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Tuesday, November 5, 1957 VEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE o o o o o o o 0 Two Tax Governor, Group OfBipartisans Present Programs By STATE SEN. PHILIP B. LOWRY Salem Two very different tax plans designed to relieve Ore gon's harassed taxpayers in dif ferent ways and degrees are cer tain to have a head-on collision at Salem early this week. One plan is, that of the Governor, which would have the tax payer compute his income tax based on the if MmM bum in 01 per Sen. Lowry ceni sunai passed by the 1957 regular ses sion and then permit the taxpay er to deduct 10 per cent of the tax so computed. This plan has already been passed by tne hause and is under consideration by the Senate Taxation commit tee, of which I am one of the members. Members Disagree ,T$ie majority of the Senate Taxation committee members disagrees with the Governor's proposal and have offered what has become known as the "bipar tisan plan." The bipartisan plan is a combination of the ideas of both Republicans and Democrats of both the House and the Sen ate. The plan arose from a con ference last Wednesday between Senator Boivin, Democrat, Klarm ath Falls; Senator Musa, Demo crat, The Dalles; Senator Oh fnart, Republican, Salem; and myself. The four of us sat down together for the purpose of see ing if it wouldn't be possible to propose a sound plan to take Oregon's tax mess out of poli tics. The bipartisan plan would do these things: (1) Tax rates would be lowered just as closely as possible to the 1953 level by repealing the 45 per cent surtax of the 1955 ses sion, and the 1957 tax increases. This simply carries out the prom ise, made to voters last Novem ber at election time, to repeal the surtax. (2) Dependency credits and3! personal exemptions would re main at $600. (3) Taxpayers over age 65; who are blind; or handicapped so that they cannot be gainfully em ployed, would receive a double exemption. This would approx imate the Federal exemption. Would Pay No Tax (4) Taxpayers over age 65 who do nol have an adjusted gross income in excess of $2,400 would pay no tax. Taxpayers over age 65 and earning in ex cess of $2,400 would receive a tax cut of $6 on a separate re turn and $12 on a joint return. This is for the purpose of giving some relief where it is most needed and to a class of citizens who have been most, hurt by inflation. (5) Taxpayers who are subject O I! ei . Wim feel tmrntttmm-m nmtmtammimiam wmi Belief Plans Coming Before Legislators This tMs to withholding and have no out side income in excess of S100 would be relieved from filing a return. (6) Tax rates would be subject to an escaltor clause. This pro vides that if the income tax re ceipts drop below S60,000,000 in any one year, each bracket rate would automatically increase by 1 per cent. This will insure absolute fiscal responsibility. If tax receipts fall below a safe level, rates would be adjusted upward. Taxes would not vary with poorly predicted estimates of surplus but with actual ac counting of receipts. Even a 1 per cent escalator increase would be far below the present rates. Permanent Reduction The bi-partisan plan proposes a permanent rate reduction in contrast to tne Governor's plan which would be only a '"one shot" percentage reduction and leave the high rates in effect. Chamber Tourist Program Discussed at RcundtabEe About 80 cents out of each tourist dollar goes to a wayside industry, Ron Gandee told the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce roundtable meeting Monday. Gandee said that although the wayside industries are receiv ing more than 80 per cent of the tourist money, they are contrib uting only 30 per cent of the chamber's advertising funds which are designed to attract tourists. Few wayside industry officials and owners attended the meet ing, according to Don McNeil, secretary of the chamber. The meeting was scheduled for this type of business and special in vitations were sent to all own ers, he added. Moiel Owners Motel owners present agreed with the chamber that motels should take a more active part in the chamber's tourist pro gram, but added that strong com petition among motels in the Rogue "Valley area have made profits small. They urged the chamber to help them in a drive to forbid "bait" signs from be ing posted along the highway. McNeil said the chamber's $8, 000 per year to spend on tourist promotion is centered on pam phlets. The pamphlets are divid ed into three classes, he said. About $425 per year is spent on an invitational type folder which is in color. This type of folder is sent to people asking about the area and to outdoor and travel shows in the United States. Another $285 per year is spent on a folder which describes . a number of things to do and see in the area. It is used for con vention promotion, he said. Tourists Items Pamphlets that center on one or a few tourist items for Jack son county visitors make up the largest amount of money spent, McNeil said. A facts and figures pamphlet cost $150 per year, the pamphlet for parking