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2 The News-Reylew, Reseburg, Etafield Wednesday Vote In House Probable For Tax Program By PAUL W. HARVBY JR. SALEM (AP) Thi Democratic controlled House Taxation Com mittee Monday adopted Republi can Gov. Mark Hatfield'! propos al to inreaie income tax reve nues by I to 10 million dollara in the next biennium. The plan calls for a one per cent tax on gross income in order to collect from low income earn ers who now pay no tax. Then the income, minus exemptions and deductions, would be subject to additional laxes of one to sev en per cent. The present rate schedule is 3 lo VVi per cent. Generally, the hill Increases laxes for people with dependents, and reduces them for single per sons. Under the present system, Ihe Income tax would produce 154 mil lions in the next biennium. The new bill would boost that to al most 164 millions, and thus sus tain the 312-million-dollir general fund budget that now il being considered. The committee's action came at the end of busy day which saw the House narrowly defeat the bill to ceate a stale power commission that would go into Ihe wholesale power business. There were 28 votes for the bill, or two less than the required number to pass it. Twenty-eight opposed, so adding a clause to refer it to the people didn't help the sponsors. Vote On Party Lines Twenty -eight Democrats and one Republican supported it. Twenty-four Republicans and four Democrats voted against it. The tax program probably will come before the House Wednes day. It also Includes a three cent cigarette tax, repeal of the tax on inventories, a lMi per cent tax on business net income, and a reduced capital gaina tax. In addition to the one per cent Driver's Permit Misuse Results In $50 Fine Stanley Leroy Anderson, 19, of 950 W. Pilger St., Roseburg, plead ed guilty in Roseburg Municipal Court Monday to a charge of mis use of a driver'a license and was fined $50. Roseburg police arrested Ander son about 10:45 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block on SE Burke St. He was driving a 1950 model car. An derson admitted, at the time of his arrest, altering the driver's license, police said. In addition to the fine, Judge Randolph Slocum la recommending to the atate Department of Motor Vehicles that Anderson's license be suspended for 60 days. LAWNS GROUNDS YARDS PLANTS Far study, ikllltif attention. OR 3-3450 Whypay the big-car price penalty? $ v. s. lkp'-v. -grr i i i lessir n ws r VIM iiC! i""el. m i mi I s J -.mLmtT ? . in ii mi iiitiinni ill ' iiaini Ji Jiiiii lit itifnew m mM 'h ! ilViiiniil liim't Vi nniiaim i ' r -- m - Every week new thousand of smart car buyers rebel at the bigger size) and price of other '59 can and switch to Rambler. Thai's why Rambler now outsells moat big cars. You get bigger savings than ever when you buy, when you drive. Highest resale when you trade. And Rambler turns easier, parks anywhere, yet gives you full 6-pasaenger room. Try Personalized Comfort: separate sectional sofa front seats. See your Rambler dealer. Ore. Tuei., April 21, 1959 .Gross lax on gross income, these rates would apply to income, minus exemptions and deductions: less than $2,000 annual income, 1 per rent; $2,O00$4,uU0, 2 per cent; $4,000-16,000, 3 per cent; 16,000-. $8,000. 4 per rent: $8,0O0-$10,0OO, 5 per rent; $10,oo0-$30,0O0, (per cent; and over JJU.u, i per cent. Earlier, the committee bad voted lo eliminate Ihe federal in come lax deduction and most oth ers. The defeat of the power bill climaxed most intensive lobby ing on both sides. Sponsors argued the bill Is needed to assure Oregon its share of federal power and to provide cheap power for industries. Op ponents claim the bill would drive private power companies out of business, and that they are pro viding plenty of low-cost power for industry. Senate Receives Bills "The House sent to Ihe Senate a bill to prohibit places selling any goads or services from dis criminating against any customer because of his race or religion. Another bill sent to the Senate by the House would remove the provision whereby applicants for state employment must say whether they ever have believed in overthrow of the government. The bill would merely require that the applicants must swear to uphold