Tuesday, November 5, 1957
VEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
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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
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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
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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
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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. Neil, a lawyer, was
general manager of the news
paper from Jan. 1, 1951, until
last June, when he resigned to
resume his law practice.
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000,000 to be spent in the
1959-61 biennium. This is neces
sary, the. Governor says, because
he proposes to increase the
budget from ,272,000,000 to
about $332,000,000 in 1959 and
he doesn't want to raise taxes
at that time.
Think Governor Wrong
The bi-partisans think the
Governor is wrong. They be
lieve it is not wise to purposely
plan and build a tremendous
surplus. Besides taking the
funds out of circulation, the bi
partisans contend that a large
surplus can lead to government
al extravagances and that each
Legislature should balance re
ceipts and expenditures as close
ly as possible. 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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Lost Woman Found
On Ridge Ten Miles
From Hunting Camp
Pendleton (IP! Mrs. Mar
gueritej Walker, 48-year-old wo
man hunter from Newberg who
disappeared from a camp deep in
the Wallowa National forest last
Thursday, was found alive and
in "good condition" by two vol
unteer searchers.
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.
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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. Eisen
hower announced Friday he
would make the first of several
"chins up" addresses at Okla
homa City Nov. 13 to strengthen
America's confidence in its
scientific and economic power.
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