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Friday' February 11, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TrllBUXB FITS ft Bill would m Income Tax Levies by ities, eowniies Measure Reserves State and Federal Right to Taxation Salem (U.R) A bill to ban cities,, or counties from levying Income taxes on corporations or individuals was before the Ore gon Senate today, directed to correct, its sponsors said, such levies as one already imposed by , the city of Portland. The measure would reserve to the state and federal govern ments the right to levy income taxes. The sponsors, Sens. Rudie Wil helm Jr. (R-Portland), chairman of the senate assessment and tax ation committee, and Lee Oh mart (R-Salem), vice-chairman, introduced two bills right back of it making provisions in case the first bill is not passed. Income Tax Limited ' " One would provide that a city may levy a tax based on net or gross income, but only on such incbme derived from services performed or sales made where deliveries are effected within the city limits. For instance, a cor 5 poration with headquarter in Portland, directing a shipment from an eastern point to a Med f ord market, could not be taxed for the profit on that shipment by the city of Portland. It could be, then, by Medf ord. Sen. Wilhelm explained the object of this was to prevent overlapping of taxes double or multiple taxation. Kicker Bill The third measure, frankly admitted to be a "kicker" bill to call sharply to the attention of those 'businesses that would be affected, would provide in event the cities are allowed to tax in- come, that all exemptions be re moved. At present a city may 0 not levy an income tax on banks, production - credit associations, financial corporations, building and loan associations, racing meets, liquor establishments and insurance businesses and real estate and business brokers. Portland gets at business in come by levying a tax on privi leges to do business, with the li cense, based on the income of the business, Sen. Wilhelm said. Should Stay Out of Field He' observed: "It is our feel ing that the property tax should be left to the cities and other local '"divisions of government and that the state should stay out of the property tax field. The Legislature has so far adopted this program and has made it possible for the cities to increase their property tax base by sub mission of a new tax base to the , people." Bills in Legislature Salem (U.R). The Oregon House has passed a Senate ap proved measure to allow the warden of the state penitentiary to safeguard funds held in the commissary for prisoners when they are discharged or paroled. Each prisoner discharged would receive $50, whether he had that much coming or not, and any money above that would be paid to him at intervals the warden would determine. Rep. Pat Dooley (D.-Portland) expressed concern that some fu ture warden might abuse the discretion and hold back on funds that a prisoner he "had a grudge against" might have. Al though discussion was limited to Dooley's questions and the explanation of the bill by Rep. George Layman (R.-Newberg) 22 votes were cast' against the measure. ' Salem (U.R) A bill to create a ' paid liquor commission has been introduced in the Oregon Senate by Sen. Phil Brady (D. Portland). Under Brady's measure, each of the . three commissioners would be paid not more than $10,000 a year, the amount to be fixed by the governor. As under Grange BATH ROD TELESCOPES Los Angeles, Calif. (U.R) One' of the newest bathroom accessories disappears when not in use. It is a bar for drying nylons or lingerie, or for hold ing guest towels, and operates pulled out when needed, or pushed out of sight when no longer necessary. The bar comes in two models one for com plete recessing in the wall; and one for installation on the wall. i Columbus voyages to the New World, were in 1492, 1493 and 1494 (same voyage), 1498 and 1502. . Roxy Ann Grange ' Roxy Ann Grange met Feb. 4 with Master Orie Moore pre siding, it was announced that ?Z7 was taken in from the March of Dimes card party. Agriculture Chairman Charlie Witcher gave an interesting re port on farm prices. Building Chairman Nelson Shober thanked the members who helped repair the floor, put the molding on, and the ladies for the good potluck dinner. Legislative Chairman Ivan Wolfe gave a. good report on news concerning the govern-, ment. Roscoe Roberts . told about prices now in comparison with 1947. Seems the dollar will buy more now, than it did at that time. Dance Chairman Ken Shaw announced a potluck dinner and card part Saturday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m. Lecturer Laura Witcher turn ed, the program , over to the young people of the Grange who presented Valentine skits and music and memoirs of how the husbands met their wives. HEC Chairman Marguerite Shaw announced next meeting will be at the Grange hall at 8 o'clock, Feb. 16, with, Mrs. Claypool and Muriel Shaw as hostesses. Madge Nowlin had a display table of salt and pepper shakers. .Next Grange meeting will be Feb. 18, at 8:15 p.m., there will be. baked food and sewing for sale. the present law, in which the commissioners are not paid a salary but only expenses, the three members would be ap pointed by the governor. : A bill already has been intro duced in the ' Senate by Sen. Robert D. Holmes (D.-Gearhart) to replace the three-man . com mission .with one commissioner. Another bill introduced by Sen. Brady would allow taverns to serve wine as well as beer. The amendment to the liquor control act involved would al low taverns to sell beer and wine containing not more than 14 per cent alcohol. 