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PifOE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUN"E, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1933. BARNES ASKS GILL TEN QUESTIONS IN SALES TAX DEBATE Mr. Oay am will you plea answer the following 10 questions? No. 1. Just what Is your objection to House BUI 38? No. a. Bouse Bill M provides tor nercent sales tax. two-thirds of the revenue to go to the counties. After Gilmore Officials Visitors loss all the revenue to go to the mintie. Ever dollar the counties receive to be posted as a tax credit on some home owner's tax receipt. . !.!- .hi. bii reduction for home owners of the state? Wouldn't such credits encourage ana prowo home ownership In the state. Wouldn't such credits tend to reduce Interest rates for home development? No. a. A working man on the average spends one-fourth of his earnings ior ancivoi K.mB a. nitvmenta on a borne. Interest and taxes. If he earns U0O per year he spends WOO for "shelter" requirements. 80, or 30 percent of this 300, goes for state, county and i .vna r. this not a sales tax on this necessity? When a working man buys "sneiter- isb-i " modlty Just as food and clothes are commodities? Why have you never objected to this 20 percent sales tax on tnis commoai.y which a working man spends one fourth of his earnings. jn a rvuMt "shelter value" In i borne receive, when you are consider ing taxes on real property, any spe x.i miuideratlon? Should "shelter , hAm him anv sneclal TUiuo - - i -i consideration? lent It a fact that the older countries in Europe nlzlng the stabilizing Influence of home ownership have exempted homes from taxation and are loaning money for home development at from 10 percent to 3 percent? No. 5. At the open bearing on Rouse Bill S3 at Salem one of the members of the tax committee, after listening for two houra to protest ...... ih. nfll h vnurrlf and oth- era, suggested that those who object ed to every revenue measure that comes up before them propose some substitute. Pointing out that both the state and the counties were fao- .'lng unbalanced ouageie. nvo yui proposed s substitute revenue meas ure? No. 8. Doesn't money spent more nearly Indicate ability to pay taxes than ownership of "shelter?" No. 7. Mr. Galloway, of the state tax commission, object: to giving owners of land credit on their tax receipts on the grounds that It would "raise the price of land suitable for borne development." Do you object to this measure on the same ground? No. 8. Our legislature la given the sole right to define and exempt from taxation "Institutions that contribute to the mental and moral welfare of men, women and children." Do you question the right of the legislature to so declare that a famlly'a home stead contributes to the "mental and moral welfare" of the family? In the case of Sisters of Mercy against Lane county, 133 Oregon 14, the supreme court says: 1 . "We grant that the annullment of the Act exempting personal and real property from the burdens of taxa tion would add much valuable pro perty to the tax rolls of Oregon. But, whether or not such exempt property should be taxed Is purely a legisla tive, not a Judicial question; and our constitution forbids the Judiciary from entering upon the domain of the legislative department." Can the ownership of a homestead by a family be construed in any way as serving the public welfare? ma o ThN hMnw hurrien of taklnc care of the unemployed la falling upon the counties. 87.000 beads of families are out of employment In me SWIW. jiovouuo uiuav in A sales tax with the revenue remlt- -a a Mm fminllM vmilM halt) OrO Ha tnr t.hlr flare. This tax Credit and reduced Interest rate would .nmu k rinHtre rnr home ownorshlo and many families who 'now have Jobs, or an income irom some owior source would una it, unaer tnis new deal, "cheaper to own a home than to rent," and many of them wocld become home owners, and ao contrib ute to the stability of their govern H.n. it wnnld arirertlsa oreiron and bring many families to Oregon who nave moderate incomes ana wno m seeking sanctuary from nign taxes on It would Increase employment, especially in tne DUiming traaes ana -ama im t.hft whMtlft nf IrtrlliatrV. especially In the lumber Industry. It would not add one cent of In creased taxes on other real estate, nor would It remove one dollar's worth of property irom tne tax roiia. wms better plan have you to tfer, Mr. OIU? itn in. Do vou still think that you can carry out your threat to de feat House Bin so tnrougn a reieren dam to the people If the legislature passe this bill? J. O. BARNES. i Improvement Club Of Eagle Point Resumes Meetings XAOLB POINT. jab. J. (Spl.) Eagle Point Civic Improvement elub met at the club rooms on Thursday, January 38, after having been discon tinued for some time on account of sickness In the community. President, Mrs. Earl Stoner, presided. A very Interesting yearly report was read which clearly showed the many ac