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PAGE SIX aiEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE. BEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1933. Ferry Twins Persuade Editor to Change Mind In Regard to Sales Tax W't Jut put In our order for torn iort of doodl bug that can be upnded Above our typewriter one that will kick up an awful fuae when we dip editorially Into the real ma of the great unknown. Salea tax to you. After cogitating for a few houu over a communication received con cernlng our editorial eicpre&sloiu on the as lea tax last week we decided that, in the I mere Li of aane voting and good Judgment (which we really DO favor) It might be wlae to recon- alder thlnga. Or In other word, think of aome polnta that hadn't entered our mind before. Aw, we mean we juat didn't know enough about our aubject, ao there. The communication referred to la printed In the adjoining column. It waa written by the famous ;hiiky TWINS the onea who won the itate debate honora thla spring. After read ing their work. It la eaay to under- atand Juat why the Med ford hlgn chool graduates are champion de bater!. The next time we pounce upon a topic for vlvlaectlon we're going to make certain It haan't been the de bate tea ma' aubject for the past year. When we entered the newspaper bualneaa a year and half ago we provided ourselves with a ahock pad to fall back on In Juat auch situation aj thla. We announced at the outaet that we were Inexperienced, would make mistakes, but that we would al ways appreciate constructive criticism from readers. We feel It la the finest sort of help and cooperation for read era to go -to the trouble of putting us to rights when we err. Now to forget our red face and get back to the sales tax. The rebuttal printed alongside this column J ait about covers the ground. We have learned since that Oovernor Meter, himself owner of the largest retail store in the state, Is apon soring the sales tax because he la convinced It la necessary to maintain solvency. Meier, In his private life, probably would auffer more than anyone else that la. If the sales taax will make anyone auffer yet he Is public spirit ed enough to fight for the enactment of a sales tax. We guess we can pay that 87 cents It might cost ua should the salea tax go over, so this week we've given the Ferry article a top head, for there Is little of more real Importance to Oregon 1 ana at this time.' SALES TAX LAST STATE HOPE FOR Psrhapi our experience with the sole tax will be shared by othera. Wo remember aeveral tlmea when we first aaw some stranger we thought to our selves, VI don't like that guy." Once or twice we even did battle with "that guy" before we found out what he easily was like when one got to know ing him. Some of our best friends new are persona whom we dlallked en flrat acquatntaance. As we explained last week, the mere word "tax" la prejudicial In Itself, but as the Ferry twins so clearly point out, ao la the word "dentist." And, as , we have spent much time In dental chairs ourselves, that argument truck us full In the bicuspids. We remember clearly Miat we never went to the dent Is 'a torture chambers with glee or much willingness, yet we ean't look back on a single visit there I that failed to benefit us. MARION CO. MAY BUY JOSEPHINE CANNERY 8AUBM, July 7 (P) The Msrton eeunty esurt wm today oonalderln purchase of th portsblt csniMry plant which was successfully operand operated In Joaephln county last ummer, prsssrvinj food for needy famlllea. Drlpplnf radiator, repaired. Brill Metal Work. Broken windows giatod by Trow, bridg Caoinet works. To the Editor: The Miner has established a repu tatlon for fairness and keen Judg ment. Its views are always presented forcefully, so any stand tsken Is like ly to be accepted by a large number of persons. However. The Miner's statements against the sales tax should not be excepted without a more profound consideration of the question. Therefore we wish to anal yze your arguments from a different point r view. You Introduced your arguments against the sales tax with the state ment that you "see little promise for the proposal for the simple reason that part of Its title contains the word tax." That statement sums up the only arguments against the levy. Citizens who