Ihe federal and slate Constitutions. The House completed legislative action on a bill to increase legis lators' annual pay from SHOO lo $2,100. Thia is in spite of the $600 provision in the Constitution, but legislators hope that the state Su preme Court will rule that the constitutional figure is only a minimum. At the same time, the House approved a proposed constitution al amendment that would fix the pay at $2,100. This would go to the people. The measure goes back to the Senate. Other bills sent by the House to the governor would eliminate the State Unemployment Com pensation Commission and sub stitute a director appointed by the governor, require the secre tary of stale to investigate the truth of campaign expense state ments, and increase the two-year term of the chief justice to six years. Drunken Driver Meted Penalty District Judge Warren A. Wood ruff sentenced Willis Karl Sinnott, 25, of Glide to 10 days in the couty jail and fined him $150 and costs Monday for drunk driving. The Glide logger entered a plea of guilty at his arraignment. He was charged with the violation by Oregon State Police following an April 18 car accident on Housley St. in the Glide area. Arresting officers said Sinnott's car knocked Down a stop sign and bounced off a utility pole. Jerome Allen Jorgensen. 11. of Winchester, drew a $25 fine yes terday in Judge Woodruff's court when he pleaded guilty to being drunk in an auto. State police re ported he was found intoxicated and asleep in a car on W .Military Ave., Roseburg, early Sunday morning. nil UTNE BROS. 267 aaBaBeak eV IV y "".H f. iS--f?-- Income Taxation Body Offers Package SALEM (AP) The Income tax bill approved by Ihe House Tax ation Committee is only one of several parts of i complicated tax package that the committee says would finance state activities in the two years beginning next July 1. The Legislature probably will not approve all of it. But here is the package: Increase income tax revenues by applying a 1 per cent levy on total income, plus i rale scneauie of 1 to 7 per cent on net income after exemptiona and deductions. Retain the $600 personal exemp tions. Permit medical deductions over 5 per cent of income. Allow religious, charitable and educa tional contributions to be deducted when a person gives between 3 and 20 per cent of his income. Kliminate virtually all other de ductions, including the one for federal income taxes. Levy a tax of 3 cents a package on cigarettes, and 15 per cent on other tobacco. Heduce the tax on capital gains Repeal the personal , property tax on inventories. Levy a 't per cent tax on net income of business. Eliminate installment payments oi income taxes. Increase income taxes of utili ties about a million dollars yeariv. Increase liquor prices about 15 cents a fifth. Increase inheritance and gift taxes. Use up all surplus funds now on hand. Cavalcade Officials 0 Return To County Douglas County's party attend ing the start of the On-To-Oregon cavalcade ceremonies at Independ ence, Mo., returned home Monday night. The group, traveling on an Army plane, was forced to remain in Kansas City Sunday fur repairs to the ship's de-icing equipment. Alan Knudtsen, originator of the Oregon wagon train idea, and Dick wsmith, president of the On-To-Ore-gon Cavalcade committee, report ed that the party spent all day Sunday on the Kansas City air strip while awaiting repairs and momentary take off. It wasn't until late Sunday eve ning it was decided the repairs couldn't be completed in time end the group went to a Kansaa City hotel for the night. The plane then look off early Monday morning, flew by way of Denver, and reach ed Portland early Monday evening. Ihe group returned lo Roseburg in automobiles driven by Aaron unA nt k-nir' ti n,. !....... Anderson, local dentist, who made the trip. Jay Golden, television and news paper photographer on the trip, was completing pictures todav at the Photo Lab, to make a pictorial log of the trip available by Wed nesday, i West Side PTA Slates Film, Election Tonight West Side PTA ot Sutherlin will meet tonight at 8. Special topic will be "Emotional Needs of Children," a film from Ihe State Board of Health. Elec tion of officers is planned. Go&atnber; ' Din htinrlrarlc nf save more than ever on