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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1942. PAGE NINB Town Fathers Awake! Babson Saya Local Expeosea Should Bo Cut Now Babson Park, Mass., Juna While w ara reading and hear ing a great deal today about our Federal Income Taxes, we must not lose sight of our state and local tax situations. This is now of vital importance to every property holder and even to those who rent bouses or other types of city, suburban, and country property. Communities Facing . Declining Revenues States, counties, dries, and towns will be surprised st the way their Income is going to melt away. With nation-wide gas rationing this summer, gas oline taxes will surely decline. This also applies to automobile registrations, garage licenses, building permits, and other sources of local Income. Com munities which have a large number of automobile owners In relation to their population will be particularly hard hit With the curb on driving, there will naturally be fewer viola tions of speeding, parking, and other motor laws. Hence, in comes from police and court fines will be reduced. While many cities and towns have enjoyed a boom in residen tial buiding during recent years, this type of construction Is now at a standstill. With little new taxable properties going on the assessors' books in months to come, additional revenue from new building is automatically pegged. Assessors will be tempted to search their records carefully and revalue many many existing properies. They may argue that existing homes now have a premium value, that the demand for both recently constructed as well as for older homes may increase. Hence, they may feel Justified In valu ing them higher for tax pur poses. This is a contingency which property - owners and renters must guard against. If landlords find their valuations, and subsequently their, local They're Here! A BRAND-NEW ASSORTMENT OF EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE DRESSES $6.98 So Good Looking Each ona different! Styles that are NEW! Rayon silks, shantungs and poplins. Include a Sassy Shop dress in your summer outfit. SASSYSHOP Main St., near 1st Natl Bank A7$ftk lip ft taxes, rising, they are going to push rents up wherever pos- sible, ; Taxpayers Should tee J Expenses Are Reduced Taxpayers should make cer tain that local expenses of all kinds are immediately reduced and thus avoid being saddled with unnecessarily increased taxes. The situation is not something that readers need write their Congressmen about. Furthermore, you cannot blame it onto the President! This is one instance where no voter can fairly pass the buck. Only your personal intervention will protect your interests. Any municipal expenses not essential to the protection of life and property should be eliminated. Fire protection and other utility services must, of course, be maintained, but the expense of so-called planning boards and many other peacetime local peacetime frills can be cut out. The bars should also go down on public works construction. Much work of this nature has. in the past, been partially paid for through state aid in one form or another. Now, however. states, as well as counties, will be unable to aid cities and towns in the rebuilding and mainte nance of roads or in the con struction of new highways. Local taxpayers should insist that only the bearest mainte nance be provided for. Other wise, as a matter of local pride. and in some instances to main tain employment, local govern ing authorities may attempt to continue all civic departments and employees, passing the load on in the form of higher taxes, Time to Get Tough With Extravagance Today is no time for local extravagance in any way, shape, or form. During recent years municipalities on the whole have done a good job in cut ting down their debt obliga tions. This has done much to offset the rise In national debt. Local officials are to be com mended for their efforts in this direction. Now, however, treas urers, auditors, and other city fathers should sharpen their pencils and see what further economies can be made. Such savings may make it unneces sary to borrow in anticipation of tax receipts. Thus, some in terest charges may be avoided. People should realize that their local tax bill does not cover simply the cost of run ning their own city or town. State and county assessments are usually included. Thus, the whole political structure be comes unsound unless taxpayers get tough and fight rising tax tendencies. While municipally employed workers may find the going a bit hard, yet today they stand little chance