oppose the tax do so Just as a small boy opposes going to the dentist. They think of It as some. thing painful and Ignore the fact that It Is essential to their well be ing. However, In Mississippi where the tsx has been In use. Gov. Conner says: "The sales tax comes as near being a popular levy as any I have seen so far. Farmers have gathered In mass meetings asking that It be increased. You state that "It Is much easier to boost taxes and add nsw ones than It Is to lower them," and that the sales tax will simply be added to the present burden. According to the "Oregon Voter" for June 24, "the sales tax la NOT an additional tax. Tt Is NOT designed to raise more money to spend, its sole purpose Is to re lieve the tax on property. Of the tax raised, all but aso,000, which will be used for unemployment relief, Is to be used to replace property tax es." C. 0. Chapman, editor of the "Oregon Voter," says: "The general sales tax, If sanctioned by the people, will reduce farm property taxes 10 per cent: urban borne five per cent; corporation and utility property six per cent: or a flat seven per cent reduction on all property In the state. The sales tax will reduce the mlllage rate In Medford by two mills." The reduction of total taxes by the salsa tax Is not a mere theory. In South Caarollna the sales tax reduced the levy on property from 14 mills to five mills. We quote the South Da kota tax commission: "The sales tax Is entirely satisfactory In that It tends to shift the burden of taxation from tangible property." In asking for an Increase In this levy farmers In Mississippi showed that their experi ence had been a reduction of prop erty taxea through the sales tax. The next point that you make la that when one geta a raise In wsgos It Is easy to spend the difference and that similarly the state will spend the additional revenue raised by the sales tax. However, the salea tax Is NOT giving the state additional rev enue. According to the "Oregon Vot er." "the state will have the earns amount of money whether the aales tax Is passed or defeated. If it Is de feated the three-mill levy will atlll apply on property." Thus If the salea tax passes the burden of revenue will be distribute over everyone. If the levy falls the overburdened property owners alon will have to make up the difference. Tou ssy that If we do net want Uncle Sam to tax our rood and clothes thst "we'd better watch our ballots. " This Is a fine time to stsrt watching ballots. The time to watch them Is not when we sre psying the bill for wbat we ordered, but when w are voting for expensive public Im provements. J Tour comparison of the causes of the Boston Tea Party to the senti ment against the sales tax Is Incon gruous. In the case of the Boston Tea Party the king of England ordersd a big meal and triad to make the Colonists psy for It. In the esse of the sales tax, we ordered the meal ourselves and now we are trying to walk out without paying the bill. The only way to avoid paying taxea Is to ask less of the government. But even admitting all ths argu ments you used against ths ssles tax. the fact remains that the levy Is Im perative. According to the "Oregon Voter," state expensea have been cut to the bone. The budget has been re duced 46 per cent and aalarles of state employes cut from 5 to 0 per cent. Yet on account of the shrink age of Income and Intangible taxes the three-mill levy on property Is Im perative unless the ssles tax Is pass ed. Obviously, all the evlla of sales taxation are less as evils then those which will follow In the wake of gov. ernmental Insolvency from overuse of the property tax. There Is no slterna tlve. The sales tax offers the only so lution for the state's financial prob lems. In closing, we quote from the "Ore gon Voter": "Who will campaign for the salea tax? The patriotic people who realize the necessity of keeping the government solvent for the sake of maintaining public order, educa tion and the various functions of gov ernment." Respectfully, ELIZABETH FERRY FRANCES FERRY Rogue River, June 30. Valley View VALLEY VIEW. July 7. (Spl.) Last Monday Mra. Tom Olenn was a gusst at a luncheon of Mra. H. J. Carter In Ashland, held In honor of relatives visiting here from Califor nia. Prof, and Mra. Arthur Sawyer of Myrtle Point are