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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Fall, Ore.
Thursday, June I, 1963
Legislative Tax Program Faces
Possible Voter Referral Action
By ZAN STARK and
ANN If. PEARSON
SALEM UPI Discovery of
an error in the legislature's $60
million tax package as It awaited
the governor's signature bolstered
charges that it was "a paste pot
. and scissors Job.
' Lawmakers wero so convinced
that voters would reject the rck
:age that they set aside $300,000,
and an October date for a refer-'
ral election.
Senators feared the p a c k a g e
would not raise enough money to
finance the H04 million spending
program for the next biennium.
House members claimed the bill
was so poorly drawn it would
raise more than planned.
Senators insisted a one - shot
speedup of withholding tax collcc-j
lions be held in reserve lor emer
gencies. House members added a pro
vision that if there was more than!
a $10 million surplus, the excess
would be used to offset property
taxes.
The package included a 28 per
cent hike in the Hale personal
income tax to raise an additional
(48 million, a liberalized capital
gains law, and increased corpor
ate excise taxes.
The new law was not what the
governor, House or Senate wanted.
Gov. Mark Hatlicld recommena-
led a net receipts "tax reform
program, and called for a 4-cent
pack cigarette tax.
The House Tax Committee, aft
er 250 hours of hearings, recom
mended nearly the governor s
plan, and the one-shot feature.
Senate Changed Thiogs
The Senate Tax Committee
threw out the net receipts and
cigarette tax, revised the present
law and raised the rates.
Th House wouldn't buy it. A
H-d;iv deadlock on the revenue
program was the result.
The third conference committee
came up with a "compromise"
pretty much the Senate plan.
Tile House grudgingly accepted,
but retaliated by killing a Senate
measure to submit a sales tax
to the voters in November of
1964.
The battle finally ended min
utes before the legislature ad.
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chief of police, second from right, receives from Ma. Curtiss H. Gruye, president of
the Kingsley Field Rod and Gun Club, a card attesting to his being named an honor
: arv momhor of tha nun club. At laft it Mai. Georae H. Williams. The other observer
' it Maj, Thoville G. Smith, membership committee chairman.
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Merrill High Students Receive Awards
journed when the House was
forced to bow to a Senate coup
which trimmed funds from the in
terim tax committee, and made
appointment of a senator as com-1
mittee chairman mandatory.
House Minority Leader F. F.
Montgomery termed the tax pack
age a "paste pot and scissors
job."
The need to increase taxes.
haunted the session.
The state's surplus had run out.
There was no way to avoid a tax
increase.
Everyone spoke in terms of
referral election. Legislators be
gan talking of referral even be
fore the tax hike was drafted.
The w'ar over the tax increase
wasn't a Democrat versus Repub
lican aflair.
It was every man for himself.
Each remembered the night-
mare of 1935 when the Republican-dominated
legislature adopt
ed a 45 per cent surtax.
The voters reacted so violently
that Democrats were swept into
office, gained a 15-15 split in the
Senate, and a strong working ma
jority in the House.
It was a lesson that no law
maker can forget.
Special Session Seen
On the final night of the session.
Sen. Walter Pearson. D-Portland,
voted against pay hikes for state!
employes and educators and
warned his colleagues "it's about
time we shed a few tears for the
taxpayers. They are the ones pay
ing the bills.
We have passed a tax increase
the voters will not accept. We will
be back here tin special session!
in October." I
So many different tax proposals
were drafted that most taxpayers
had no idea what the final result
was except they know their
taxes are going up.
The following table was pre
pared by the Tax Commission to
show what the out-of-pocket in
crease would be:
$1,000 income: Single person
up $2, couple up $10, family of
four up $10.
$3,000 income: Single up $17,
couple up $0. family of four up
$18.
$5,000 income: Single up $S3,
couple up $28, family of four up
$28.
$7,0(10 income: Single up $43.
couple up $43, family of four up
$55.
$11,0110 income: Single up $46,
couple up $rB, family of four up
$74.
$15,000 income: Single up $84,
i couple up $K3, family of four up
$115.
The House and governor wanted
"tax reform" and "base broad-
eing based on the anility to pay
theory.
The Senate demanded a pro
gram which included base broad:
ening, but also hit hard at large
families on the theory that edu
cation accounted for more than
half of the slate's spending.
The voters have until Sept. 2
to make tip tlieir minds.
