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Oregon Tax Limitation
Situation Explained
Editor's Note: This Is the fifth of a series of articles on the tax
situation In Oregon, written tor this newspaper by Dr. James T. Gilbert,
dean of the college of social science at the University of Oregon. Dr.
Gilbert, who is also professor of economics at the university. Is regarded
as an authority on the tax situation In the state of Oregon and Is fre
quently consulted by state officials and others.
TAX LIMITATION AND REDUCTION
HOW STATE AND COUNTY
WOULD FARE
By James H. Gilbert
The proposed tax limitation meas
ure Is not drastic so far as tho state
Is concerned. The basis for subse
quent levies Is not the tax rate of
1835 as In the case of local govern
ments. Instead tho state starts In
with a 8 mill levy reduced in five
years to 4.8 mills.
i Starting from normal, the state can
better stand reductions. Moreover,
most of the substitute sources devel
oped In the past ten years accrue
naturally to the commonwealth. Tho
Income tax. Inheritance tax, excise
tax and profits from the liquor are
likely to increase with returning
prosperity In fact, are Increasing at
the present time.
The Increment from these "Indi
rect" sources can be trusted to take
care of the declining receipts from
property taxes so far as the state Is
concerned. With the exception of
higher education (of which more In
a later Installment) no essential state
function Is likely to suffer.
The county Is not In such favored
position. True, one county (Linn)
on account of a high levy In 1935
will be able In 1943 to levy, m spite
of tax "reduction." some 7 per cent
more than In 1936. Not so with
the other counties. In 18, or one
half of them, the total tax levy must
decline 40 per cent or more by 1942.
Jackson and Sherman counties must
cut 49 per cent. Wheeler 50, and
Harney 51 per cent.
Moreover, a large share of county
levies Is made up of mandatory Items
interest on debt, salaries prescribed
by state law, compulsory high school
levies, etc. In Multnomah county
the mandatory Items account for 80
per cent of the total. The 37 per
cent cut must be taken out of the
remaining 20 per cent page Phile
mon and the famous pitcher.
In most, If not all. of Oregon
counties the enforced reduction
would mean the sacrifice of all serv
ices for which optional levies have
been made. Sonie of these represent
essential functions agricultural
agent, home demonstration, fruit In
spector, health service, control of
predatory animals and pests, unem
ployment relief, and 80 per cent of
county levy for roads and bridges.
County's 4-H Club Winners
Home From Livestock Show
If" f!;33T&y" Mm
5! : T i
buy Earner uavis ana Enrnrst
Lothrop. Centre) Point, returned late
last week from Portland where, for
three days during tho Pacific Inter
national Livestock Exposition, they
were the guests of The First National
Bank of Portland and where Earnest
won two third prizes with ils Berk
shire swine entries at the exposition.
The young people won the Portland
trip by being selected the outstand
ing 4-H club members of Jackson
oounty and as such were honcrea dur
ing their Portland visit.
In Portland the? Joined the party
of 40 other winners from 20 Oregon
counties, occupying two floors of a
downtown hotel. As guests ol the
bank, they attended the Pacific In
ternational Livestock Exposition, the
hnruihn tha theafjir th annml
4-H club banquet, toured The First
National Bank of Portland and were
honored at a imnat party attended by
bank officers and county agents.
Ml Davis Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Otis L. Davlj. Routt 1, Cen
tral Point, and is a senior at Sams
Valley high school. During her nine,
yws of 4-H club work she has fin
ished projects in canning, cooking,
ewirtg, room -Improvement, livestock.
gardening ana nas ico two canmny
clubs. At tho state fair this year she
won a summsr school ocholarship to
Oregon State college. With her 28 ex
hibits shown during her 4-H club
participation, she has won almost M0
in prizes.
Earnest Lathrop. son of Mr. and
Mrs, A- T. Lathrop, Central Po'.nt. Is
a freshman at Oregon State college
where be Is majoring in agriculture.
In his nine years of 4-H club work,
he has devoted his projects entirely
to livestock, crops ami agriculture,
wining a summer -chool scholarship
to Oregon State college In 1934, and
belonging to Judging teams sent to
the state fair and the pacific Inter
national in 1933.
FRISCO-OAKLAND SPAN
. NEARING COMPLETION
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1 (y!p)
With all paving completed, only In
stallation of lighting facilities and
small amounts of riveting and paint
ing remaining today before the San
prancl sco-Oaklaad Bay bridge ts open
ed to autoinoDlle traffic November 12.
je Mall Tribune vant ads.
