property tax plus now a sales tax on top of them all Who do they think they are dealing with a bunch of uneducated idiots’ We know full well that in couple of years with their increases and add ons that we w ill be paying more than we are proposed to save This is a new Added Tax Not an equlization tax It does not elim i nate either property tax or income taxes It simply adds a new tax to To the Editor Chore Gloves Aluminum Scoop Shovel Sales and Use Lax not balanced tax plan consumers purchases of 5 percent My property tax runs about $500 more or less a year If we got 35 percent off of that It would be. $175 Say I decided to purchase a new car at $ 8 txxi at 5 percent that's $4no sales tax Buy the kids new school clothes, say three kids one new outfit each jeans, socks, shoes, underwear, shirt, and a coat, say $150 each, that's $450 plus add another $50 for school supplies and you have $500. then pay $25 more to that I could go on and on but as you see. we must vote this measure down, because we w ill be paying a lot more than we could save Another thought is if we did get a tax run by the state to completely pay for our schools. I wonder if (he state wouldn't completely control our schools, too. what is taught and etc’ This sales (ax package does not guarantee that property taxes would stay down We could end up with property taxes that are higher than they are now in a couple of years, plus be paying a 5 percent tax to boot I urge you lo "Vote No" on Measure No I Charlene Papineau Concerned Tax payer An Open le tte r to the People of Oregon ! R U M l i M P E R Furnace Filters Letters to the E ditor 350 Main Street Lexington, Oregon Next Tuesday, on September 17, the people of Oregon w ill be going lo the polls to make a critical decision It may well be the most important public decision that many of us make a t citizens and Oregonians To many Oregonians, the question being considered may tie reduced to whether or not we have a sales tax If that s all it were. I d oppose the measure, as I did last time around However. I want to assure the voters, and especially those who have supported me over the years, that the outcome on Ballot Measure I - the referendum to give us a balanced lax plan is much more than that I wouldn't urge its adoption if It weren't The question of whether or not we have a sales tax. in fact, may almost be insignificant when it is weighed against the potential benefits of the balanced tax plan That is one of the reasons that I ’ve been encouraging Oregonians not to oversimplify the Measure I proposal It is essential that we take a look al the "big picture" and consider all the bene fits of a balanced tax plan as well as the consequences to continuing our over reliance on the property and income taxes It also is essential that we Irak over the horizon and examine the potential (or achieving an even better Oregon -Instead of overburdening the property and intotne taxpayers, we would have equity in our tax struc lure which would result in reduc tions in the property and inco taxes > -Instead of the current haphazard approach to out educational funding, we would achieve stability in our school systems - and. even more important, assure that the children of Oregon are receiving consistent, quality basic education Instead of being threatened with more escalating taxes, we would stabilize the tax system and the sales tax ceiling would he locked into the Constitution so that it could not be increased by the legislature Instead of potential employers by passing Oregon because of our high property and income taxes, this change would encourage a new era of economic development which would create much needed jobs Instead of subsidizing the tour ists who visit Oregon they would pay a la ir share lor Ihe stale services they use through collection of a sales tax a step that would bring in about $26 million in added revenue lor the slate The list goes on and on II is clear, however, that passage of Hallo) Measure I is an essential reform element in planning and preparing for Oregon x future Measure I is our chance lo w rite a new chapter for The Oregon Story - a chapter on tax reform and econo mic recovery This can be the most important first step ( iregon w ill take in this decade Thank you Barbara Roberts Secretary of State Jostens gold rings. 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