complishments of this group. Hot tamalee and coffee were eerved by the teachers, Mlyetta Olsen, Miss Fern Simpson, Miss WUda Damlalle, and Miss Donna Earl, Others present went Ilia LotUe van Scoy, Mrs. N. B. Newcomb, Mra. Wm. Perry, Mrs. Donna Aahpole. Mrs. Lena Stowell, Mrs. Kuby Walton, Mrs. Edith Weldman. Mra. PI or nee Throckmorton, Mrs. Floyd Barrett, Mra. Prances Campbell, Mrs. Nora Harris. Mrs. Mattle Brown, Mm. Christine Dinsmor. Mrs. Lottie Ctn cade, Mrs. Amy Brown, Mrs. Grace Walker, Mra. Sarah E. Howlett, Hat' tie Howlett, Mrs. Jessie Mlttelstaedt and Miss Leila Oaltlen. Pot Puel Oil delirei.. Phone MI Kemking Trucking Company, We (Ive F" ?' ' " 'ueaxjvr-r MP . I C. B. Garretson Howard O. young Hie appointment of Howard O. You eg as sales supervisor of the Oregon territory for the Gilmore oil company has Just been announced by C B. Garrotaon, assistant sales manager for Ollmore. Both men were recent visitors In Medford calling on Chuck EM Is, local manager. Mr. Young comes to Oregon from Bakerslleld, California where he was district manager for the Ban Joaquin valley for Ollmore.' He will work under the direction of D. H. F. MscPheiyon, northwest division manager, according to Oarretaon. Mr. Osrretson'a home la In Los Angeles. PERTINENT TALK Medford Rotartana beard an Inspir ing talk which left them with much food for thought at their regular weekly meeting Tuesday. Henry H. Manny of Seatttle, former northwest district governor of Rotary Interna tional, was the speaker and chose as his subject. The Bonded Indebted ness of the United States and How It Affects Taxation." Mr. Manny's address which wss followed with keen Interest by his hearers Included many salient facta concerning the national and local debt situation and la quoted In part as follows: The whole United States Is bur dened under a load of debt. We have voted billions and billions In bonds for publlo works that must be paid, but with the mountalng taxes to take care of this Indebtedness, and with the Increased expenditure In govern ment, It la perfectly evident tnat many of these bonds must be de faulted, and more of the people'a savings lost. , "The only form of extravagance to day la In government expense. This must be stopped, and the only way It can be stopped, Is by an uprising on the part of the property owners and business men to counteract the prop aganda of a radical nature and force economy In government, through publlo opinion, Just as every property owner and business man has been compelled to economies today. Un less this la accomplished, there can not be anything ahead but ruin and want. Property values have shrunk from 38 to 33 l-s per cent, ixes nave Increased until It la forcing thou sands and thousands of property owners to give up their property, and their homes, because of their In ability to pay; therefore, those still holding property will be forced to pay an Increased amount to take care of the rockless expenditures of pub' llo funds. "No bond Issuea should be voted of any kind, because we havent the money to pay. Every man elected to publlo office anouid be forced, thru publlo opinion, to pledge himself, not to ordinary economy, but to a program of the strictest economy of every kind. If the property owners and business men of this nation could be mobllled on a program of una aina. gooa limes wouia return, and the United States would go for ward happily and successfully. This Is the only solution of our problems today, and unless this la done there will be no return of prosperity." Mr. Manny also cited many lnstan ces of lsrge cities confronted with a staggering burden of debt Including his own home town of Seattle where various ventures In municipal own ership have resulted In an unbeliev able tax rat which la one of the highest In America, He also told of the state of Oregon's bonded In- deabtedneas which Is over 313 mil lion dollars of 78 per cent of entire worth. In closing the speaker stated that this waa the Mth talk he hsd msde on the subject of taxstlon In the past year In an endeavor to awaken a re allaatlon In bla hearera that the pree- ent altuatlon la desperate and must be remedied before It la too late. Vlaltlng Rotartana at the meeting Included Lew Hubbs and H. H. Manny of Seatttle. Dick Isaacs of Medford waa a guest at the luncheon. PHOENIX LADIES' AID WILL MEET ALL DAY PHOENIX, Peb. 1 (Spl.) An nouncement In an earlier issue that the Ladles' Aid society of the Presby terian church bare would meet Thurs day afternoon at the borne of Mra. Malmgren, should have read that an all-day meeting would be beiid. with covered dish dinner at noon. Pender and Body repairing. Price right Brill Sheet Metal Work. at HALF th pHc of other Quality , Mouth-uuhet At your " druggist's TBIALSIZX ROGUE FRUIT L A telegram has been received by Ben S, Harder, president of the First National Bank, from Senator Fred Stelwer at Washington, D. C, stat ing that he had already started work to secure federal funds for