gas and upkeep - i ! " r-fJ masmm m New 100-Inch wheelbsse RAMBLER AMERICAN toi9Uis). Stilt t4 K'S. N. E. Jeckion, Roseburg Tax Adopted Ways, Means Group Okays Boost In College Expenses SALEM (AP) - The Joint Ways and Means Committee today ap proved t boost in the appropria tion for the state's tax-supported colleges of more than 17 per cent for the next biennium. The committee voted 11-1 to send to the House floor an appro priation of $55,161,787 for the state system of higher education. The budget includes an It per cent hike in academic salaries over the biennium which had been approved earlier by the com mittee. This alone would increase the budget by three million dol lars. Salaries would be increased 7 per cent the first year of the bi ennium and 4 per cent the sec ond year. Seven per cent of the salary increase would go for mer it increases and the remaining 4 per cent for across-the-board in creases. Former Gov. Robert D. Holmes recommended $54,629,371 for the two-year budget period but this did not include the University Table Shows Effect Of Income Tax Bill SALEM (AP)-This table shows the effect of the income tax bill proposed by the House Taxation Committee for various, brackets: Single Persen Total $1,000 $7 $14 $2,000 34 34 $:i,000 - 72 58 $4,000 118 88 $5,000 1 68 122 $6,000 217 162 $7,000 274 20 $8,000 .134 256 $9,000 393 310 $10,000 451 370 $20,000 1,018 1,064 $30,000 1.452 1,764 Merrled With X Childrtn Total Income Present Prepeied $1,000 $0 $10 $2,000 0 20 $3,000 7 36 $4,000 29 56 $5,000 58 82 $6,000 . 91 112 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 129 148 172 188 220 234 270 284 889 856 1,496 1,656 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 Godfrey Enters Hospital, Expects To Be 'Lucky' NEW YORK (AP)-'Tve had a helluva lot of luck In my lime, probably more than any one per son has a right to deserve, and mayDe i n be lucky again." That was television star Arthur Godfrey's comment as he an nounced he will enter a New York hospital later this week for exam ination of a chest tumor. "It's probably just a benign tu mor," Godfrey added. "I have at least three good omens. I feel good, my weight hasn't gone down, and my appetite's fine." He is 55. Godfrey said he had X-rays taken last Thursday, after suffer ing from chest pains. He said the X-rays showed up the tumor. He will complete his daytime radio and TV shows through Fri day. No replacement for him was announced. tin I tiro I no I 1835 tt 2 4f ltd S) ttl. texil (mm tf lof tuttxnilsc Tuberculosis Hospital In Portland The hospital is being taken over by Board ot Higher Education. Requests Trimmed Actually, the committee ap proved an appropriation of $400,- 000 lesa than the recommendation of Holmes, and six million less than the request by the Board of Higher Education. The 1957 Legislature increased the appropriation by nearly 40 per cent over the 1955-57 ligure. The appropriation in 1955-57 was 33' million dollars and in 1957-59 it was more than 46 million. The committee trimmed $175,000 from the Holmes budget in agricultural extension and ?o2 500 from travel. It added the $700,000 for sal. aries over the Holmes recom mendation, $205,000 for research and $49,500 for additional library books. These additions would not be offset by tax money, however, but the committee ' recommended that the Board of Higher Educa tion increase student fees by $10 a term for residents and $20 for non-residents. This would raise more than $1,300,000. It appears the total higher edu cation budget, including fees and other grants, will amount to more than 76 million dollars. This com pares with 67 millions during this biennium ane 47 millions during 1955-57. American Airman Held In Dope Plot TOKYO (AP) An American airman was accused today of try ing to smuggle a million dollara worth of heroin and opium from Hong Kong to Japan for a Chi nese dope ring. The U.S. Air Force said Air man l.C. Marshall Ray Wilmot, 25, of Laverne, Okie., had admit ted acting for the ring. It said he had nearly five pounds of heroin and eight bars of opium alkaloids when arrested March 28 as he completed a flight from Hong Kong. A Japanese official said one Chi nese in Tokyo and two in Hong Kong had been arrested as mem bers of the ring. Wilmot is being held In a mili tary jail. No charges have been filed against him. Mental Patient Admits Slaying Of Young Boy DETROIT (AP)-Police said a man who escaped from a mental hospital admitted today he stran gled Marvin Zdanowski, 5, whose body was found in a garage Mon day night. Lieut. Hiram Phipps of the De troit homicide squad said the con fession was obtained from i,eorge Ritola. 