Property Tax
Levies Go Up
In an almost unprecendented in
crease, 1964-65 property tax levies
for all taxing units in Oregon (cities,
school districts, etc.) rose $27,134,892,
or 11.3 percent, over the comparable
levies for the 1963-64 fiscal year. The
aggregate levy for 1964-65 is $268,029,-
807, including per acre assessment.
Of the total levy, $181.3 million, 68
percent, is accounted for by school
levies; $39.4 million, or 15 percent,
by city levies; and the remaining
$47.3 million (17 percent), by county
and special district levies.
Sharpest increase in any of the
36 counties occurred in Lincoln coun
ty, where the 1964-65 levy for all tax
ing units is up 22.6 percent. Second
highest rate of increase is in Sher
man county, 20.7 percent; followed
by Deschutes, 19.8 percent ; Washing
ton, 18.5 percent ;and Marion, 18.4
percent. Other sharp increases were
in Union county, 17.8 percent; Polk,
17.3 percent; Lane, 15.9 percent;
Clackamas, 15.5 percent ;and Linn,
13.6 percent.
Only six of Oregon’s counties were
able to effect a reduction in their
1964-65 levies. These were Gilliam,
Grant, Josephine, Tillamook, Wal
lowa ,and Wheeler. Largest decrease,
percentage-wise, was in Wallowa,
down 8.6 percent.
The sharp increase in property
taxes is mainly attributable to mount
ing school taxes. Total school levies
rose from $158,392,502 for 1963-64 to
$181,359,368 for 1964-65, an increase
of $23 million, or 14.5 percent. A
rapidly growing item in school taxes
are the levies imposed by community
colleges. For 1964-65, six community
college districts levied property tax
es amounting to $1,352,390. This ex
cludes the Lane Community College
which was only recently formed and
did not make a 1964-65 levy. It also
excludes property tax levies for com
munity college operations within reg
ular school districts .such as Port
land, Eugene, Salem and Oregon Ci
ty.
There has been a general impres
sion throughout the state that any
significant increase in school taxes
was primarily due to last year’s
voter rejection of the tax measure
and the subsequent reduction in bas
ic school support. However, it should
be noted that while the special ses
sion of the legislature reduced basic
school support by $12.0 million, the
emergency board subsequently re
stored $3.4 million. A vast majority
of the school districts followed the
emergency b o a r d ’s recommenda
tion (Portland being the notable ex
ception), and used the restoration as
a property tax offset on 1964-65 le
vies. The net result is that only $9
or $10 million of the $23 million in
crease in school levies can be attri
buted to the defeat of the tax mea
sure.
Salmon Runs
Show Increase
Although salmon anglers are still
enjoying a field day on both chinook
and silver salmon at most coastal
points, the big job of determining
the annual trend in numbers on the
spawning beds is now under way.
Game commission fishery biolo
gists are working key streams
throughout the state making the an
nual spawning ground surveys for
chinook salmon, with work on silvers
to continue through December and
January. This work is coordinated
with the fish commission, which also
conducts surveys on selected streams
of the state.
From the reports it would appear
good numbers of chinook salmon are
on the spawning beds in coastal
streams, showing a continued upward
climb in the runs over the past se
ven years. Warren Knispel, district
fishery biologist at Warrenton, re
ported the chinook spawning ground
count on the Nehalem river from the
Salmonberry to Jewell was the high
est recorded since 1958. In addition,
Knispel established a new census
route on the Salmonberry because of
the increased use of this stream by
chinook salmon in recent years.
Chinook surveys are just getting
under way on the Nestucca. Trask
and Wilson rivers, but preliminary
examination shows good runs of fish
in these rivers. Game commission
biologists report an increase in the
chinook catch at Cape Kiwanda and
a faster rate of catch per angler at
Garibaldi. Tillamook Bay anglers
have also enjoyed some of the best
chinook fishing in years with many
exceptionally large fish being taken.
Many chinook in the 35- to 50-pound
class have been examined. The low
er Trask is also producing large
chinook salmon.
The man who has complete con
trol of his own conduct won't try
to control that of others.
R E A D A D V E R T IS IN G — IT P A Y S !
Agent Explains
Whiteness Loss
One of the common laundering pro
blems is the loss of whiteness i n
white cottons after repeated launder
ings. This undoubtedly, is due to fail
ure to remove soil of various types,
s a y s Columbia County Extension
Agent Margaret Allyn.
There is the oily soil, which is dif
ficult to remove. Dry heat causes
oils to change color. If the oily soil,
which comes from body oil, is not
completely removed from garments
it easily turns yellow from the heat
of the sun, the iron or the dryer.
The first requirement in removing
this oily type of soil is hot water —
140° F. water. This temperature is so
hot that you cannot stand to hold
your hand in it.
An all-purpose detergent is recom
mended. A good motto is, “Don’t
guess, measure.” In order to do a
good job in soil removal we need 1-
lt£ cups of detergent in the wash
water.
Another requirement t o remove
oily soil is to agitate long enough, at
least 10 minutes. Margaret Allyn
points out that failure to remove oily
soil is one big cause of yellowness in
garments
Another cause for yellowness is
failure to rinse all the soap out of
garments. If soap remains, dry heat
will turn garments yellow. This heat
may come from the iron or dryer.
