anaheim-gazette 1934-04-12

Collections for Sales Tax Lowest In United States California Gets More Revenue at Less Overhead Than Law Allows California has achieved the double distinction of collecting more sales tax revenue — at less overhead — than any other state in the nation. Fred E. stewart of Oakland, member of the state board of equalization, which administers the tax, announced in a report Tuesday. Only about 1.8 per cent of collections under the California sales tax will be required to defray all costs of collection and administration. Stewart reported. Stewart, co-author of the Riley-Stewart tax relief plan, declared that economy of collection under the sales tax has surpassed all expectations. "More than 200,000 retailers have been licensed under the California sales tax," said Stewart, "and collections are running in excess of $4,000,000 per month—far greater than the yield in any of the 27 other states employing the sales tax." "The efficiency of the administration of the tax in California is evidenced by the fact that our collections exceed the sales tax revenues of any other state, including such populous states as Illinois, Michigan, and New York. Michigan, for example, has a 3 per cent tax, as compared with our 2½ per cent tax, and its collections have averaged only a little more than $2,225,000 per month." "Although California is larger, in area, than any other state employing the sales tax, making administration more difficult, it is gratifying to report that our cost of administering and collecting the sales tax is the lowest in the nation. The state legislature, in American government, during last year, spent nearly 50 per cent of everything that the American people earned. Roughly estimated, the national tax burden amounted to about 24 per cent of the national income. And on top of this colossal tax bill, government borrowed and spent—to be paid in taxes at some later date—approximately 25 per cent of people's earnings! Such, in brief form, is the story of governmental finance for 1933. Translated into individual terms, it means that the average American citizen has assumed a 50:50 partnership with government—a partnership with vast responsibilities and tremendous significance. To the California farmer, for example, it means that political harvests and crop harvests—temporarily, at least, are of equal importance. Taking stock of the situation, California farmers, together with citizens in every walk of life, will scan the list of candidates for state and local offices this year, as well as their platforms, with vital and personal interest, if they are alert in the protection of their pocketbooks. And there is every indication that candidates for every office from governor to town clerk will go to the electorate on programs of "economy and efficiency." Sifting the wheat from the chaff, in the face of such conditions will be a test of both voter-interest and voter-intelligence. 125 Beekeeper Apia Expert Saying Tounge. Carrying. One of the demonstrations held at the R. Anaheim last ange County were present. Ed under the keepers department and the agriculture C. E. Lush, county group California State presided over called to preside management in try. Mr. Bell she explained its use the single hive double hive we beekeepers in Dr. J. E. Ec Farm at Davies of length of time of bees and gathering. The longest tongue one millimeter bee should have body and good size of the bee by the size of it springs and available. B. M. Crawley chemical honey presented ing colonies experience in In advising many of whom Perkins, Los cited the important plentiful supply colony during Illinois, Michigan, and New York. Michigan, for example, has a 3 per cent tax, as compared with our 2½ per cent tax, and its collections have averaged only a little more than $2,225,000 per month. "Although California is larger, in area, than any other state employing the sales tax, making administration more difficult, it is gratifying to report that our cost of administering and collecting the sales tax is the lowest in the nation. The state legislature, in vesting the board of equalization with the responsibility of administering the tax, authorized an expenditure of 2 per cent of the funds collected to defray costs of administration. To-date the actual cost of administration has been only 1.8 per cent and it is possible that this overhead can be still further reduced in the months to come." High School Bond Issue Vote May 15 (Continued from page 1) Ernest Ganahl pointed out that the yearly tax on an average six-room home would be $1.32 for the first year and an average over the entire 25-year period of $1.15 per year. Ranches and homes would be in proportion to assessed valuations. Mrs. R. A. Marvin, fourth district P.-T. A. president, said: "Our chief interest is the welfare of the children, and to that end the mothers will work untiringly." J. A. Baker said that fate was kind in timing the disaster a year ago, but he felt that fate should not be trusted to pick 'such an opportune moment on the next occasion. President Henry Ramm of the board of trustees stated that $275,000 "is a lot of money, even in these New Deal days, but when we have placed in the balance of the scales 850 of our own sons and daughters, such an amount shrinks of its proportionate level." Facts brought out at the meeting indicate that taxpayers will pay 15 cents per $100 assessed valuation the first year, and proportionately less on succeeding years. Continuation of the present temporary building arrangement increases fire hazard, the board was told. Upon a motion by William Webb, seconded by William Aupperle, the group present endorsed the board of trustees plan. In addition to members of the high school board, those present including: of candidates for state and local offices this year, as well as their platforms, with vital and personal interest, if they are alert in the protection of their pocketbooks. And there is every indication that candidates for every office from governor to town clerk will go to