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Interim Committee
Tax Problems, Proposals
(Continued from Pag 1)
Log production 'during 1957
In Oregon was lower than at
any time since 1948, Katz
said. During 1957 it was 22
per cent below-1955 and 19
per cent below 1956, accord
ing" to state board of forestry
figures.
' Lumber production in the
Douglas fir region (Western
Oregon represents 72 per
cent of the output) in the first
seven months of 1958 was
running 6 per cent below the
same period of 1957. It was
also 10 per cent below the
same period in 1956 and 20
per cent below that of 1955.
However, the rate of de
cline seems to be slowing
with July production 5 per
cent below that of 1957.
Price Strength Shown
Price - wise substantial
strength has been shown in
July and August, the econo
mist said. Most observers ex
pect the trend to continue
through fall at least. This
comes from an improved de
mand from the housing mar
ket. Wholesale prices of Doug
las fir lumber hit the lowest
level in many years in March.
It began to firm up in April,
May and June, Katz said.
Statistics reveal the highest
rate of home building in 2Vi
years, Katz commented.
About 85 per cent of the
state's Douglas fir lumber
production is used in residen
tial buildings, he added.
''Private housing dropped
In March to the lowest level
since early 1949, then rose in
April, May and June to the
highest total for any month
since August, 1955," the eco
nomist said.
Farming Receipts Up
In Oregon's second most
' important industry farming
marketing cash receipts in
the first five months 'of the
year were up '2.3 per cent
compared to the same period
the previous year. They were
up 4.4 per cent above the
first five months of 1956. This
excludes government pay
ment, Katz added.
Indications are that 1958 s
tourist season should be close
to 1957 in out-of-state tourist
traffic, Katz said. The high
way department's travel sur
vey indicates a 4.2 per cent
increase in 1957 compared
with 1956. However, money
spent per day dropped from
$18 a car in 1956 to about
S16 a car in 1957. The time
spent in the state also de
clined, he said.
Oregon department store
sales ran 3 per cent below the
first six months -of 1957 and
6 per cent below the first
half of 1956. However, de
partment store sales in Salem
in the same period were ac
tually 5', 2 per cent above the
same period of 1956 and I'i
per cent above the same time
in 1957. Helping this was a
wider market area and, the
stability of large state govern
ment payroll.
'Considering population, a
conspicuous change has occur
red in Oregon's population
growth pattern," Katz said.
"The birth rate has dropped
slightly and the number of
new-comers to Oregon has
dropped sharply."
Timber Draws Attention
Considerable attention on
Friday afternoon and Satur
day centered on timber lands
classification during the pub
lic hearings of the committee.
One of the more interest-
ing testimonies was that of
a representatives of the Wey
erhaeuser Timber company,
with headquarters in Tacoma,
Wash.
Roger Henselman, comp
any representative from Ta
coma, Wash., and formerly of
Medford, suggested that the
depletion factor in taxing tim
RsgaBgg - 2 I
ber lands be considered on an
operating area basis. This de
pletion factor, he said, is the
heart of the current contro
versy over taxation of tim
ber. -
Present law provides that
the appraised value of stand
ing timber is determined by
the state tax commission or
of timber in the area and the
rate it is cut down, or its de
pletion. The state tax commis
sion considers the word
"area" to mean county.
The Weyerhaeuser com
pany suggests that House Bill
821 be rewritten to define
area as operating area. These
operatings areas, as set up
by the county, have different
rates of depletion. Such oper
ating areas in a county could
have depletion rates varying
from 10 years to 40 years, ac
cording to the company's sus
tained yield policy, it was ex
plained. An overall average deple
tion rate for the entire coun
ty harms companies operat
ing on a sustained yield basis
since their timber is evaluat
ed on the same basis as the
companies who cut more rap
idly. Because of risk of fire,
insect damage and other fac
tors timber which stands for
$145,678 Bid for
illion Feet of
Bureau Timber
A total of 8145,678.90 was
bid for the 6,428,000 board
feet of timber offered at its
Aug. 14 auction by the Med
ford district of the bureau of
land management.
Spirited competion was ex
hibited for each of the two
smaller tracts, while the lar
ger tract was sold at the ap
praised price, according to
Assistant - District Manager
Robert D. Hostetter, who con
ducted the auction.