receiving congratu lations upon the birth of a son born Tuesday, June 30. Mrs. Sawyer will be remembered aa Rosins Osllstln. Mrs. Chtlders of Salem, mother of Sam Chllders. arrived Monday to visit at the Chllders home. Mrs. Ray Ward of Fern Valley was a Valley view caller Wednesday, H. Trelchler of New Oulf, Texas, who visited relatives In the valley, called at the W. A, Stratton home Wednesday. Thursday, the Valley View Com munity club held Its annual picnic with a covered dish luncheon In the Ashland park with a good attendance. Mrs. Glasgow, re-elcted president, sppolnted committees: Program, Mrs, Chas. Koyl, Mra. Stella Morse; garden end flower, Mrs. A. H. Davenhlll and Mrs. Jas. Lennox; refreshment, Mrs. J. Leslie, Mrs. B. Parsons and Mrs. W. A. Stratton. Mrs. Geo. Bishop of Ashland visit ed at the Stratton home Friday. Miss Jannlta Roes was a Valley View caller Friday. Mra. R. F. Krueggel and children Lola and Roland, of Klamath Falls, visited at the Stratton home re cently. Mrs. Ernest Howell and little daughtera of Malln are visiting st the Fred Garle home this week. Tuesday evening, a surprise birth day party was held for Mra. L. O. Penland. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. F. Burk of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Gsrdner, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morse, Mr. and Mra. W. A. Stratton, Mrs. N. Mawk and Mra. Bertha Glasgow. After an evening of bridge, refresh ments were served. Mrs. Penlsnd re ceived a number of bouquets and a nice gift. Mrs. Wm. Olenn and Mra. M. S. Nlckols attended the covered dish luncheon held by the Alpha club Tuesday in the dining room at the Masonic hall. Mrs. E. C. OaMner and Mrs. L. O. Penland attended a bridge luncheon at Mrs. E. Thorndyke's In Medford Wednesday. Mrs. Ella Rownd and Mlsa Lurana Rownd of Pasadena are guests at the Stratton home this week. Mrs. Rownd Is an aunt of Mrs. Wm. Glenn. Copper local young folk an enjoying many parties. On plsnned by Miss Jesn- ttte McKe and Will lain Dorn for a few of their friends next Saturday. Uss Leah McKee entertained a few young folks with a party last Sat urday evening. William Dorn spent Friday and Saturday in Medford on business. He attended a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hoover Friday night. Jay Mercer, Applegate'a star base ball pitcher, accidentally cut hla hand with an axe recently and will be un able to play tor a while. Mrs. Fred Coppl apent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mra. Fred Dorn. Mr. and Mra. Watson and son Bernard and Miss Florence McKee, who have been visiting John Byrne, are returning home to San Jose Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rlppey and Mr. asd Mrs. Fred Copple were In town shopping Ssturday. A baby girl waa born to Mrs. Jim Wlnnlngham Sunday morning. She baa been named Dorothy Joan. Vslera Wlnnlngham, Mr. and Mrs. True Lewis and Mrs. Newton Lewis were In town Monday. Willow Springs WILLOW SPRINGS, July 7. (Spl.) M. F. Young family attended family reunion at Roseburg, July a. Relatives came from various points, Including Salem, Cottage Grove and Wenatchee, Wash., to picnic together. They plan to make the reunion an an nual affair. Mr. and Mra. A. Benson and daugh ter, Frances, were Fourth of July guest at the Sam Anderson home, Mr. and Mrs. .Nathan Grlsham and son of Central Point, wer dtnner guests of ths Roy Nichols July 4. Mr. and Mr. 3. W. Elden and guests. Miss Selma Eaplng of Elburn, 111, and Mra. Edith Robinson and son. Morris, of Pico. Calif., motored to Crater lake Sunday. Mra. Robinson and eon left Wednesday ror meir home, Tla Crescent City. They plan to ipend several days In San Fran cisco. . Mr. and Mra. Robert Field, their daughter, and house guest, Mrs. Easter, spent several oaya mis wees, at Crescent City. a ti Clement family olcnlced with frlenda on Rogue River July 4. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hen apeni mo week at Crescent City. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, and four children of Portland, arrived Sunday to apend two weeks with Mr. Anderson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anderson. COPPER, July 7. (Spl.) A good time was had by all Applegate folks snd C. C. 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