16 Th Nwi-Rvlw, Rowburg, Or. Frl Dec. 23 1949
Dispute Over
Jobless Pay Law
Is Compromised
WASHINGTON. UP) Secre
, farv of labor Tobln announced
' Wednesday a compromise settle
ment of a dispute over iaiuor.
i nia'i unemployment compensa
tinn law.
The department withdrew iU
contention that recent rulings In
California had altered the state
law so that it no longer coniorm
ed to the Federal Social Security
The action removed the threat
of Interrupting Jobless pay to iai
llornia unemployed and of Im
posing additional taxes upon em
Dlover navrolls.
Tobin said that an exchange of
letters with California omciais
had removed the Issues Involved
in the question of conformity be
tween the two laws.
Charles W. Johnson, California
Duputy Attorney general, pre
sented a letter of behalf of the
California unemployment Insur
ance appeals board stating it did
not consider Us ruling in a recent
case a binding precedent and
promising to reopen pending
cases of a similar nature.
The Issue, - on which a labor
department hearing was conclud
ed yesterday, concerned an ap
peals board ruling in California
denying jobless Deneins to union
seamen wnue on siriKe in isno.
Slot Machines At
Issue In Test Case
BAKER. Dec. 23. (ft A. case
testing the constitutionality ol
the law permitting coniiscation
or destruction of slot machines is
expected here following the filing
of a complaint In clrclut court by
E. E. Shannon, proprietor of the
Gelser urand notei, against sner
Iff Fred Thorn.
Shannon is, seeking $750 or re
covery of four coin-ln-the-slot
machines confiscated by the sher
iff's office June 18. He also asks
$500 damages for the taking and
keeping of the machines. They
were taKen irom me unpper ciud,
in the hotel, by a state police of
ficer. - '-''
Shortly after the confiscation
Shannon was fined $100 for each
of the machines by Justice of the
Peace will JNoraean. now snan
non's attorneys claim that the
sheriff wrongfully and without
the - plaintiff's consent took .and
kept the-machines. Tuesday Cir
cuit Judge Forrest Hubbard or
dered the sheriff to. hold the ma
chines but not to destroy them,
- Shannon's attorneys claim that
revisions of the state's gam
ling - laws relative to confisca
tion and destruction of personal
property, such as the slot ma
chines, are unconstitutional,
Douglas Fourth In Vtti'
Taxes On Loan Property
' SALEM, (P) The Oregon
depart of Veterans Affairs paid
$214,171 in taxes on farm and
home properties this year, the
department said.
These taxes are paid on 3,360
farms and homes for which the
department made loans to Vet
erans. The department collects
the taxes from these veterans
and then pays them to the coun
ties. Multnomah county received the
largest tax payment from the de
partment, $79,414. Marion .county
was next with $15,231, Clacka
mas was third with $13,113, and
Douelaa was fourth with. S12.999.
The endurance of the Ameri
can bison was remarkable. He
- could often run 40 miles at a
time. -
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and
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wishes
this
holiday
season,
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Who can give the measure of Christmas?
The warmth that comes from
giving ... the cheer . . . the happiness
,. and laughter: these gifts are.
; not for sale. Mistletoe withers, tinsel is
: thrown out and forgotten,
but the spirit of Christmas perpetuates
generosity and good will and
restores the faith of men. It isN a promise
of the day when the lion shall
lie down with the lamb, and the arms of
. mankind shall reach across
boundaries and barriers to clasp forever
in brotherhood and peace.
A Very Very Merry Christmas
.from the management and
employees of
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