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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1955)
Chamber Group Backs Sales Tax As Means of Solving Problem A unanimous recommendation that the sales tax principle with certain exemptions be adopted by the Oregon legislature to solve the state tax problem was made yesterday by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce's legislative committee. A report of the action taken at the committee's regular week ly breakfast session Monday was .made at the Chamber's round table noon luncheon yesterday by Attorney Frank Van Dyke. No Specific Proposal He said that the committee -did not adopt any specific tax proposal, but believed that "ev : erybody enjoying the benefits of government should contribute directly to that government's support." Van Dyke also gave his per : scnal opinion that citizens all over the state should arise and support the sales tax principle, rather than increased income or real taxes. He cited what he be ' lieved were the dangers of leav- " ing such a proposal to refer endum and stated the legislature ' should initiate a sound measure during this session He explained that a referen dum would allow some small group' to word the bill, which might be objectionable, but ad- ' opted as a last recourse. Believes Future Poor Robert Root, another Cham ber committee member on leg islation and former state repre sentative, said that, in his op inion, the sales tax future in the present legislative session was "poor." He added, however, that if the people were properly informed on the subject, they would favor it. Root also said . that the adoption of a stiff real property tax or state income tax would probably bring about a referendum by the next general .election for a sales tax. Root described the state's pres ent economic status, which he said calls for drastic financial action to solve a deficit. He fav ored a general 3 per cent sales tax to solve the situation, with persons earning below $6,000 ex- jemot from a state income tax. In discussing proposed mea sures to raise additional reven ues. Root said that a six-mill property tax would bring about $30,000,000 revenues to the state. Such a tax would increase Jackson county millage by 11.2 mills, or an average of 16.7 per cent in taxes. . In sneakincr nf state inpnine taxes Root said that he had fig ured out that 80 per cent of uregon iammes pay less inan the $80 necessary in basic school support money to maintain one child in school. In conjunction with the tax discussion, Root recommended support of a permissive average inventory bill (HB 46), which will be helpful to Oregon's lum ber industry in allowing a monthly inventory average for tax purposes, instead of a Jan uary check when their stock piles are greatest. The members of the legisla tive committee of the Chamber invited all Chamber members who could to attend next week's session, which will concern wa ter resources and pending legis lation. , Next Monday's roundtable session, which is open to Cham ber members and newcomers here, will concern a report on retail promotion in the area and the coming spring opening un der the direction of Howard Boyd. On The Side By E. V. Durling (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) My reference of several months ago that "Dazzy" Vance was 31 when he pitched his first major league victory was ques tioned by many subscribers de manding stogies. They said all the record books had it that Vance was 29 at the time. I re fused to retract, adding I did not pay off on record books. This re ply inspired much indignation In a recent interview, Vance said, "I am two years older than the record book say. When I won my first major league game I was 31." As you know, we Brooklynites are modest, retir ing fellows not inclined to boast about or crow over a triumph. I merely mention this matter be cause I have been receiving a number of stogies not carefully wrapped. May I ask that sub scribers who have lost stogies on this Vance argument please mail them in aluminum containers to avoid breakage? Horses & Women The helpful hints on wife training offered by our Horses & Women department are of no use to a timid man. Only hus bands of firm character can hope to profit by them. For example, take a husband who is trying to streamline a wife so he will be proud of her appearance in a a bathing suit. He has to make his orders stick as to diet which is the most important factor in weight reduction. He should weigh his wife on the bathroom scales daily. Her weight for that date should be recorded on a chart. In this way her progress in achieving a streamline figure, or the lack of it. can be ac curately checked. Asking Queries from clients. Q. When a wife is wild about Gregory Peck and keeps raving about his looks, charm, sex appeal, etc., don't you think it is a mistake for her husband to take it seri ously? Shouldn't he take it lightly? A. When a married woman raves about a Hollywood heart throb in the manner you describe, it has certain implica tions as to her life as - a wife. Taking it "lightly" is not ex actly the way a husband should be expected to view the situation Let us say he should view it philosophically. Woman For President If, and when, a woman runs for President of the United States, will the candidate for Vice-President also be a woman? When Victoria Claflin Woodhull was named the presidential can didate of the Equal Rights Party in 1872, her running mate for vice-president was a man named Frederick Douglass. Sidelights Oldest royal house in the world is that of Haile Selassie of Abyssinia. He says he is a descendant of the Queen of Sheba . . . The question as to who wrote that perennially pop ular ditty titled "California, Here I Come," has baffled quite a few subscribers. Answer is, Joe Meyer, Buddy De Sylva and Al Jolson. Joe Meyer also wrote "If You Knew Susie," which has become Eddie Cantor's theme song. Asides Are you an Irish stew enthu siast? How about lamb stew? How does your charming wife handle the stew situation? I sup pose she knows that all stews should first be cooked, then let get cold and reheated again be fore serving . . . When can a boy rightly say, "Now I am a man?" In most states in this country a boy legally reaches his majority at 21. However, ac cording to nature, a boy becomes a man at 15. Art A New Yorker claims he has a "genuine Rembrandt" in his art collection. I hope he is right. There are over 10,000 paintings in the United States attributed to Rembrandt, though according to the records of his life he only painted 700. Please Note . Note a reference to "Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale. The term nightingale applied to a feminine singer is incorrect. It is the male nightingale that sings. "Band Canary" applied to a feminine vocalist is also er roneous. It is the male canary that sings. Tuesday, February 22, 195S Increase the Enjoyment off Your New Home with a U. S. National Real Estate Loan tailored to fit your needs -Your family deserves the best. The youngsters will love that home you're dreaming of buying or building. Mom will like a modern kitchen, good closet space, a home that's planned for carefree living. Dad is probably looking forward to a workshop, a good garage, a fine yard. -But be sure your financing plan is also designed to fit your requirements. -Talk with experienced loan men at the U. S. National Bank while your home is still in the "dream" stage. They will arrange a real estate loan that will add to the enjoyment of your new home. Low bank rates ... individualized terms. You may make extra payments at any time without penalty. You choose your own insurance agent. You build valuable bank credit. You are sure of focal financing. BEDFORD BRANCH CKHM ' v-f jy NSso' ? MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE CANDIDATE FOR ADOPTION by new German army is this version of famed American Jeep. Powered by four cylinder motor, product of Pors che works weighs 2,800 pounds. (International) Measures in Oregon Legislature Salem U.R) The question, said Sen. Gill to Sen. Ziegler, is: Will the telephones in the re frigerator locks be pay phones, and, if so, will there be dimes or nickels there in case a cus tomer finds himself locked in? Sen. Francis W. Ziegler of Corvallis arose on the Senate floor to explain a bill which would among other things, pro vide that in each refrigerated locker plant in which there is no full time attendant on the premises when the plant is open to patrons, an extension tele phone must be installed in each refrigerated room. It was, thought Ziegler, a sim ple bill. But before he was able to take his seat, half a dozen senators had asked him about a provision for reduction in li cense fees on the phones. To the query of Sen. Warren Gill of Lebanon about pay phones," which brought chuckles from the senators, Ziegler re plied "No. They are extension phones." A final round of laughter came when Ziegler, asked by President Elmo E. Smith of John Day if he wished to make a closing argument, said with a sigh of relief: "No!"" Then the measure was unan imously passed. Salem U.R) A bill is being drafted for the House Food and Dairying Committee which would establish a minimum pro ducer price on milk. Sponsors of the measure said the bill would help prevent any possible price war on milk. The minimum price would be based partly on the "average paid farmers in the three neigh boring states rather than on the cost of production. Distributors would set up pro ducer pools and negotiations would be made for an annual contract on a base quota for fluid milk. At the end of the year new quotas would be set up based on production during the four lowest shipping months. Salem U.R) Oregon's trou bles with her sister states in negotiating industrial accident claims in cases where jurisdic tions of other states collided with those of Oregon is the sub ject of a bill brought before the House State and Federal Affairs Committee. . The proposed measure would allow. th Industrial ArrirJent Commission to negotiate the compensation controversies on its own authority and would give it more authority to act in such cases as the one that arose Resigned Liquor Officer Seeks Public Hearing Portland U.R) -An Oregon Liquor Control Commission hearing officer, who resigned under fire last week, has asked the commission to set aside his resignation, confront him with specific charges and hold an open hearing on any charges against him. Karl F. Glos of Portland was asked to resign after Gov. Paul L. Patterson made public a spe cial report which accused a com mission employee of gross mis conduct. Gov. Patterson did not name the employee. ' Glos asked the commission to rescind his resignation, which he submitted last Thursday. Glos said he "had been given information by good authority" that he was not eligible for a hearing before the Civil Service Commission because he had re signed. He asked for an open hearing "where I can be faced by my accusers and cross-examine them after , I have been appraised of any specific charges." Glos said no specific charges have been served on him. He said he was asked to resign by Lester Ireland,, commission chairman, and that he complied. The report to the governor was prepared by Robert Ma guire, a Portland attorney, who headed an investigation of the commission. . PHILANTHROPY RISE New York 4U.PJ Gifts and philanthropy in the United States reached new high levels in 1954, according to an index based on a study of publicly an nounced giving in 10 large cities made by John Price Jones Com pany, Inc. The total in 1954 was $603,047,382 as against $495, 039,966 in 1953. AM OtEGON SANK SEtVttM OtIGOM IIBERACE 7:30 P.'M. WEDNESDAYS KBES-TV, CHANNEL 5 fjosacr I lifill PARADE WW. GLEAN ...clean through and through! DEEP PENETRATING SUDS find their way to every fibre and float out even hidden dirt you didn't know was there! featured at when four workmen were killed last year in an accident at Bon neville dam. Since the boundary between Oregon and Washington some where in the Columbia river has never been definitely estab lished, liability for paying the claims of the widows of the four men has been lost in a legal fog. Oregon has paid the survivors' claims, but has complained that the state of Washington has re fused to meet Oregon even half way: A similar lack of reciproc ity has plagued the state in its dealings with California. Salem U.R) A bill permit ting the State Department of Education to refuse teaching cer tificates to persons convicted of crimes of moral turpitude has been approved in the House and the Senate. The House passed unanimous ly a Senate-approved bill raising the jurisdiction of small claims departments of justic courts to $100. Another bill would make transient labor camps subject to the same sanitary regulation which now applies to tourist courts HEY. SARGE! Greenwich, Conn. U.R) The 1,000th Connecticut enlistee in) the Army since the Air Force undertook a separate recruiting campaign was Pvt. Frank Sar-geant. Providence, RJ. . (u.f) Rhode Island celebrates its own Independence Day on May 4. 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