47. who resided intermit tently with a sister residing in the same house with the boy's deaf mute parents. Ritola was held for invesliga tion of murder. Police said they picked him up for questioning be cause circumstances of the slay ing indicated il was committed by some one who had a close knowl edge of the house. Portland Ships Serum To Asia Smallpox Area PORTAND (AP) A shipment of vaccine is en route from Port land to Singapore, where a small pox outbreak was reported. A retired missionary for the Seventh-day Avdventist Church, V. T. Armstromg, said ha ship ped the vaccine Monday after getting an urgent telegram from his son-in-law at the Youngsburg Memorial Hospital in Singapore. Armstrong's son-in-law, Dr. Ga len Coffin, is the hospital's med ical adviser. Local fr Long Distance Household Moves Education Board Budget Allowed SALEM (AP) - A 117-mlllion-dollsr budget for the state Depart ment of Education was approved today by the Joint Ways and Meant Committee. The committee left basic school support at the present $105 per eensui enna nut a subcommittee still is workine on increasing state aid. It probably will depend on me proposed business tax oi 'i per cent on net income. This would provide an additional $30 per child. The education budget for the next biennium includes a decrease of nearly $400,000 in the budget for Oregon Technical Institute at Klamath Falls. It involves a $290. 000 trimming of state funds and mother $91,000 in fees. The average enrollment of the technical school would be cut to (00 students, and vocational courses eliminated. Of the 117 million dollaM in the department I budget, 12 millions comes from tax money. Basic school support takes more than 106 millions of this figure. The total OTI budget for the two-year period would be $2,786, 000. Former Gov. Robert D. Holmes recommended, $3,100,000. The committee approved almost the same figure as recommended by Holmes for the Education De partment. The budget for this biennium was 103 million dollars, Snark Missile Zips Toward Test Goal CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) A blazing Snark intercontinental guided missile streaked over the horizon today on the start of a round trip test flight. The missile is the first truly in tercontinental weapon that will be in the hands of U. S. troops. The launching, conducted by veteran Air Force crewmen from the 556th Guided Missile Squad ron, was limed at a trip 900 miles down the Atlanlic range. The weapon used on today's flight logged a similar round trip without a hitch several months ago. The shoot was part of the close out phase of development for the Snark which is expected to be de ployed at its first operational site in Presque Isle. Maine, in the next few months. About 20 bases are planned for the Snark. The Snark is slow in speed it cruises at 600 m.p.k. but it has the ability to loop and zig-zag in flight to dodge enemy defensive measures. Builders, Pile Drivers Resume Contract Parley PORTLAND (AP) Negotia tions resumed here today between the Associated General Contract ors and the Portland and Astoria locals of the Pile Drivers Union. Both locals Sunday rejected the three-year contract proposal that had been accepted by affiliated carpenters' locals in Oregon and Southwestern Washington. Many big construction projects in the Portland area could be tied up should the pile drivers decide to walk out. The pile drivers struck earlier, but then called off pickets on or ders from the parent Internation al Carpenters Union. Roseburg Woman Cited After Traffic Collision Mae Lee Donnelly, 3073 NE Vine St., was cited by Roseburg police Aionaay lor failure to have her ve hicle under control after her 1952 model sedan collided with the rear of a parked 1946 model car regis tered to Kobert B. Laying. 