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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1945)
PAGE TEN New BUI on Wine Offered; Tlll1lrA A lllTliVI A bill to put sales if all wines fortified with .brandy and all A A A . wines imponea into uregon, wiin the exception of those to be used for sacramental . purposes, into state liquor stores and agencies was introduced Tuesday by Sen. William E. Burke of Yamhill county. - Burke, author of the statute re quiring that fortified wines of more than 14 per cent alcohol con tent be sold, only in state liquor stores and agenciesT which was passed by voters of the state last - November, said he had been in formed that California wine mak ers will be prepared to flood Ore gon with wines fortified with brandy but containing less than 14 per cent alcohol. . ' That flood will come, he said he had been told, if the Oregon leg islature adjourns without acting to prevent it. Currently that type of wine is not sold here because manufacturers have an agreement with Oregon's liquor control com mission, Burke explained. Simultaneously the senate's committee on alcoholic"traffic re ported out favorably a bill pro viding for increased penalties for violation, of the so-called service license law, under which opera tors are permitted to mix, store and serve alcoholic liquors. v : The new bill would fix fine for first offense at not more than $500 ana a jail sentence or not more than six months, while for a sec ond offense an operator would be subject to double those penalties. Provision also is made for confis- ises where the arrest is made. Other bills with a "do pass" rec ommendation, reported out by al coholic traffic committee: J Tightening enforcement of liq uor laws bv makinff it illecal for a person under 21 years of age to purchase or to have in possession alcoholic liquors or for any per son to frequent place where alco holic liquors are served in viola tion of law. Under the present ' Jaw, the seller is liable. A true labeling requirement Revamping of State Highway System Urged Judge F. L. Phipps, Wasco coun ty, told the joint roads and high ways committee Tuesday after noon that there was need for a well-balanced state highway sys tem, including county roads. The discussion centered on a senate bill which would increase the counties' proportion of state highway commission revenues from 15.7 per cent to 20 per cent, or from a minimum of $2,000,000 under the present law to $2,800, 000. Judge Phipps said there has been continual agitation for the improvement of county roads de spite that the county revenues were restricted by the six per cent constitutional limitation. "It is my opinion," Judge Phipps said, that the motorists should con tribute a reasonable amount of money to the improvement of , county roads , despite that the ; county revenues were restricted by the six per j cent constitutional limitation. "It is my opinion." Judge Phipps said, "that the mo torists should contribute a reas onable amount of money to the improvement of these county roads which ""might be termed a part of the state highway system, The committee also heard sev eral speakers in connection with a bill by Senators Rex Ellis designed to relieve log haulers from re- moving overloads. U.S. Steel Wants Plant at Geneva ; SAN FRANCISCO, ' Feb. 6.-(Special)-United States Steel cor poration has advised the govern ment that H is interested in dis cussing a possible basis of purch ase or lease of the government- owned steel plant at Geneva, utan, lor post-war operation, Wil Lam A. Ross, president of Colum bia Steel company, United States steel s Pacific coast subsidiary, announced today. Gunman Doesn't Scare Woman Bus Operator -PORTLAND, Feb. 6-OVVir- ginia M. Hodges had reached the end of an early morning bus run when a passenger strode up and glowered, "Give me the money : Without answering she kept going. Irritated, the thug pulled a revolver, but she calmly drove on. Suddenly she halted the bus, opened the door and barked. "All right, get out." lie did. Oregon Scout Executive Gets National Position - ' a ,t - . ... EUGENES Feb. e-WVKenneth A. Wells, Boy Scout executive for the? Oregon Trails V council, leaves February 28 for a national council post. '. -.'" '"" " A former assistant executive in :zz.2 Tci Service 0113 c3 Up - Thone tffl -fjl Hester Trust KJ. Senate Votes Oregon Taxj j Study by Experts as Asked In Messagej of Governor By Isabel ; . City Editor, Tha Plans for a tax study by "nationally-recognized experts", Srequest ed by Gov; Earl Snell in his opening message to the legislature, slipped through the senate Tuesday with only 10 (dissenting votes. 