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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. tUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947.
Federal Liability
In Portal Pay May
Reach Half Billion
WASOINGTON, Jan. 21-fav-
The war department's liability
In connection with portal pay
claims may reach $500,000,000,
Undersecretary Kenneth C. Roy
al! said today.
Royall testified before a Sen
ate Judiciary subcommittee which
is considering legislation to out
law or restrict back pay portal
suits now totaling more than $4,
000.000,000. He emphasized that his testi
mony dealt only with contracts
of the war department. Navy
witnesses have yet to be heard.
Royall said portal pay claims
arisllng under cost-plus-fixed-fee
contracts which have been closed
by renegotiation probably would
not require reimbursement by the
government. In contract renego
tiations, the government has re
claimed excess payments to con
tractors. There are lump sum contracts
where the payment of full portal
claims would exceed the firm's
profits, he said, and the result
would be a net loss to the con
tractor In performing the Job,
be said.
The undersecretary said the
government faces the greatest li
ability on cost-nlus-flxed-fce war
contracts. Under these, he testified
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the war department must com
pensate contractors for additional
costs which may arise, such us
portal pay.
Koyall said that cost-plus fee
contracts for the period 1941-4(1
total $10,000,000,000 to $45,000,
000,000. Royall told the sub-committee
that while most cost-plus con
tracts have been completed, a
few "still are In process of per-
On the other band. Rovall testl.
fied that the government troh-
auiy wm nor. De conirontea witn
portal claims on what he termed
"lump sum" contracts. These had
no "escalator clauses" to cover
Increased costs, he said.
Royall said that It is his "he
opinion" that portal claims prob
ably are not "reimbursable'' on
closed contracts except those for
the calendar year, 11)45, and the
fiscal year, 194U.
Depression Fear
Discounted As
Farm Prices Drop
By CLARKE BEACH
WASHINGTON Does the re
cent break in prices of farm prod
ucts signal the start of the widely
Predicted business recession?
The general level of farm
prices declined nearly 6 per cent
In late November and early De
cember, according to Agriculture
Department statistics. Between
Oct. 15 and Nov. 15, moreover,
the department's index number of
I average nrlces received by farm
, ers dropped from 2.73 to 2.63.
In addition, quotations on fu
i tures are in many cases far below
I the current Drices. inrtir-at Inn that
traders expect Drices to continue
their downward trend.
But Economists Differ
Some economists have predict
ed that a consumer reaction
aqalnst high prices would cause a
break in the present sellers' mar-
nei ana start a clialn of events
which would develop Into a down-
i ward business spiral.
I When the demand dropped,
they reasoned, producers and dts-
I tributors would retrench and fire
i a lot of employes. As unemploy
ment grew, consumer demand
I woum continue to diminish, sel
lers would have to retrench still
further, and the spiral would be
well started.
But economists at the Agricul
ture Department see no such sig-
iiuu-Hiiii- in me urop in larm
prices. Thev regard It rather as a
healthy development, a needed
adjustment. Prices have been un
justifiably high, they believe, and
iney are settling to a more real
istic level.
Compared With Stocks
It is similar to the Interpreta
tion eiven by many business ana
lysts of the stock market decline
last fall. In their view, business
conditions are sounder than they
were last summer as a result of
the price adjustments In the stock
list.
The present level of farm
prices, moreover, Is 84 per cent
nioher than when the U. S. en
tered the war, and 29 per cent
above the level on V-J Day.
Demo White Primary
Proposed by Tolmadge
(Continued from Page One)
to meet him In an election.
Wants Popular Verdict
"I have stated on three previ
ous occasions prior to my elec
tion as governor of Georgia and
when I made my Inaugural ad
dress that the office of governor
of Georgia belongs to the lieople
of Georgia," Talinadge said.
"I am anxious fur the neonle
of Georgia to have an oppor
tunity to express their choice
through a Democratic white pri
mary at the earliest possible mo
ment." Talmndgp recommended that
the legislature remain In session
to Institute a Democratic white
primary and strengthen the elec
tion laws regarding, qualification
of voters.
"There Is one way and only
one legal way that the people can
determine this Issue at the polls,"
Talmadge said.
"In the event of the death, dis
ability or resignation of the gov
ernor and the lieutenant gover
nor, the exexcutlve authority of
this state Is vesed In the speaker
of the house of representatives
who must call a siM-clal election
within 60 days to eh-ct a gover
nor of Georgia."
Earlier Talmadgp ln his ad
dress had said "the majority of
the white people of Gi-orgia are
behind us in this fight" and
threatened If his opposition per
sisted to "call for this majority
of the white people ot come to
Atlanta and show them a real
demonstration."