Everyday Cooking ftliracles
BY VIRGINIA FRANCIS
Dtf&or Botpotat FUtlHa CooLaj l"HaU
Said John s he adjusted his quick
ly looped tie, "Gee, Mary, you don't
know how swell it Is to have a lei
surely breakfast with you every
morning. Somehow it just starts
the day out right Remember how
you used to hustle around in the
kitchen getting breakfast, fussing
with this and finishing up that while
your presence In the house. You
can place the meal in the trusty
electric oven any time you desire
and by merely touching a few
"magic" switchee this meal will be
gin to cook when, and for the de
sired length of time, you wish.
Control that the keynote of sucb
a feat.
BEST IN 5 YEARS
KSW YORK, Oct. 16. . UP)
Tor the first time In five years th
American Telephone end Telegrspn
company and the Bell system have
earned their Interim dividends, the
parent company'! report ru the Sep
tember quarter showed today.
Net Income of American Telephone
for the latest period totaled (43.
183,751. equal to aa.31 - a eommon
share compared with 31.720,108 or
ai.70 In the 1938 third quarter. On
a share basts the dividend reqxtlre
mente are $2.25.
Consolidated net profit of the Bell
system, which embraces American
Telephone and 33 associated telephone
companies, for the quarter ended Au
gust 31 totaled 47, 121.177. or 330
a share on the American Telephone
common. This compared with 33.-
86A.4M or ai.se a share In the like
1930 period.
The report said the Bell system had
a net gals of about 600.000 telephones
In the first nine months of this year,
or about twice the gain In the com
parable 1935 period. The number of
toll and long distance calls (or the
first three quarters ran approximate
ly 13 percent ahead of a year ago, It
showed.
There's no iwiling or breakast when the electric range and its fimewlocfc
safeguard the meal.
I ate breakfast in Installments and
sometimes by my lonesome?"
"Yes, isn't it grand," replied Mary,
taking the done-to-a-turn Canadian
bacon from the oven of her new
electric range. She added with a
twinkle in her eye, "And, remem
ber, I had to tease you to buy this
range, too."
But then, steaming hot oatmeal,
prunes and apricots and baked Ca
nadian bacon on a cold autumn
morning are enough to elicit praise
and thanks from any hungry man.
Such a breakfast is honest proof
of the sensibility of that "new fan
gled range"which Mary just couldn't
got along without. Even without
knowing that the "chef's brain," (or
automatic timer clock) cooked this
breakfast while the family slept, it's
still a "miracle" breakfast. Every
thing delicioLsly cooked, everything
piping hot and ready to serve right
on the ddt
Breakfast-by-the-Cloclc
The fact of the matter ia that this
breakfaBt or any "absent" electric
cookery meal is cooked according to
your explicit directions but without
requiring your attention or even
Time-control Is the leisure-giving
feature made possible by the
"chef's brain." It automatically sets
off and checks the flow of electric
heat units. Temperature-control as
sures an even, inflexible degree of
heat; moisture-control keeps the
food moist and in perfect condition
during its stay in the oven.
Now, let's re-enact the process of
preparing this delicious breakfast.
Oven Breakfast
Stewed prunes and apricots:
Wash and pick over fruit. Place in
pan or baking casserole, and cov
er with water; cover. (While in
the oven the fruits plump up, thus
eliminating soaking.)
Oatmeal: Place 2 cups oatmeal in
saucepan or baking dish and add 2
cups water; cover.
Canadian bacon: Arrange bacon
In shallow baking pan.
Place cold food in electric oven,
the oatmeal and fruit on lower
rack, and the bacon on the upper
rack. Set Timer Clock for a cook
ing period of V, hours. Set Tem
perature Control to 350. Turn
switch to Bake.
POTATO CROP HEAVY
SEATTLE i Oct. .18. F U. S. de
partment of agriculture statisticians
today estimated the Washington-Oregon
potato crop, favored bj excellent
growing conditions last month, will
be 20 percent above the 1 02B-1 093
avers go and the fifth largest Pacific
northwest crop on record. This was
heralded as "good news" In view ol
a "short crop" nationally.
The production forecast, as of Oc
tober 1, Is 8.670,000 bushels for Wash
ington and 7,090,000 bushels for Ore
gon, against last year'a 7320.000
bushels In Washington tnd 0,670.000
bushels produced by Oregon.
Tourist Records
To Go Higher Yet
PORTLAND. Oct. 18. (JP) New
tourist records may be confidently
expected In the next few years, con
stantly hitting new high marks for
coastal and continental travel, Rus
sell E. Singer. Washington, O. C, gen
eral manager of the American Auto
mobile association, said in an address
today before a special conference of
western motor clubs.
With all 1036 tourist travel records
being shattered, 1037 and the years
following will witness a constant up
ward surge, Singer prophesied.
Mixed Tulip Bulbs. No. l's per doe..
40c. No. 3's. 35c per 100. 80 No. Quince
or Liberty Mxt.