If 23.185 of them sign a petition,
special election will be held in
October.
If the tax program I turned
down, tiie stale would be about
$M million short of the amount
needed to balance the budget.
A secial session would have to
be called.
Manv lawmakers are convinced
they will be back in Salem next
October.
Merrrilees received the second
place award in the county with
an essay.
Library awards were presented
to M y r e n e Cunningham and
Jeanne Laney. John Chatburn,
Suzanne Kandra, Lois Hobson,
Jean Lyman, Betty Ann Chap
man, Marion Bowlsby, and Allen
Hobson received speech awards.
Fifteen girls achieved GAA
awards. They were Sylvia An-
drieu, Sandra Callahan, Mar
guerite Carter, Audrene Cun
ningham, Jeannie Graham. Ju
dith Hardcsty, Janis Hodges.
Candice Kandra. Jean Lisk. Leah
SP Granted
MERRILL The Merrill High
School awards assembly was held
May 24 in the high school gym.
Betty Ann Chapman and Jean
Lyman received awards as the
regional Science Fair winners,
and Lynn Pope received the
chemistry award. Recipients of
the Kiwanis award for the all
around boy and girl were Lynn
Pope and Colleen Crockett.
American Legion Essay awards
went to Dennis Barry, first: Su
zanne Kandra, second, and Car
ol Parneli, third. VFW essay
winners receiving recognition
were Dale Kurtz, first: Suzanne
Kandra. second; and Dave West,
third. Myrene Cunningham was
the recipient of the DAR home
making award.
Lois Hobson received an
award for placing first in the!
county conservation contest with TOrC InCrCOSU
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Public Utilities Commission today
authorized Southern Pacific Rail
road to increase its intrastate pas
senger fares 10 per cent begin
ning June 16.
The increase will net SP $7,600
a year, the PUL staled.
The fare increase, first request
ed lust vear when the federal
City, for polio allegedly contacted transportation tax was removed,
after taking Type HI Sabin oral was twjce SUSpcnded by the PUC
vaccine. 'in aiiow im for investigation.
Arthur L. Chambers, Portland.
filed tile suit as guardian for
Gerald 'Lynn Chambers, 6. It is foderotOT
firm.
An earlier suit demanding $715,-
000 in damages is set for trial in
September. Dan J. Ferguson, 39,
Portland, filed the suit after he
was stricken by polio following a
mass immunization program here.
Lisk. Bonnie Matthews, Claudia
Ainsworth, Cheryl Chatburn, Car-j
ol Haskins and Colleen Crock
ett. Athletic awards in football were
presented to Kenneth Haskins.
Charles Cahan, Larry Conner,
Jim Merrilecs, Robert Merrilees,
Gary Orem, Gary Thompson,
Earl Danosky, Bill Geraghty,
Dale Kutrz, Lynn Long. Bob
Moore, Jim Moore, Ted Roller,
Ken Smith, Dave West, Dwighl
Winther, Doug Woods, Dave Al
ter, Mike Duke, Dale Hill. Dave
Hill, Jerry Maxwell, Bill Poc.
Ray Rankin. Jim Reed and Jim
Thompson.
Basketball awards were re
ceived by the manager. Rob
ert Waldrip, and Larry Conner.
Dale Kurtz, Bob Moore, Ken
Smith, Dave Hill, and Jim Reed.
Recipients ol baseball awards
included Kenneth Haskins, Mike
McKoen, Larry Conner. Larry
Kurtz, Dale Kurtz, Bob Moore,
Jim Moore, Ken Smith. Dennis
Barry, Dave Hill and Jim Reed.
Track awards went to Rob
ert Merrilees, Dale Alter, Rob
ert Cunningham, Dale Kurtz and
Ted Roller.
Drug Firm Sued
In Polio Count
PORTLAND (UPIl-A suit for
$20,000 was filed in Circuit Court
here Tuesday against the Charles
Pfizer Co., Inc., of New York
PORTLAND (UPD-State Rep.
John Dellenback, R-Mcdford, ac
cepted nomination Tuesday as
moderator of the Synod of Oregon
of the United Presbyterian Church
in the U.S.A.