1 Carrying an amendment almost identical to that contained in the committee report wnicn tne senate senate joint resolution 2 was passed Marion county senators split their vote, Lamport standing with Walker of Polk and Burke of Yamhill against the measure, Carson and senators of the coun ties just south of Marion favor ing adoption. The resolution carries no ap propriation, because, as its author, l Sen. Coe McKenna of Multnomah county, explained, only-funds ap propriated by resolutions are those labeled "legislative" and there was hesitancy on the part of sponsor and approving commit tee to take as much as may be reouired to hire a firm of tax experts from funds of the legis lature. Approx i m a t e 1 y $25,000 will be sought for the study in a bill to be introduced later, Mc Kenna said he understood. Committees Lauded Leading the pro side of the ar gument, McKenna declared that the criticisms of interim reports used against the resolution had been ill-founded, that "some of the finest legislation of this body has come from the sincere work of interim committees." He de nied that it was "another attempt to force a sales tax" and quoted the manager of the Portland Chamber of Commerce to the ef fect that within the 48 hours just past a business firm in Portland had revealed that it would build shortly a $2,000,000 plant in Washington rather than Oregon because -of this state's tax struc ture. A report of a tax study by nationally - recognized experts would draw water with industry over the nation, he maintained. Local tax levying bodies and piiblic welfare, constantly seek ing more funds from the state, may or may not be in need and deserving of such funds, but a tax study by experts should de termine these facts, the measure's sponsor declared. Sales Tax Foreseen To which; Sen. Lew Wallace, Multnomah, replied that the idea of a tax study appeared to him likely to do away with the income tax and foist a sales tax upon the. state. " At least the people of the state will think so when they read and hear about the proposed study, Senator Burke, Yamhil county, maintained. Taxes and tax problems have way of leveling off themselves ana aemocratic processes are J A served better without such stu dies at a time when the state's tax system is in as good condition as any elsewhere. Sen. Dean Walker, Polk county, said. Wallace quoted from a report made to Wyoming by the firm of tax experts the governor has in dicated he would favor for the study, and said that no suggestion made to Wyoming of any source of revenue lies untapped in Ore gon with the exception of one. a lour per cent tax on business. Move to Ask Deferments Voted Down The house of representatives Tuesday refused to petition con gress for special consideration for draft-age youths on Oregon farms. The vote was 29 to 25 in favor of house joint memorial 6 by Reps. n. H. Chindgren and J. O. John son, but 31 "yes" votes were nec essary for passage. One repre sentative was absent and five ex cused. Representative Chindgren said the Tydings amendment, provid ing for deferment of farm youths, was in "jeopardy" and that Ore gon faced a critical farm labor shortage. Rep. Earl Hill of Lane countr. a draft board chairman, opposed the measure on the grounds that ma chinery already was set up in lo cal draft boards to defer farm workers, that those between the ages of 26 and 29 generally hadn't even asked deferment, and that agriculture already was given more consideration' than other vo cations. Hill said that Oregon selective service officials were proud that agricultural deferments in the state are under the national ave rage of 4 per cent. ; - Portland and later executive in Med ford, Wells will be assistant national director of camping and activities. - HEALTH TO YOU! Correct t.ctof, CoAm AJtmtmtt Hemorrhoids (Pfls),, Fis nn, Fistula. Harvia (Rup- to am-abilitf to s)oy kite. 1 Out Method tr.atB.nt Wilhtfat hospital .partition successfully employed tor 33 Mit. liberal credit terms. Coil for xaKlaotioa e tend tor FEES keeklet. Op fnimgt, Uon., W4.t frl, 7 to 130 Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC v PhyaUlmm mnd tmm : V. X. Cot. C Bammide tmi Gtand At. Teiepheoe EJUt 391S, rottosd 14. Oteg I -v. Tilt Child !! Statesman ! i naa yptea aown i? aays earner, after ja 90-minute debate. I Loan fori State Institutions! wo; not pass"-report was adopted by the joint i ways and means committee in connection bill by Sens. Walter Fear with a son and : Thomas ! R. Mahoney. both