The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-29
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HEADS N. E.C.0 C.
Northeastern Chamber
Elects Officers for 1928
at Session Here
URGE TAX CHANGES
Sheriff Will in Time Collect
Auto License Fees, Is
Predicted

W. l.. Jeffords Of Chelsea was re-
elected president Of the Northeastern
cbamber OF commerce at the annua!
meeting Of the board OF directors in
ne municipal auditorium yesterday
srcrnoon; n. r. Graham Of Tulsa
vice president, and II. K. Little Of
Rarusdall, treasurer.
r L. Davis of Locust Grove. c. y.
+ Howell Of Haskell e. *, Frank Of
OroD. c. S. Avery Of Tulsa, and
Jonn A. Wise of Ninita comprise the
executive committee elected, with
me officers, following the report Of
the nomination committee made up
of c. NJ. Martin of Barnsdan A. H.
Ri,rgess Of COweta and Terry Ben
ton Of jerks.
That oklahoma must IN time
chauge the responsibility of Collec-
tion Of automobile license taxes from
the state highway department to the
sher.ffs of the counties of the state
as a measure of self-defense, was the
statement made by T.. Bee Guthrcy,
secretary Of Northeastern cham
Der. in presentation of the proposed
road legislation changes as outlined
by the organization he represents
Twenty-Five per cent of the tax is
being lost now because of the diff
/ x,uon, he asserted. The Northeastern
b chamber approved such legislation,
and all other proposed legislation as
presented by Guthrey.
Asks Bill support.
These legislative changes included
the establishment of a state highway
commission with fixed tenure of Of
flee. taking the department out Of
politics and the redistribution Of
auto and gasoline tax on a state
highway mileage basis instead of re-
turning it to the county from which
# came, Guthrey also asked sup
port Of the owen bin, relating TO
non-'axable Indian lands and federal
aid, which was voted by the cham
ber
County commissioners, their sal
aries, their efficiency and their ten
ure Of office came in for warm dis
Cuss!On prior to the carrying Of the
motion that declared the Northeast
ern chamber In favor of longer
service TOR such county officers. In
view OF the fact that capable service
demands knowledge Of roads and
road matters and handling of funds
from large bond issues, the North
eastern chamber approves of two.
four and siX-year tenure of office for
county commissioners, two men TO
be elected for two-year and four
year terms and one for a six-year
term each, until the slX-year rota-
tion plan is put into effect
Make Law Plans.
Approval of the legislative plans
OF the Tulsa city planning commits
sion was voted by the board follow
ing a briefly outlined presentation
i OF those plans by William Holden,
secretary of the commission. These
/ plans, primarily for the benefit of
cities Of $500 population up, include
bills for authorization OF city plan
ming commissions, authorization for
regional and county plan commits
sions where such are needed for ex-
tension of the city limits, for crea-
ton Of benefit districts where such
are necessary, for auth orization for
cities to exercise power to excess
condemnation and for city coming.
The COW is a royalty Aproducer
that goes dry, but she freshens. Il
takes more men TO pump COWS in
Oklahoma than 1t does TO pump
wells. The COW is a royalty producer
36j days of the year" said Cyrus
Avery IN, a brief talk on northeast
ern Oklahoma's agricultural posi-
biliues your cows will be royalty
producers long after this generation
the next and the next are gone and
forgotten.
Population" Avery said further
l. creates wealth. Northeastern Okla
homa has all natural resources, AL
II needs now is folks"
Members OF the Northeastern
chambers board Of directors present
at the meeting We're S NJ. Cuiston OF
PaWhuska, w. A. Marker OF Hominy
Roscoe Cox of Chandler, l., A. Beat
tie Of Weleetka, Terry Denton OF
Jenks, A. II. Burgess of Coweta
Z X. Frank OF Oilton, r. L. Davis OF
Locust Grove, c, NJ. Martin Of Barns
da. Fred II. Ives of Broken Arrow
E. L. George of Bartlesv.ne, c. $
Avery Of Tulsa. John A. Wise of vi,
nlta, J. NJ. Grady OF Cleveland, L. A