4-H Follies Rehearsal Scheduled on Saturday A dress rehearsal of the 4-H Friendship Follies is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Medf ord junior high school, according, to Glenn Klein, county agent for 4-H club work. The Follies will be presented Monday, Feb. 14, starting at 8 p.m. at the junior high school auditorium. Proceeds from the show will go to the International Farm Youth Exchange. , BUSY' LEGISLATURE Atlanta, Ga. U.R) A bill in troduced by State Rep. Braswell Deen in effect would prohibit a chicken from crossing a road. Babson . . . Bible and Formosa DOG. BITES BOY. DIES Toronto KU.R) Ian McLel lan, 12, proved poet Oliver Gold smith was right when he wrote of a dog who died after biting a man. Ian was playing his har monica when his dog howled and bit him. Ian was checked for rabies, but it was the dog who became ill and died. The boy's parents believed the dog must have picked up some slow acting poison beforehand. By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass. (Special to Mail Tribune) Four hundred years ago, my ancestor, the Rev. John Rogers, was burned at-the- stake in Lon don, England, Feb. 4, 1555. To commemo rate him and add some cur rent comments is my desire today. The Rev. John Rogers was Boger w. Babion martyred for his work of translating the Bible into, the English language and circulating this complete Bible n i i m l . j i j 1 ' in .dngiana. i ynaaie, wixn . xne help of Coverdale, translated the New Testament and a portion of the Old Testament, as far as II Chronicles, when he was mar tyred therefor. Then John Rog-ers-r-under the assumed name of "Matthews" completed the Bi ble in its entirety for readers in England. This was in 1517; and he did most of the work in Holland. From Holland, the English im ported flour, cheeses, and other foods. My ancestor arranged with the packers of thec barrels and crates containing these food products to hide a Bible among the contents and thereby smug gled these Bibles into England. When he returned to England, about ten years later, he was ar rested and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Finally, he was. martyred at "Smithfield," where I have seen bronze mark er, telling this story of his mar tyrdom. , Unwillingness io Sacrifice Basic Difficulty Today There are many lessons for us from the above experience. First, is the consecration of the priests and preachers of that day and their willingness to make any sacrifices, including their lives. Our unwillingness to sacrifice for our Church and Faith is a basic difficulty of the U.S. today. It is good to see church membership and attend ance increase; but these figures mean little unless accompanied by a willingness to sacrifice. Jesus never quoted statistics He demanded that His followers be judged by their works of righteousness. I would go even further and say that the great ness of every powerful nation has been made possible by the people's sacrifice. When the wil lingness to sacrifice declined, the nation's economic strength declined along with its spiritual strength. In fact, the best U;S. barometer of our spiritual , strength is the value ot our aoi lar. It increases or decreases ac cording to our willingnes to sacrifice fer what is right. We Must Again Teach Bible to Our Children The second lesson applies to the great need of more Bible reading today. When I was a boy, most New England fami lies were Bible-reading families with daily family prayers. We were all taught to obey Bible teachings and to memorize them. I believe that we must again install the Bible as a family guide and as our national guide. Atomic bombs will not save us, any more than the Chinese Wall saved China, or the Magi not Line saved France. This na tion is depending too much on material defense. The more wealth we have, the better tar get we are and, through jealousy the more enemies we will have. Only as. we practice the Bible's Golden Rule, both in national and international affairs, can we hope to survive. The Bible is the only "Bomb" which can save America. Read Isaiah, chap ter 31. Bible Seen Taught In Chinese Colleges ' The Chinese leaders of today were largely educated' in col leges founded by missionaries sent to China by the Christian church of the U.S., England and our Western Allies. I have visit ed some of these Chinese col leges and have seen the Bible being taught there to the bright est young men of China. These students were greatly impressed by Jesus' teachings, especially by- the Sermon on the Mount. As these students matured and became acquainted with the way our businessmen and poli ticians acted, they truly won dered if we are a Christian na tion. Students who came to New York, Chicago and other large American cities for post-graduate work concluded that we are hypocrites. They returned to China saying that the Bible is a forgotten book with us. The Russian Communists told them that our missionaries used our Bible only to "put the Chinese to sleep" while we robbed China. President Eisenhower and Sec retary Dulles both Bible-reading men are handicapped by this unfortunate situation. Fighting alone will not save For mosa. Formosa and the entire East can be saved only if we stop worshiping material suc ces and atomic power, and re turn to- the teachings of .the Bible. j iT-'s Power kelp you pork! j' ' ,, iinwy Power helps you slop! iTue 1 1 ' IM'Pil Studebakcr'i hydraulic - W&SL?f&e22-' ' Studebaker power . Ivjf - 1 ' t!&'0M Pwer teering makes "T& JsfxS'"-mma braiea respond at just a fiW HIDDEN i parking delightfully ggj y touch of your foot. 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