of Multnomah county, direct ing th state board of control to borro! $2,000,000 from the state i i iLr.i ? j i y I - . uiuusuicu acciuem cunumssion for daoital outlay i! improvements at,mehtal institutions in! the Sa lem area. Opponents of the measure indi cated ia belief there was; no need for this money in view of capital outlaw appropriations . previously recommended in the state budget. Action on the budget of the Oregoji state . training school for boys was delayed Dendink further investigation Approval was given the state penitentiary budget in the amount of $964,111. including $100,000 for extension of the prison walls and $130,660 for construction jof a new cell block. The penitentiary had requested $1,306,463. , - uuier appropriations and ex penditures approved by he ways ana means committee .Tuesday: State game commission $2,141, 616.801 board of medical examin4 ers $21,064, insurance department (collection agency division) $5, 322.201 commission for the blind and prevention of blindness $12.- 140, flax and lime industry $961.- 584, Oregon flax and linjen board $1500 Senate Approves j Plan For Earlier Pilings Designed to get ballots jfor over seas njiembers of the nation's ser vice forces into the mail early, a house j bill requiring candidates to file their declarations 70 days pri or to the primaries (or, in the case of independent candidates, not later than 150 days before the een eral election) passed the senate Tuesday and went back 1 to the house for approval of t&e senate amendment relating to iidepend ent candidates' filings. (A confer ence to Settle the differences was called! by the bouse). j Th bill also provides! that un opposed candidates shall not be granted ;' space in the? -j voters' pamphlet and restricts pictures in that pamphlet to portraits. KEEP I f t Disapproved J- ' : -X- - 'Si- W I I M H A I O H r A N ff i if 1 ' ' - -V -; - ' . :S VlJJiQU STATESMAN, Solera. In the Seriate Introduced Tuesday in the sen ate: 1 ' f m I SB 157 Would 5 permit three months of rvlce as a medical officer ta be considered m three months of the year of required interrishlp for a license to practice medicine in Oregon. .-: SB: 158 Would' remove requirement that one electric and one bomeopathist be jincluded on state board, of six med ical eximincrg. . j - .-.jfti- SB 159 Fro v idinf that Justices of the peace and district courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction With circuit courts In statutes where punishment prescribed shall not exceed six inorHbs or fine of no more than S900. - if SB 160 Would place sale of all wine except that used: for sacramental pur poses in state liquor stores and agen cies. - . p :f SB 161 Would permit state, coun ties, municipal corporations. ouaj,i-mu-nieipal corporations and civil and po litical subdivisions to purchase equip ment, supplies, ete, from '.federal gov ernment without competitive bids. SB 162 Salarv Increases for the hi. ennium for Wallowa county officers. SB 163 Would permit application for appointment of a guardian for mental- i y -inca pa ciu lea t person without , for mality of a notice: to such' persori. HB 42 and 117 read for first time in senate.! Read for second time and sent tak- to committee: 1 SB 156, with SB 36 and 84 en from table to go ta county af fair! committee' together; HB 116, 118.E - - I f ' fi: i Calendared tor final action to-! day: SB Ml; SB 151; HB 82 amended; HB ,160 defeated once, now to be reconsidered; SJM 6; HB 82 amended; SB 144 amended; SB 153 amended; SB 145. .jj! L , SB 34 Civil rights biL special order of business at 10:30 a jn. to day; - j i n Election of legislative commit tee on interim appointments, spe cial order of business 2:30 p.m. today. h ; : jjr Passed Tuesday by the senate: SB 115 Amendinc law relating to widow's dower to provide that widow shall have dower and use to one-half of her husbands estate,: (instead of dower or use as statute is .worded now). - i- ?! f- . SB 39 Amendment to law relating to registration and license fees prescribed by motor vehicle regislation law; cor rective. - - , t ! s : ; ' HB 34 Amendment to law relating to right of a corporation to purchase Its own stock; corrective, ji :HB 3ft To repeal an act. inoperative because of supreme court interpreta tion, providing mat amount tor wmcn a building is insured shall te consid ered its value if destroyed. -it HB 111 Legalizing a common ! prac tice in the exercise of powers of direc tors of corporations, whereby directors may: by signature express their ap proval of action taken in their absence. HB 2 Providing