312 bE Stephens St., police said. ine accident occurred about 9:40 p.m. in the 300 block on SB Steph- ens St. 185 feet north of SE Doue- las Ave. About $200 damage was done to each vehicle, police added.' Laying i car was Knocked onto the sidewalk after the collision. Hospital News Mercy Hospital Admitted Medical! Sterling Richmond. Mrs. Jerry Long, Joe Morgan, Rose burg. Surgery: Marvin Brooxson, Win ston; Ray Turpin, Yoncalia; J. B. Nelson, Mrs. Marvin Palmer, Roseburg. Discharged I Mrs. Joseph Carey, Mrs. William Lassiter, Michael Hanberg, Rose burg; Frances Whitehead, Dillard.i Douglas Community Hespital ' Admitted Medical: Mrs. Milton DeGroodt, i Myrtle Creek: Ruth Evarts, Eula Harris, Arthur Long, Carolyn Mar shall, Roseburg; Mrs. Harold Faulkner, Glide; Ah in James, Rid dle. I Surgery: Mrs. Jay Gailey, Ins Serafin, Phyllis Veach, Dallas Wit-1 ty, Roseburg; Dale Parer, Suth-1 erlin; Marvin Shuping, Dillard. ! Discharged Mrs. Marvin Selby, Alice Sv sge. Dallas Nicholson, George j Crabtree, Leslie Arthur, Robert An derson, Mrs. James Terwilleger and son. Allen Russell; Mrs. Stan lev Anderson and daughter. Dan-! ette Marie, Roseburg; Mrs. T. B. Gibson Jr., Winston. AND NORCE SALES & SERVICE 20 Ytn f DM"IM $rvict In Dou C. Your Guarvnta BERGH'S APPLIANCE leu City LieUH . OR Ml Stevenson Thought Outstanding Man NEW HAVEN (AP) Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) believes that Adlai Stevenson would be one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. Morse, who said he has not made any commitments for the 1960 Democratic presidential nom ination, told reporters Monday night, "I have no hesitation in saying that if Adlai Stevenson should win the nomination, he would be one of the greatest pres idents in our history. ... He is a perfect example of a teaching of mine: There is no substitute in government for brains." Morse spoke here Monday on behalf of the United Jewish Ap peal. Earlier in the day in Washing ton, D.C., Morse urged additionl of $125,000 to the appropriation for the Agricultural Marketing Service for berry producers' mar keting data. He said there is a growing need for such information. Mean Paving Query Asked By Senators WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Richard Neuberger (D-Ore) and 11 other senators asked the State Department to find out whether Canada would share costs on pav ing the Alaska Highway in Can ada. Proposed legislation would auth orize appropriation of 11 million dollars s year for six years, start ing July 1, I960,, for the work on the Alaska Highway and Haines Cutoff. This would be strictly on condi tion that Canada would spend the same amount, then maintain the route on a year-round basis. Neuberger urged the State De partment to sound out Canada on the proposed legislation. Similar action was requested by Congressman Ralph Rivers of Alaska, in a letter to newly named Secretary of State Hertor. There was some feeling in Alas ka, Rivers said, that it might be a good idea to hold up congres sional action on the bill until a joint U. S. - Canada conference could try to reach agreement. Market Reporting Asked For Berries WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) has urged addition of $125,000 to the ap propriation for the Agricultural Marneung service in the coming year to bring crop reporting serv ices to berry producers. Morse said in a statement pre sented to a Senate appropriations subcommittee that there is a growing need for the three reports a year which would be made available if the funds were pro vided. The reports, he said, would in clude an acreage estimate, a pro duction forecast and a final re port, "which would be of great value to the farmers of the 17 states whose production in 1954 accounted for 95 per cent of the crops." Berries referred to, he said. In clude blackberries and dewber ries, boysenberries, loganberries, raspberries, youngberries, cur rents and gooseberries. Erratic Young Driver Trips Burglar Alarm MIAMI, Fla. (AP) Deputies who rushed to a supermarket to answer a burglar alarm found a plate glass door smashed and a tiny, 2Va-horsepower car inside. The driver was Gregory Skeen, 5, who had driven straight through the door. The boy had been practicing driving in the store's parking lot, police said. He wound up in the hospital with minor cuts and bruises. No charges were filed. The boy's daddy, Maj. Henry B. Skeen, said he will pay the $300 damage bill. Gasoline Host Sliced A hose on a gasoline pump at the Patterson's Bakery garage. 