BEDFORD MAIL TRTBZHsE, MEDFORD. OREGON'. FT5TDAY, JANUARY 10. 1!K8.
PAGE THREE
NOT SALES TAX TO
All Income From Sale of
Foodstuffs Exempt Far
Different , From Tax De
feated in 1933 Ballot
By Willis S. Dunlwar
Unlted Press staff Correspondent
SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 10. (UP) In
jlrie first place It Isn't a sales tax.
Instead, the measure passed by the
recent special session of the legisla
ture was a gross Income tax. the tax
commission declared today.
But since the Income tax field
embraces levies on net and gross re
ceipt and on sale, the new law has
easily, but incorrectly, been called a
sales tax, the commission explained
The grow Income tax. however,
would not be passed on to the con-
sumer on each purchase as the retail
saies taxes operate In Washington
and California. It would be shifted
only If and when the merchant -was
able to transfer tt Into the cost of
doing business.
It would be only paid In the form
of higher prices on more expensive
merchandise.
Foodstuffs Exempt
Ail Income from sates of foodstuffs
would be exempt from the tax. This,
the commission believes, would cut
the tax revenue 60 per cent or from
tS8.000,000 annually to $4,000,000.
The bill House Bill No. 85. by Rep
Warner B. Snider of Deschutes and
Lake -counties was Jammed through
the legislature on the last day of the
&ion. and was a substitute for
Snider 'a H. B. 54. which was an exact
copy of the Washington state Sales
Tax law.
The people will approve or reject
the gross Income tax at the special
election on Jan. 31.
Title of the bill supports the tax
commission's view that the act Is not
a sales tax. It reads: "A bill for an
act to provide funds for old age assis
tance, aid to the blind, aid to depen
dent children and aid for the unem
ployed by Imposing a privilege tax
measured by gross Income from retail
sales of tangible personal property
and. also, a privilege tax measured
by gross Income from wholesale sales
of such property ..."
Difference Explained
Neither talcing a stand for or
against the bill, the tax commission
made these observations for the
United Press:
"1.. Plrst and foremost, the act Is
a gross Income tax not a sales tax.
the fundamental difference being
that a gross Income tax is charged to
and paid by the merchant, not the
customer, and can only be passed on
,Kio the consumer in the sense that
other items such as rent and personal
property taxes are considered In the
cost of doing business and added to
the merchant's mark-up of his goods
and cannot be said to be paid by the
consumer any - more than the real
property taxes on the merchant's
store and stock of goods are paid by
the consumer.
"2. Unlike sales taxes, there are
no provisions for passing on the tax
to the consumer, or that the con
sumer shall pay the tax at the time
of purchase. r
"3. There ere no tokens or other
means provided to be used In con
nection with small purchases.
"4. If it were a sales tax there
would either be provision for pay
ment of the tax In pennies or tokens i
or at least a means offered of passing !
the tax on. Or there would be ex- I
emptlons of certain email sales, and
schedules covering sales between cer
tain prices, such as are used where
tokens are In vogue all being vari
ous types of machinery for passing
on the tax.
"5. It follows the Indiana gross
Income tax law the purest type of
such Income tax legislation In the
United States and is similar to the
South Dakota and certain other gross
iDcome tax laws.
Not Like 193S Act
The gross Income tax law Is tv dif
ferent from the retail sales tax de
feated by the voters In 1933, the
commission said. A sales tax has
been voted down twice.
The previous Uw was modeled on
the California retail sales tax and
provided for the passing on to the
consumer of a two per cent tax on
each purchase. It contemplated the
use of a schedule which would elim
inate the tax on purchases up to 15
cents, collect one cent of the next
bracket, two cents on the next and so
on, or else require the use of tokens
to make change when pennies did
not work out evenly.
Exemption Noted
The new law. If approved at the
January election, will tax wholesalers
one-quarter of one per cent and re
tailers two per cent on their gross
Incomes. Both rates of tax are on
sales of tangible personal property
and not on personal services unless
the service Is Incident to the sales
of the property as a suit made by a
tanor, a meai servea in a restaurant,
and so on.
In order to avoid a nuisance to both
the taxpayer and the state, there Is
an exemption of $50 per month of
gross Income of each person from
sates of tangible personal property
thereby eliminating the small cigar
stand, lunch counter and roadside
stand.
The tax will be collected by the
commission In monthly installments
on or before the end of each month
next following the transactlone. "
Meteorological Report
January 10, 1936
Forecasts j
Medford and vicinity: Occasional
rain tonight and Saturday with no
change In temperature.
Oregon: Occasional rain tonight
and Saturday; snuw over mountains;
no change In temperature.