of having wages and salaries Increased. Employees who wish to leave for higher wages pair in arma ment plants should be allowed to go and their places not filled. Much can be accomplished by doubling up Jobs and consoli dating departments. Much monely can always be saved through watching municipal purchases. The only new em ployee I would advocate any town or city hiring would be a fearless purchasing agent! Freese Local Taxes For War's Duration Rationing and freezing are now familiar terms in our pub lic speech. They may not be popular terms but the regula tions they describe are accom plishing much. No attempt has yet been made, however, to either freeze or ration taxes! Stopping the upward climb of Federal taxes is largely out of question for the duration of the war. Wartime needs are so vital that there can be little argu ment over Federal assassments. With municipal taxes, how ever, the situation Is entirly dif ferent. Here we are concerned with something over which we all qan have some direct con trol. Just as most of us are now obliged to watch household ex penses, so we can also watch our town and city expenses. It is vitally important that you let your city fathers hear from you on the matter of a ceiling for local assessments and taxes. If they don't hear from you, you cannot blame them if your local tax-bill or rent is higher next year. Yet, these higher taxes or rents will not be necessary if expenses are cut NOW. Lachlne, near Montreal, Que bec, was named by French ex plorers who believed rapids there blocked a northwest water passage to China. ' High Court Upholds Scalise Conviction Albany. N. T.. June 5 OTV New York's highest state court upheld today a first degree grand larceny conviction against George Scalise. former New York City union boss, in con nection with theft of funds of the A. F. L.'s building service employes International union. The court revised his convic tion on four forgery counts. laa ta-year-oid scalise was sentenced in October, 1940, to five to 10 years for first deer grand larceny, two to four years on a third degree forserv count. and one to two years each on three other forgery counts. He is in Sing Sing prison. Big Applegate aura mar arhaot tat tta-daj aaaaloa an the eoMef eampus. ICa trip is apoe- end by Cppar Appier- fruit. fTttaaa Offanbacbar alio la attending U' 4-H ac&ool. laerans Seltan. mm army tralnlni oaaap as Titmsf tnands sad SundsT. aoeonipaalad br M nta. Mr. sad Mr. W. T. Saltan of k T faatily. fens raaV . at She eoauauxttf. MM tnat taatr m. Donald, at Is U la Australia, rjaa Stall Ttlbua wan Big Applegate. June 5 (Spl.) Bert Ha rr underwent a tonsilec tomy at the Osteopathic clinic at Medford Friday. Harold Ra of JacktooTUlt Ms a few days ago for Vancourar. Wash, to Mrr as a welder In the shipyards. Mis. Bd will Join her husband In a short time. Mr. Reed owns the Up per Applegste store here, which u operated at the present by his father. A. H. Reed. After being dosed for a period of event monthi, the Ruth Sunday school re-opened Sunday with Mrs Ines McDonough aa superintendent. Orden PhllUps left Tuesday for Consuls to attend the annual 4-H w -;jML -is in V j y I t N My Lunch-time Favorite-l Full of wonderful honey-tweet flavor.. sure! But Honey Maid Grahams are wholesome, too rich in energy-giving: elements. Set a plateful on the children's lunch table tomorrow . . . they'll be back in the kitchen begging for morel As .. -i Air your, . grocer s "ONLY THE BEST MEETS A MOTHER'S TEST" BAKED BY NABISCO e NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPA PARENTS! Enter YOUR BABY in the BETTER BABY SHOW BEING CONDUCTED BY THE Pythian Sisters, Talisman - Temple No. 40 BABY BEAUTY SHOW WEDNESDAY . July 1st - 2:30 p. m. Lincoln School Auditorium The prettiest little girl and the most handsome little boy will be selected from each of six classes, CORONATION PAGEANT MONDAY JULY 6th - 7:30 p. m. Lincoln School Auditorium The following awards are to be givew Loving Cups Blue Ribbons Movie Tests Engraved Certificates. AGE LIMIT AM babies under 5 years of age are eligible to register. The first 50 babies registered MONDAY, JUNE 8th, WILL RECEIVE SPECIAL GIFTS. Registration will be gin at 10:00 a. m. Monday, June 8th and will continue until 5:30 p. m., Wednesday June 10th. No Entry Fee Required Physical examinations will be made of each entrant and the most physically fit will receive health certificate, blue ribbon or gold seal diploma, according to merit. REGISTER YOUR BABY JUNE 8-9-10 at J. C. PENNEY'S Infant Dept. - 3rd Floor (In ASHLAND, J. 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