Herrlort Named Head
Of French Assembly
! PARIS, Jnn. 21.- (.T Hadlcal
Socialist leader Edouard Her-
! riot, 74, was elected president of
France's Rational Assembly to
day. Herrlof, who was unopposed,
headed the old chamber of depu
ties from I'HtMiMJ. He Is In his
4L'nd year as mayor of Lyon,
France's third largest city.
A nrotege of Aiistlile Brland.
Ilerrlot was three times premier
of France before the war. He suc
ceeds Vincent Autinl, recently
elected president of the Republic.
Before the voting began, the
legislature heard a message read
from Aurlnl calling upon France
to "maintain and develop her al
liances" and to Insist upon "lust
reparations and a full security"
from Germany.
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Amusement Tax Bills
Ready for Legislature
(Continued from Page One)
talnment, pool halls, bowling al
leys, lace tracks and carnivals.
Harvey said he hoped the
measure would raise enough
money so that old age pension
appropriations would no longer
have to depend on liquor reve
nues. Deficit In Dispute
Legislative Ways and Means
Committee members estimated
today a state budget deficit of at
least $13,000,000, instead of Sli.
000,000 as estimated by State Bud
get Director George Aiken.
Sen. Dean H. Walker, Inde
pendenre, chairman of the Sen
ate Ways and Means Committi-e.
said a preliminary study showed
a $14,000,000 deficit, while Dr. F.
H. Dammasch, House Ways and
Means chairman, said the deficit
Is about $13,000,000.
Both men emphasized that
their estimates are only tenta
tive, depending in a large meas
ure on the disputed estimates of
liquor profits lor the next two
years.
Snell Request Opposed
Governor Snell's proposal to
take up $6,000,000 of the deficit
by using corporation Income tax
surpluses Is expected to reach the
floor for final action In a few
days, but House leaders said they
doubt it will pass. They believe
the money should continue to be
used to reduce property taxes.
The Ways and Means Commit
tees are stymied until they know
what revenue measures the legis
lature will pass. Action on the
corporation excise measure wouid
enable them to at least start work
on appropriations.
Senator Walker said the com
mittees would ask the Slalc
Liquor Control Accountants to
certify estimates on how much
liquor profits will be In the next
two years, and that the legisla
ture woMld accept this estimate
as final. The commission already
has estimated its profits at $10,
3T0.000, while Budget Director
Aiken s estimate Is about J-'o,-000,000.
Forestry Bills Coming
The forestry sub-committee of
the House natural resources com
mittee recommended today intro
duction of four forestry depart
ment bills to amend the 19-15 for
est rv act.
One would give the Forestry
Department authorltv to acquire
lands for reforestation, regard-1
less or mineral rignts.
Another would give the State
Forester oower to designate areas
for slash burning, and to deter-,
mine periods in which the burn
ing must take "lace. !
The third bill would make It II-!
legal to harvest forest products
for commercial use without a per-1
mlt. This bill would make -It ,
easier to enforce the conserva
tion program. j
The fourth bill would regulate
planting, requiring It to be done)
over si-uttered areas, and increas
ing rehabilitation fees from $J00
for each 40 acres to $8 an acre.
Penalty Power Asked
The State Parole Board asked
the legislature today for complete
authority in fixing sentences of
persons sent to tne penitentiary.
The board's proiioscd law would
compel the sentencing judep to
give the maximum sentence per
mitted bv law, and the board
would decide the sentence after i
the man Is In prison.
The board said its idea would
permit uniformity In sentences.
The board also asked for an In
termediate enal Institution, In
crease In staff personnel, and
salary Increases.
The proposal by several legisla
tors to discontinue farming ope
rations at the state training
school at Woodhurn as an e-on-omy
move drew fire tod.iv from
the Marlon County Jersey Cattle
Club.
I.cwls Judsnn, legislative chair
man for the club, said work In
the open was healthful and that
the farm training was valuable as
a rehabilitation measure.
School Age Change Asked
A bill reducing from 18 to 1G
the age at which children may
quit going to school was Intnv
duced hy Reps, t'.iles I French.
Morn, and Carl Hill, Days Crock.
Iouglas County.
The law was chanced from 16
to IS years In the 1!47 session.
French and Hill want to put the
age back to lt.
The bill provdes that a child
would have to go to school until
he has completed the Hth grade or
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Dredging Repair Sought
A bill to require gold dredge
operators to repair defactment of
stream banks was drafted by Rep.
E. W. Kirnberling. Prairie City.
Kimberling said gold dredges
leave tailings of rock, gravel and
other materials, causing damage
to scenery and creating erosion
problems.
The bill would require a dredge
operator to replace and level the
material within six months after
the dredging operation.
A similar hill was passed by
the House In 1045, but was burled
in the Senate Mining Committee.
A bill to increase the salaries
of supreme court justices from
$7,500 to $10,000 a year and cir
cuit judges from $6,000 to $8,000
was introduced today by the
House judiciary committee.
Election Judges, who now get
$1 a day, would get $1 an hour
under a bill Introduced by Kep.