meter tickets for tourist cars parked overtime costs $75 per year, the Get That Serta Feeling From the World's Most . Refreshing Sleep! Comi in... Make this easy 1 I Prus Lightly . . . Feel TOP SOFTNESS Patented Sertaliner Construction gives you permanent top softnes in th innerspring construction not just th upholstery. Pres lightly, how responsive at body contact It's permanent comfort! O ei&s & The bi-partisan plan would re duce personal income taxes by at least $55,000,000 or approx imately 30 per cent. It would still leave an adequate surplus based upon the Governor's fig ures. As committee hearings are held on the bi-partisan plan, it may be necessary to make some minor adjustments to the plan. There is very strong opposi tion by the Governor and many of the merrbers of his party to the bi-partisan plan. To under stand this objection, it must be pointed out that the surplus which we are discussing will largely be built by continuing the present high rates in effect. When the Legislature adjourned it was generally agreed that about $9,000,000 would be a safe surplus. Now, five months later, the Governor argues that we should keep the rates at a high level to make sure that we build a surplus of not less than $50,- Jacksonville historical folder costs S225 per year, tourist guide sign program costs S150 per year, a visitor's guide folder costs $50 per year and a visitor's mailing packet costs $162 per year, he said. The rest of the expense is made up by cost of mailing, handling and secretaries, Mc Neil said. He said the chamber has had success with space ad vertising during the past few years but money is lacking to put the plan into the current program, he added. Gandee said he is planning to ask the tourist advisory com mittee, of which he is a member, what plans they have for south ern Oregon during the 1959 centennial. Portland Gasoline Dealer Harassed Portland (IF) Alphonse Van bellinghen, operator of a gaso line station here, said several dealers harassed him Monday night by buying 10 cents worth of gasoline and demanding full service. Vanbellinghen said he was charging three cents under a price of 33.9 for regular and 37.9 for premium. He said prices were down to ' 28.9 cents and lower until a gas war ended and "I thought this jump was big enough." Some half a dozen cars pulled into his station and demanded air, water, oil, battery and wind shield service after buying 10 cents worth of gas, Vanbel linghen said. EX-NEWS OFFICIAL DIES Philadelphia (IP) George M. Neil, 50, former general man ager of the Philadelphia In quirer, was found dead in bed Monday at his home in suburban SynWyd. 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It can, therefore, be seen that the real issue of the session is how big a surplus is going to be built by keeping the present high rates in effect. Past sessions have ended up with a large surplus but it re sulted from miscalculations and not planning. The Governor says permanent tax relief should await more de tailed study. From three ses sions' experience on the Senate Tax committee, I know this to be fallacy. We have studied tax relief in Oregon for years. The result is that Oregon now has the highest and severest income tax program in the United States (see figures of Commerce Clearing House which show Oregon way out in front and leading their closest competitor, New York, by almost 10 per cent). For two regular sessions I have been in the minority in re sisting tax increases when I didn't think they were neces- -sary. The , only way to accom plish tax relief is simply by doing it and not talking about it as a vague proposal for the future. It is my opinion that we should start to do something now about more jobs for Ore gonians so everybody can afford to pay a reasonable tax. There is a real relationship between taxes and jobs as witness Ore gon's depressed and undivers ified economy. Business makes jobs and reasonable taxes en courage business. We should not be ashamed to admit that. Most of the proposals which would ecourage business are dead and buried in the House Taxation committee. As we consider the proposals further, I would appreciate re ceiving the. views of Jackson County citizens. ARABS REJECT PROPOSAL Cairo (IP! The Arab League Political Committee Sunday re jected UN Secretary Dag Ham marskjold's proposal that Arab countries help pay for maintain ing the United Nations emer gency force in the Gaza Strip. The committee approved a reso lution forming a united Arab economic front to "combat Euro pean economic unity in its ag gressive intentions in relation to the Arab economy." 