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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1957)
u Tax Commissioner Speaks At meeting of Local Realtors Adoption of the theory that the on'f fair Kmd of tax is "the tax someone else pays" can re sult only in economic and social disaster, Sam Stewart, state tax commissioner, said here yester day. Stewart spoke at the Medford hotel at a luncheon meeting of local realtors Attending a real estate educational conference Wednesday and Thursday. The tax commissioner pointed out there have been "dramatic increases" in taxes since 1940 "Yet, voters continually approve tax-increase measures," he stated. Tax Relief Sought "Now people are speaking prl manly in terms of tax relief. Taxpayer organizations have been springing up in increasing numbers, with some opposing all tax incre;fcs and a larger group favoring a shift in the tax bur den." Stewart noted that Oregon's population has increased 40 per cent since 1940 and the rate . of migration to Oregon has been high. "With more people, we should have more wage earners and taxpayers," he said. "But with the big increase in popula tion, our age component has been changed. There are more children, and more people over the age of 65, who are neither wage earners nor taxpayers. De spite the populatin increase, the work force has remained static." Inline Down We said Oregon's per capita in come is below the national aver age for the first time in 17 years. yet the cost of living is up. He also noted an economic change has taken place in Oregon. "Ore gon used to be thought of as a state supported largely by agri culture and extractive enter prises, such as mining, lumber ing and fishing. Recently, urban ization andndustrialization have it NORTH BEND COOS BAY Plus tax hJUEsreoasTp increased In importance to our economy." The tax commissioner contin ued, "If we relieve the home owner's tax burden, business and industry must assume a greater burden. We also hear business and industrial interests saying they are being forced out by high taxes. We need business and in dustry to produce employment and stabilize economy." Property Tax Needed Stewart emphasized the im portance of property taxes. "Property taxes provide twice as much revenue as the income tax," he said, "and four times as much revenue as the gasoline tax." Regarding a possible sales tax in Oregon, Stewart said, "It doesn't matter how the tax is paid, we still have to pay it." He noted that 96 per cent of the population earn less than $10,000 a year. Four per cent earn over that amount. "Sixty per cent of our revenue is now paid by the 96 per cent group of wage earn ers, and 40 per cent of our rev enue is paid by the 4 per cent group of wage earners. Sales tax is a regressive tax, which lays heavily on the low income group," he said. The tax commissioner stated, "Existing inequities in property tax are what makes the tax bad. Property tax hasn't always been enforced." He added, "Any tax is an enforced contribution, and all forms of taxation are wrong in some respect." Reappraisal Program He spoke briefly concerning the current reappraisal program for property in the state. He said the reappraisal is not a matter of increasing or lowering taxes," he said, "But a matter of putting all property on the tax rolls." Stewart said, "If you want good schools, roads, street light ing, police protection and other services, you have to pay for them." He said 80 per cent of the state budget consists of ap propriations for public welfare, education, highways, health and hospital service. The local budg et, he said, consists of 60 per cent school appropriations. Remain ing major appropriations are for county, city and miscellaneous services. Two-Day Conference The conference held here was one of several being held throughout the state under spon sorship of the state real estate department. Subjects included contracts, descriptions, encum brances, finding buyers, selling amenities, determining listing price, earnest money contracts, basic office records, real estate law, ethics and broker salesman ship relations. Speakers and special guests in addition to Stewart were- Ed Lucke, sales manager for John J. Clarke, Portland realtor, and president of the Million Dollar club; Leevern Johnson, in charge of real estate census and business administration at the University of Oregon; Burton Dunn, educa tional supervisor for the state real estate department; Ray Schumaker, county assessor and past president of the Medford and state realty boards; E. L. Bartholomew, vice-president of the Oregon Associatin of Real Estate boards; William Frohn mayer, presiaent of the Medford Realty board; Ben Hilton, presi dent of the Grants Pass board of realtors: Sam Tooley, past pres ident of the Ashland Multiple Listing service and president of the Ashland Realty board; and Arney Gagnet, auditor and ex aminer for the state real estate department. Court of Honor Due Wednesday Cave Junction One of the largest Eagle Scout Courts of Honor ever held in the Crater Lake area is planned for 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 at the Illin ois Valley High school. Six explorers of troop 20 will receive their Eagle awards. Attain Honor Boys who have attained this highest plateau in scouting are Loren Meredith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville . Meredith, Mike Whiteley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Whiteley, Carl Ham mer Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer, all of Cave Junc tion; Stanley Love, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Love, Daniel and Leroy Slanaker, sons of Mrs. Hazel Slanaker, all of O'Brien. Dr. Elmo Stevenson, president of Southern Oregon college, will be the .principal speaker. An Eagle presentation ceremony built around the theme "Being Prepared as Members of the Team," is planned by Scout master Eugene Pulley and his assistant, Ralph Huber. To take part in the ceremony will be the two Scoutmasters, Richard Rauber, Life Scout; Gary Mere dith, Eagle Scout; and Ray Ell- Strom, district U. S. Forest Rang er. Myron Terpening of Grants Pass will speak as the Voice of the Eagle. Eagle Badges The Eagle badges, which are to be presented by District Scout Executive Dick Lamb, will be on display at the Bank of Illinois Valley from Friday until Wednesday. Refreshments will be served by Scout mothers, assisted by the Illinois