that candidates for nomination must file by 70 days prior to primaries, that independent candi dates must file their declaration ; of In tention to run not later than ISO days before the general election, etc. . . . soldier vote assistance measure. .! HB 13 Would forbid use of mobile registration units i and provide that 25 voters may petition county court for additional registration facilities, appeal to county clerk having failed. SJR 2 Providing for a tax study by a i commission authorized to employ nationally-recognized experts. HCR 1 Congratulating the victors at Manila. v I ' HCR 3 That established facilities of the state shall be made available to aid In the enlistment of WACS for Ore gon hospital platoons. :.: j Re-referred s to committee: SB 71. ADVERSE REPORT ADOPTED ( A do-not-pass committee report as adopted by the house Tues which would have allowed the state real estate de partment to retain more of its funds for work of the department. The action postponed further consideration of the measure in definitely. (Hi me always ill s JS-.jiim iv i mj i. . irH '1 SV j f-P : rM & ASCIIS? ;i i - : .1 f , I . . ASKING foil IT BY NAME If: t i Guaranteed Safisying BEER. is Distributed by Gideon Stcli Conpaay Oron. Wednesday Morning. Schools Declared Badly in Need of Additional Money; Children Cited as -Victims' 1 1 J : : . -i " b - s .Hep. Lyle Thomas (r) of Polk county told the house of repre sentatives Tuesday that "education has become the taxpayers'! prob lem, iot a problem tbt affects onlv'teachers," and that "cliildren are the victims' of a condition arising from lack of sufficient funds The comments came in connection with a motion, which! was passed, to refer House bills 121, 122, rn Light BUI Beaten IniHoiise Vote A house bill (HB 125) to com pel full.; lighting, and . bajring screens or curtains, I in; places wherein liquor is ; served for. consumption of the premises, was shunted aside Tuesday by house action! in adopting a do-not-pass committee report. j The measure was introduced and supported by Rep.. Joseph Harvejy who said it would ."lend a little more respectability to ta-1 vernsf' He also said "1 ; believe Oregon will be back in the pro hibition column in a few years, not because of the drys but be cause! of the brewers, distillers and liquor people: themselves." . . . The liquor business "is dig ging ts own grave." Reps. Stanhope Pier and Har vey Wells said they believed there already was adequate au thority given the liquor commis sion to do whatever was essential in suh places as Representative Harvey mentioned. In answer to a question . by . Rep. John Steel hammer, Harvey said the measure which he informed the . house was Sponsored by. the WCTU was not designed to aver a re turn of prohibition. Registration Booths To Be Reconsidered Reconsideration will be asked in the senate today of the house bill which; was designed to forbid use of mobile registration booths, such as wfere in vogue last year in Mulnomah county. Sen. Coe Mc Kenna, Multnomah county repub lican who su ported the measure (HB 13) when it passed the senate Tuesday, announced later in the day he would move for reconsid eration. r Ecuador Has Been, Is At War Against Japan QUITO, Feb. 6-;P)-Ecuadar, which broke relations with the axis powers in January, 1942, an nounced yesterday that Bhe now considers herself at war with Ja pan. A communique said: "The gov ernment is pleased to declare that Ecuador, since the date of the at tack on, Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, has been and is in a state of war with Japan.' skamiiuls out MAN O WAsI Dwtof Ms tw-ymm f lti 1wll6f0G fCM lit) lttW(Jv Ilia al fr ny fmrt QUALITY IS ALWAYS UOnTII WAITING FOR Blitz Wcinhard comes by its fame naturally. Its quality is unvarying ...its goodntes, consistent. That's why people who are particular prefer to wait for Bli -Wcinhard ...the beer so good it's guaranteed satisfying. I - I I '-mm i V 11 Ftbnjarr 7. 