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John Kucera, forest service of ficer and leader of the search partly, said two mounted volun teers, Pete Peterson and Benny Van Winkle, 27, ' of Weston, found the woman two miles north of the south fork of the Graham Returns from Portland Hospital Pat Graham, Disabled Ameri can Veterans service officer, re turned to Medford Friday after convalescing in Portland follow ing surgery. The DAV office, formerly at 1515 North River side ave., will reopen for busi ness at the Graham residence, 175 Jeanette st., telephone SPring 2-4192. Graham announced that the DAV and auxiliary meetings will be held on the second and fourth Fridays of each month instead of Tuesdays. The first meeting will be held Friday, Nov. 8 in the Red Cross build ing on Hawthorne st. and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a spa ghetti supper. The DAV talent program will be held Dec. 6 in the Medford High school auditorium. The pro gram, open to children of the area, will include amateur the atrical acts. Four categories and a miscellaneous group will be held with prizes being awarded in each category and a grand prize for the best in the show. Persons interested in partici pating in the talent program are asked to contact Graham at SPring 2-4192. Labor Group Boycotts United Fund Dinner Portland (IP) The Portland Central Labor Council voted Monday night to boycott the victory dinner of United Fund organizations because the affair will be held in" a non-union hotel. Glenn Blake, president of the council, said the United Fund should have scheduled its din ner for the Columbia Athletic club, which is serviced by un ion personnel, rather than in the non-union Multnomah hotel. Blake said union members who worked in the UF cam paign may attend the dinner as individuals but that the Council will not be represented. With a few exceptions, mam mals have seven bones in their necks. Wenaha river at 2 p.m. Monday, four miles from where she van ished. Reports Delayed Reports that the woman had been found were delayed while the horsemen rode to a radio communications center at Look out Mountain. Mrs. Walker hiked into the rugged eastern Oregon rimrock country to hunt elk with her husband Marvin, and another Newberg couple, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wright.-, Van Winkle said "I found her on a ridge about 10 miles north east of their original camp where the north and south forks of the Wenaha river meet. She started waving her arms when she saw me. She had a fire built on the top of the ridge and was walk ing around it. It was cold. She had her rifle1 with her but no shells. She was dressed warm. Ate Saturday Morning "I asked her if she was hurt or hungry. She said no, she didn't feel cold, but the last food she had was Saturday morning. I told her a search party was look ing for her and she said she'd like to get back to her original camp and her husband. "So I put her on my horse and carried her back to her camp at Trapper Creek, and her husband and son. "When she first saw me, she said she was never so glad to see anybody in her whole life." Westfir Man Killed In Logging Accident Westfir (IP) James W. Ames, 26, Westfir, was killed at the Hines Lumber Co. logging op eration here Monday when a log slipped off a truck, crush ing him. Ames, a head-loader, had been putting binder chains on a truckload of logs when the accident occurred. He is survived by a wife and three children. The surface of Lake Superior lies about 602 feet above sea level. Three Evangelistic Services Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday November 5th 6th 7th 8 P.M. Evangelist Allen L Crabtree of Seattle, APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH No. Central at 3rd St. Medford morning grin with "Perfect Sleeper" - SMOOTH -TOP MATTRESSES ANO BOX SPKNG& Ma4 by KWttrM Uw America O SOUTHERN OREGON'S OLDEST & LARGEST FURNITURE STORE Quiz Now Planned On Manpower Total For Science Needs Washington (IP) Congres sional investigators will question top military manpower officials this week on whether the U.S. missile program has keen hurt by any waste of scientific talent. The House manpower subcom mittee, which has been conduct ing a preliminary inquiry into the matter, was set to open Mon day the first public congression al investigation into the U. S. missile effort since Sputnik. A subcommittee source said the group has received reports that competition for scientific and technical personnel in the entire military research and de velopment field is "running wild." Some agencies have gobbled up so many scientists and en gineers that they have been as signed to ordinary administra tive work, the source said, while other agencies have been suffer ing shortage. Release Report In another development, a special Presidential Committee on Scientists and Engineers re leased a previously secret report showing that Russia has sur passed the United States in total number of scientists. The report, prepared by Dr. Herbert Scoville Jr., assistant director of the Central Intelli gence Agency, showed that Russia now has 1,500,000 scien tists compared with 1,300,000 in the United States. Increased Evidence A committee spokesman said U. S. intelligence reports show that Sputnik was not the isolated result of a Soviet "crash" pro gram, but rather increased evi dence of a broad scientific ad vance by the Russians. The subject of U. S. scientific progress will be voiced Nov. 13 by President Eisenhower. 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