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THE Hi -NOTES
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Single County Pestrkf
FACT-SHEET
1962-63 Distribution
District No. 2, K.U.H.S
County High
County Elementary
District No. 1 Elementary
Enrollment
9-30-62
2,057
1,032
5,289
2,481
Assessed Valuation
Per Pupil
$20,968.68
43,514.97
' 11,386.10
11,212.00
Total Valuation
Each Area
$43,132,565.00
44,907,450.00
60,221,062.00
27,818,953.00
$88,040,015.00
10,859
2,773 Elementary Students within K.U. boundaries.
"7,314 Students within K.U. boundaries, but only about one-half County assessed valuation.
MILLAGE LEVIES These figures are based on the actual 1962-63 levy for operating budgets, plus
the $350,000 County serial levy (all using actual assessed valuation 1-1-62 and actual State
money offsets used to compute 1962-63 levies.)
VOTE YES for CONSOLIDATION -
PRESENT TAX ASSESSMENT ON THREE DISTRICT SYSTEM:
City
Basin Briefs
III.V
MR. AND MHS. DON WKSSK.I..
Connie Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Nixon, and Diane Melsness re
cently returned from a trip to
Fort Ord where they visited Paul
Melsness. They also spent two
days in Santa Cruz.
MAUN
MAUN PI-AYSCIIOOt. enkned
a train ride from Dorris to Klam
ath Falls, followed by a picnic
in .M.mro Park on May 23 About
35 children and mothers partici
pated. MIIHI.KV MM;, daughter ol
former residents Mr. and Mrs.
lVan Km); ol Madras, is in the
(liesham llipital sullcrini; from
nh and spinal injuries received
when a tree tell on nor. She was
wnh members of her senior vlasv
on Senior Snc.ik Day following a
trail near Mt Hood when the ac
cident mvunvd. tiiandparcnts
are .Mr. and Mrs. Tony Victonn.
Mil. ANII MILS. JAKK SII.VA
of San I.e. null i spent tlic Memo
rial Day weekend with her sis
ters. Mrs. Caroline Knipka and
Mrs. .Mm Itchcr.
HIANKIF. HOI1BS. Chuo. and
her d.tuiihler. Barbara Slinkerd.
and daughter Wanda of ,ltura
recenll) visited Mis. Hobbs'
brother and wife, Mr. and Mis.
Bill Has
District No. 1
K.U.H.S.
25.6
14.3
County Elcm.
K.U.H.S.
Suburbon
22.6
14.3
36.9
County Elem.
County High
This 39.9
ESTIMATED SINGLE COUNTY UNIT ASSESSMENT:
Total all three budgets, plus $350,000 Serial Levy ($3,259,146.00)
City Suburban
Minus This 37.0 37.0
EQUALS DIFFERENCE: -2.9 Mills Plus 0.1 Mills
County
22.6
11.6
34.2
County
37.0
Plus 2.B Mills
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"Busineei Card"
SPOT ADS
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-VOTE YES for CONSOLIDATION -
DOLLAR DIFFERENCE ON 2.8 MILL INCREASE:
Ranch Assessed Value $100,000 x 25 "o (true cash value) x 2.8 equals $70.00
Home Assessed Value 10,000 x 25 (true cash value) x 2.8 equals 7.00
Two Railroads, Four Utilities and Weyerhaeuser Company provide about 38 of the taxes levied for
school support.
VOTE YES for CONSOLIDATION -
ADVANTAGES OF SINGLE COUNTY DISTRICT:
1. "All the money behind all the Children."
(More educotion for each dollar spent)
2. Unified educational system, Grades 1 through 12.
3. Streamlines to provide more economical administration and removes District boundary obstacles
which hamper flexible long-range planning of teaching methods and building programs. (One Dis
trict as opposed to four),
4. Future growth and added assessed valuation from industry will benefit all of Klamath County and
not only the areas limited by present District boundaries.
5. Provide flexibility and unity of purpose in the use of present and future facilities.
6. Would allow us to provide mony new teaching tools through an instructional materials pool to be
used throughout the County.
7. Eliminates overlapping areas of jurisdiction which now cause a hopeless conflict of interests and
taxing Districts
8. Prevents duplication of expenditures such as a new High School at Henley and one in the
Suburbs to eliminate overcrowding in separate school Districts.
9. Complies with the intent of the State school reorganisation program, thereby indicating to the Stote
that Klamath County is progressive enough to solve their own problems.
ALL THE MOMEY BEHIND ALL THE CHILDREN
VOTE YES FOR ONE COUNTY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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