the electorate on programs of "economy and efficiency." Sifting the wheat from the chaff, in the face of such conditions will be a test of both voter-interest and voter-intelligence. California farmers, ranking among the state's heaviest taxpayers, and desperately in need of reducing every item in their overhead to stay in business, should take the lead in an insistent demand that all candidates, regardless of party affiliations, state specifically and clearly where and how they propose to achieve their economies. Government, to be sure, has been called upon, as never before, to make huge expenditures in the relief of unemployment and in the stimulation of business and industry. But there can and should be a very definite line of demarcation between wasteful, extravagant government and the present program of governmental spending to achieve recovery. That there is opportunity and need for heavy reductions in governmental overhead evidenced by the fact that national income in the United States has dropped approximately 57 per cent since 1929, forcing drastic reductions in the expenditures of virtually every family. And during the same period, taxes have dropped only 17 per cent. Aggravating the problem, and calling for sharp scrutiny of all bond issues and proposals submitted to the voters, California's authorized public debt has reached the staggering sum of three billion, three hundred million dollars—or approximately half of the assessed value of all real and tangible personal property in the state. If the private debts of the people are added to this public debt, according to compilations of the California Taxpayers' association, the equity of California citizens in their property is only about ten or fifteen cents on the dollar. Such conditions emphasize the full import of the voter's partnership with government—and the imperative need of taking the partnership seriously at election time! indicate that taxpayers will pay 15 cents per $100 assessed valuation the first year, and proportionately less on succeeding years. Continuation of the present temporary building arrangement increases fire hazard, the board was told. Upon a motion by William Webb, seconded by William Aupperle, the group present endorsed the board of trustees plan. In addition to members of the high school board, those present including: Mrs. Walter Ross, Mrs. Marvin, Mrs. Kate McCullah, Mrs. Bessie Norland, Mrs. William LeVecke, Mrs. Anne Mayes, Mccsrs. Steward and Ganahl, R. W. Balch, Walter Ross, Virgil K. Ledbetter, H. B. Pearson, Charles A. Pearson, Wallace Walton, B. L. Hartwell, Aupperle, Webb, Baker, Nicholas J. Stehly, T. W. Clark, Robert C. Cawthon, Dr. R. D. Temple, and T. C. Kistner. California Prorate Is Upheld by Court The superior court of Imperial county ordered judgment in favor of the California agricultural prorate commission in an action brought by the commission against J. H. Grande, and others, to restrain violations of the marketing program instituted upon the Imperial Valley lettuce crop by order of the commission, it is announced by Edson Abel, secretary of the commission. The present temporary injunction prohibiting Grande from infringing upon the program will be made permanent, the court ordered. In its decision, the court upheld the constitutionality of the statute and the regularity of the proceedings instituting the proration program. The Imperial Valley proceeding is the first court test of the California agricultural prorate act, Abel said. Whether or not Grande will appeal the decision is not known here. ANAHEIM GAZETTE 125 Beekeepers at Apiary Gathering Expert Says Bee With Longest Tounge, Large Body, Good Carrying Capacity Best One of the largest attended apiary demonstrations in Orange county was held at the Roy Bell apiary, south of Anaheim last week when over 125 Orange County beekeepers and visitors were present. The event was conducted under the auspices of the beekeepers department of the farm bureau and the agricultural extension service. C. E. Lueh, chairman of the Orange county group and also president of the California State Beekeepers association, presided over the gathering, which was called to present the latest apiary management information to the industry. Mr. Bell showed a double hive and explained its several advantages over the single hive and predicted that the double hive would be adopted by many beekeepers in the future. Dr. J. E. Eckert, apiarist, University Farm at Davis, explained the relation of length of tongue in various breeds of bees and their capacity for honey gathering. The Caucasian bee has the longest tongue, he said, averaging about one millimeter in length. A good honey bee should have a long tongue, a large body and good carrying capacity. The size of the bee is generally controlled by the size of the brood cell from which it springs and the amount of food available. B. M. Crawford, successful commercial honey producer of Orange county, demonstrated proper methods of supering colonies based on his many years experience in this locality. In advising the amateur beekeeper, many of whom were present, Henry Perkins, Los Angeles apiary inspector, cited the importance of keeping a plentiful supply of food before the colony during the dormant season. News Writing Will Get Topic at Meet The second institute for news writers and reporters of agricultural events will be held in the farm bureau hall, Friday, April 13, starting at 9:30 a.m., according to Eric E. Eastman, assistant farm advisor. Mrs. R. E. Launer of La Habra, who has conducted a column for boys and girls 4-H Agricultural clubs for the past three years will describe the technique of writing 4-H news. R. D. Flaherty, editor of the Orange County Farm Bureau News, will outline the method of writing for journals. Nell Stanley of the Santa Ana Register will tell what the city paper wants in the way of agricultural and rural news. At the conclusion of the discussions, Harold Ellis will give each person present an opportunity to check their writing in accordance with the