Valley Lions club. Glenn Morrison Post No. 70 of the American Legion are sponsors of the troop. Two Jackson County Men Jailed in Yreka Yreka Two Jackson county men were lodged in jail at Yreka Tuesday night on charges in volving liquor. Lyle M. Russell, 39. Central Point, was charged with driving on the wrong side of the street. He also was charged with speed ing and failure to stop at a through highway. Charles E. Cooper, 29, Talent, was arrested on a charge of be ing intoxicated in public. Yellowstone national park con tains more gysers than all the rest of the world cmbined. The park was established by federal law in 1972. TOO GOOD TO MISS! ALL YOUR Garden Needs at Big Savings Roto Spaders $10495 18 in. Rotary Mowers i $4695 3 cu ft. Wheelbarrow on,y $688 Plastic Garden Hose$594 3 gal. Weed Burner onIy $1575 Special Low Prices on Fencing 40 South Central - Call 2-6255 First Salute to Stedman Show Draws Large Audience Thursday The near -capacity audience which saw the opening perform ance of the "Salute to Stedman" show at Medford High school last night was delighted with the revue. This was proven by the en thusiastic and sustained applause which greeted the numbers and followed the finale number. The show which honors Rob ert Stedman, drama instructor at Medford High school now recovering in a Portland hos pital from an extended illness, will be repeated tonight with curtain time at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will go towards the instructor's medical expenses. Fast-Moving Show The lively, fast-moving pro duction is a combination of dra matic skits, song and dance acts. It is produced by Footlighters, in cooperation with the Medford school system. Colleen Hope's dance studio and other towns people. "A Day on Delancy Street" is the title of the two-act eight scene production. All action in the show takes place on Delan cey Street, "a New York tene ment district. The street is a cosmopolitan place dominated by Irish and Italian accents. The show opens with Delancey Street coming to life with Tony, the traditional Italian organ grinder played by Russ Jamison, speaking to a group of Delancey Street tourists played by the Medford High school chorus. Master of Ceremonies Tony is a participating master of ceremonies whose clowning serves to introduce various scenes of the show. Also in the first scene are Ben Gault, Linda White and John Holmes. Smooth continuity of the show is demonstrated by the transi tion from scene II, "Tony Rem inisces," to scene III, "They Al ways Come Back." The scene feature is children from Col leen Hope's dance studio whose appearances are interspersed throughout the show. Four Irish and Italian tene ment women played by Carol Schuler, Karen Bohls, Mary Wil son and Dee Clark are on stage for scene III. A sparkling num ber, "Penny Candy," is sung by Frankie Burton, concluding the scene as "the one who came back." Following Scene A scene titled "Mrs. Pat and the Law," follows. It features Frank Butcher, who convincing ly plays an inebriated Pat, and Lenore Zapell, his uncritical wife. Others in the scene are Kathy Zapell, Jim Sullivan and Jerry Jerome. A girls' trio composed of Colleen Barr, Rosemary Doo len and Sue Hall climax the scene with an Irish reel. A boys' quartet which sings "Watching All the Girls Go By" is featured in scene V. They are Jay Mullen, Larry Slessler, John Payne and Mike Stearns. Girls in the scene are Lois Elkins, Dee Cuthbertson, Charlotte Jensen and Barbara Pierce. Four dancers conclude the act. They are Donna Johnson, Judy Alder, Jerry Chenault and Gene Kimbrell. Imaginative Section Most imaginative section of the production is scene II of Act II, where Paul Gandt nar- i rates American and foreign ver- sions of the old movie bit where I "husband loses job, assumes wife will leave him but wife decides she loves him." The American, Russian and Italian scenes are played by Lenore Zapell and Jerry Mc Dougall; the English and Japa nese versions are portrayed by Frankie Burton and Thayer Tar vin. In each case the skit ends similar to that of the Japanese version with wife "clinging to honorable husband like oatmeal clings to honorable ribs!" Tenor Voice A refreshing voice is that of Larry Brunette, the Irish cop, who sang "You're the Daughter of Mother Machree." The song serves to reconcile the "girl," played by Janet Swift, and "boy," played by Charles Rowan, in a Romance in the Park scene. Brunette also appeared earlier in the show. A particularly delightful num ber that especially triggered au dience response features Lenore Zapell, whose vocal interpreta tions of "Pavlova" and "Dinah" are of professional caliber. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" is a balet scene which some might consider a bit over-sophisticated for an audience having many children and high school students. The ballet stars Colleen Hope and Jack Rouhier. Other dancers are Pat Hilton, Linda Durkee, Louise Lull, Sylvia Smith, Rose mary Tokar, Mary Annette Rentz. Sharon Laing, Julianne Yoakley, Kathleen Larimer, Lola Good, Ronnie Hannon and Paul Zeleznik. Music, Comedy . Music in the show is well inte grated with comedy scenes. The Medford High school chorus, di rected by Lynn Sjolund, is cre atively worked into the produc tion several times. An accordion medley by Caesar Muzzioli also was well received last night. The show's gay mood is estab lished by the Medford High school band in both the over ture and finale, under the direc tion of I. A. Mirick. The band concludes the show with a vigor ous medley from "My Fair Lady." Show Staff Production staff of the show includes Mrs. Ivan Burton, gen eral chairman; Ray Lewis, musi cal continuity and arrangements; Colleen Hope, choregrapher; Frank Butcher, stage manager and director of crowd scenes; Ray Lewis and Melody Pierce, accompanists; Warren Wolf, set design: Bernard Roberts, set con- Friday, March 29, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE struction; L a v e t u s Wimmer, properties; Mary Kelly, news paper publicity; Ruth Kilbourn, prompter; and Jerry McDougall, director of makeup. The Medford public school staff is in charge of lights and sound, stage crew, radio pub licity, tickets, programs, box of fice and ushers. E.C. The canal lock at Ymuiden. Holland is t h e largest in the world, is believed. It is 1,312 feet in length and has a width of 164 feet. 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