Paul R. Hendricks, Salem.
Hep. Carl 11. Francis, Dayton,
introduced a bill today to pro
hibit the sal eor gift of emblems
denoting honorable discharge
from the armed forces, provided
the emblems are sold or given to
persons who are not honorably
discharged.
Better Patrol Urged
The State Highway Commis
sion should give the state police
department $1,000,000 during the
next two years to provide for
more adequate patrol of state
highways, Secretary of State Far
rcll seid today at a meeting of
the Joint legislative Ways and
Means Committee.
"Woare killing too many peo
ple on the highways at the pres
ent time," Farrell said, ''and
something should be done to
curb a further increase in traf
tic accidents and fatalities."
Farrell said the state police are
doing a good job considering the
facilities and personnel avail
able. Farrell said traffic safety can
be broken into three phases
engineering, education and law
enforcement.
He said the engineering phase
Is well handed by the highway
commission, and that his own de
partment is doing commendable
work In education and publicity.
But enforcement, he added, could
be improved by employment of
additional state police officers by
uv-n of hi"hvav funds.
Bottled I'nder Authority of Coca-Cola Co. By
Volstead, Author of
Prohibition Law, Dies
(Continued from Page One)
seeing enacted Into law the Farm
ers' Cooperative Act and the nu
merous bills to end the broad
powers of President Wilson,
granted In the emergency of
World War I.
Volstead, In poor health for
years, had abandoned daily visits
to his Granite Fails law office
four years ago. He had lived the
life of a country lawyer, devoting
himself largely to probate cases,
and took little part in community
activities.
Baker Scribe Appointed
To State Geology Board
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 21. UP) H.
E. Hendry, advertising manager
of the Baker Democrat-Herald,
was appointed by Governor Snell
today to the State Board of Geol
ogy and Mineral Industries, suc
ceeding S. H. Williston. PoAland,
who resigned. The term ends
next March 16.
Hendry is a mining consultant,
and formerly published the Baker
Herald. He also edited a mining
journal before the war.
Gen. Marshall Sworn
In as Secy, of State
(Continued from Page One)
might run on a ticket with Presi
dent Truman or obtain the Demo
cratic nomination if Mr. Truman
were not a candidate.
In talking with reporters, Mar
shall made plain that In ruling
himself out of political considera
tion he included the presidency
as well as any other political
office.
Sherman' 'No' Recalled
Marshall's flat statement that
he "never could be drafted" for
the presidency or other political
Cost compares with that made
y William T. Sherman Civil War
general.
Sherman was quoted as having
said:
"If nominated I will not accept.
If elected I will not serve."
No other statement by any
presidential possibility since has
had the ring of finality in It as
that one except one by General
Douglas MacArthur In April,
1944, when, after an original re-
mnrK reparneo nv some as eon!
Though price ceilings
have been removed
we have not raised
the wholesale price
of Coca-Cola
vocal, the Pacific commander
said:
"I request that no action be
taken that would link mv name
in any way with the (Republi
can) nomination. I do not covet
It nor would I accept it."
Riverside's Annexation
To Roseburg Favored
(Continued from Page One)
or '09. At present It was pointed
out the man most familiar with
the ordinances Is Geddes, who has
arranged his own indexing sys
tem in the recorder's office.
Winston emphasized the desir
ability of such a codification in
view of the fact that a city police
Judge must be appointed by the
council when the city manager
plan becomes effective In July.
Mayor Albert G. Flegel told the
council that he would "look
around" to see what persons
would be available for such a
task. Orcutt suggested that the
city, manager himself "might be
a great deal of help" In codifying
the ordinances.
Cost of $114 for the remodeling
of an anteroom at police head
quarters for the questioning of
prisoners was approved by the
council. The money was taken
from unexpended funds in the po
lice budget.
Presentation of a petition by
property owners In the Ave. "A"
and E. 6th St. neighborhood for
connection with a city sewer line,
resulted In plans for the exten
sion of ritv spwpHs. Tentative soe-
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cif (cations are to be drawn by the
city engineer.
Bid of the Standard Oil Co. of
California to supply the city with
supreme grade gasoline at 17.4
cents a gallon during 1947 was
accepted. Other bids were: Stan
dard, first grade, 16.4; Shell, pre
mium, 19, First grade, 17; Union,
18 and 16; Texaco, 19 and 17;
General Petroleum, 19 and 17.
Public hearing for the vacation
of an alley in the Bushey Addi
tion, abutting property owned by
Buckley Bell and Cecil Lowe and
Donald and Iva E. Glenz, was set
for March 3 at the City Hall at
7:30.
Mayor Flegel announced desig
nation of the week of February 2-8
as Roseburg Naval Reserve Week
honoring the Electronics Warfare
Platoon, first fully-organized unit
In the 13th Naval District, which
includes the Pacific Northwest
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