outlines given. All 4-H reporters and leaders, and Farm Bureau center officers are invited to attend, as well as local correspondents and others who desire to brush up on the fundamentals of news writing. Santa Ana Doctor Sued for $75,654 Suite for $75,654.79 damages against H. J. Howard, Santa Ana physician, were filed Tuesday by E.D. Christenson and his wife, Elsie M. Christenson, at Santa Ana. The Christensons charge the doctor with lack of skill and negligence in setting, then resetting a broken leg and ankle of Mrs. Christenson in April, 1933. Mr. Christenson asks $25,000 for loss of his wife's society and inability to work, and Mrs. Christenson seeks the balance for injuries and medical expenses. THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON Rev. I. N. Demy says: I have found nothing in this past 20 years that can take the place of Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. They are a sure relief for my headache." Sufferers from Headache... THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON The present outlook is that Congress will be in session for two months longer, adjourning about the first of June. Major legislation that seems to be scheduled for passage includes a modified bill for the regulation of stock and commodity exchanges, a silver bill designed to put more money into circulation, a measure to enable federal reserve banks to lend on long time for capital requirements of industry, and some new laws governing aviation. Probably one putting all military flying under one command, and another providing a new system of air-mail contracts. There is also a practical certainty of the adoption of the Bankhead bill to enforce reduction of the cotton acreage. Some of the other proposals of the administration seem doubtful of passage at this time. Roosevelt Not Worried The best evidence that President Roosevelt is not worrying about plans to put the skids under him and replace him with a real dictator is that he went on a week's fishing trip while the subject was a red-hot topic of discussion. William Wirt, the superintendent of schools of Gary, Indiana, wrote a letter to James Rand, Jr., big industrialist and head of the committee for the nation, and Rand read it before a committee of congress. Professor Wirt—who is not given to loose talk—wrote to his friend Rand that several of the young men of the "brain trust" had told him that their effort was to so influence affairs in Washington that there could be no real recovery. This would bring about such a condition of broken leg and ankle of Mrs. Christenson in April, 1933. Mr. Christenson asks $25,000 for loss of his wife's society and inability to work, and Mrs. Christenson seeks the balance for injuries and medical expenses. Capt. Smith Tells of Milk Standards Captain Ray E. Smith of the Orange county milk and dairy division, health inspection, told Anaheim Kiwanlans at their luncheon-meeting Tuesday that this county's low bacteria count is five times more stringent than state requirements. He stated that milk products brought in from outside must undergo the same rigid tests before being sold here. Captain Smith said there are 6100 milk cows producing 10,000 gallons of milk consumed daily in this county, and 12,000 gallons sent daily to Los Angeles. He said the milk business is the fourth largest in the county, and that the Los Angeles milkshake, which includes Orange county, is the third largest in the United States. Auto Paint Job To Fit Any Pocketbook Our 10th Season in Anaheim LOUIS HENNIG 200 S. Los Angeles St. PRECIATION of the confidence which has again been placed in us by the citizens of Anaheim. As in the past, our effort will be to give to Anaheim an efficient and economical administration. M. W. MARTENET, Jr. LEO J. SHERIDAN F. A. YUNGBLUTH The New Labor Lineup The outstanding novelty about the labor situation in the automobile and other industries, is not that there should be disagreement about the method of carrying out the law regarding collective bargaining, but that the Federation of Labor should have accepted the old I.W.W. idea of "vertical" unions, taking in everybody employed in a given industry, instead of the old "craft" unions on which the Federation has been based. "The one big union" idea is what the Wobbles were fighting for, before the war, while the Federation insisted that there should be as many unions as there were trades; if a shop employed blacksmiths, plumbers, carpenters, steamfitters and bricklayers, then there should be a separate union for each trade. Now they are trying to organize all automobile workers in a single union, and so on. Some observers see the seeds of Communism in that, since that is the way the Russian workers were organized for their revolution. New Plan on Delinquent Taxes Aids Property Owners Property owners in California whose taxes are delinquent need not lose their homes or other property through a delinquent tax sale if – before April 20th – they will take advantage of a state law which is designed to help them. Under the provisions of this law, property owners whose taxes have become delinquent may spread their payments of these "back taxes" over a ten year period by making application to the County Auditor and paying a small interest Under the provisions of this law, property owners whose taxes have become delinquent may spread their payments of these "back taxes" over a ten year period by making application to the County Auditor and paying a small interest charge. This application, however, must be made BEFORE APRIL 20th. NOTE: This advertisement is issued by Southern Counties Gas Company for the information of those who might be benefited by the provisions of this law. Edison Company Announces Drastic Reduction in Domestic Rates 1/2 price ELECTRICITY for "Full-Use" Customers ELECTRICITY for "Full-Use" Customers With just lights and small appliances, I paid the regular low rate. Until I got my electric range and immediately received the benefit of a lower rate. 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