the fi nancing of the 1939 fruit crop har vest in the Rogue river valley. An earlier telegram from Senator Chas. L. McNary said that he was confer ring and working with agricultural credit corporation officials towards scouring the loan. It is , estimated that the maxinum amount required will be 760,000, If secured will cover packing charges sa well as the various forms of pear production, from smudging to harvesting. Senator Stl war's message brought tihe Information that lie would con fer with Chief Towte of the Agricul tural Credit Corporation this after noon, to discuss conditions and details. Local orchardlats acquainted with the details, feel that speedy action will be obtained, once the credit cor poration has all the facts at hand, and are convinced of the merits of the loan, and that It will prove sub stantial and bene f total to the fruit industry and this district. Details for the forming of a local credit corporation, acting In con- Junction with the Agricultural crcdi It Corporation bank In Portland, will be arranged once the loan has been approved. The funds would be available for the spring orchard work, which will start late In March, full blast, ac cording to present Indications. OF ty delegation to tne legislature. The committee last night also dls cussed tbe proposed antl-dumplng bill Introduced In the legislature as house bill 331 and providing for con- 1 February 8. trol of producer dealers and peddlers. No definite decision was reached re garding tbe bill, which will be con sidered again at . another meeting Oregon Weal her. Pair tonight and Thursday, but with valley fogs; Uttle change In tem perature; gentle changeable winds offshore. . Fortlanders Here E. J. Roth, H. a. Perwell, lone Cook. P-enk Cruver, 1 J. Rasmussen, D. M. Slmms, aromas McOulre, H. T. Wllmartn, D. J. Mc Oowan. P. A. Johnson, R. U. Nlcbol son. V. I. Powel. Mr. and Mra. J. a McCord, Mr. and Mrs Dudley Allen, E P. Peltbman and W. P- Hlntzen, all of Portland, were guests In Med ford today on business and pleasure. TO The agricultural committee of the chamber of commerce and the mar keting committee of the grange met at the chamber of commerce Monday and prepared a recommendation to be presented to the state legislature asking for a measure empowering the director of agriculture of the state of Oregon to act as a marketing com missioner, setting up machinery to advice growers. The sponsors of the move. It was explained today, do not contemplate any additional flnnanclal outlay, but the creation of an adviser for pro ducers and distributers when re quested. The adviser, In accordance with the plan would gather and disseminate Impartial Information concerning supply, demand, prevailing prices and commercial movements, Includ ing common and cold storage of any such products. The plan would also foster and encourage cooperation be tween producers and distributors. Such a plan has been under study here for some time add Is dwiigned after that In operation In California. Copies of the proposed bill were sent today to Max Gehlher, directors of agriculture, and to the Jackson ooun- SIWpVMI UGLY GOITRE "Goes In 4 Weeks" Avoid Danatrous Optratlon "Your ttmr V hnma trirmpn nn m folti." Mr. J. M. Spencer, Attic. Ohio. "Mr doctor Mid operate. But by your trMuntmi 1 ended tny goitre la S mouth. That wu J ua ago Goitre aerer re taraed."-Mr. W. A. Pese. Creston, B C ' " End Goto Quick at Horn 900,000 people aire treated goitre at imi thli mit. harm !ti it. Man u gvtlrat tided in 4 wncks trtn thou fit thr hem this caiy, harmlrtf sTotlrafl ended in 4 wnckm tr mtthcnU had failed. J) if 44-ps Mluttrtttrd n .( vvjv'n vj iiij vmai vr'll rj prlH tslla SOW to cad goitre quick. nrt rac r"R a TC trot Enw tt TK Oottre C. wubtMU usage or Opemtiosv, jEeoole Jm l ylm illliflliirS; '1 jj ow it. . Chesterfields are Milder WHEN you ask a Chesterfield smoker why that's his brand he generally comes right out flat-footed and iays .'. ."It's because They're Milder!" So we're going to keep on doing iverything we know how to keep them that way. That's why we look for and buy the mildest and ripest tobaccos we can get. That's why we age them in our ware houses till they're mellow and sweet. We believe that even the shredding of the tobacco . . . and the quality of the paper it's rolled in, have a lot to do with the even-drawing, mild smoke that people enjoy in Chesterfields. You can bank on this . . . every method known to science is used to make Chest erfield a milder, better-tasting cigarette that satisfies. - Chesterfield Radio Program Bvery night ex- oept Sunday, Columbia ooait-lo-ooast Network. ' THEY'RE MILDER THEY TASTE BETTER 0 1939. Insonr ft Mriu Tobacco Co. ester field If You Couldn't Get There Today Don't Miss the SAFEWAY STORES H0MEMAKERS' BUREAU Course in Mrs. Marion Spencer and Miss Helen Brown Chief "Kitcheneers" KitelkeinieeFiinig at the Rialto Theater THURSDAY and FRIDAY ADMISSION FREE DOORS OPEN AT 1 P.M. aH ptta ttamya.