R. L. Atkin, Eagle Point,
was high bidder for 196,000
board feet of timber in Jack
son county. Others who quali
fied for bidding were J. P.
Vanderlip, Duane Burton, and
J. Estremado. Atkin's bid was
S25.55 for Douglas fir, the
dominant species, and his to
tal bid was $4,856.
The other small tract, which
Is located in Josephine coun
ty was awarded to Barbee and
Pickett, Wolf Creek. The bid
was S23.05 for the Douglas
fir and a total of $3,169.45 for
the 137,000 board feet. Cave
man Lumber company and
Bate Lumber company also
qualified for bidding.
The third tract, consisting
of 6,095,000 board feet of
timber was awarded to Bate
Lumber company of Merlin,
the only bidder, at the ap
praised price of 5137,653.45.
District Manager Ross A.
Youngblood reported that a
sealed bid was posted on Aug.
17 for 3,947,000 board feet
of timber which was first of
fered on July 17 but received
no bids. Other . bidders have
until 4 p.m., Aug. 20, to post
bids at the Medford district
office if they wish to compete
for the timber.
French List Deaths.
In Ranks of Rebels
Algiers, Algeria IUPD
French forces in Algeria
killed 20,757 Moslem rebels
during the first seven months
of 1958, the French army said
today.
An army spokesman said
also that 2,777 rebel guerillas
had been taken prisoner be
tween Jan. 1 and July 31. The
bitter fighting has been going
on in this North African ter
ritory for almost four years.
whilp thev comnletp a box
call for widening Stewart
Hears
some time depreciates in
value. That which is cut soon
er does not.
Alternative Cited
The alternative to this
method is the individual
ownership basis as set forth
in House Bill 209, Henselman
said. This, he said, is the only
method ' which gives each
owner the benefit of his in
dividual depletion or cutting
.rate. However, it is consid
ered . difficult to administer,
he added.
"No room should be left for
any possibility of eventual
construction of the state law
to apply the depletion factor
on a basis other than operat
ing areas," he concluded.
The committee agreed to
pass on to consideration by
the state legislature a recom
mendation by the Jackson
County Chamber of Com
merce as represented by F. L.
Spangler of Medford. The
chamber proposes to "create
a tax supervisory and conser
vation commission in coun
ties of more than 50,000 popu
lation, to have authority over
all taxing bodies within the
counties.
County Tax Commission
"An active and alert com
mission of this type in Jack
son county could prevent any
sharp increases in tax levies
by coordinating the needs of
the overlapping units of gov
ernment, and could have a re
straining effect on undue ex
pansion of local budgets, he
read.
Phil Lowry, state senator
from Medford and a member
of the committee, pointed out
that such a recommendation
was made by the chamber
two. years ago. However, the
bill could not be introduced
during recent legislative ses
sion because of lack of time,
he said. .
Friday, a legislative sub
committee voted against rec
ommending establishment of
such a "tax court."
Inheritance Tax
A subcommittee also rec
ommended laws which .would
place an inheritance tax on
property held by entirety.
Oregon does not now tax
such property. There would
be a homestead exemption.
Albert E. Armstrong, dep
uty sheriff of Coos county,
represented the tax collectors
of the state at Saturday's
hearing. Considering, home
steads owned by elderly peo
ple, Armstrong suggested that
such land could be deeded to
the county for payment of the
taxes. However, it shouldn't
be sold if the owner is 65
years old and sole owner of
the homestead.
During Friday's session, the
committee recommended that
liquor clubs be placed on the
tax rolls. On a motion made
by Sen. Monroe Sweetland,
Clackamas county, the com
mittee recommended frater
nal organizations be required
to show what portions of their
activities are charitable. Then
a pro-rata exemption should
be applied, it was recom
mended. Profit - making cemeteries
would also be placed on, the
tax rolls, another recommen
dation stated.
Interim committee mem
bers. at the hearings were Sen.
Rudy Wilhelm, Portland; Sen.
Monroe Sweetland, Milwau
kie; Sen. Lee Ohmart, Salem;
chairman and Sen. Walter
Pearson, Portland; vice-chairman
and Rep. Clarence Bar
ton, Coquille; Sen. Phil Low
ry, Medford; Rep. Ed Cone,
Eugene; Rep. Fayette Bristol,
Grants Pass; Rep. R. E. Sche
deen, Gresham; and Rep.