Black Legion Garb
Press Agent's Hoax
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16. (P) A
skull-and-crossbonea robe, which cre
ated a "Black Legion scare" In toe
Angeles, waa branded as a film press
agent's hoax by an angry police of
fleer today.
"It wan only a press agent's hoax
and a despicable one," said Captain
William P. Hynes of tho police In
telligence bureau.
His detectives, he said, corapsred
the black-hooded garment, found In
a suitcase near a Wtlshlre boulevard
hotel Tuesday, with the costumes
used In three current motion pic
tures based on Black Legion terrorism.
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1
OU CAN ACCOMPLISH all this with the mogic of Cloros
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bleaches, removes stains, deodorizes and disinfects all In one
easy, economical operation.
Clorox makes white cottons and linens snowy-white, hygieni
cal ly clean. Ordinary stains and dlnginess disappear In the
regular laundering process when Clorox Is used. In a slightly
stronger solution Clorox banishes stubborn stains-even scorch
and mildew. Clorox also disinfects, deodorizes and removes
3 stains from refrigerators, dralnboards, sinks, bathtubs, basins,
' toilet bowls, tile, linoleum, sickroom utensils, garbage cant
Like Clorox Itself, the Clorox label Is a revela
tion of safer and easier housekeeping. It also
lists many Important personol uses. Clorox Is
concentrated for economy. Always order by
name. There Is only one Clorox. C-1 Mv
A now process recently
perfected for roasting
coffee. It whirls Pen
nant's fresh, green Bra
illfan Bourbon-Santos
beans until they are
toasted a beautiful even
brown to the very cen
ter. Thus every particle of
the rich flavor oils Is re
leased without the faint,
est trace of scorching.
PENNANT . . .
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Aroma to Warm thi
Cocklet of Hit
Heart."
Fast Action Saves
Life Of Motorist
ASTORIA, Ore., Oot. 16. UP) Larry
Hendrlckson, seriously Injured In a
Seaside Hospital, may owe his life to
the quick action of the driver of a
truck with which Hendrlokson'a oar
collided near Seaside yesterday.
A portion of a windshield swipe
was Imbedded In Rendrlekson's throat
In the crash. Elmer HlRh, driver of
the truck, removed the object, stop
ped the flow of blood aa best ho
could and rushed Hendrtckaon to the
hospital.
FIRES CHECKED IN
BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. lftv(AP)
Fir fighters and farmers today
checked damage from galos which
whipped flames and dust over parts
of northern California.
The most serious fire, raging on
the lower northeast slope of Mt,
Tamalpsls, destroyed one dwelling
and blackened an area of several
hundred acres before It was halted
on a ridge 'above Mill valley last
night.
Another fire In the same vicinity
threatened the coast village of Bo
llnss where coast guardsmen Joined
CCO workers and firemen In the
fighting force.
Tw0 biases broke out on the San
Francisco peninsula In San Mateo
oounty. One menaced the San Fran
cisco county Jail, located In fon
Mateo county.
San Francisco fire department re
ported 38 calls In the city and Oak
land firemen responded to 33 alarms
aa the gale lashed the bay region
yesterday and last night.
Some damage waa feared to crops
In tho San Joaquin and Sacramento
valleys from the driving wind. A
heavy dust storm struck the Santa.
Clara valley.
When you want beat call UtH.
Petroleum Heat & Burner Co.
THE PERFECT f
sv 1
She depends on Oven-Fresh
SNOW FLAKES
for successful dinners
In planning appetizing autumn-tirac meals
she knows that soups and salads taste better
when served with crisp and dainty crackers.
That's why the Perfect Hostess always
chooses Snow Flakes the favorite soda
cracker of the West Snow Flakes always
reach you oven-fresh from one of the many
nearby National Biscuit Company Western
bakeries their delicate flavor doubly pro
tected by special wax-wrapped packages. To
make sure your dinners are always successful
be sure to ask your grocer for Snow Flakes.
GUN USED TO BEAT DOG
SHOOTS, KILLS WIELDER
trVINOSTON. Mant., Oct. 16-(JP)
John Rodgers, caretaker at a quarry
In Emigrant, as miles aouth, started
to beat a dog whlcxi stole a sand
wlch the man was preparing for him
self. '
He used the stock of a rifle. The
weapon discharged, a bullet tore
through Rodgers' abdomen, and he
died an route to the hospital. Be
Is survived by a widow and four
children.
LONDON. Oot. IS. (JV-Sldney R
Kent, president of the Twentieth Cen
tury -Fox Film corporation, today an
nounced negotiations for sal by the
corporation of Its Interests In the
Oaumont-BrltlAh Picture corporation
had been broken off.
Be sure to ask for
limy m
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