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest, 48; lowest, 39.
Total monthly precipitation. 300
inches; exsess for the month, 2.14
inches. Total preciptatlon since Sep
tember 1, 1935, 10.05 inches: excess
for the season, 1.08 Inches.
Sunrise tomorrow, 7:38 a. m.
Sunset tomorrow, 5:00 p. m.
cm
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Observations Taken at 5 A.
120th Meridian Time
Bolae
Boston -Chicago
Denver -Eureka
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39 .04
Si .S3
18 .01
48 38 ....
64 52 .12
Helena .. 22 .01
Los Angeles ::. 8b 02 .04
MEDFORD 47 40 .31
New York .... 38 1.20
Omaha 40 22 T.
Phoenix .. 82 40 ....
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LISTS VACANCIES
According to Sergeant W. M. Klein
schmldt, army recruiting officer, va- 1
cancles are available at the recruiting
office in the city hall at the present
time for the infantry, field artillery.
coast artillery, corps of engineers and
the medical department. In the
Hawaiian Islands; the seventh In fan- :
try at Chllkoot Barracks, Alaska,
while along the Pacific coast enlist
ments can be made for the seventh 1
infantry at Vancouver Barracks.
Wash.; - third coast artillery at Fort i
Stevens, Ore.; 30th infantry at San
Francisco and the 11th cavalry and
76th field artillery at Monterey. Cel. i
Enlistments for Hawaiian Islands '
are to be made In time so that the
men may sail on the U. 8. army trans-
port "Chateau Thierry," from San I
Francisco January 23.
Men enlisting for Alaska are tern- I
porarlly stationed at Vancouver Bar- '
racks until their recruit training has
been completed and they are then !
sent to tnsir station In Alaska, while i
men enlisting for the various units
on the Pacific coast are sent directly j
to their stations. i
Young men between the ages of 18
to 35 years, single, good physical con- '
dltlon, will have no difficulty in ob- !
talnlng one of these desirable as-1
signments and are urged to do so at
their earliest convenience by calling
in person or writing to the army re
cruiting officer at the above address.
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PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 10. (&)
A mall ballot resulted in the re
election of Harry K. Coffey of Port
land as president of the Oregon
branch of the National Aeronautics
association, officials of the organiza
tion announced.
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Salt Lake City 38
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Walla Walla ....
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Washington, D.C. 42 36
ADVISERS OF CCC '
TO REMAIN HERE
Educational advisers on dut; with
the recently disbanded CCC compa
nies will remain U their camps and
will be assigned to the new seventh
corps area, companies, according to
Eugene O. Golden, district adviser.
One of two transfers will be made
within the district, however
Wallace I. Orlfflm will remain at
Oasquet. Donald O. Mace will be
assigned to the new company at Wl
mer. Ouy R. Moore will remain, at
Steamboat. Lawrence Lewis will con
tinue at Applegate.
Olenn A. Met&ler, who has been at
Elk Creek, will go to Camp South
Fork. Victor Sparks, now at South
Fork, will be transferred to Coos
Head and move with the company to
Sitkum. George C. Schmidt, who has
been at Sitkum, wilt be moved to
Agness.
561 CASES FILED
IN LOCAL COURTS
Figures compiled by the county
clerk show that In 1938 a total ol
581 cases wr-e (lied In the circuit
court and prtbaate court of Jackson
county.
The . circuit court cases consisted
of criminal, civil and equity actions
and were brought before Circuit
Judge H. D. Norton. They aggre
gated 446 cases.
Probate cases were handled by
County Judge Earl B. Day and to
taled 116 cases.
A total of 2414 coyotes were killed
In 54 California counties during
1935.
For Hose that Wear buy
NOLDE As HOR8T
Etbelwyn B. Hoffmann.
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Use Mall Tribune want ads.
A New and Delicious Item .
For Your Sunday Dinner : . '
PECAN PIE
This tasty pic bag a rich caramel filling and ii
covered with a blend of Pecans and Coeoanut.
We will feature two sizes for Saturday . ,
14c and 33c
Also: Danish Date and
Orange Squares
A rich Danish pastry filled .with a mixture of
orange and dates, and topped with icing and nuts.
Excellent to serve for breakfast and teas.
Doz. 23c
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TUNE EN
KMED daily from 7 to 7:15 p. m. for national and inter
national news and Peerless specials on meats and veget
ables. We offer you something new at bargain day prices
every day of the week.