Clint Haight, Baker. Rep.
John Kerbo, Klamath Falls,
was present at only part of
the hearings.
Project One of.
Major Arterial
Street Programs
By ERIC WENTWORTH
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
Medford motorists annar.
ently have taken to the
Main st.-Eighth st. couplet
like ducks to water.
City officials reDort a mini
mum of complaints since the
couplet opened Aug. 8 to Dro-
vide a quicker, less-congested
routing for tast-west traffic.
Most complaints received con
cerned minor "bugs"' since
worked out to satisfaction.
Some, of course. comDlain
of the system's one real log
jam: at the intersection of
Main st. and Riverside ave..
where the flood of home-
bound businessmen and shop
pers turning north from
Eighth st. onto Riverside cre
ates a backwater in the late
afternoon.
Correct Lane Usage
Traffic engineers have
adopted such expedients as
signs and stripes to encourage
correct lane usage and a shift
in traffic light timing to favor
the "commuters" at this peak
period. '
1 But the situation is tempo
rary. The couplet lacks its
final link, the extension of!
Eighth st. across Bear creek
to merge with Main near the
present Almond st. intersec
tion. The bridge across Bear
creek, according to City Man
ager Robert A. Duff, is sched
uled for construction this win
ter and openihg next spring.
When completed, this ex
tension should insure a
smooth flow of traffic at any
hour.
Meanwhile, two other con
struction projects in the city's
10-year arterial street pro
gram have gotten under way.
The extension of Jackson st.
between Barneburg rd. and
Sunrise ave. is scheduled for
completion by the end of Sep
tember, according to Vernon
Thorpe, public works di
rector.
Box Culvert
And county work crews are
constructing a box culvert to
channel Crooked creek under
Stewart ave. west of the rail
road. Stewart is slated to be
come a four-lane thoroughfare
from the railroad to Holly st.
Both these projects straddle
city and county land, and thus
have become cooperative en
terprises. The city has ac
quired the right of way for
the Jackson st. extension. It
has carried out excavation
work, and plans call for in
stallation of base material and
leveling, which may get un
derway this week.
The county has undertaken
to provide asphalt paving for
a 22-foot center strip. Pending
installation of base material,
the street has been opened
temporarily to public use. But
most drivers decline to "shoot
the rapids" across the present
bumps.
Ease Traffic Flow
The extension's function is
to link the thoroughfare to
the west with the arc from
Sunrise ave. to Hillcrest rd.,
thus providing for through
traffic. It is expected to ease
the flow on East Main st.
At its meeting Aug. 7, the
city council approved an
agreement with the county
whereby as improvement of
Stewart ave. progresses the
city will perform work out
side its limits equal to the
county's work within them.
The council authorized Duff
at the same meeting to de
clare the city's intention of
acquiring the property neces
sary for the Eighth st. exten
sion as insurance in case his
negotiations with property
owners prove unfruitful.
Railroad Crossing
The council also authorized
the drawing up of plans and
specifications for extending
Melrose ave. east across the
railroad tracks to "meet River
side ave. opposite Barnett rd.
Duff had explained that cross
ing the railroad at this point
would be safer than at Stew
art ave. since there was a
greater distance between the
tracks and Riverside.
The Melrose extension, ac
cording to Duff, -will handle
much of the traffic entering
town from the freeway inter
change planned for Barnett
rd. to the east. It will lessen
congestion on Stewart ave. to
the south, which it will paral
lel. Duff said Friday he ex
pected work on Melrose to
begin this winter.
These various projects,
while naturally important,
but scratch the surface of the
10-year program initiated 'in
1956. Other major items on
the schedule include couplets
for 10th and 11th sts. and for
Grape and Holly sts.; widen
ing of Jackson st. from Grape
st. to Lindley ave., including
a wider bridge across Bear
creek; widening of the East
Main st.-Valley View dr.-Hill-crest
rd. thoroughfare; ex
tending Willamette ave. from
11th st. south to Barnett rd.,
including a bridge over Bear
creek; improvements and ex
tensions for Columbus ave.
from Stewart ave .to McAn
drews rd. and widening of
Oakdale ave.
