Mon., Mor. 13, 1961 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. 3
Schools, Taxation, Labor-Management Get Attention at Local Meeting
The Roseburg Chamber of Com-I
fnerce and two of Douglas County's
legislators are in agreement on
most points, but differ in a few in
stances. This was indicated at a
meeting Saturday in which Slate
Sen. Al Flegel and Rep. "Bun"
Kelsay reported to a large group
at the Umpqua Hotel in Roseburg.
The meeting was sponsored by the
legislative committee of the Rose
burg Chamber of Commerce.
The "panel" was divided into
discussion of three major classifi
cations of legislation: Schools, tax
ation lahnr management. Ques
tions were directed on each of the
fiiihiprls.
In discussine these matters the
subjects, in brief, included:
Community Colleges Four bills
have been introduced. One would
provide that the state of Oregon
would bear the entire expense. Col
leges are proposed for Bend, Coos'
Bay, and Astoria. Another meas
ure would authorize the formation
of county districts. One, offering
the best possibility of passage
would provide that the state of Ore
gon, county, and students (through
tuition) would each bear one-third
of the maintenance cost. The state
of Oregon, according to Sen. Flegel,
can't afford the cost of buildings,
which would amount to at least
J6 million.
Basic School Support Flegel
reported that while several pro
nnsals have been made to increase
the amount of basic school support
mnnev to he made available oy
the slate of Oregon, he anticipates
the amount finally settled upon will
be $10 per head.
School Bill The Committee on
Education has before it several
proposals for equalizing the basic
.school siiDDort fund. Flegel said.
One of the meisures is based on
the findings of the Interim Com
mittee on Education. Among the
recommendations of this commit
tee was the inclusion of revenues
received by 18 O&C land grant
counties in Western Oregon in de
termining the amount ol money to
be given by the state of Oregon.
The committee recommended or
iginally that counties in seeking
school support funds must include
25 per cent of O & C revenues in
their school budgets. Before the
final renort was given, however,
Flegel, a member of the commit
tee, had compromised on a figure
nf law ner cent. Vigorous opposi
tion to inclusion of any part of
thn fund was made, however, and
the senator reports that he will
oppose the bill so long as any part
of the O & C money is involved. If
that feature is removed from the
bill, he said, he prefers it over
other suggested legislation , an d
plans to vote for it.
Don Reed, member of the Rose
hure School District, said that oth
er bills proposed offered a better
deal for the district. Flegel, in an
swer, said that he felt he should
consider the situation in the entire
state of Oregon and not exclusively
in his own district.
Highway No. 42 Rep. Kelsay,
responding to a report that the
Roseburg Chamber of Commerce,
while favoring improvement of
Highway No. 42, between Winston
and Coos Bay, does not approve of
the principle of earmarking high
way money, said he plans to vote
Parr, Sullivan
Debate Tonight
NEW YORK (API Television's
Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar engage
in a debate tonight over the fees
they pay entertainers.
Referee, or moderator, for the
face-loface debate on Paar's reg
ular NBC show will be humorist
publisher Bennett Cerf, well
known for his glib remarks on
CBS-TV's "What's My Line?"
The word battle scheduled to
start at 11:30 p.m. Eastern Stand
ard Time brings to a peak the
wrangle which began last week
when Sullivan complained that
Paar pays entertainers who ap
pear on both shows far less than
he does.
Sullivan said he pays as much
as $7,500 for appearances on his
show, but when the same per
formers appear with Pa.ar they
get only $320.
Sullivan let it be known lhat
henceforth he'll pay only $320 to
any of his entertainers who also
appear on Paar's show.
The Paar show normally runs
until 1 a.m.. but it hasn't been
determined yet how much of the
time will be consumed by the de
bate. It will be taped before a
live audience in New York at
8:15 p.m.
-Sullivan picked Cerf as modera
tor on privilege granted by Paar.
Sullivan previously suggested
Hugh Downs, Paar's announcer,
hut NBC turned thumbs down on
the ground that Downs wouldn't
be considered neutral.
Downs will open the program
The debate will beRin 15 minutes
later and, if completed prior to the
show's regular closing time. Paar
and Sullivan will leave the pro
gram together and Downs will
continue the show along its regu
lar format.
for a bill to issue $4 million worth i Business Tax
of bonds for lhat road. The .stale proposal that
Highway Commission, he saiif, has
agreed that the road carries a tre
mendous amount of traffic. His own
oDinion. he said, is lhat money
should oe maae avauauie to put u
in shape.
Moderator Riggs said the Rose
burg Chamber of Commerce is
sympathetic toward the improve
ment of this route but feels that
earmarking money for any particu
lar moiect would "hogtie the High
way Commission in planning any
orderly ' program."
Timber Taxation One of the
most difficult pieces of legislation
so far encountered is that of taxing
limber. Kelsav said. Many techni
cal plans have been suggested. The
bill which it now appears will be
approved, he reported, would pro
vide for a tax of 30 per cent of
the true value where umber
subjected to fast cutting, but would
drop the rale to 25 per cent where
timber is to be cut at a slower
ate. No tax would be charged
while timber is below 12 inches in
diameter. Timber when cut will
pay a severance tax based on 100
ner cent of true cash value.