Still another reason for yellowness
may be due to the fact that there has
not been proper turn over of clothes
because there are too many or too
bulky clothes in the washer.
Iron in the water may also cause
yellowness in clothes. Adding a water
conditioner to the wash water will
help this situation. If there is iron in
the water, a chlorine bleach should
not be used, for it reacts with the
iron in a manner that sets the iron
deposits.
To remove yellowness caused by
iron in the water, treat the fabric
with cream of tartar - 4 teaspoons
cream of tartar to 1 pint of water,
and boil it.
Chlorine bleach will also react with
some resin finishes on fabrics and
this intensifies the yellow color.
AFL-CIO Oilers
Scholarships
All Oregon high schools have re
ceived announcement of the 1965 Ore
gon AFL-CIO scholarship contest for
seniors in Oregon high schools. Miss
May Darling, chairman of the stand
ing committee on education of the
Oregon AFL-CIO announced today.
The contest is not limited to students
whose parents are members of labor
unions.
Students interested in competing
for the six awards - three of $600
each and three of $300 - should no
tify the principal of their school be
fore the end of the fourth week in
March that they wish to take the ex
amination on labor and industrial
problems from which the final six
contestants will be selected. The ex
amination i s conducted in e a c h
school where students wish to com
pete for the awards.
Determination of placement among
the six top scorers is made by per
sonal interviews conducted by a pan
el of professional persons not con
nected with the labor movement.
This is the 19th year of the contest
which has produced 57 top award
winners in 35 high schools throughout
the state. Earlier this year James C.
Waggoner, Scappoose, won a $600
award.
M i s s Darling emphasized th at
“purpose of this contest is not to in
still propaganda for organized labor.
The aim is to encourage high school
students to study the American in
dustrial system with special empha
sis upon the role of management and
labor in our economic system.”
Paper Strike Settled
An agreement to end the 13-day-old
West Coast pulp and paper industry
strike was announced Tuesday in
Washington by Director William
Simkin of the federal mediation ser
vice, who said a complete settle
ment had been reached. A wage and
benefit increase valued at 29 cents
per hour was included.
We judge ourselves by what we are
capable of doing; others judge us by
what we actually do.
As the shopping list grows shorter,
the purse also grows slimmer.
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IT'S YOUR LAW
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
Sam and Fred had been friends
quite some time. Sam, who had ex
perience in the clothing business,
wanted to open a store of his own but
did not have enough capital. He
therefore approached Fred, who
agreed to match the amount of mon
ey Sam was able to raise. The bus
iness was to be located in a building
which Fred owned. Sam was to run
the business, Fred receiving one-
half the profits.
After the store had been in opera
tion for some time, Fred learned that
Sam had been having a difficult
time and was heavily in debt. Fred
had previously taken no notice of
Sam’s difficulties until creditors
started to press Fred for payment
of the bills Sam had incurred. Sam
being hopelessly in debt finally
closed the store and started looking
for a job.
Fred refused to pay the bills Sam
had incurred since he had no part
in the operation of the business but
only put up part of the money which
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al” by the courts.
When a law is declared unconsti
tutional by the supreme court of a THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1964
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state, in the case of state laws, or
R*»p«< /or tow Maka Democracy Live
the supreme court of the U. S. in er. but because the will of the peo
the case of either federal or state ple as expressed in the Constitution
is paramount to that of their elected
had already been lost. Was Fred’s laws, the law is, in effect, nullified representatives expressed in a mere
or
wiped
out.
refusal on good ground
law. It is the duty of the judges
Why are some laws declared un
The answer is no. Sam and Fred
under their oaths of office to give ef
by their informal agreement became constitutional?
fect to the will of the people as ex
partners even though Fred had no
To understand why some laws are pressed in the Constitution.
part in the operation of the store. stricken down as unconstitutional, or
If new laws could ignore funda
All partners are liable for everything in other words, in violation of the
chargeable to the partnership and constitution, one must realize that mental concepts on which our govern
therefore Fred was liable for the bills the Constitution of the United States ment is founded, a majority of con
incurred.
is the supreme law of the land and gress or of a state legislature could
radically change our form of gov
Through a written limited partner the Constitution of a state is the
ernment simply by passing new laws
fundamental
law
for
that
state.
The
ship agreement that was properly
which do away with constitutional
drawn, executed, and filed, however, Constitution represents the will of
rights, such as freedom of speech,
the
people,
from
whom
all
power
Fred could have limited his liability
freedom of press, or freedom of re
to the amount of money he original springs in our form of government,
ligion,
and
only
the
people
have
the
right
ly invested in the partnership.
(Oregon lawyers offer this column
(Oregon lawyers offer this column to change the Constitution.
as
a public service. No person should
as a public service. No person sliould
Sometimes the members of con
apply or interpret any law without gress or of a legislature enact a law apply or interpret any law without
the aid of an attorney who is com which provides for some procedure the aid of an attorney who is com
pletely advised of the facts involved. prohibited by the Constitution. In pletely advised of the facts. Even a
Even a slight variance in facts may that case, if the validity of the law slight variance in facts may change
is challenged it is the duty of the the application of the law.)
change the application of the law.)
court to declare that the law is un
constitutional.
UNCONSTITUTIONALITY
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tures are declared “unconstitution- any control over the legislative pow- state, averages 55 inches'.
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