2505 Diamond Lake Blvd., was cut Sunday, Ray Wastenberg reported Monday to the Douglas County Sheriff's office. The vandalism was discovered Monday morning, Was tenberg said. Due to Many We are continuing GRAND OPENING SPECIAL for ONE MORE WEEK! Our regular 72.00 per year course for ONLY - Terms, $5 down, $5. Tkit ii ekMJutely rii late tine Her will eer ke neeett'. TRIM-FORM 1604 S. I. Stephens OR 3-1012 Western Water Shortages Seen WASHINGTON (AP) The Agriculture Department reported here that water supplies for the spring and summer season appear poor in the Southwest but fair to good farther north. The report is based on snow surveys in mountain and other areas which provide the bulk of the Western region's water supply by streams fed by melting snow. It contrasts with last year's gen erally abundant supplies in most Western states. It said, however, reserves in reservoirs from 1957 and 19J8 runoff will provide supplemental and late-season water where the snowpack is normal and tend to alleviate a disastrous shortage during the 1939 season. The department offered aid of its technicians in helping farmers in areas faced with deficit water supplies to plan their crop snd grazing patterns to best meet the situation. Seasonal snow accumulations ranged from a few areas of heavy snowpack near the Canadian bor der in Idaho snd Western Montana to widespread deficiencies for all of Arizona, New Mexico and Neva da and for the southern part of California, Colorado, Oregon and Utah. Water Resources Survey Subject WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate wants a study made of the country's future water needs. By voice vote Monday, a reso lution was passed to create a spe cial 12-member investigating com mittee and give it $175,000 ex pense money. There is grave concern in parts of the country, including the West, about Ihe adequacy of water supplies to meet the country's future requirements, Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-Mont) said. Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D NM) said the nation's water needs for the next 20 years have been estimated at from 50 to 250 per cent more than currently used. Geriatrics Institution Okayed By Ways, Means SALEM (AP)-The mid-Colum-bia home for elderly persons at The Dalles moved a step nearer reality today with approval by the Joint Ways and Means Committee. The committee approved legis lation changing the Eastern Ore gon TB Hospital to a geriatrics institution and also an appropria tion of $1,400,000. The TB patients at The Dalles would be transferred to Salem. Elderly patients at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Eastern Oregon State Hospital at Pendle ton and Fairview Home would be sent to The Dalles. Sarah Bell Trusty Sarah Bell Trusty, 71, died at a Roseburg hospital early Monday. She was born at Salyersville, Ma goffin County, Ky., on March IT, 18S8. She taught school there for several years before moving to Stroud, Okla., in 1912. The family moved to Roseburg in 1943. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving relatives include two sons, Chalmcr, Roseburg, and Ho mer, Oakland; three sisters, Ruie Lusk, Azusa, Calif.; Bess Purcell, Merrimac, Wis., and Mollie Smith, iron Hiver, Mien.; two brothers, Michael, Ft. Worth, Tex., and Wil liam, Anadarko, Okla., and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednes day at 2 p.m. at Wilson's Chapel of the Roses, with the Rev. James Jenkins of the Roseburg Metho dist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Odd Fellows Ceme tery, Oakland. Stearns and Little Mortuary, Oakland, Is in charge of arrangements. Animal Trap Stolen An animal trap valued at about $15 has been stolen from his prop erty along the Umpqua River, Wil liam Fred Miller, 422 W. Ballf St., reported to Roseburg police Mon day. Miller does not know when the trap was stolen, police said. Chain Saw Stolen Mrs. Ted Thibbs, Dillard, report ed to the Douglas County sheriff's office Monday that a chain saw was stolen Thursday night from her husband's logging camp. 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