This, he said.' fits in with the
policy of the Roseburg Chamber of
Commerce to encourage sustained
yield and to set up a program by
tlie Legislature rainer man iiuuusn
the Tax Commission.
The plan, he says, has the ap
proval of a majority of the big
companies. Some ODposition is an
ticipated at hearings to be held
Ibis .week.
Reorganization Plans The
fight between Gov. Hatfield and the
State Welfare Board may have had
a big part in. building up remon
strance to the governor's program
for reorganization, Kelsay saiu.
But he and Flegel agreed mat very
little of the proposal to reorganize
the state government, setting up a
cabinet plan, would be adopted at
this session. A very small part of
the program may be approved,
they said, but there would be noth
ing of importance enacted.
Accident Insurance The prin
cipal argument in the industrial
accident field centers around the
three-way proposal, Kelsay report
ed. The three-way measure would
permit employers to contract with
private companies for insurance
for injured workmen, use the
state's program or carry their own
insurance.
Kelsay says he plans to vole
against the three-way bill, which
the Roseburg Chamber lof Com
merce favors, because all the "bet
ter claims would be contracted
with private companies, leaving the
state with a much smaller insur
ance "business' and thereby high
er levies. II also is his opinion
that injured workmen would not
be as well treated by outside com
panies as by the state of Oregon.
At the same time, "money would
be kept in Oregon instead of being
sent to Hartford, Conn."
"There are some things we
think wrong in the industrial acci
dent set-up," Kelsay said. "On the
House side we're trying to fix
those up. We'll take away some of
the enjoyable times the claims at
torneys have been having."
Minimum Wages The slate
isn't apt to pass minimum wage
and wage-hour legislation to match
the proposal originally made to
Congress, both Flegel and Kelsay
agreed. The Legislature may come
up with a minimum wage of $1
per hour, but that will be the most,
they said, and they doubt if any
legislation results.
"You'd be surprised to know the
number of women, many of them
- Referring to the i a bill which would have eliminated ! that everyone making more than
tax be placed on deductions tor ooimuuos io uwiuy.
business, replacing the current in
ventory tax. Kelsav said he feels
the proponents have gone so far
with their legislation that they will
not be able to get approval. En
dorsing the principle, he said he
feels the measure had been made
too intricate to receive legislative
approval.
Personal Income Tax Meas
ures to cut personal income taxes
are being booted around, it was
stated. The House refused to pass
But the bill has been returned to
committee and doubtless will be
brought out with deductions to char
ity permitted.
"That may be passed and the
bill will go to the Senate," Kelsay
said, "but we won't recognize it
when it comes out."
A lower income tax rate would
be an incentive to business, it was
stated. The bill as now offered
would apply to anyone with an in
come of more than $600, requiring
lhat amount must pay some tax.
Kelsay says he favors elimina
ting deductions for federal taxes.
It is interesting, he said, to dis
cover that by eliminating the fed
eral tax deduction and lowering
the rale of income taxes, the stale
of Orecon would keep in the state
some SB million now going to Wash
ington. D.C
Unemployment Compensation
This is the tnsl time the Oregon
Legislature ever has shown a pros
pect of tightening the unemploy
ment compensation law, it was ently are several, Flegel replied He urged that people write their
stated. Legislation now in prospect j
would require certuication Iroin a
reputable doctor concerning a
man's inability to work before ill
ness would be considered an ex
cuse for not seeking work. No ma
jor changes in existing legislation
are expected.
County Hospital Replying to a
question from County Commission
er Doerner as to why legislation
is in prospect to prevent the county
hospital from giving care to pay
ing patients, of which there pres-
thal he personally is opposed to I legislators and tell Iheir opinions.
the county competing with pnvale
nursing homes and planned to la
vor the legislation.
George Gratke, president of the
Roseburg Chamber of Commerce,
in closing the meeting announced
that Rep Sid Leiken, who had ex
pected to be present and join in
the report and discussion was un
able to attend and had sent his
regrets.
The purpose of the meeting, Grat
ke said, "is to stimulate thinking."
Too few of us make known
what we want them to do,. and
why," Gralke said.
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widows wUh children to support
working at 80 cents an hour," Kcl
say said.
Strikebreaker Bill Legisla
tion to prohibit the use of proles
sional strikebreakers will, if pass
ed, be quite definitely limited, Kel
sav said. There might be some re
striclion on "professionals" but it
is questionable that any other pro
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taken.
Sales Taxes Proposal has been
made that a sales tax be adopted
for school purposes, that the mill
age lax on property be limited and
that a requirement be made spe
cifying there must be a certain
number of voters participating in
any election involving bonds, it was
staled.
Flegel staled lhat the Sly Report
did not say lhat the time had
"come" for the slate to vote a
sales tax, as many people believe,
but that it said the "time is com
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sider" a sales tax. He contended
that the "time has not yet come."
He staled, however, that while
he does not personally favor a
sales tax, he believes that the mat
ter should be referred to the peo
ple; that simply because it has
been rejected on previous occa
sions is no reason the people should
not be permitted lo express their
opinions again. v'Times change,"
he said.
Truck Taxes The issue of
weight-mile taxes on large tracks
slill is to be determined, Kelsay
said. He told the group he has
not yet made up his mind on the
subject, but will consider carefully
; the argumenls at hearings still lo
i be conducted.
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