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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1959)
16 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, Dc 13, 1M Voters' Decision Vanted on Taxes, Says Legislator Salem - (UPB - Oregon Sen ate President Walter Peanon (D-Portland) Saturday sug gested to the Interim Com mittee on Taxation that it work out several different tax problems and submit them to the vote of the people lor a choice at the first possible date after the legislature con venes in 1961. He further suggested that then the 'Legislature adjourn until after a special election so that 1961 legislators "will know what kind of tax pro gram the people will accept." Pearson said the November general election was a man date to the legislature in that the people "voted down every measure that would have cost them money. They also elect ed a governor, Hatfield, who campaigned on a platform of keeping expenses down." In his 4-page report to the 'committee, which Pearson said he ,felt was the thinking of the majority of the state senate, he said the personal property tax is not based on the ability to pay, is the most regressive of taxes and is "most unfair, of. any tax known today. It is Oregon's oldest form of . taxation." Gasoline Jobbers , Change Their Name The Oregon Independent Brand Gasoline Jobbers and Distributers, formed a year and a half ago with the help of Victor Milnes, Medford, is changing its name to the Ore gon Oil Jobbers association. The Oil Daily, a petroleum . Industry publication, said the change of name is necessary to come into conformity with membership requirements of the national organization. Milnes, the magazine said, spearheaded the drive" to form the association a year and a half ago when morale among Oregon service station men was low due to continuing price wars in the state. The association was formed to im prove communications among the marketers, and coordinate industry operations in Ore gon. . Milnes was elected presi dent" of. the association last January and has since been selected chairman of the new -Pacific Oil Conference when it met in San Francisco last month. He got his start in Medford " as a heating oil salesman, the magazine said, and rose to president of Fortune Stations, ' Inc. Last May he consolidated his company with Regal Sta tions company and is now vice president and general man ager of the firm. State Tax Group Passes Two Motions Salem - (UPD - Two motions were passed by the Legisla tive Interim Tax committee's subcommittee on taxation of personal property in a late afternoon session here Friday. Both were submitted by . Rep. Vernon Cook (D-Gresh-: am.) 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