1945 and 123 from the committee on education, of which Representa tive Thomas is chairman, to the committee on taxation and: reve nue. - . . , ! : . - i The bills, . which came put of the education committee with do pass reports adopted Tuesday by the house, would add; $5,000,000 as a "state school equalization fund" to the $5,000,000 now pro vided annually from receipts of income and" corporation excise taxes for the benefit of . school districts. I - f Thomas said measures for school reorganization constituted "merely a smoke screen" for the need for more school revenue. He said that rproperty tax offset" is not adequate," and that he fav ored doing away with property as a basis for school finance. : Regarding the teaching I pro fession, Thomas said "school dis tricts are not able to compete with private industry" in procur ing and retaining needed fsuper- ior people," and assailed "the no tion that anyone can teach school." He 'cited educational sources as saying some teachers had as many as 50 pupils 'each, that schools were understaffed by 500 persons, and that biit 250 teachers would, be graduated this year to fill a need for 1700 re placements. f House to Take , Up $4 Day Pay; For Elections ' The house, . after a 40-minute debate, Tuesday adopted i a do- pass committee report on a senate bill (SB 24) which would in crease the pay of election work ers from $3 to $4 a day. h A motion for adoption - of a minority report, based on; a con tention the pay should be $5 for a 12-hour day with overtime provisions, was defeated, i Final action on the measure is scheduled for today. . Consul General of j Sweden Honored I v By Legislators Scandinavian members f of the current legislature honored C, E, Wallerstedt, Swedish consul gen eral at San Francisco, at a lunch eon here Tuesday. i Other guests included Gov. Earl Snell and State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, who were given! honor ary membership in the legislative chapter of the Scandinavian or der of Vasa. ; wmMt WfM ftr. In the House Measures passed by the house Tuesday; j hb 42 j-elatlrur to motor vehicle registration (record and tndex. . hh 117 rtiinv tha tthrase "govern ment-operated" to the statute exempt ting "government-owned" vehicles from registration. . " . HB ISAadding fire safeguards to law designating distances between steam engines and falling snags m woods. i - Measure repassed with senate amendments: HB 111. - - " ; Measures defeated: HJM 8 to petition congress for deferments for draft-age farm workers. "Do pass" committee reports adopted: SB 23, 24, 30fc 85; HB 14, 121, 122, ' 123, 132, 141, 142. 143, 155, 157 213, 218, 222, 223, 225, 228, 237, 241, 242, 243, '258, 257, 266, 283, 286, 311, 321,, 322, 333, 339, 340, 341, 342. "Do not pass" reports adopted: HB 125, 250. Referred to committees: IB 345; SB 1, 7, 22, 52, 105, 106, 110, 142, 151, 155. . Introduced: SB 39, 107, 115; SJM 4; HB 346 (J. O. Johnson) providing for changes in law spe cifying signers of applications for county roads. Sent to conference: HB 2, passed by senate with amendments. . Congratulations , - Are Voted for 1 Island Campaign The house Tuesday passed a concurrent resolution (HCR 2) to convey to war veterans of the Philippine campaigns of 1898 and 1945, and "particularly to General McArthur and all the troops un der his command," congratulations on the capture of Manila. The res olution took note that the 41st di vision, Oregon national guard, "contributed largely to the suc cess" of the current island battle, Need for More Nurses Stressed in Resolution The "immediate and favorable attention to the need" for addi tional army nurses was stressed in a house concurrent resolution (HJR 3) passed Tuesday. The res olution pointed out that only 2000 registered nurses had been ob tained since last April, that there was but one nurse for every 26 beds, and that enlistments were open to women between the ages of 20 and 49 for training. LEGISLATORS ENTERTAINED The Multnomah delegation en tered members of the 43rd legis lative assembly at the Marion ho tel Tuesday night Waller II. Pierce Writes lo Salem People To my Salem Friends: J For two years, I have frequently passed the government sub-station near West Salem. I have often wondered why the electric energy generated by the government at Bonneville and transmitted to West Salem hat been practically unused. The power is there for sale at $17.50 per kilowatt-year, two mills per kilowatt-hour, a very low wholesale rate. Enterprising Sa lem Electric seized the opportunity and has a 20 year contract with Bonneville. .,- ' J What Salem paid PGE. a private company, for the month of January, 1945, would buy more electric power at West Sa lem government sub-station than Salem will use for the entire year of 1945. You, my good friends of Salem, are certainly being fooled by those stooges! of Wall Street, owners of the ' Portland General Electric, a subsidiary of a holding company. Would you freeze out your own people to favor Wall Street? . The distribution of electricity Is a natural monopoly. It should be owned and operated ;by the people, the same as wa ter, sewers, roads and schools.! You citizens of Salem are