Based on Needs
All were placed on a sched
ule running through 1967,
their priorities based on needs
according to estimated 1970
traffic volumes. Some changes
in the timing and location of
the projects are inevitable, re
sulting from such factors as
subsequent traffic studies,
new business and residential
areas and exact location of
the freeway and its inter
changes. The total cost to the city
was estimated at $1,656,100.
But this was based on the as
sumption that abutting prop
erty owners could be assessed
for part of the paving costs.
Such assessment, to be im
posed by the city without a
property owners' petition for
the improvement, would first
require a change'in the provi
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JACKSON STREET EXTENSION Exca- material, leveling and paving. The
vation work for the extension between was open temporarily to traffic last
Barneburg rd. and Sunrise ave. has been but few motorists braved the bumps,
completed. Next comes installation of base
BUTTE FALLS
Party Honors
By MARY JO HARRIS
Butte Falls Miss Venessa
Facey was guest of honor at
a birthday party given at. her
home July 29. Vanessa, four
years old, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Facey.
Guests attending from Butte
Falls were Doris and Jimmy
Burton, Pam and Roger Har
ris, June and Ray Reddell,
Paul and Jerry Conley, Joy
Baker, Gordon Ellis, David
Ellefson, Jeannie Clymer,
Judy and Jennie Bowen,
Floyd. Nancy and Jesse Smith,
and David Ferguson.
Out of town guests were
David Wolf of Eagle Point,
Terry and Deke Zimmerlee
of Medford and Terri Dillard
of Eagle Point. Mothers and
friends attending from Butte
Falls were Mrs. Elga Abbott,
Mrs. Anzel Conley, Mrs.
Charles Ferguson, ' Mrs. Wil
liam (Do$) Bowen, Mrs. Vir
gil Conley, Mrs. Duane Bur
ton and Mrs. Facey, hostess.
Visiting mothers were Mrs.
Ed Wolf and daughter, Miss
Joyce Dillard, of Eagle Point,
and Mrs. Betty Zimmerlee of
Medford.
Games were played and
cup cakes, ice cream and jello
served. Miss Patsy Facey,
daughter of the Burrell Fa
ceys, helped with the super
vision of the children and
Serving.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Ellis are
the parents of a boy born July
23 at the Sacred Heart hos
pital. Birth weight was four
pounds, 12 ounces, and the
baby has been named Jeffrey
Gale. Maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Dave Smith
and paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ellis, all
residents of Butte Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith
recently visited in Bandon
with the Bob Fristoe family.
After attending a show at Co
quille, the Smiths motored on
to Sutherlhi to visit with
members of their family. They
visited with Mrs'. Smith's
daughter, Mrs. Marie East-
burn, and boys, and Mrs. Fred
Houck and family. Mrs.
Houck is a granddaughter of
Mrs. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turk are
the parents of a boy born July
24 at the Sacred Heart hos
pital. Birth weight was seven
pounds, one , ounce and the
baby has been named Stanley
Knuten. Maternal grandpar
ents are Mrs. Jessie Norling
of Medford and Bill Norling
of Butte Falls and paternal
grandparents are Mrs. D. N.
Garman of Medford and Has-
sions of the city charter.
The charter provides that
at least 50 per cent of the
property owners must sign
the petition before the city
can assess them for paving.
An attempt was made to
amend the charter to allow
the city to assess with or with
out a petition, but it did not
succeed.
Hence, as things now stand,
the city may be required to
pay an additional estimated
$467,5J0. Petitions are en
couraged wherever possible.
Bond Issue
The city floated a $220,000
bond issue to get the program
underway. This money was
assigned to right of way pur
chases, as the city is natural
ly interested in purchasing
rights early before expensive
buildings can be erected on
the land it needs.
The state is paying for
$143,000 worth . of work on
tne Main st.-Eighth st. couplet.
But from here on, according
to Duff, the city or rather
the local taxpayers can ex
pect to carry the full load.
Funds from year to year are
being provided by a special
?ity-wide levy. The 1958-59
budget calls for $143,600.
Birthday
kell Turk of Sacramento.
Great-grandmother is Mrs.
Carol Ellefson of Butte Falls.
Sympathy is extended Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Harris upon
the recent death of Leon Sam
uelson of Milford, Neb. Leon
was the stepfather of Mrs.
Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Facey
and family recently spent sev
eral days of their vacation at
Whittier Springs, Calif., with
Mrs. H. A. Huddleston. Mrs.
Huddleston is the mother of
Mrs Facey.
Miss Rosemary Krisel of
Pittsburgh, Pa., is a guest in
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Don C. Smith.1 Miss Krisel will
be in Butte Falls for several
weeks.
Valley guests in the Ben
Moore home recently were
Mrs. Allen Hilkey and three
girls, Linda, Lana and Jo
anne. Mrs. Hilkey is a daugh
ter of the Moores.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moore
and family have moved from
Gold Hill to Klamath Falls
where Jim will do ranch
work. The Jim Moores are
former residents of Butte
Falls and Jim is a son of the
Ben Moores.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Dillard
are the parents of a boy born
July 7 at Sacred Heart hos
pital. Birth weight was seven
and one-half pounds and the
baby has been named William
Edward.
Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. William Lytle
of Butte Falls and paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Wolf of Eagle Point.
HOW'S THAT?
London (UPD The Lon
don Times today carried an
advertisement by a "young
doctor" who said he was "dis
mayed at the financial pros
pects in the field of medicine"
and was seeking alternative
employment, preference ifor
journalism or teaching.
Sales Rentals
Fodinf
WHEEL
Open Sundays and Holidays
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
HUDSON'S PHARMACY
613 E. Main Ph. SP 3-5345
1 Block East Hawthorne Park
IS
Mex-i:-.: aj i5:js. :c
ONE-WAY No two ways about it, Main bound traffic. City officials are pleased with
st. is now strictly westbound through the successful operation of the couplet, opened
downtown area. Eighth st. handles east- Aug. 8.
street
week,
Premier of Cambodia
Visits Chinese Reds
Tokyo (U?I) Prince Nor
odom Sihanouk, the Premier
of Cambodia, arrived in Pei
ping on a state visit yester
day and was welcomed at
the airport by Chinese Com
munist Premier Chou En-Lai,
the Red Chinese News Agen
cy reported. . 1
Sihanouk said he hoped
"friendship between our two
countries will be the purest
example of the virtue of
peaceful coexistence among
nations which have different
regimes."
Makarios Rejects
'Last Chance' Offer
Athens (UPD Archbishop
Makarios, ousted leader of the
Greek Cypriots on Cyprus,
yesterday rejected Britain's
modified self-government plan
for that troubled . Mediter
ranean Island colony. ,
The rejection was contained
in his answer to urging by
the British Governor of Cy
prus, Sir Hugh Foot, not to
reject "the last chance" to
work together. Foot wrote
Makarios Friday.
ill you are served by
tMiS M understanding people "
i John Duffy , V
C onger-i2)(Coms s ' .
WEST MAIN AT SIXTH '51
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Rest Areas
Along Freeway
Are Defended
Salem (UPD State High
way Engineer W. C. Williams
announced Friday that there
has been considerable com
ment from both public and
press relative to the Highway
commission's proposed policy
of constructing safety rest
areas at limited points along
the interstate highway system.
In Oregon, the system con
sists of U. S. 99 and U. S. 30
from Portland east.
Williams said he felt that
a statement of the national
policy in this regard might
give the people a better under
standing of the proposal. The
engineer said the rest areas
are considered an essential
part of the interstate system
which is designed to prevent
accidents and reduce fatalit
ies. Most fatalities are due to
human error, Williams said,
and a substantial portion is
.and monotony. Rest areas at
strategic locations will permit
motorists and over:the-road
truck drivers to stop, rest and
relax.
The main purpose of the
rest areas is for safety, Wil
liams said, and the toilet-facility
features are a minor
part. ,
Fores! Fire Rages
In National Park
Glacier National Park, Mont.
(DPD A 1,300-acre forest fire,
worst in Glacier Park in 22
years, raged out of control
through a wilderness area of
the park today. .
A force of 410 firefighters
hoped to check the flames,
spreading to new fir . timber
for the third day.
Officials said the blaze was
1 the worst sincel936, when fire
ate through 9,000 acres of tim
ber in the center of the park
and burned out a public camp
ground and several other
. structures.
Baby's Pets
if,-
All baby's pets are rounded
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in blocks.
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hold Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168,
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