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Years Reprieve for Side Said Only Fortunate Delay By DAVE SANDS Emerald Staff Writer A one-year reprieve from the wrecker’s bulldozer for the Will cox Building was termed only a ‘fortuitious delay” Thursday by Vic Sabin, who has worked since winter term to force the Uni versity Co-op store to preserve or restore the structure. The building, at 13th and Kin caid, houses the College Side Inn. It was built in 1922 from plans drawn by W. R. B. Willcox, first head of the University’s School of Architecture. All But Lost Cause Original plans—made by the Co-op Board before Sabin took up the all-but-lost cause of pres ervation—called for destruction of the building and clearing the Side for a new 36.000 square foot bookstore this September. The Co-op, which owns the building and lot. and Sabin, a red-bearded former architecture student, clashed repeatedly over the summer in the course of Sa-1 bin’s efforts to force the Co-op to change its building plans and save the structure. First round went to the Co-op and its manager. Gerald Henson, who denied Sabin and seven vol unteer workers permission to copy the Co-op’s membership list to notify members of a special meeting. Sabin’s attorney later in formed the officials that Sabin has a right to access to the lists un der the Oregon law. He no longer plans to call the meeting. Victory’ For Sabin But the next move in the strug gle, although made by the Co-op, favored Sabin. The Co-op Board’s president, O. K. Burrell, an nounced that the architect for the new bookstore didn’t think it could be completed by a pro posed July 1964 deadline—a n d the Willcox Building would re main standing. Investigation Due Latest development has been the decision to form three stu dent committees to investigate the question of restoration or demo lition, and the appointment by the Co-op Board of an investiga tor—graduate student in Math Jim Tyler—to do ’’preliminary” work and gather material for veri Radio Interview Includes Students Four University students par ticipated in an interview panel with James Tattersal, assistant professor of economics, on radio station KPFM Sunday. Topic of discussion was the leg islative tax program which faces the voters in a referendum Oct. 15. Students participating in the radio show were Phil Sherburne, ASUO President; Mike Salveson, chairman of the student fund for ballot Measure No. 1 and Simeon Crowther, member of the Emer ald Editorial Board. Moderator of the program was Everette Den nis, Emerald Editor. fication by the student commit tees. The Co-op will appoint its com mittee members at the first meet ing of the fall. Sabin has named himself, grad student in Archi tecture Tod Lundy and History senior Sim Crowther to the com mittees. Sabin will be a member of a committee to find uses for the building. Lundy will be on an al ternate site committee, and Crow ther on the committee to inves tigate the business and policies of the organisation. Committees will have five members. Student Action Sabin said the delay of a year in destruction allows time for student action to save the struc ture. He said he hopes student organizations would be “strongly interested” in the cause. The Co-op Hoard is to meet Tuesday or Thursday of the com ing week. It will be asked to ap proce rental of vacant store space in the Willcox Building to a used hook store and a coffee house- j art gallery to be run by Sabin; and Miss Kay Bridges. Tenants Found Sabin said he found tenants for the building to show the Co op that the building can be used. He said the coffee shop was typi cal of activities which could be housed in the building to “enrich the campus life.” But plans for the new Co-op addition are at a “standstill” now. Co-op manager Henson said. The Co-op has taken an option to renew its lease on the Chap man Hall site of the store and will pay an average $8,000 an nual rent for the space. Defeat Due Tax Vote Newspaper Poll Says If the Oregon Statesman’s “Bal | lot Box” accurately mirrors the temper of Oregon’s voters, the state legislature’s income tax in crease is due for a crushing de feat in the Oct. 15 referral elec tion. Results of the poll taken by the Salem newspaper indicated that its readers opposed the in crease by a margin of 71.03 per cent to 28.97 per cent, or roughly 2Vz to one. This news comes as another disappointment to leaders of the movement to prevent the damag ing blow to the education budget which a “no” vote will apparently bring. The statistics were compiled by recording the reaction to a “ballot” which readers were in vited to clip out of the paper and mail in. The “ballot” ran daily over a week-long stretch. Although the Statesman made no definite statement on the scope of the poll, the story in Sunday’s edition detailing the results states that replies were received “from nearly every part of the state.” The poll asked readers to vote yes or no on the income tax in crease and a sales tax. It also asked the readers to vote yes or no on the possibility of having the governor cut the state budg et and calling a special session of the legislature. Results showed that a surpris ing 68.09 per cent favored a sales tax, 61 26 per cent favored giv ing the governor a chance to slice the budget, and 52 per cent opposed the calling of a legis lative session. The ballots included a space for comments, and the States man’s Sunday story stated, "Com ments accompanying the ballots left no doubt that the majority wanted something done about taxes, no matter by whom.” According to the paper, "yes” votes urging support of the legis lative tax plan cited citizen “re sponsibility” and said the people should not curtail the services they have called for. The “no” votes emphasized the increased financial burden the taxes would put on the citizen. 'Y' Sets Assembly Wednesday Night A YWCA orientation assem bly will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gerlinger lounge to provide upperclass men and freshmen an oppor tunity to discuss the opportu nities and service projects of fered by the organization. Tired of Leftovers? 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