told that you havent the "know how to distribute your own electric current I suggest you Invite a few citizens of Eugene. Canby. Monmouth to teach you. Notwithstanding all the falsehoods told you, you can nev er enjoy really low-priced electricity delivered to you through the meters of a private utility.! Private utilities arejn debt to the limit, on the theory that the courts will always respect the debts in the rate base and allow rates high enough to pay in terest thereon. - i ' , . .... . Ascertain the debts" of the PGE, divide by the number of meters; this will give you the average debt on each meter. Do the same with operating expenses. Add together the interest on each meter's debt, and the average operating expense per meter. The profits must come; above this amount to say noth ing of the eastern holdinsr company rake-off. You will find that the Interest and operating expense are each twice as high as licproject Utmty Wf 0WDed nd operated M a pub" k t3J5?Jvcf trmendou.s munt saddled on rate payers by PEPCOS exoensive receivership, in the bankruptcy court by slush funds lobbies, money poured into elections and news paoer advertising. No need to advertise what aU must have. Salem's high rates , are not due to the cost of cheap govern ment current which PGE uses. This Wall Street Company and its relations have taken millions out of the Pacific Nortowest by high rates. : Investors have lost millions. T orwesx avKt.rr0 Etectri4c take over the distribution ??Tn.Ar,t.th Rame Satan Electric Is charging anA yea ? Pr Pay-OT tte system ln 1 H? twenty Eugene has enjoyed lower' rates than R1m i own plant practicaUy free of debt It U worttnoff tT Jf you Inujine how low electric rte will thei kT t:. 7o? t0K" f0turiel No wonder the private utility wants to distribute the elec Wc energy. Look at your electric biU ten percent of which X et of generation, DO percent for distribution. The private utility knows where the cream is to be found. ' as JLJSSl70? 4ake ntage of our opportunity S 7 T off trang52hS2 bor.1?. SiS V0ters i Salem will deny to their neigh- bors the cheap electric current available at West Sal our power to give to our children practically feeht. tJt sending the waters down theunfbi and giveTr rilnttieyW Vote to f,, necessary rights to. the courageous little cooperative !l ?e way to help themselves. TW1 : net fryin to freeze anyone out, but Just to w toeir Z Th VTEy2YESyOU WU1 n;then VOTESlDAYT SS " ' r ' WALTER M. PIERCE ' ; :' ' ' (Pd. Adr. by Walter M. TUrtt) Senate Vdle ) Stands on OP A Abolishment By a vote of 15-14 the senate Tuesday declined to reconsider a joint memorial asking for termin ation of the UJrA wmcn naa pass ed with only one dissenting vote Monday. ' ' '" 1 ; " : " Sen." Lew Wallace, Multnomah county democrat, who stood alone against the memorial Monday as "un-American, was joined in the opposition to the measure .Tues day by a fellow democrat irom Multnomah county; and by Sen. Paul Patterson, Washington coun ty republican. . , The effect such an attitude to ward wartime emergency and recognlzedly necessary agencies might have upon the nations laree in the argument which at rollcall brought out 14 votes. Th u.'aa nnihinff in the mem orial to indicate that the senate wanted the OPA and other emer gency bureaus killed now or even in the period when they may be judged most necessary after ces sation of hostilities, Sen. Frank Hilton, author of the memorial fSJM 4). declared. But, he add ed, servicemen and service wom en as well as civilian residents ot the state are anxious that such agencies shall not continue indef initely. Indefinite continuance Is what the administration wants for such agencies, Sen. William E. Burke, ' Yamhill county, declared. Speakers on both sides of the : question praised the work of vol unteer boards, and even - those criticizing "incompetence'' and methods . agreed " on " the need j of price controL - : : -:':'-r 1 Veleran Groups Oppose Bill for New Department At group representing the Dis abled War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and other organiza tions appeared before the house military affairs committee Tues day to protest a bill creating the office of director of veterans af fairs to administer all laws per taining to war veterans with GI benefits excepted. The latter are' handled by the unemployment, compensation commission. Opponents said there would be duplication because Disabled War Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations already have established agencies covering most of the veterans problems. I .! :