THE ORIGINAL LOW PRICE MARKET
VEAL Shoulder Cuts
Steak or Roast lb. i2l2c
Leg Veal Roast . lb. 15c
Swiss Steaks . lb. 17c
Beef Pot Roast . lb. 10c
Good Shoulder Cuts
Sirloin Steak . . lb. 14c
SMELT
Fresh
Daily
lb. 10c
Bacon or
Bacon Back
lb. 29c
Nice and Lean
HAMS
Sugar Cured
Small Size
whole or half
lb. 29c
Bacon Squares . lb. 19c
Mild Cure. Fat Backs
Boneless
Beef Cubes . 2 lbs. 29c
n
Mince Meat
lb. 9c
WITH THE VALLEY TRADE IS THE VALLEY MADE BE WISE BUY WISE AND ECONOMIZE AT
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W. A. H0LL0WAY, Owner
100 INDEPENDENT NO AFFILIATIONS
PHONE 20
V l !Ke send the
l W order out
Now, Mary, you're "in" on
how I shop the easy way. Ex
perienced olerks do it for met
Here's A Tip
TALK Don't Walk
Why take time from your household or
social duties to select and carry home
your own groceries? For Personal
Attention, Prompt Service and Low
Prices, call Holloway's 20. ... 4 Free
Deliveries Daily!
CATSUP 1 He
Monitor, 12 oz. bottle, packed by C.H.B.
COCOA 17c
Rockwoods, large 2 lb. can
T AM ALES 1 5C
Swifts (6 in can)
BEANS
Red or White
3V2 lbs. 1 7c
PRUNES
Italians.. .. .3 lbs. 17c
Petite 4 lbs. 17c
COFFEE
1 lb. pkg. 1 7c
Rogue River Cannery Foods Canned in Medford
Tomatoes standard pack, No. 2. can . 10c
Tomatoes solid pack, No. 1 can . .2 for 25c
Tomato Juice No. 1 tall can. ...... .;. ... .3 for 25c
Beets Sliced, No. 2 can 10c; Whole, 2 cans 25c
Pears, Prunes or Apricots No. 2 can . . 17c
Maxwell House Coffee pound can 29c; 2 lb. can 55c
Kraut, Spinach, Hominy or Pumpkin, No. 2 can 2 - 25c
Sardines Oval, Sun Blest ... . .3 cans 25c
Salmon Booth's Fancy Alaska Sockeye, No. 1 tall 19c
Swans Down Cake Flour
and 7 po.
Cake Set
All for
CALUMET
22c
Baking
Powder . : lb. can
Toilet Paper 25c Sr
ni-d FMthor 7 rolls ""WW fir
Matches 1QC ff FLOUR
Blue Wnmond 6 lion carton ' Im J JQ
Brooms QQq M Buy Now
II Kitchen Queen. 49 lb. II
Cocoa 10c W. IJ
llprjliov bitter H lb. bar 1 w K(CQ JW
CrUco .,,.$1.09 -Ij
SOAP
SPECIALS
- We still have some of the
H O Oats Free Tumbler Deal!
Shortening
Flak tVhlti 4 Ihl. WWW
Apriots or Peaches ?Rr
No. ti cam J tot V
Fancy Foss Walnuts CI
round 22c S Ibi.
Doggie's Delight ?5c
noj and Cat Food. 4 cana aWWw
PEETS, large package 33 with 2 large bars Crystal White FREE
SUPER SUDS 3 packages 29 with 1 package FREE
PALM OLIVE TOILET SOAP -i bars .... 10
WHITE KING TOILET SOAP, 5 bars 25, bottle of Perfume FREE
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I Finest Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Grapefruit, Fancy Imperial, 80'$, doz. 33c
Bananas, 4 pounds ............. 25c
Parsnips, 3 pounds . 10c
Rutabagas, 5 pounds '. . . . 4C
Carrots, fancy bulk, 10 lbs. . . 17c
Hamburger . 2 lbs. 19c
All beef, no cereal or water added. Real Economy
WHILE THEY LAST
Southern Oranges 9f
Large 128 sise. Dot.
Juice Oranges 90
Thin skinned, sweet 3 dot. afaUW
Lemonettes 1 Hp
Very Juicy Do. I U W
Southern Lettuce 1 f! P
Large solid heads 3 for I U U
121 North Central Phone 324
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SAVE OH BETTER MEATS
Steer Bocf
Rib Boiling Meat, lb. . . . . . lQc
Round or Sirloin
Steaks, lb. 20c
Bacon by the piece, lb 33c
Little Pig Sausages, lb. .... 25c
Pure Pork
Sausage, lb.
Lard, 2 lbs.
18c
35c
ALSO FANCY HENS, RABBITS AND FRYERS